Continuous Delivery
Continuous delivery is a term that was coined by Jez Humble of Thoughtworks. He referenced the first principle of the Agile Manifesto, which states:
“Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous deliveryof valuable software.”
This is at its core a set of patterns and practices that enable a company that builds software products and services to reduce their cycle time. Cycle time is a measurement of the time it takes from when someone has an idea, until it is delivered to customers.
The primary innovation of Continuous Delivery is the concept of a deployment pipeline. The deployment pipeline uses technology to automate the processes typically used to release software.
This is closely related to the DevOps movement, in that developers and operations must typically work together closely to make it a reality. However, many companies today still have developers and operations working together but have not built a complete deployment pipeline. Conversely, many companies have built a deployment pipeline, but still keep development and operations reporting under separate departments.
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