- A/B Testing
- Agile
- Automation
- Blue/Green Deployment
- Build
- Canary Release
- Chaos Engineering
- CI/CD
- Cloud-Native
- Code Review
- Configuration Management
- Container
- Continuous Testing
- DevOps Culture
- Docker
- Environment
- Feedback Loop
- Idempotence
- Immutable Infrastructure
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Infrastructure Monitoring
- Jenkins
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- Monitoring
- Pipeline
- Post-Mortem Analysis
- Provisioning
- Release
- Repository (Repo)
- Rollback
- Scalability
- Shift Left
- Smoke Testing
- Source Code Management (SCM)
- Vagrant
- Version Control
- Virtual Machine
Rollback refers to reverting to a previous stable version of software or configuration after a failed update, patch, or release. It ensures continuity, reliability, and responsiveness in the face of errors, mismatches, or regressions. Rollback is supported by version control, testing, monitoring, and release management practices, leveraging tools like Git, Ansible, and Kubernetes, facilitating agility, resilience, and customer satisfaction in competitive and evolving markets.
Use Cases
Failed Feature Deployment
- Objective: To revert changes when a new feature negatively impacts system functionality or user experience.
- Scope: Critical for SaaS platforms and consumer applications where new features are frequently released.
- Advantage: Minimizes downtime and customer dissatisfaction while allowing developers time to fix issues.
Database Restoration
- Objective: To roll back database changes that cause data inconsistency or application errors.
- Scope: Essential for data-driven services and applications requiring high data integrity.
- Advantage: Preserves data consistency and enables quick recovery from faulty data manipulations.
Configuration Changes
- Objective: To revert system or environment configurations that lead to instability or security vulnerabilities.
- Scope: Relevant for systems that rely on complex configurations, such as load balancers or firewalls.
- Advantage: Ensures system stability and security while preventing potential breaches or outages.
Emergency Patch Reversal
- Objective: To undo patches that, despite being urgent, result in system instability or other unintended side effects.
- Scope: Crucial for systems requiring immediate responsiveness, such as real-time trading platforms.
- Advantage: Allows for the rapid restoration of service and minimizes the impact of defective patches.
Resource Allocation
- Objective: To roll back changes in resource allocation that may result in performance degradation or increased costs.
- Scope: Useful for cloud-native services where dynamic resource allocation is common.
- Advantage: Maintains optimal performance and cost-efficiency, allowing for reassessment and reallocation.