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Software Deployment Management
Six things to do before deploying cloud apps
Push a button and your applications are in the cloud, right? Right, but first you'll have to make some essential preparations. Continue Reading
The software tester's guide to managing up
Ever wish the CEO would work a little more for you and your team? That's what managing up is all about. Check out this advice gleaned from STARWEST. Continue Reading
Enterprise release management: The top 10 myths
Application development guru Kevin Parker dispels the top ten myths he keeps hearing about software release management. Continue Reading
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Beyond DevOps: WebOps reduces cloud deployment risk
WebOps goes beyond deployment and manages the business activity of the application, ensuring proper infrastructure capacity for that process. Continue Reading
Modernizing ALM and development for virtual resources and the cloud
Organizations are seeking ways to modernize their development and ALM planning and processes for virtual resources and the cloud environment. Continue Reading
Cloud security in the ALM process
Cloud security is an important factor in deployment and should be included in the ALM process.Continue Reading
Agile ALM: Tools for release management
IT leaders and decision makers will benefit from this tip, written by Software Consultant Nari Kannan, about the problems and challenges in release management and the commercial and open source tools that address them.Continue Reading
Continuous delivery in ALM: Opportunities and challenges
Continuous delivery is the automation of the software build-test-deployment of software cycles; sometimes it allows for completing the cycle multiple times a day.Continue Reading
Strategies for scaling Agile beyond simple code-and-deploy environments
In this tip, consultant Michael Kelly shares some models and strategies that will help teams stay Agile as projects grow.Continue Reading
Intro to integration: Automation from version control to deployment
Learn the steps necessary to automate your processes from code check-in to deployment, allowing your team to focus on the critical thinking tasks they were hired for.Continue Reading
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Automating your release management processes with CI
Quality is a necessary, but not a sufficient condition, to have a successful release and deployment of software. Learn the rationale and issues to consider when designing a continuous deployment framework for your codebase.Continue Reading
Trends in ALM: Extending the lifecycle, increased support of Kanban
This tip discusses the broadening of ALM to portfolio management and DevOps, as well as examines the diversifying of tools to encompass Kanban and the mixing of Agile methodologies.Continue Reading
Debunking myths of application lifecycle management
In this tip, we expose three myths of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) which continue to quietly impede successful software development and delivery across industries. Understanding that best-in-class isn’t always the best option, that there ...Continue Reading
Optimizing your mobile website for all devices
When your Web application goes mobile, your users may see some strange results if you’re not careful. In this tip, consultant Judith Myerson discusses four strategies that will help you make sure your Web application is optimized for use on mobile ...Continue Reading
Software iteration deployment: The importance of retrospectives, feedback and celebration
The end of a software iteration marks a time when there should be retrospectives, feedback from customers and celebration. SSQ Contributor Chris McMahon describes his end-of-iteration experiences in Agile environments. McMahon explains his somewhat ...Continue Reading