As we discussed in the earlier chapters, use of DevOps is on the rise. DevOps practices enable faster time to market, which is the need of the hour in digital businesses.
DevOps engagements need Test Environments provisioned in a timely manner and with less setup and lead time. It is recommended that the environment configuration management process be automated.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
Need to automate the test environment configuration process
Types of Test Environments
Challenge of Configuration and Environment Management on the Cloud
Potential solutions for automated Configuration Management
The benefits of Automated Configuration Management