Continuous Delivery and DevOps – A Quickstart Guide: Start your journey to successful adoption of CD and DevOps, 3rd Edition

Deliver quality software regularly and painlessly by adopting CD and DevOps

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 Description

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 fiure 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 for

If you are an IT professional, software developer, or system administrator who wants to understand how to ship quality software regularly, effectively and efficiently, this book is for you. Previous knowledge of DevOps practices, Continuous Delivery, or using DevOps tools is not necessary.

Table of Contents

1. The Evolution of Software Delivery
2. Understanding Your Current Pain Points
3. Culture and Behaviors are the Cornerstones to Success
4. Planning for Success
5. Approaches, Tools, and Techniques
6. Avoiding Hurdles
7. Vital Measurements
8. You Are Not Finished Just Yet
9. Expanding Your Opportunity Horizon
10. CD and DevOps Beyond Traditional Software Delivery
11. Appendix - Some Useful Information