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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)

Avoiding Hurdles

Up until this point in the book, we have mainly been focusing on the core tools, techniques and approaches you'll need in your toolbox to ensure that your adoption of CD and DevOps starts well and continues smoothly. We've also covered a few of the potential hurdles you'll come across along the way which you'll have somehow to get over.

We'll now apply a little more focus to these hurdles and looks at ways that they can be overcome, or at least ways to minimize the impact they have on pushing forward towards your goal and vision. Throughout this chapter we will be looking into:

  • The common hurdles you may (will) encounter along the way
  • Where to apply your energies and who should get the most attention
  • Change is scary and how people react and perceive it should not be taken lightly
  • Geography is problematic
  • Things will go wrong so you should...