Let’s start with statistics: continuous integration, deployment, and delivery are among the top IT investment priorities in 2024 and 2025. To be exact, according to GitLab’s 2024 Global DevSecOps report, it is in 8th place (and security is the top priority!). However, it shouldn’t be surprising, as CI/CD practice brings a lot of benefits to IT teams — it helps to accelerate software delivery and detect vulnerabilities and bugs earlier.

In this blog post, we focus on CI/CD best practices and modern trends. But first, let’s remember what continuous integration and continuous delivery are.