{"product_id":"continuous-delivery-reliable-software-releases-through-build-test-and-deployment-automation-9780321601919","title":"Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2011 \u003cstrong\u003eJolt Excellence Award\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting software released to users is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process.This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users. Through automation of the build, deployment, and testing process, and improved collaboration between developers, testers, and operations, delivery teams can get changes released in a matter of hours--sometimes even minutes-no matter what the size of a project or the complexity of its code base.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJez Humble and David Farley begin by presenting the foundations of a rapid, reliable, low-risk delivery process. Next, they introduce the \"deployment pipeline,\" an automated process for managing all changes, from check-in to release. Finally, they discuss the \"ecosystem\" needed to support continuous delivery, from infrastructure, data and configuration management to governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors introduce state-of-the-art techniques, including automated infrastructure management and data migration, and the use of virtualization. For each, they review key issues, identify best practices, and demonstrate how to mitigate risks. Coverage includes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAutomating all facets of building, integrating, testing, and deploying software\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplementing deployment pipelines at team and organizational levels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Improving collaboration between developers, testers, and operations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeveloping features incrementally on large and distributed teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Implementing an effective configuration management strategy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Automating acceptance testing, from analysis to implementation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Testing capacity and other non-functional requirements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Implementing continuous deployment and zero-downtime releases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Managing infrastructure, data, components and dependencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Navigating risk management, compliance, and auditing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you're a developer, systems administrator, tester, or manager, this book will help your organization move from idea to release faster than ever--so you can deliver value to your business rapidly and reliably.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDave Farley\u003c\/strong\u003e has been having fun with computers for nearly 30 years. Over that period he has worked on most types of software, from firmware, through tinkering with operating systems and device drivers, to writing games, and commercial applications of all shapes and sizes. He started working in large scale distributed systems about 20 years ago, doing research into the development of loose-coupled, message-based systems - a forerunner of SOA. He has a wide range of experience leading the development of complex software in teams, both large and small, in the UK and USA. Dave was an early adopter of agile development techniques, employing iterative development, continuous integration and significant levels of automated testing on commercial projects from the early 1990s. He honed his approach to agile development in his four and a half year stint at ThoughtWorks where he was a technical principal working on some of their biggest and most challenging projects. Dave is currently working for the London Multi-Asset Exchange (LMAX), an organization that is building one of the highest performance financial exchanges in the world, where they rely upon all of the major techniques described in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJez Humble\u003c\/strong\u003e has been fascinated by computers and electronics since getting his first ZX Spectrum aged 11, and spent several years hacking on Acorn machines in 6502 and ARM assembler and BASIC until he was old enough to get a proper job. He got into IT in 2000, just in time for the dot com bust. Since then he has worked as a developer, system administrator, trainer, consultant, manager, and speaker. He has worked with a variety of platforms and technologies, consulting for non-profits, telecoms, financial services and on-line retail companies. Since 2004 he has worked for ThoughtWorks and ThoughtWorks Studios in Beijing, Bangalore, London and San Francisco. He holds a BA in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University and an MMus in Ethnomusicology from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is presently living in San Francisco with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Addison-Wesley Professional","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620035203346,"sku":"9780321601919","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_61e79337-d9ed-4417-9502-f8eae0f0d6e2.jpg?v=1732559385","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/continuous-delivery-reliable-software-releases-through-build-test-and-deployment-automation-9780321601919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}