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By Sripriya Govindarajan Introduction Most companies are adopting the Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) approach to stay on top of the business game and release new features to the market in as little time as possible. The Agile methodology and its manifestos help with achieving this goal seamlessly. Before diving into the subject of discussion, let us first understand what CI/CD means and its benefits. Continuous Integration (CI) – refers to continuously adding new features or fixes to the product in short intervals. The CI process is governed by specific rules, including manual and automated processes, to develop small, sizeable, and deployable software. Continuous Delivery (CD) – refers to delivering the developed software to the customers at the end of every CI cycle. The CD process usually involves a manual intervention, where a user releases the new piece of software with a click of a button. Continuous Deployment (CDep*) – refers to automatically deplo...