Canary Release (noun 😉)
A real world production deployment strategy that involves rolling out a new software version or feature to a small, select subgroup of users before making it available to the entire user base. Often incrementally. This can be used as an early warning system (risk mitigation). Incremental rollouts this way, can enable automated roll backs if paired with monitoring tools if predetermined error rates are detected (the canary part).
Unlike staging environments, a canary release tests how the update interacts with actual production data and diverse user behavior.Â
A real world production deployment strategy that involves rolling out a new software version or feature to a small, select subgroup of users before making it available to the entire user base. Often incrementally. This can be used as an early warning system (risk mitigation). Incremental rollouts this way, can enable automated roll backs if paired with monitoring tools if predetermined error rates are detected (the canary part).
Unlike staging environments, a canary release tests how the update interacts with actual production data and diverse user behavior.Â
