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DevOps with Windows Server 2016

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DevOps with Windows Server 2016

Overview of this book

Delivering applications swiftly is one of the major challenges faced in fast-paced business environments. Windows Server 2016 DevOps is the solution to these challenges as it helps organizations to respond faster in order to handle the competitive pressures by replacing error-prone manual tasks using automation. This book is a practical description and implementation of DevOps principles and practices using the features provided by Windows Server 2016 and VSTS vNext. It jumps straight into explaining the relevant tools and technologies needed to implement DevOps principles and practices. It implements all major DevOps practices and principles and takes readers through it from envisioning a project up to operations and further. It uses the latest and upcoming concepts and technologies from Microsoft and open source such as Docker, Windows Container, Nano Server, DSC, Pester, and VSTS vNext. By the end of this book, you will be well aware of the DevOps principles and practices and will have implemented all these principles practically for a sample application using the latest technologies on the Microsoft platform. You will be ready to start implementing DevOps within your project/engagement.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
DevOps with Windows Server 2016
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewer
Acknowledgments
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Summary


In this chapter, we have looked at some of the problems plaguing software organizations with regard to delivery of services to its end users. We covered the definition of DevOps and how DevOps helps eliminate these problems. We also went through the principles and practices of DevOps, briefly explaining their purpose and usefulness. This chapter forms the foundation and backbone for the remaining chapters. Later chapters in the book will be a step-by-step realization of these principles and tenets. Although this chapter was heavy on theory, subsequent chapters will start delving into technology and practical steps to implement DevOps. You should by now have a good grasp of DevOps concepts. In the following chapter, we will cover automation tools, languages, and technologies that will help in implementing DevOps principles in practice.