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Continuous Delivery and DevOps ??? A Quickstart Guide - Third Edition

By : Paul Swartout
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Continuous Delivery and DevOps ??? A Quickstart Guide - Third Edition

By: Paul Swartout

Overview of this book

Over the past few years, Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps have been in the spotlight in tech media, at conferences, and in boardrooms alike. Many articles and books have been written covering the technical aspects of CD and DevOps, yet the vast majority of the industry doesn’t fully understand what they actually are and how, if adopted correctly they can help organizations drastically change the way they deliver value. This book will help you figure out how CD and DevOps can help you to optimize, streamline, and improve the way you work to consistently deliver quality software. In this edition, you’ll be introduced to modern tools, techniques, and examples to help you understand what the adoption of CD and DevOps entails. It provides clear and concise insights in to what CD and DevOps are all about, how to go about both preparing for and adopting them, and what quantifiable value they bring. You will be guided through the various stages of adoption, the impact they will have on your business and those working within it, how to overcome common problems, and what to do once CD and DevOps have become truly embedded. Included within this book are some real-world examples, tricks, and tips that will help ease the adoption process and allow you to fully utilize the power of CD and DevOps
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Recommended reading

The following books are well worth a read, even if you don't decide for some strange reason to adopt CD and/or DevOps:

Resource

Description

Link

Agile Coaching

A nice introduction on how to become a good agile coach

https://pragprog.com/book/sdcoach/agile-coaching

Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great

An excellent book that covers most of what you need to know to run effective retrospectives

https://pragprog.com/book/dlret/agile-retrospectives

Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation

The CD bible

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321601912?tag=contindelive-20

The Phoenix Project

A unique take on DevOps adoption in fiction form, well worth a read

http://itrevolution.com/books/phoenix-project-devops-book/

Agile Product Management with Scrum

View scrum and...