Part 13 - Building Robust Enterprise Systems: An Introduction to Essential Technologies (CI/CD Tools
Written by : Vimal Panchal
Welcome back to our comprehensive series on essential technologies for building enterprise systems. In the previous sections, we've examined the tools, platforms, and services that comprise front-end, back-end, API, database, and infrastructure technologies. We've also delved into the topic of IaaS/PaaS technologies, focusing on understanding their importance and typical examples of their usage.
In this installment, we will be focusing on another critical aspect of modern software development – CI/CD tools.
What is CI/CD?
CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment. Continuous Integration (CI) is a development practice that requires developers to integrate code into a shared repository several times a day. Each check-in is then verified by an automated build, allowing teams to detect problems early.
CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment. Continuous Integration (CI) is a development practice that requires developers to integrate code into a shared repository several times a day. Each check-in is then verified by an automated build, allowing teams to detect problems early.
CI/CD forms a crucial part of the DevOps approach, which emphasizes the collaboration between developers (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to deliver software faster and more reliably.
Now that we've introduced what CI/CD is, let's take a look at some popular CI/CD tools:
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JenkinsJenkins is an open-source automation server that enables developers to build, test, and deploy their software. It is widely recognized for its plugin ecosystem that supports building, deploying and automating any project.
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Travis CI
Travis CI is a hosted continuous integration service used to build and test software projects hosted at GitHub and Bitbucket.
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CircleCI
CircleCI offers a continuous integration and delivery platform for software teams. It supports rapid development and deployment by automating the build, test, and delivery process.
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GitLab CI/CD
GitLab's built-in CI/CD component offers a seamless integration for developing and deploying code hosted in GitLab repositories.
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Bamboo
Bamboo is Atlassian's continuous integration and deployment tool, offering build and test automation for software applications.
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TeamCity
TeamCity is a Java-based build management and continuous integration server from JetBrains.
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Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps provides developer services to support teams to plan work, collaborate on code development, and build and deploy applications.
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AWS CodePipeline
AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous delivery service that helps you automate your release pipelines for fast and reliable application and infrastructure updates.
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Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy is an automated deployment and release management server. It is designed to simplify deployment of ASP.NET applications, Windows Services, and databases.
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Spinnaker
Created by Netflix, Spinnaker is a multi-cloud continuous delivery platform for releasing software changes with high velocity and confidence.
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GoCD
GoCD is an open-source continuous delivery server to model and visualize complex workflows.
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Drone
Drone is a Continuous Delivery system built on container technology and written in Go.
In the next section, we will be exploring the concept of serverless architectures and some of the most popular technologies that enable them. Stay tuned
