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Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

Comprehensive guidance for managing the complete application lifecycle on the Edge Platform, from development through deployment, scaling, and maintenance.

Overview​

Application Lifecycle Management encompasses the entire journey of applications from initial development to production deployment and ongoing maintenance. This section provides practical guidance for implementing robust ALM practices on the Edge Platform.

What You'll Learn​

A. CI/CD Integration​

Integration patterns for popular CI/CD tools, automated deployment strategies, and GitOps workflows tailored for edge environments.

B. Deployment Strategies & Rollbacks​

Advanced deployment patterns including blue-green deployments, canary releases, rolling updates, and comprehensive rollback procedures.

C. Scaling & Performance Optimization​

Scaling strategies, performance optimization techniques, and edge-specific considerations for maintaining optimal application performance.

Key Concepts​

Continuous Integration & Deployment​

Automated Testing​

Comprehensive testing strategies for edge applications

Pipeline Orchestration​

Managing complex deployment pipelines

Environment Promotion​

Safe progression through development, staging, and production

Deployment Excellence​

Zero-Downtime Deployments​

Maintaining service availability during updates

Progressive Delivery​

Gradual rollout strategies with automated validation

Rollback Strategies​

Quick recovery from deployment issues

Scaling & Performance​

Auto-scaling​

Automatic resource adjustment based on demand

Performance Monitoring​

Continuous performance assessment and optimization

Resource Optimization​

Efficient resource utilization at the edge

ALM Workflow​

graph TD
    A[Code Commit] --> B[CI Pipeline]
    B --> C[Automated Testing]
    C --> D[Build & Package]
    D --> E[Deploy to Staging]
    E --> F[Integration Testing]
    F --> G[Deploy to Production]
    G --> H[Monitor & Scale]
    H --> I[Performance Optimization]
    I --> J[Maintenance & Updates]
    J --> A

Prerequisites​

Foundation Knowledge​

  • Understanding of Platform Architecture.
  • Familiarity with container orchestration.
  • Basic knowledge of CI/CD concepts.

Technical Skills​

  • Experience with version control systems.
  • Understanding of containerization concepts.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes fundamentals.

Getting Started​

Begin with CI/CD Integration to establish your development pipeline. Then, explore deployment strategies and scaling approaches based on your application requirements. Each section provides both strategic guidance and hands-on implementation examples to support your ALM journey.

Each section provides both strategic guidance and hands-on implementation examples.