Why Progressive Delivery Matters

In this episode, Tiffany Jacha from Harness joins Alex to discuss continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD). They talk about the difference between deployment and release, how CI/CD can help with feature development, and the importance of efficiency in software delivery. Tiffany also shares information about Unscripted, an upcoming user conference hosted by Harness. The conversation covers various aspects of CI/CD, including provisioning environments, rollback and release strategies, secrets management, and cost optimization. They discuss how continuous delivery can be achieved through a platform like Harness, which works with any CI platform and supports different cloud providers. Tiffany also talks about the new product, Continuous Efficiency, which helps track spending in the cloud and optimize resource allocation. Towards the end of the episode, Alex asks Tiffany what advice she would give to people starting their CI/CD transformation journey. Tiffany suggests figuring out where the pain points are and focusing on solving those issues first. She also recommends reading the DevOps Handbook and considering value stream management as a way to improve software delivery processes. Overall, this episode provides valuable insights into continuous integration and continuous delivery, their importance in modern software development, and how platforms like Harness can help organizations achieve these goals more efficiently.