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Release and deployment management

Release and deployment management

Next, we have Release and Deployment Management, and this is actually an aspect of Application Development, or DevOps, in the cloud. The purpose of Deployment Management practices are to move new or changed hardware, software, documentation, processes, or other components into a live or production environment. It might also be involved in deploying components to other environments or other platforms by using portability solutions, or for testing or staging. For example, if you're using AWS CloudEndure for your disaster recovery, you'll have a staging area in a region close to you. There is a lifecycle or a process. First we have development or dev, where we commit our code. Then of course we have our testing, or the build and test phase. Then we have deployment, where we're staging, first with an acceptance test, then deploying into production, and then finally the official release. There are several different deployment types to be aware of on the exam. First we have the phase…

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