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Continuous integration and continuous delivery automate the path from a code change to a running release. We build pipelines that compile, test, scan and deploy your applications consistently, with the right approvals for your environment and a rollback that is quick and rehearsed.

What this solves

The problems CI/CD Automation solves.

Build, test, scanning and deployment pipelines with approvals and rollback.

  1. 01

    Deployments rely on manual steps and one person's knowledge.

  2. 02

    Tests are run inconsistently or not at all before release.

  3. 03

    Different applications deploy in completely different ways.

  4. 04

    Rolling back a bad release is slow and risky.

Capabilities

What CI/CD Automation covers.

How it works

A delivery pipeline, stage by stage.

A good pipeline makes releasing boring. Each stage catches a different kind of problem before customers do.

  1. 01

    Commit

    Every change goes through a pull request with review, linting and unit tests.

  2. 02

    Build

    One immutable artifact or container image per commit, scanned for vulnerable dependencies.

  3. 03

    Test

    Integration and end-to-end tests against an environment that matches production.

  4. 04

    Deploy

    Automated deployment with blue-green or canary releases and feature flags for risky changes.

  5. 05

    Verify

    Health checks and error-rate monitoring right after release, with automatic rollback on failure.

What you receive

Clear, owned outputs.

  • Pipeline design
  • Implemented pipelines for agreed applications
  • Reusable pipeline templates
  • Release and rollback runbooks
  • Pipeline documentation

Business benefits

Why it's worth it.

  • Reliable releases

    Every deployment follows the same tested path.

  • Faster feedback

    Problems are caught minutes after a change.

  • Safer change

    Quick rollback reduces the impact of mistakes.

Where it fits

When CI/CD Automation is the right move.

  1. 01Applications deployed manually by a single engineer.
  2. 02Standardizing pipelines across many repositories.
  3. 03Adding security checks to existing pipelines.

Technologies & platforms

  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Jenkins
  • Argo CD
  • Flux
  • SonarQube
  • Snyk

Methodology

How CI/CD Automation work runs.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Current state, risks, constraints and goals reviewed with your team.

  2. 02

    Design

    Target state, options and trade-offs written down and agreed.

  3. 03

    Build

    Changes delivered as code, peer-reviewed and tested.

  4. 04

    Release

    Changes rolled out safely with monitoring and rollback ready.

  5. 05

    Hand over

    Documentation, runbooks and knowledge transfer to your team.

FAQ

CI/CD Automation questions.

Which CI/CD tool should we use?

Usually the one closest to where your code lives — GitHub Actions for GitHub, GitLab CI for GitLab, Azure Pipelines for Azure DevOps — unless there's a strong reason otherwise.

Can pipelines deploy to production automatically?

Yes, but it's your choice. Many teams deploy automatically to test environments and use an approval step for production.

Do you write the tests too?

We can set up testing frameworks and help write tests, while your developers typically own application-specific tests.

Cloud Solutions

Talk to us about ci/cd automation.

Describe the environment and what needs to change. We'll reply with the questions we would answer first and a sensible first step.