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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)

Seeking advice from others

Before you take the plunge and change the entire way your business operates, it may be a good idea to do some research and/or reach out to others who meet one of the following descriptions:

  • Have been through this transition a few times and have the battle scars to prove it
  • Are in the same boat as you
  • Specialize in wide-reaching agile business change
  • Are recognized as experts in the field of both CD and DevOps

There is an ever-growing number of people around the globe who have experience in implementing (and even defining) CD and DevOps. Some are experts in the field and focus on this as their full-time jobs; some are simply members of the growing community who have seen the light and selflessly want to help others realize the benefits they have witnessed and experienced.

To reiterate, implementing CD and DevOps is no picnic and sometimes being at the...