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Dev-focused companies significantly outperformed the broader market with a 23 percent total return over the past four quarters, doubling the 11 percent gain seen by Ops-centric peers.
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Leading DevOps firms currently command premium revenue growth multiples ranging from 12-to-20-times, with Atlassian, GitLab, HashiCorp, and DataDog identified as top performers.
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M&A activity in the DevOps sector rebounded to $27.6 billion in the first half of 2024, driven by major acquisitions including Cisco’s $31 billion purchase of Splunk and IBM’s $7.7 billion acquisition of HashiCorp.
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Private-market investment remains highly active, with the ten best-funded DevOps startups securing a cumulative $4.3 billion in capital.
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Low-code platforms are becoming a dominant development standard, with projections indicating they will account for more than 65 percent of all new applications.
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The convergence of development and operations is being accelerated by the integration of AI-enhanced automation, open-source tools, and a strategic shift toward serverless architectures.