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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)

Approaches, Tools, and Techniques

The last chapter focused on getting a goal, vision, and dedicated team together (or not, as the case may be) to help with the implementation and adoption of CD and DevOps within your business. Over the next couple of chapters, we will go through the steps of executing the plan to ultimately deliver the goal you have defined.

Throughout Chapter 3, Culture and Behaviors are the Cornerstones to Success, we focused on the human side of what needs to be in place for CD and DevOps adoption. Chapter 4, Planning for Success, then looked at how to build the plan and some of the building blocks that need to be put into place to make the adoption successful. We will now apply focus on the technical side of the executionthe tools, techniques, approaches, and processes you and the team should be looking to implement and/or refine as part of the plan...