Application Lifecycle Management

Application lifecycle management (ALM) is the supervision of a software application from its initial planning through retirement. See complete definition.

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Application Lifecycle Management News

January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19
GitHub Enterprise upgrade eases team development

Enhancements to GitHub Enterprise help enterprise developers schedule, automate and administrate tasks, as the company adjusts course under Microsoft's watch.
December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18
IT industry trends home in on containers, AIOps and CI/CD

IT ops pros should be on the lookout for enterprise-wide production container deployments, real-world AIOps usage and new approaches to CI/CD in 2019.
November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18
Enterprise devs win with Veracode's SaaS security spinout

Independent once again, Veracode will focus on its cloud-based test services that enable developers to add security to the software development lifecycle.
October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18
Electric Cloud boosts DevOps orchestration, visibility

As enterprises increase their DevOps tooling investments, Electric Cloud aims to position itself as an orchestrator for the disparate teams and technologies within an organization.

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Application Lifecycle Management Get Started

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3 ways to test in production promptly and productively

As much as Agile and DevOps changed development, they also shifted testers' roles -- to the right. Gerie Owen offers three ways to evaluate apps in production to find failures. Continue Reading
Network configuration basics: Focus on users and software tools

When configuring a network, keep a detailed and updated document to track user needs and network changes. And, of course, take advantage of network configuration software. Continue Reading
Words to go: Version control process

Distributed version control systems use is on the rise, particularly because they aid in collaborative development. Learn the basics of version control to get started. Continue Reading

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Evaluate Application Lifecycle Management Vendors & Products

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CI/CD tool showdown pits adoptability vs. adaptability

For CI/CD, a software team should weigh how well a tool fits into its existing practices. Drone and Concourse each highlight ease of use and pipeline features. Continue Reading
Monitor APIs with these metrics for smooth app integrations

What user information do you pull in from APIs? Do you even know how well they perform? Dev teams should track these metrics to create and maintain smooth API communication. Continue Reading
Use shift-right testing to cut skepticism, deployment delays

Production environments are the final frontier for bug hunters. So, embrace -- don't eschew -- shift-right testing. It has the potential to enhance software quality for users. Continue Reading

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Manage Application Lifecycle Management

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Learn the basics before you work with Git

Git can scale with complex environments, but more conflicts can arise. Get the Git basics down before your developers use forks or branches for projects. Continue Reading
How can organizations improve their network change management?

Organizations can optimize their network change management processes with dedicated change management services for improved planning, monitoring and communication capabilities. Continue Reading
When and how to refactor code

Code refactoring seems like a surefire way to give software a fresh start. But app dev teams should only attempt it for select purposes, in certain contexts and in specific ways. Continue Reading

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Use these shift-right methods to test code in production

There's no shortage of ways for a QA team to adopt shift-right testing. But, while the approach can fit in with continuous deployment, don't consider it a catch-all for bug removal. Continue Reading
Master application scalability in cloud computing alongside devs

Just because cloud scales endlessly doesn't mean every component in an application should, too. Teams throw money away and degrade app performance when ops isn't involved in design and test. Continue Reading
IBM goes full steam toward eliminating AI problems

At IBM Think 2018, CEO Ginni Rometty discusses ways and tools to overcome AI problems and bottlenecks. Continue Reading

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