GitOps viewed as part of the Ops evolution

This post provides a historical overview of operations evolution, from System Administrators to SRE, public cloud adoption, the emergence of DevOps and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), culminating in the concept of GitOps. It frames GitOps not as a new technology but as a summary of best practices for infrastructure as code and automation, enabled by tools like Kubernetes. It also positions GitLab's platform as supporting these practices through its CI/CD and Kubernetes management features, encouraging users to focus on building a strong DevOps culture.