The statistic shows the distribution of time taken to deploy new software builds, both as it typically is and how developers would like it to be, as of early 2018, based on a survey of development professionals. According to the survey, 16 percent of respondents indicated they would like to be able to release new software builds every hour.
Frequency of software build deployment worldwide, in 2018, current vs desired
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technology professionals responsible for development and testing
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often does your team TYPICALLY deploy a new build?" and "Ideally, how often would your team LIKE TO deploy a new build?"
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Sauce Labs. (February 28, 2018). Frequency of software build deployment worldwide, in 2018, current vs desired [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/673403/worldwide-software-development-survey-deployment-frequency/
Sauce Labs. "Frequency of software build deployment worldwide, in 2018, current vs desired." Chart. February 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673403/worldwide-software-development-survey-deployment-frequency/
Sauce Labs. (2018). Frequency of software build deployment worldwide, in 2018, current vs desired. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673403/worldwide-software-development-survey-deployment-frequency/
Sauce Labs. "Frequency of Software Build Deployment Worldwide, in 2018, Current Vs Desired." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673403/worldwide-software-development-survey-deployment-frequency/
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