Optimizing CI/CD for Hybrid and Cloud Environments with DevOps and AI
Regular 50 minute session for SQLBits 2026TL; DR
A practical look at building modern CI/CD pipelines for hybrid and cloud environments using DevOps best practices and AI. This session covers automation, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and progressive delivery, while showing how to integrate AI to improve efficiency and decision-making without sacrificing security, governance, or compliance. Learn how to streamline delivery, reduce risk, and keep control of AI-powered workflows from code to production.
Session Details
As AI becomes increasingly integrated into software development, optimizing CI/CD pipelines for hybrid and cloud environments requires a balance between automation, security, and governance. This session explores how to leverage DevOps best practices and tools to build scalable, secure, and AI-enhanced CI/CD solutions that support the entire development lifecycle, including code commit to production deployment.
We’ll cover key DevOps principles, recommended tools for automation, testing, and deployment, as well as strategies for integrating AI-driven capabilities to enhance efficiency, detect anomalies, and improve decision-making. Additionally, we’ll discuss how to mitigate AI-related vulnerabilities in the DevOps pipeline, ensuring model integrity, data security, and compliance. Attendees will learn how to implement GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and progressive delivery techniques while maintaining control over AI-powered automation. Whether you're incorporating AI into your CI/CD workflows or securing an existing pipeline, this session will provide actionable insights to streamline development while minimizing risks.
We’ll cover key DevOps principles, recommended tools for automation, testing, and deployment, as well as strategies for integrating AI-driven capabilities to enhance efficiency, detect anomalies, and improve decision-making. Additionally, we’ll discuss how to mitigate AI-related vulnerabilities in the DevOps pipeline, ensuring model integrity, data security, and compliance. Attendees will learn how to implement GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and progressive delivery techniques while maintaining control over AI-powered automation. Whether you're incorporating AI into your CI/CD workflows or securing an existing pipeline, this session will provide actionable insights to streamline development while minimizing risks.
3 things you'll get out of this session
-Understand how AI is changing modern CI/CD pipelines in hybrid and cloud environments.
-Apply DevOps best practices to design scalable, secure, and resilient pipelines.
-Implement GitOps principles to improve deployment reliability and traceability.
-Integrate AI capabilities into CI/CD workflows to improve efficiency and detect anomalies.
-Apply DevOps best practices to design scalable, secure, and resilient pipelines.
-Implement GitOps principles to improve deployment reliability and traceability.
-Integrate AI capabilities into CI/CD workflows to improve efficiency and detect anomalies.
Speakers
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