An Automation Pipeline is a (server) system, in which automation - often called pipelines - can be build in. Typically, these pipelines either build software (Build Pipeline), test software (Test Pipeline) or deploy software (Deploy Pipeline) - or often all together.
Automation Pipelines provide the technical foundation for Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment and are therefore a milestone technology for DevOps.
Major Automation Systems include:
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