Continuous Integration/Delivery Code (CI/CD)

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, or CI/CD, are methods used to automate processes throughout the software development lifecycle. Continuous Integration regularly merges code changes into a shared repository and automatically tests them to identify errors and conflicts at an early stage. Continuous Delivery extends this process by automatically preparing validated software changes for release. CI/CD pipelines connect individual stages such as code integration, testing, builds and deployment. The approach is widely used in DevOps environments and supports shorter development cycles and standardised software delivery. Organisations can therefore release new features, updates and bug fixes more quickly and in a controlled manner across different IT environments.