Automate Everything That Can Be Automated

This standard mandates the automation of all manual, repetitive tasks to eliminate risk and inefficiency, ensuring consistency and reliability in engineering workflows.

1. Automate Everything That Can Be Automated:

Manual, repetitive tasks introduce risk and inefficiency. Automation is crucial to ensure consistency, reliability, and efficiency in engineering workflows.

• 1.1 CI/CD Pipelines:
  • 1.1.1 Automated Build, Test, and Deployment:
    • Implement CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
    • Ensure pipelines are fully automated with zero manual steps.
  • 1.1.2 Pipeline Optimisation:
    • Continuously optimise CI/CD pipelines for speed and efficiency.
    • Implement caching and parallelisation to reduce pipeline execution time.
• 1.2 Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  • 1.2.1 IaC Implementation:
    • Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage environments consistently.
    • Ensure all infrastructure is defined and managed as code.
  • 1.2.2 IaC Version Control:
    • Store IaC code in version control systems (e.g., Git).
    • Treat IaC code like application code, ensuring proper code reviews.
• 1.3 Automated Security, Dependency, and Compliance:
  • 1.3.1 Security Scanning Automation:
    • Automate security scanning and compliance checks in CI/CD pipelines.
    • Integrate SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning tools.
  • 1.3.2 Dependency Management Automation:
    • Automate dependency management to ensure libraries are up-to-date.
    • Utilise tools like Dependabot or Renovate.

By automating everything that can be automated, organisations can eliminate manual effort and ensure consistency and reliability.

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