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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)

Summary

Adopting CD and DevOps is a long and hard journey. If you think it's not, you are deluded. You'll circumvent elephant-filled rivers and other unforeseen challenges as you near the journey's end. Parental guidance is needed to steer the business in the right direction while you plan how to step out of the limelight and make room for those who have benefited from the achievements you have collectively made. New problems will emerge and threaten the adoption progress; however, the business is wiser and should now have the tools, maturity, and experience to cope. Keeping an eye on things is worthwhile and admirable however there's much bigger and better things to focus your attention on. In Chapter 9, Expanding Your Opportunity Horizon, we'll be looking at some examples of these bigger and better opportunities that come from a mature CD and DevOps...