What is the purpose of the Azure CICD pipeline?
The main purpose of the CI/CD pipeline is to automate the software delivery process. Whatās so interesting about the Azure DevOps CI CD pipeline is having support for multiple languages with diverse kinds of projects. The pipeline automatically builds and tests the source code to improve continuous software development and delivery.
CI refers to the Build/Test process, in which code is prepared for release, whereas CD symbolizes the actual release of code.
Phases of CI/CD Pipeline
The Azure DevOps model (also called DevOps lifecycle) is basically an approach to custom software development that works on various development phases traversed by cross-functional experts to deliver client software quickly and efficiently. And Azure Pipelines is a critical service of Azure DevOps.
The Azure pipeline for CICD is processed in eight stages.
Development phase: Planning, Coding, Building, and Testing.
Operations phase: Release, Deploy, Operate, and Monitor.
Benefits of Azure CI/CD Pipeline
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Universal compatibility with any language or platform.
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Simultaneous deployment to diverse targets.
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Seamless integration with Azure deployments.
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Operational on Windows, Linux, or Mac machines. p>
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Smooth integration with GitHub.
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Compatible and supportive of open-source projects.
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