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AWS Automation Cookbook

You're reading from AWS Automation Cookbook Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment using AWS services

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788394925

Length 388 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

AWS

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Swaraj

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Author

Acknowledgments

About the Reviewer

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Preface

1. Using AWS CodeCommit FREE CHAPTER

2. Building an Application using CodeBuild

3. Deploying Application using CodeDeploy & CodePipeline

4. Building Scalable and Fault-Tolerant CI/CD Pipeline

5. Understanding Microservices and ECS

6. Continuous Deployment to ECS Using Developer Tools and CloudFormation

7. IaC Using CloudFormation and Ansible

8. Automating AWS Resource Control Using AWS Lambda

9. Microservice Applications in Kubernetes Using Jenkins Pipeline 2.0

10. Best Practices and Troubleshooting Tips

Index

Introduction

In software engineering or in the IT industry, CI/CD basically refers to continuous integration and delivery or deployment.

Continuous integration: It is a software development practice where continuous changes and updates in code base are integrated and verified by an automated build script using various tools.
Continuous deployment: It is also a software development practice. Its role is to automatically deploy the code to the application folder on the specified server.

Basically, in this chapter, we will be building a fully automated and highly scalable CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and AWS tools.

Benefits of using the CI/CD pipeline

A 2016 State of DevOps Report indicates that high-performing organizations deploy 200 times more frequently, with 2,555 times faster lead times, recover 24 times faster, and have 3 times lower change failure rates. Irrespective of whether your app is greenfield, brownfield, or legacy, high performance is possible due to lean management, Continuous...

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Authors (1)

Swaraj

Swaraj

Nikit Swaraj is an experienced solution architect. He is well versed in the melding of development and operations to deliver efficient code. Nikit has expertise in designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-wide solutions that meet business requirements and enhance operational efficiency. As an AWS solution architect, he has plenty of experience in designing end-to-end IT solutions and leading and managing complete projects within time and budgetary constraints. He contributes to open source toolsandhas experience working with startups as well enterprise including FSI, Public and Governement sector. He holds various professional certification from AWS, Red Hat, CNCF and Hashicorp. He loves to share his experience with latest technologies in AWS Meetups.

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