# Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)
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 Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) is a crucial part of a DevOps initiative for rapid software changes. AWS offers services to implement CI/CD for microservices, but a detailed discussion is beyond the scope of this document. For more information, see the [Practicing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery on AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/practicing-continuous-integration-continuous-delivery/welcome.html) whitepaper.