Summary
Incorporating CI/CD practices into Apache Airflow workflows empowers teams to streamline development, improve reliability, and accelerate time-to-market. By carefully selecting deployment methodologies, establishing robust repository structures, and prioritizing testing, organizations can harness the full potential of Airflow for orchestrating complex data pipelines in modern data-driven environments.
A keen observer will notice that we’re missing a major segment of any ops-minded practice – monitoring and observability of the system itself! Don’t worry; we’ll be covering all the things you do once you’re in production in the next chapter.
