Technology Consultant » Software development http://darrinkeller.com Harness the power of the Internet Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:05:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Software development- continuous deployment http://darrinkeller.com/2010/02/continuous-deployment/ http://darrinkeller.com/2010/02/continuous-deployment/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:59:48 +0000 darrinkeller http://darrinkeller.com/?p=135 I was delighted to read this post about the efficiencies of doing "Continuous deployment". My software company has been doing this for years with really good success. Of course we've run into problems from time to time but all in all our customers have been really happy with the process. They've gotten what they've needed at a fraction of the cost of traditional development.

I used to try and explain our approach by telling people that we followed an "Agile" development process or an "XP development" process but in reality we have been doing continuous deployment. They key is using principles that are rooted in continuous improvement processes such as Six Sigma and asking the "5 Why's" and looking at root causes.

Read more about how to gets started with continuous deployment and some things you can do to maximize your chances for success: Continuous Deployment.

Here are some other relevant links: Lessons Learned Case Study and 5 Steps for Continuous Deployment.

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