The ABCs of CI/CD

CI/CD is the lifeblood of today’s software industry, powering the rapid creation and distribution of new programs. Tools that eliminate bottlenecks in integration and delivery are essential for the smooth operation of any CI/CD pipeline. Teams need a unified set of technologies to use in order to work collaboratively and efficiently on projects. Source control, testing tools, infrastructure modification, and monitoring tools are just some of the SDLC elements that can be unified with this framework.

With a well-architected CI/CD pipeline, businesses can quickly pivot to new trends in consumer demand and technological advancements. In contrast, it takes a long time for teams with traditional development strategies to implement customer-requested changes or to incorporate new technologies. In addition, by the time the company realizes it needs to pivot, consumer demand may have already shifted. This problem is addressed by DevOps release management because...