DevOps tool is a collective term that is used to refer to all the applications, and tools that are deployed in the software development life cycle (SDLC). DevOps tools facilitate the automation of the software development process and cycle.

These tools enable teams to automate the various phases of the software development process like build, test, deployment, and management. This enables teams to not only improve the efficiency of the process but also eliminate the intricacies associated with manual efforts. DevOps tools thus facilitate teams to enhance collaboration and leverage capabilities like automation thus facilitating easier monitoring and observability.

A survey conducted by mabl revealed that the most widely used DevOps tool among the respondents is GitHub at about 34 percent. This was followed by about 33 percent of the respondents who used Jenkins. The survey also revealed that only 11 percent of the respondents said their organizations have fully implemented DevOps practices. About 24 percent of the respondents opined that they were on the way to achieving a full-fledged DevOps practice.

It is a container orchestration platform that is most commonly used among DevOps teams. It is an efficient platform for the management of containers at a large scale. Kubernetes can be used to automate the management of multiple containers and could be used for the deployment of containerized applications to a cluster. 

It was originally designed by Google but now it is being maintained and managed by the cloud-native computing foundation (CNCF). Kubernetes rolls out changes to the applications or their configurations at the same time while ensuring that it does not kill all the instances. Kubernetes is an ideal platform that is used for hosting cloud-native applications that demand rapid scaling. It can be used for a wide variety of cloud platforms due to its cloud-agnostic nature in addition to being deployable in the on-premise infrastructure.

It is a software platform that enables developers to easily build, test, and deploy applications. Docker is a set of Platform as a Service (PaaS) products that deploy OS-level virtualization to deliver software in containers, which is a standard unit of software that packages the code as well as its dependencies that enables an application to run reliably and quickly. The software that hosts the containers is called the Docker Engine. With Docker, it is easy for developers to deploy and scale the applications into any environment.

Docker has a simple syntax that gives the user better control and it also has a robust ecosystem of tools and applications that are ready to use. Docker makes it possible for teams to ship their codes faster as well as more seamlessly. This makes it possible to standardize the application operations and facilitate better resource utilization. Docker packages applications and their dependencies in a virtual container that runs on any Linux, Windows, and macOS systems. This facilitates the application to execute on any infrastructure such as the on-premise, public, and private cloud systems.

Git is one of the most widely used DevOps tools for source code management. It is also an open-source tool that is widely used for planning and collaboration among various remote teams. It is widely used for tracking the progress of the development and provides most of the features like check-in, commits, merging, branches, etc.

Git enables developers to save different versions of the source code and return to previous versions when required. It also enables teams to merge new features and create separate branches. Some of the most popular online Git services are Bitbucket, Github, and Gitlab. Git also enables teams to leverage features like auditing, code review, collaboration, and security.

Jenkins is also an open-source DevOps tool that enables the automation of the various phases of the software development process; building, testing, and deployment, and thus can be used to automate the full build cycle of the software. Jenkins facilitates developers to commit the codes automatically into the repository as well as run various test cases. 

It also enables teams to fetch the reports after testing. It is a server-based system that runs in servlet containers such as Apache Tomcat. Jenkins supports version control tools such as AccuRev, ClearCase, CVS, Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Perforce, and RTC. It is one of the most commonly used tools for continuous integration and continuous delivery.

It is also an open-source tool that is employed for configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and software provisioning. Ansible runs on several Unix-like systems and can configure both Unix-like systems as well as Microsoft Windows. It leverages infrastructure as a code architecture. Ansible helps in the management of multiple machines by facilitating the selection of those portions of Ansible's inventory that are stored in simple ASCII text files. This inventory is configurable, and target machine inventory can be sourced dynamically or from cloud-based sources in different formats like YAML.

It was originally designed by Google but now it is being maintained and managed by the cloud-native computing foundation (CNCF). Kubernetes rolls out changes to the applications or their configurations at the same time while ensuring that it does not kill all the instances. Kubernetes is an ideal platform that is used for hosting cloud-native applications that demand rapid scaling. It can be used for a wide variety of cloud platforms due to its cloud-agnostic nature in addition to being deployable in the on-premise infrastructure.

DevOps tools refer to the applications and tools that are deployed by teams to enable them to easily and efficiently execute the various tasks related to application development. DevOps tools thus enhance efficiency as well as enable teams to get around the complexities associated with manual operations. Some of the most popular DevOps tools are Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Git, and Ansible.

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