▶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 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
▶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
▶Who This Book Is For
Everyone involved in traditional software delivery, whether they are IT professionals, Clevel executives, product owners, developers, testers, project managers, or the ever inquisitive tech press, perceive a common problem at some point; delivering quality software can be very hard, very painful, and very expensive. It needn't be and it shouldn't be. This book has been written for everyone and anyone who wants to understand how to overcome these hardships and how CD and DevOps adoption can provide much-needed pain relief.
▶What this book covers
⦁ Chapter 1, The Evolution of Software Delivery, introduces you to a typical software-based business and details their evolution from a fledgling start-up, through the growing pains following acquisition, to the best of both worlds.
⦁ Chapter 2, Understanding Your Current Pain Points, introduces you to the tools and techniques that can be used to determine the current pain points within your software delivery process and where they stem from.
⦁ Chapter 3, Culture and Behaviors are the Cornerstones to Success, highlights the importance of the "human" factors that must be taken into account if you want CD and DevOps to succeed.
⦁ Chapter 4, Planning for Success, gives you some pointers on how a successful adoption of CD and DevOps can be defined and how this success can be measured.
⦁ Chapter 5, Approaches, Tools, and Techniques, introduces you to the various tools and techniques (some technical, some not so) that can help with the adoption of CD and DevOps.
⦁ Chapter 6, Avoiding Hurdles, gives you useful insights, tips, and tricks to help you overcome or avoid the bumps in the road during adoption of CD and DevOps.
⦁ Chapter 7, Vital Measurements, focuses on the various metrics and measures that can be used to monitor and communicate the relative success of CD and DevOps adoption.
⦁ Chapter 8, You Are Not Finished Just Yet, covers the less-than-obvious tasks that are important if you want to cement CD and DevOps into your day-to-day work.
⦁ Chapter 9, Expanding Your Opportunity Horizon, looks into how to evolve CD and DevOps once the adoption has taken hold.
⦁ Chapter 10, CD and DevOps Beyond Traditional Software Delivery, provides some insight into how you can reuse CD and DevOps tools, techniques, and approaches beyond software delivery.
