Ike Ellis discusses continuous integration (CI), which involves automatically building and testing software applications whenever code changes are committed to source control. CI aims to prevent integration issues by catching errors early. Key aspects of CI include source control, build triggers, build agents, notifications, and correction of broken builds. CI tools like Jenkins and TeamCity can help implement CI processes. While CI requires setup effort, it offers benefits like higher code quality, easier deployments, and reduced "works on my PC" issues.