This introductory post delves into the world of DevOps and mobile DevOps, highlighting their differences and exploring what each entails. At its core, DevOps is a philosophy or way of working that emphasizes collaboration and communication between software developers, IT operations teams, and security teams to increase an organization's ability to deliver applications faster. Mobile DevOps, on the other hand, adapts traditional DevOps principles to the mobile environment, addressing specific mobile challenges and emphasizing proactive quality assurance to enhance app development and deployment. A key aspect of Mobile DevOps is its focus on 'shift-left' practices, which advocate for testing and quality assurance early in the development cycle. The post also touches on the role of Release Management, security and DevSecOps, engineering and DevOps, platform engineering vs DevOps, and more. It concludes by emphasizing that mobile DevOps can make a significant difference for development teams, highlighting Bitrise as a mobile DevOps platform that streamlines the entire app lifecycle from coding to deployment.