Merge branch 'docs-delete-content-articles-index' into 'master'

Docs: deprecates articles index

Closes #41138

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!16469

doc/articles/index.md

-# Technical Articles
+# Technical articles list (deprecated)
 
-[Technical Articles](../development/writing_documentation.md#technical-articles) are
+[Technical articles](../development/writing_documentation.md#technical-articles) are
 topic-related documentation, written with an user-friendly approach and language, aiming
 to provide the community with guidance on specific processes to achieve certain objectives.
 
-They are written by members of the GitLab Team and by
-[Community Writers](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/technical-writing/community-writers/).
+The list of technical articles was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/41138) in favor of having them linked from their topic-related documentation:
 
-Part of the articles listed below link to the [GitLab Blog](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/),
-where they were originally published.
-
-## GitLab Pages
-
-Learn how to deploy a static website with [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md#getting-started):
-
-| Article title | Category | Publishing date |
-| :------------ | :------: | --------------: |
-| **Series: GitLab Pages from A to Z:** |
-| [- Part 1: Static sites and GitLab Pages domains](../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_one.md)| User guide | 2017-02-22 |
-| [- Part 2: Quick start guide - Setting up GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_two.md)| User guide | 2017-02-22 |
-| [- Part 3: Setting Up Custom Domains - DNS Records and SSL/TLS Certificates](../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_three.md)| User guide | 2017-02-22 |
-| [- Part 4: Creating and tweaking `.gitlab-ci.yml` for GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_four.md)| User guide | 2017-02-22 |
-| [Setting up GitLab Pages with CloudFlare Certificates](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/02/07/setting-up-gitlab-pages-with-cloudflare-certificates/) | Tutorial | 2017-02-07 |
-| [Building a new GitLab Docs site with Nanoc, GitLab CI, and GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/07/building-a-new-gitlab-docs-site-with-nanoc-gitlab-ci-and-gitlab-pages/) | Tutorial | 2016-12-07 |
-| [Publish Code Coverage Report with GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/03/publish-code-coverage-report-with-gitlab-pages/) | Tutorial | 2016-11-03 |
-| [GitLab CI: Deployment & Environments](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/26/ci-deployment-and-environments/) | Tutorial | 2016-08-26 |
-| [Posting to your GitLab Pages blog from iOS](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/19/posting-to-your-gitlab-pages-blog-from-ios/) | Tutorial | 2016-08-19 |
-| **Series: Static Site Generator:** |
-| [- Part 1: Dynamic vs Static Websites](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/03/ssg-overview-gitlab-pages-part-1-dynamic-x-static/) | Tutorial | 2016-06-03 |
-| [- Part 2: Modern Static Site Generators](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/10/ssg-overview-gitlab-pages-part-2/) | Tutorial | 2016-06-10 |
-| [- Part 3: Build any SSG site with GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/17/ssg-overview-gitlab-pages-part-3-examples-ci/) | Tutorial | 2016-06-17 |
-| [Securing your GitLab Pages with TLS and Let's Encrypt](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/11/tutorial-securing-your-gitlab-pages-with-tls-and-letsencrypt/) | Tutorial | 2016-04-11 |
-| [Hosting on GitLab.com with GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/07/gitlab-pages-setup/) | Tutorial | 2016-04-07 |
-
-## Install and maintain GitLab
-
-[Admin](../README.md#administrator-documentation), [install](../install/README.md),
-upgrade, integrate, migrate to GitLab:
-
-| Article title | Category | Publishing date |
-| :------------ | :------: | --------------: |
-| [Video Tutorial: Idea to Production on Google Container Engine (GKE)](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/01/23/video-tutorial-idea-to-production-on-google-container-engine-gke/) | Tutorial | 2017-01-23 |
-| [How to Setup a GitLab Instance on Microsoft Azure](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/13/how-to-setup-a-gitlab-instance-on-microsoft-azure/) | Tutorial | 2016-07-13 |
-| [Getting started with GitLab and DigitalOcean](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/27/getting-started-with-gitlab-and-digitalocean/) | Tutorial | 2016-04-27 |
-
-## Software development
-
-Explore the best of GitLab's software development's capabilities:
-
-| Article title | Category | Publishing date |
-| :------------ | :------: | --------------: |
-| [Making CI Easier with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/13/making-ci-easier-with-gitlab/) | Concepts | 2017-07-13 |
-| [From 2/3 of the Self-Hosted Git Market, to the Next-Generation CI System, to Auto DevOps](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/06/29/whats-next-for-gitlab-ci/)| Concepts | 2017-06-29 |
-| [Fast and Natural Continuous Integration with GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/22/fast-and-natural-continuous-integration-with-gitlab-ci/) | Concepts | 2017-05-22 |
-| [Demo: Auto-Deploy from GitLab to an OpenShift Container Cluster](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/16/devops-containers-gitlab-openshift/) | Technical overview | 2017-05-16 |
-| [Demo: GitLab Service Desk](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/09/demo-service-desk/) | Feature highlight | 2017-05-09 |
-| [Demo: Mapping Work Versus Time, With Burndown Charts](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/04/25/mapping-work-to-do-versus-time-with-burndown-charts/) | Feature highlight | 2017-04-25 |
-| [Demo: Cloud Native Development with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/04/18/cloud-native-demo/) | Feature highlight | 2017-04-18 |
-| [Demo:  Mastering Code Review With GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/17/demo-mastering-code-review-with-gitlab/) | Feature highlight | 2017-03-17 |
-| [In 13 minutes from Kubernetes to a complete application development tool](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/14/idea-to-production/) | Technical overview | 2016-11-14 |
-| [GitLab Workflow, an Overview](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/25/gitlab-workflow-an-overview/) | Technical overview | 2016-10-25 |
-| [Trends in Version Control Land: Microservices](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/16/trends-in-version-control-land-microservices/) | Concepts | 2016-08-16 |
-| [Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/) | Concepts | 2016-08-05 |
-| [Trends in Version Control Land: Innersourcing](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/07/trends-version-control-innersourcing/) | Concepts | 2016-07-07 |
-| [Tutorial: It's all connected in GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/08/gitlab-tutorial-its-all-connected/) | Technical overview | 2016-03-08 |
-
-## Technologies
-
-| Article title | Category | Publishing date |
-| :------------ | :------: | --------------: |
-| [Why we are not leaving the cloud](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/02/why-we-are-not-leaving-the-cloud/) | Concepts | 2017-03-02 |
-| [Why We Chose Vue.js](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/20/why-we-chose-vue/) | Concepts | 2016-10-20 |
-| [Markdown Kramdown Tips & Tricks](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/19/markdown-kramdown-tips-and-tricks/) | Technical overview | 2016-07-19 |
+- [Git](../topics/git/index.md)
+- [GitLab administrator](../administration/index.md)
+- [GitLab CI/CD](../ci/README.md)
+- [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md)
+- [Install GitLab](../install/README.md)

doc/ci/README.md

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ you don't need to set up anything to start to use them with GitLab CI/CD.
 - Article (2016-08-05): [Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment with GitLab - Intro to CI/CD](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/)
 - Article (2015-12-14): [Getting started with GitLab and GitLab CI - Intro to CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2015/12/14/getting-started-with-gitlab-and-gitlab-ci/)
 - Article (2017-07-13): [Making CI Easier with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/13/making-ci-easier-with-gitlab/)
+- Article (2017-05-22): [Fast and Natural Continuous Integration with GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/22/fast-and-natural-continuous-integration-with-gitlab-ci/)
 - **Videos:**
   - Demo (Streamed live on Jul 17, 2017): [GitLab CI/CD Deep Dive](https://youtu.be/pBe4t1CD8Fc?t=195)
   - Demo (March, 2017): [How to get started using CI/CD with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/13/ci-cd-demo/)

doc/ci/autodeploy/index.md

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ during the deployment.
 
 We made a [simple guide](quick_start_guide.md) to using Auto Deploy with GitLab.com.
 
+For a demonstration of GitLab Auto Deploy, read the blog post [Auto Deploy from GitLab to an OpenShift Container Cluster](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/16/devops-containers-gitlab-openshift/)
+
 ## Supported templates
 
 The list of supported auto deploy templates is available in the

doc/install/README.md

@@ -25,15 +25,19 @@ the hardware requirements.
 
 ## Install GitLab on cloud providers
 
-- [Installing in Kubernetes](kubernetes/index.md) - Install GitLab into a Kubernetes
+- [Installing in Kubernetes](kubernetes/index.md): Install GitLab into a Kubernetes
   Cluster using our official Helm Chart Repository.
 - [Install GitLab on OpenShift](openshift_and_gitlab/index.md)
 - [Install GitLab on DC/OS](https://mesosphere.com/blog/gitlab-dcos/) via [GitLab-Mesosphere integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/09/16/announcing-gitlab-and-mesosphere/)
 - [Install GitLab on Azure](azure/index.md)
 - [Install GitLab on Google Cloud Platform](google_cloud_platform/index.md)
+- [Install GitLab on Google Container Engine (GKE)](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/01/23/video-tutorial-idea-to-production-on-google-container-engine-gke/): video tutorial on
+the full process of installing GitLab on Google Container Engine (GKE), pushing an application to GitLab, building the app with GitLab CI/CD, and deploying to production.
 - [Install on AWS](https://about.gitlab.com/aws/)
 - _Testing only!_ [DigitalOcean and Docker Machine](digitaloceandocker.md) -
   Quickly test any version of GitLab on DigitalOcean using Docker Machine.
+- [Getting started with GitLab and DigitalOcean](ttps://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/27/getting-started-with-gitlab-and-digitalocean/): requirements, installation process, updates.
+- [Demo: Cloud Native Development with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/04/18/cloud-native-demo/): video demonstration on how to install GitLab on Kubernetes, build a project, create Review Apps, store Docker images in Container Registry, deploy to production on Kubernetes, and monitor with Prometheus.
 
 ## Database
 

doc/install/openshift_and_gitlab/index.md

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ In this tutorial, we will see how to deploy GitLab in OpenShift using GitLab's
 official Docker image while getting familiar with the web interface and CLI
 tools that will help us achieve our goal.
 
+For a video demonstration on installing GitLab on Openshift, check the article [In 13 minutes from Kubernetes to a complete application development tool](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/14/idea-to-production/).
+
 ---
 
 ## Prerequisites

doc/topics/autodevops/index.md

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ knowledge of the following:
 Auto DevOps provides great defaults for all the stages; you can, however,
 [customize](#customizing) almost everything to your needs.
 
+For an overview on the creation of Auto DevOps, read the blog post [From 2/3 of the Self-Hosted Git Market, to the Next-Generation CI System, to Auto DevOps](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/06/29/whats-next-for-gitlab-ci/).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 TIP: **Tip:**

doc/user/index.md

@@ -23,9 +23,20 @@ all the way through, from within the same platform.
 
 Please check this page for an overview on [GitLab's features](https://about.gitlab.com/features/).
 
+### Concepts
+
+For an overview on concepts involved when developing code on GitLab,
+read the articles on:
+
+- [Mastering Code Review With GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/17/demo-mastering-code-review-with-gitlab/).
+- [GitLab Workflow, an Overview](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/25/gitlab-workflow-an-overview/#gitlab-workflow-use-case-scenario).
+- [Tutorial: It's all connected in GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/08/gitlab-tutorial-its-all-connected/): an overview on code collaboration with GitLab.
+- [Trends in Version Control Land: Microservices](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/16/trends-in-version-control-land-microservices/).
+- [Trends in Version Control Land: Innersourcing](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/07/trends-version-control-innersourcing/).
+
 ## Use cases
 
-GitLab is a git-based platforms that integrates a great number of essential tools for software development and deployment, and project management:
+GitLab is a Git-based platform that integrates a great number of essential tools for software development and deployment, and project management:
 
 - Code hosting in repositories with version control
 - Track proposals for new implementations, bug reports, and feedback with a
@@ -58,12 +69,6 @@ and [Multiple Issue Boards](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issue_board.
 
 You can also [integrate](project/integrations/project_services.md) GitLab with numerous third-party applications, such as Mattermost, Microsoft Teams, HipChat, Trello, Slack, Bamboo CI, JIRA, and a lot more.
 
-### Articles
-
-For a complete workflow use case please check [GitLab Workflow, an Overview](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/25/gitlab-workflow-an-overview/#gitlab-workflow-use-case-scenario).
-
-For more use cases please check our [Technical Articles](../articles/index.md).
-
 ## Projects
 
 In GitLab, you can create [projects](project/index.md) for numerous reasons, such as, host