Demystifying DevOps and CI/CD

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Jeremy Meiss Director, DevRel & Community timeline.jerdog.me

What is DevOps?

1910s to 1930s “Flow production”

1990s

“10+ Deploys per Day: Dev and Ops Cooperation at Flickr” - John Allspaw, Paul Hammond

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Imagine you’re getting ready to ship something…

You press the big red button

click

silence

Do you… a) Sweat and wait to see if it blows up

Do you… a) Sweat and wait to see if it blows up b) Pack up, go home & enjoy your weekend

It all boils down to automation.

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Continuous {Integration|Deployment}

CI == Continuous Integration the practice of merging all developers’ working copies to a shared code repository Code Shared Code Repo CI/CD Runtime Test Scan for Vulnerabilities Build Website

CD == Continuous Deployment the practice of automatically deploying new software releases to target environments Build Website Server deployment Active Users

Scrumban!

Quick History of CI/CD 1991

Quick History of CI/CD 1991 1997

Quick History of CI/CD 2001 1991 1997

Quick History of CI/CD

Software Development without CI/CD

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CI == Continuous Integration the practice of merging all developers’ working copies to a shared code repository Code Shared Code Repo CI/CD Runtime Test Scan for Vulnerabilities Build Website

CI == Continuous Integration ● Every developer commits daily+ to shared mainline code repo Code Shared Code Repo CI/CD Runtime Test Scan for Vulnerabilities Build Website

CI == Continuous Integration ● ● Every developer commits daily+ to shared mainline code repo Every commit triggers automated build and test of the codebase Code Shared Code Repo CI/CD Runtime Test Scan for Vulnerabilities Build Website

CI == Continuous Integration ● ● ● Every developer commits daily+ to shared mainline code repo Every commit triggers automated build and test of the codebase If the build or any test fails, it’s repaired quickly – often within minutes Code Shared Code Repo CI/CD Runtime Test Scan for Vulnerabilities Build Website

CI == Continuous Integration ● ● ● ● Every developer commits daily+ to shared mainline code repo Every commit triggers automated build and test of the codebase If the build or any test fails, it’s repaired quickly – often within minutes Only integrate tested code into code base Code Shared Code Repo CI/CD Runtime Test Scan for Vulnerabilities Build Website

CI == Continuous Integration ● ● ● ● ● Every developer commits daily+ to shared mainline code repo Every commit triggers automated build and test of the codebase If the build or any test fails, it’s repaired quickly – often within minutes Only integrate tested code into code base Changes frequently merged into release branches Code Shared Code Repo CI/CD Runtime Test Scan for Vulnerabilities Build Website

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CD == Continuous Deployment the practice of automatically deploying new software releases to target environments Build Website Server deployment Active Users

CD == Continuous Deployment ● Build Website Faster release cycles Server Deployment Active Users

CD == Continuous Deployment ● ● Build Website Faster release cycles Low-risk releases Server Deployment Active Users

CD == Continuous Deployment ● ● ● Build Website Faster release cycles Low-risk releases Higher quality Server Deployment Active Users

CD == Continuous Deployment ● ● ● ● Build Website Faster release cycles Low-risk releases Higher quality Lower costs Server Deployment Active Users

CI vs CD(elivery) vs CD(eployment)?

Implementing CI/CD

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Make sure everyone is on the same page

Always start small

Do what works for you

Always measure

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CI/CD Benchmarks Throughput Duration At will <10 minutes Success Rate

90% Mean Time to Recovery <1 hour

Streamline deploy

Full Report https://circle.ci/ssd2022

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