Integrated DevOps Pipeline Automation for Deployment Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current development and operations processes lack effective synchronization between teams, leading to accountability issues and variance in application development, necessitating improved visibility and risk assessment throughout the development lifecycle.
Innovation Solution
An integrated development and operations solution that automates the software deployment process by leveraging pre-defined triggers, quality assessments, and test environments to ensure accountability and transparency, with features like build-time code quality scans and deployment validation against functional and non-functional requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated deployment processes are implemented, then productivity and consistency are improved, but device complexity and initial setup effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements pre-configured deployment pipelines with pre-defined triggers, quality gates, and approval workflows. These automated processes are set up in advance to handle common deployment scenarios, eliminating the need for complex manual coordination during actual deployments while maintaining high productivity and consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediate automation layer that mediates between development teams and operations teams. This layer includes automated build systems, test environments, and deployment orchestration that translate development outputs into production-ready deployments, reducing the complexity of direct team-to-team coordination while improving deployment speed.
2Reliability
If comprehensive quality assessment and testing are performed, then reliability is improved, but loss of time in the deployment process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements quality gates and automated testing that are integrated into the deployment pipeline at strategic points. Code quality scans, security checks, and functional tests are performed automatically as part of the build process, ensuring comprehensive quality assessment without requiring separate manual testing phases that would extend deployment time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent maintains continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines where quality assessment occurs continuously rather than in discrete batches. Automated testing and quality checks run in parallel where possible, and failed quality gates immediately halt the pipeline, preventing rework later. This continuous quality assurance maintains high reliability while minimizing overall deployment time.
3Ease of operation
If manual processes are used for development and deployment, then ease of operation is maintained, but accountability and visibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated tracking and reporting mechanisms that provide real-time visibility into the deployment process. Each deployment is automatically logged with timestamps, responsible personnel, quality metrics, and approval status. This feedback loop maintains accountability and visibility while requiring minimal manual intervention, as the system automatically collects and reports deployment information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables deployment processes to self-document and self-report their status automatically. The automated pipeline tracks its own progress through various stages, records quality metrics, and maintains an audit trail without requiring manual documentation. This self-service capability maintains ease of operation while providing comprehensive visibility into the deployment process.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for integrated development and operations solution. The claimed invention aims to automate the implementation of deploying software from development to production by leveraging familiar processes and technologies to increase communication and collaboration between the development and operations teams. Further, the claimed invention enables continuous delivery of change by providing visibility into the status change in all environments, insight into release/change status (delays, cancellations, or the like), enabling quality driven change progression and will consolidate tools as appropriate.