What is usually the first thing that comes to mind when a software developer mentions the words “automate” or “automation“? You might think of automated tests, builds, and deployments. With the rise of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) in the last few years these are now common practices in many IT companies all over the world.
But it’s not only in the context of CI or CD that we should automate tasks, by the contrary. You should consider automating as much as possible – not only builds and deployments but also other tasks such as installing or configuring applications and services.
Rui Jarimba 