We use the word ClickOps and we use it disparagingly. We would be remiss if we did not define it.
ClickOps is the process of managing software deployments and configurations through some vendor’s web based user interface (UI) rather than as code.
Every company we see claiming to provide DevOps or GitOps or edge computing, the first thing they show you is their web UI. (Funny how they all kind of look alike, too.) Perhaps the biggest purveyor of ClickOps is VMWare. Have you ever watched someone click through all the dozens of screens and tables in vSphere? It’s a nightmare!
A UI is helpful when someone is getting started, but eventually it is much easier for a competent engineer to just type code and command line. Eventually you need to get the web UI out of the way!
Edgecell is GitOps for edge, built by serious engineers for serious engineers. The UI is your integrated development environment (IDE) and your Git server. Period. No ClickOps, just GitOps.