Auto DevOps: Where we are and where we are headed

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This post details the evolution and current state of GitLab's Auto DevOps feature, highlighting user feedback and future directions. Key technical points include: Auto DevOps ties together 15 stages from building to deployment, supports customization, and was released in GitLab 11.0. User feedback indicates issues with speed (especially Auto Testing), troubleshootability, scalability (leading to forked versions), and limited deployment targets (primarily Kubernetes, with recent additions of AWS EC2/ECS). The post outlines two target user personas: larger companies with platform teams requiring standardization and smaller companies without dedicated teams needing convention-over-configuration solutions. A design sprint is planned to reimagine Auto DevOps, focusing on addressing these feedback points and expanding deployment support.