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To get the full HTML page instead, request this URL with an explicit `Accept: text/html` header (no wildcard, no markdown preference)._ [Resource Center](https://linearb.io/resources) # Automate: Pre-merge Workflow Automation for Dev Efficiency On-Demand ![summer_series_automate_cfae9f9f8c](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/summer_series_automate_cfae9f9f8c?_a=BAVMn6ID0) Watch On-Demand ## Explore the new technology Platform Engineering teams are using to create compound efficiency gains by shifting CI/CD workflow automation left. ### Speakers ![Ben_Lloyd_Pearson_67a5997389](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Ben_Lloyd_Pearson_67a5997389?_a=BAVMn6ID0) Ben Loyd Pearson Director of Dev Relations LinearB ![ofer_headshot_3806717a39](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/ofer_headshot_3806717a39?_a=BAVMn6ID0) Ofer Afias Sr. Director of Product LinearB ### About the workshop Learn how to implement new Continuous Merge technology to create compound efficiency gains through… * Shifting CI/CD workflow automation left using a Continuous Merge mindset * Programmable workflows that create org-wide merge standards * Best practices with policy-as-code ## Your next read [![Cover image for From measurement to action: moving off Appfire Flow without starting over](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/webinar_appfire_flow_migration_7387e46670?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/resources/flow-migration-workshop) Workshop [From measurement to action: moving off Appfire Flow without starting over](https://linearb.io/resources/flow-migration-workshop) Join a live workshop on making the move off Appfire Flow without losing your history, your team structure, or your momentum. 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