As the world anticipated a return to normalcy with the development of COVID-19 vaccines, the DevOps community continued to adapt and evolve, with several key trends and predictions for 2021. The proliferation of open-source projects was expected to expand, offering more options, while automation remained a focal point for enhancing agility and reducing manual labor through machine learning tools. A significant shift was predicted in the adoption of distributed tracing, with OpenTracing becoming a standard, and a move towards tool consolidation in response to tool sprawl, with organizations seeking to streamline and integrate observability and security tools. The convergence of security with observability tools, such as those offered by Logz.io, was anticipated to enhance governance and network performance, while cross-tool integration challenges persisted. The demand for a unified toolchain to improve efficiency and development time was anticipated, driving further automation in the industry.