Preface

Many organizations are embracing cloud technology to remain competitive. Implementing and adopting your software development processes, tools, and techniques while modernizing a cloud-based ecosystem can be challenging. Strategizing Continuous Delivery in the Cloud will help you to understand why you need to modernize continuous delivery, a core component of software development and delivery, and how to drive the convergence of infrastructure and software application deployment in the cloud.

You will begin by discovering how continuous delivery in the cloud is different from traditional approaches to continuous delivery and will look at the steps to build the right strategy that works best for your organization. Further, you will get guidance on developing, testing, integrating, deploying, and operating cloud-native software in different types of cloud-based environments. The book covers in detail the prerequisites for onboarding continuous delivery in the cloud from an organizational and technical perspective. You will delve into key aspects of organizational and technological readiness to lay out successful strategies for overcoming core challenges on your cloud journey. Finally, you will learn about the dos and don’ts to stay on top of your DevOps game long after the starting point.

By the end of this book, you will have a solid understanding of how to choose the right type of cloud environment and the right technologies for modernizing continuous delivery.