Creating a Continuous Delivery Pipeline

It seems like Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps are everywhere, but there's not very much information about how to get started. Are they just hype? Rebranding of the same old thing? In this hands on technical session, Ken Mugrage shows the benefits of practicing Continuous Delivery and adopting a DevOps culture, backed by industry studies and peer reviewed scientific research. Ken starts with how the need for CD developed, and then fed the need for culture change to support the practices. Delegates start a provided virtual machine with everything needed for the workshop. The group then configures a complete continuous delivery pipeline from source code commit through deployment. Delegates learn when to run each common type of automated test for the fastest possible feedback, as well as how to run tests in parallel for shorter cycle times. Participants in this workshop learn how to design and create a continuous delivery pipeline from the ground up.

This workshop is designed for software professionals, however no Continuous Delivery or DevOps experience is required. Delegates should bring a laptop with the latest versions of Virtualbox and Vagrant installed.

About Ken Mugrage

Ken Mugrage started his IT career as a system administrator for Seattle’s first internet service provider in the early 90s. He went on to form his own web development company in 1994, creating some of the first data driven websites anywhere. Ken went on to hold almost every position in a software development organization over the next 20+ years, from developer to director of a global engineering team. Using this experience, Ken has consulted with top companies on applying the right technical solutions to business problems. Ken is currently a Technology Evangelist for ThoughtWorks, focused on providing education on DevOps and Continuous Delivery.

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