Automating build and deployment using CI/CD

Today, the IT industry as a whole is going through a major transition. IT is changing from being a support function to a strategic capability. The traditional business models are under continuous threat of disruption, and this is forcing organizations to make heavy investments in adopting new technology, as well as exploring innovative ideas. Product development is more focused on ideating, trying, deploying, and checking results compared to executing several months of planning, development, and deployment cycles. Agility is the key in winning out over competition, and this has forced IT companies to think and work on methods to remove bottlenecks that slow down the delivery of value to customers.

IT as a whole has made tremendous progress, and has been addressing these concerns. Some of them involve using cloud technology, which speeds up the delivery of infrastructure while reducing administrative overheads. Agile product-management...