March 7, 2011
I had an inquiry this week asking about our experience with automatic deployments for Clarify – specifically around deploying ClearBasic code and schema changes. So I jotted down a few rambling thoughts that might be useful to others. Most of this stuff is pretty standard for software development shops, but not as common in enterprise internal IT organizations. (But it should be!) At Dovetail, we have lots of experience in automated deployment. Let me lay out some of our experience and tools and scenarios. Obviously, one of the big benefits of automation is that repeatable work can be moved from a manual to an automated strategy, and by reducing the manual components, we can eliminate the human error factors, while also improving productivity and increasing employee happiness. Customization Replicator Years ago, we created a product called Customization Replicator (CR). …
Automated Deployments for Clarify
March 7, 2011
I had an inquiry this week asking about our experience with automatic deployments for Clarify – specifically around deploying ClearBasic code and schema changes. So I jotted down a few rambling thoughts that might be useful to others. Most of this stuff is pretty standard for software development shops, but not as common in enterprise internal IT organizations. (But it should be!) At Dovetail, we have lots of experience in automated deployment. Let me lay out some of our experience and tools and scenarios. Obviously, one of the big benefits of automation is that repeatable work can be moved from a manual to an automated strategy, and by reducing the manual components, we can eliminate the human error factors, while also improving productivity and increasing employee happiness. Customization Replicator Years ago, we created a product called Customization Replicator (CR). …