Automation, Orchestration, and Self-Optimizing Pipelines

Automation uplifts the efficiency, speed, and quality of software development, operations, and maintenance. A plethora of techniques have materialized over the years, forming a diverse toolset from which practitioners choose the ideal combination for their application. Despite this abundance, several areas remain problematic or laborious. In particular, the orchestration of the various automation techniques within the organization, product, or project life cycle remains largely manual or low-level, which detracts from the achieved speed, efficiency, and reliability. Such shortcomings may be mitigated through the definition of self-optimizing automation pipelines.