DevOps — Continuous Delivery (CD)

Continuous Delivery (CD) takes Continuous Integration a step further by automating the release process. After code passes testing, it is automatically prepared for deployment to production. This ensures that software can be released at any time with minimal manual effort. Continuous Delivery reduces risk, speeds up releases, and improves quality. Popular tools for CD include Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Spinnaker.

Example: A team uses Jenkins to automatically deploy tested code to a staging environment.