The State of CI/CD Report 2024: The Evolution of Software Delivery Performance from the CD Foundation explores the current state of the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) developer ecosystem and how it has evolved over the past year. The report reveals that 83% of developers are engaged in DevOps-related activities.

“The 2024 State of CI/CD Report results show continued high adoption of CD and DevOps practices, the influence of well-integrated technologies on organizational outcomes, the necessity of incorporating security tests in CI/CD workflows, and the impact of using multiple CD tools on deployment performance,” said CD Foundation Governing Board Chair Dadisi Sanyika.

Some of the key insights from the report are:

• 83 percent of developers report being involved in DevOps-related activities
• Less experienced developers adopt fewer DevOps practices and technologies
• Proportion of low performers for each of the deployment performance metrics is increasing—a worrying trend
• Strong correlation between the number of DevOps technologies used by developers and their likelihood of being a top performer
• CI/CD tools usage is associated with better deployment performance across all DORA metrics and is greatest among developers using both managed and self-hosted tools
• Deployment performance is worse when using multiple CI/CD tools of the same form, likely as a result of challenges related to interoperability

“The CD Foundation has been promoting standards in CD, securing the software supply chain, and advocating for better interoperability. The report findings reflect our community’s ongoing efforts and provide a framework for organizations to compare their practices with those of their industry peers, offering insights into where they stand and highlighting areas that require attention to enhance organizational efficiency,” added Sanyika.