Continuous Delivery, or the magic button for on‑demand releases

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Describes implementing a one-click Continuous Delivery pipeline for a complex distributed product (2GIS Reference API) so a manager can trigger a full release on demand. Covers the workflow and specific tools used: Jenkins for builds, Rundeck for release administration, Yandex.Tank for load testing, and Chef for server configuration.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:15What is Continuous Delivery
3. 5:14Release problems and limits
4. 10:41Automated testing
5. 14:41Infrastructure and deployment
6. 18:47Load testing
7. 20:15Release process transparency
8. 21:24On-demand releases
9. 22:53Holistic change approach
10. 26:26Time and resources for rebuild
11. 27:55DevOps and future plans
12. 28:15Test coverage
13. 30:03Testers and developers roles
14. 31:07Database schema changes
15. 32:52Ensuring backward compatibility
16. 34:14Q&A
17. 36:22Test data preparation
18. 37:26Release and config prep

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