DevOps English Expressions
For a service to operate reliably, the infrastructure and operational environment are just as important as the code itself.
DevOps and infrastructure-related tasks, such as server configuration, deployment automation, monitoring, and security policy management, are crucial areas that underpin the reliability and scalability of a service.
These tasks often involve a variety of tools and systems, and communication both within and outside the team is frequent.
In a global environment, being able to accurately understand and convey English expressions related to deployment pipelines, incident response, log analysis, and more, is essential for smooth collaboration.
In this lesson, we will summarize English expressions frequently encountered in DevOps and infrastructure practices along with situational examples.
Select the most appropriate verb to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
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English Expressions for DevOps Engineers
configure a deployment pipeline
The term 'configure' means to set up a system or tool, and 'deployment pipeline' refers to the automated deployment process.
deploy to the production environment
'Deploy' means to apply the code on an actual server, and 'production' refers to the operational environment.
detect a failure
'Detect' is used to mean 'identify an anomaly' and is often used in system status monitoring.
respond to an incident
'Respond' means to take action after a problem occurs, and 'incident' refers to an issue that occurs during operations.
set up automatic rollback
'Rollback' means to revert to a previous state, and automated configurations are a crucial strategy in DevOps.
scale the resources
'Scale' implies horizontal or vertical expansion of resources, which is essential in cloud environments.
configure logging
'Logging' means to record system actions, and 'configure' means to set it up.
build a monitoring dashboard
A monitoring dashboard is a visualization tool that shows real-time system status.
enforce a security policy
'Enforce' means to apply something by force, and 'security policy' refers to security regulations.
analyze access logs
'Analyze' means to examine data, and 'access logs' refer to user or system access records.