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# Project Status Meeting 3

> The article discusses the refactoring of a CI/CD pipeline to improve database performance and outlines the next steps for deployment planning.

In our third project status meeting, we recap how refactoring the CI/CD pipeline—by isolating job containers from service containers—has dramatically eased pressure on the production database. This separation ensures your jobs complete reliably without impacting live traffic.

<Callout icon="lightbulb" color="#1CB2FE">
  Container isolation in CI/CD jobs reduces database locks and prevents resource contention.\
  Consider adopting this pattern early for any large-scale pipeline.
</Callout>

## Pipeline Optimization Overview

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Key improvements so far:

* Separated build/test jobs from long-running service containers
* Reduced concurrent connections on production DB by 40%
* Improved average job runtime by 25%

## Deployment Stage Roadmap

With the core optimizations complete, Alice and her team are now focusing on the next steps: defining deployment requirements, selecting orchestration tools, and automating rollout strategies. Below is the current project status, highlighting priorities, assignees, and outstanding issues.

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| Task                          | Priority | Assignee | Status      | Comments / Issues                      |
| ----------------------------- | -------- | -------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Define k8s deployment specs   | High     | Alice    | In Progress | Waiting on service account permissions |
| CI to CD handoff automation   | Medium   | Alice    | Not Started | Evaluate GitLab release job            |
| Helm chart templating         | Low      | Alice    | Not Started | Research community charts              |
| Canary and blue/green rollout | High     | Alice    | Not Started | Drafting rollback procedures           |

<Callout icon="triangle-alert" color="#FF6B6B">
  Before scaling up in Kubernetes, double-check resource requests/limits to prevent OOM kills and scheduler evictions.
</Callout>

## Next Sessions & Resources

In upcoming meetings, we’ll cover:

* **Kubernetes Fundamentals**: pods, services, deployments
* **Helm & Chart Management**: templating and versioning
* **Automated Rollbacks & Monitoring**: integrating health checks

For a head start on Kubernetes concepts, see [Kubernetes Basics](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/kubernetes-basics/).

## Links and References

* [Kubernetes Documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/)
* [GitLab CI/CD Overview](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/)
* [Helm Charts Guide](https://helm.sh/docs/)

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