Continuous Delivery and DevOps – A Quickstart Guide

Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps are fast establishing themselves as the next big-ticket investment in the world of software delivery. Delivering quality software can be very painful and expensive. This book will help you demystify what it takes to effectively adopt Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps to add value and ease the pain.

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A practical and engaging guide to help map out, plan and navigate through the journey to successful CD and DevOps adoption.

Key Features

Identify and overcome the issues that stifle the delivery of quality software
Learn how Continuous Delivery and DevOps work together with other agile tools
Real-world examples, tricks and tips that will help the successful adoption of CD & DevOps

Book DescriptionOver 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

What you will learn

Explore Continuous Delivery and DevOps in depth
Discover how CD and DevOps fits in with recent trends such as DataOps, SecOps, pipelines and CI
Understand the root causes of the pain points within your existing product delivery process
Understand the human elements of CD and DevOps and how intrinsic they are to your success
Avoid common traps, pitfalls and hurdles as you implement CD and DevOps
Monitor and communicate the relative success of DevOps and CD adoption
Extend and reuse CD and DevOps approaches

Who this book is forWhether you are a software developer, a system administrator, an agile coach, a product manager, a project manager, a CTO, a VP, a CEO or anyone else involved in software delivery, you will have a common problem which is delivering quality software. This book has been written for anyone and everyone who wants to understand how to regularly deliver quality software to their customers without said pain.