No, the Steam Deck is a gaming console. It just isn't deliberately locked out and the fact that it's a computer underneath is left there for you to use if you want.
If you want a portable DevOps station, you want a cheap laptop. You don't want to use the default Steam Deck keyboard for much more than entering a login name or something. A Steam Deck with a keyboard plugged into it is much closer to a desktop setup than anything I'd call portable.
But portability is the only question. It's still a full computer. It just isn't a very convenient one for anything other than games.
I personally do use it a lot like a Nintendo Switch, though. You can easily have a desktop-like setup at home behind a dock, and then pop it out and carry it off portably. It's not quite as slick as a Switch but it works. But, again, this is a desktop setup with the Deck standing in as the computer, not a portable setup.
If you want a portable DevOps station, you want a cheap laptop. You don't want to use the default Steam Deck keyboard for much more than entering a login name or something. A Steam Deck with a keyboard plugged into it is much closer to a desktop setup than anything I'd call portable.
But portability is the only question. It's still a full computer. It just isn't a very convenient one for anything other than games.
I personally do use it a lot like a Nintendo Switch, though. You can easily have a desktop-like setup at home behind a dock, and then pop it out and carry it off portably. It's not quite as slick as a Switch but it works. But, again, this is a desktop setup with the Deck standing in as the computer, not a portable setup.