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What role did automation play in improving deployment efficiency during John's work with Cloudflare services?
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Manual processes for DNS updates and SSL/TLS renewals slowed down deployments and introduced risks. By automating these tasks through Cloudflare APIs and embedding them into CI/CD pipelines, John ensured that DNS records were updated automatically during Kubernetes service rollouts. This reduced deployment times and minimized human errors, leading to smoother operations. Automation significantly improved deployment efficiency by eliminating manual DNS and SSL/TLS tasks, allowing faster and more reliable rollouts under John's implementation.