Artifact
A versioned, immutable output produced by a build and promoted between environments.
DevOps glossary
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CI
Frequent integration of changes with automated validation and rapid feedback.
CD
The controls and automation that keep software releasable or deploy it automatically.
IaC
Declarative management of infrastructure through reviewed, version-controlled code.
SLO
A target reliability level for a service, measured through service-level indicators.
GitOps
Operating systems through declarative desired state stored in Git and reconciled automatically.
Blue-green
A deployment strategy using two equivalent environments and controlled traffic switching.
Canary
A progressive release that exposes a small audience before wider rollout.
SBOM
A software bill of materials listing components included in a software artifact.
Drift
The difference between declared configuration and actual deployed state.
MTTR
Mean time to restore service after an incident.
DORA metrics
Delivery performance measures covering deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate and recovery time.