Services DevOps & cloud
CI/CD pipelines
Automated build, test and release pipelines, so every change is checked and shipped the same way each time.
At a glance
- Includes
- Build and test automation, security checks, approval gates and rollback paths
- Works with
- GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and the cloud platform you already use
- Delivered as
- Pipeline definitions in your own repositories
- Starts with
- A walk through how a change reaches production today
Fit
Is this right for you?
Usually the right call when one of these sounds familiar.
Releases done by hand
Someone copies files or runs commands on a server.
A release people dread
Shipping waits for a quiet moment because it might break.
Checks that get skipped
Tests run when someone remembers to run them.
No clear way back
If a release goes wrong, undoing it is improvised.
Not the right service? Somewhere to deploy to: Cloud infrastructure. Finding faults before release: QA & testing.
Scope
Scope and what you get
Pipelines are written as code, live in your repositories and are tested with your team. Each piece of work has a matching thing you receive.
- What we do
Build and test automation
Every change is built and run through your tests automatically, before anyone reviews it.
What you receiveFeedback on every change
Developers see a clear pass or fail on the change they just made.
- What we do
Security and quality checks
Dependency, secret and code checks added to the pipeline as steps.
What you receiveProblems caught early
Known weaknesses and mistakes stop at the pipeline, not in production.
- What we do
Release steps as code
Deployment to each environment written down and run the same way every time.
What you receiveRepeatable releases
The same steps ship to testing and to production, with approval gates where you want them.
- What we do
Rollback paths
A defined way back to the last good version, rehearsed before it is needed.
What you receiveA release you can undo
Written instructions and a tested path for reversing a release.
Use cases
Relevant use cases
Practical situations where this service is put to work. Open a card to see how it applies.
Replacing a manual release
A hand-run release turned into a pipeline that builds, tests and deploys without anyone logging in to a server.
- Existing release steps written down first
- Each step automated and reviewed with your team
- The manual route kept until the pipeline has proved itself
Adding checks before code reaches production
Tests and security checks that run on every change and block a release when something fails.
- Your existing tests wired into the pipeline
- Dependency and secret scanning added as steps
- Failures reported where developers already work
Releasing to several environments in order
One change moving from testing to production through the same steps, with a person approving the last one.
- The same build promoted between environments
- Approval gates where your process asks for them
- A record of what was released, when and by whom
Sample use cases, drafted as placeholders. The Plethora team confirms the final list.
Process
How it works
Four stops, agreed with you as we go. Each shows what we do and what we need from you.
Understand
We doWe map how a change travels from a developer's machine to production today, and where it gets stuck.
You doYou walk us through your release process and share access to your repositories.
Design
We doWe propose the stages, checks and approval points, with options written out.
You doYou choose what runs automatically and what needs a person to approve.
Build
We doWe write the pipelines as code in your repositories and test them on real changes.
You doYou review the pipeline changes and tell us what breaks your usual way of working.
Hand over
We doWe document the pipelines, rehearse a rollback and train your team to maintain them.
You doYou take ownership of the pipelines, or tell us what support you want.
Quality
Quality and handover
How the work is checked, accepted and passed to you.
Pipelines reviewed like code
Pipeline changes go through review in your repositories before they take effect.
Rollback rehearsed
We run a rollback before handover, so the first time is not during an incident.
Secrets kept out of code
Credentials are held in the platform's secret store, never written into repositories.
Documented for your team
How each stage works, how to change it and what to do when it fails.
Tools
Tools and technology
Tools we use in delivery. We choose them to suit your team, and the list does not imply any partnership. Logos belong to their owners.
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
Engagement
Engagement and cost factors
Ways to work with us
A scoped project
A defined set of pipelines, built, documented and handed over.
A team alongside yours
Our engineers work with yours on the pipelines and the changes that use them.
Ongoing support
We keep improving the pipelines as your products and team change.
What shapes scope, timing and cost
- How many applications and environments are involved
- The tools and hosting you already use
- How much test coverage exists today
- Approval and compliance steps your process requires
- How much support you want after handover
Scope and cost are confirmed with you in writing before work starts.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The one that fits where your code already lives. We work with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI, and will say so if another tool suits you better.
It helps, but it is not a barrier. We build the pipeline around the tests you have and can recommend where to add more.
Only if you want it to. Many teams keep a person approving the final step, and we set it up that way.
You do. It lives in your repositories and runs in your own accounts.
Make every release routine. Start with a conversation.
Tell us what you run today and we will come back with next steps.
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