CircleCI, a leading continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform, today published its sixth annual State of Software Delivery report. Based on the analysis of nearly 15 million workflows of teams building on CircleCI, the report delves into how advancements like CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and AI-powered developer tools have raised the floor for what it means to be good at delivering software.
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This year’s data reveals a stark divide between high and low performing software teams. The top 25% of high performing teams are:
- Shipping updates 3x as fast as teams in the bottom quartile, turning development velocity into market advantage.
- Saving millions in annual development costs by completing critical workflows 5x faster than low performers, freeing resources for strategic initiatives.
- Reclaiming thousands of hours of innovation time each year by debugging in minutes rather than days, keeping developers…