Continuous Deployment
What Is Continuous Deployment?
Continuous Deployment is the practice of automatically releasing every code change to production once it passes all required automated checks.
Why Continuous Deployment Matters
It can help teams:
- ship faster and in smaller batches,
- reduce manual release overhead,
- shorten feedback loops from production,
- lower coordination cost for frequent releases.
What Continuous Deployment Requires
Teams should not adopt continuous deployment without strong release discipline. It usually depends on:
- reliable automated tests,
- dependable deployment pipelines,
- rollback or mitigation paths,
- monitoring and alerting after release.
Continuous deployment is more demanding than continuous delivery because production release happens automatically, not just readiness for release.
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