Best practices for a DevOps Approach with IBM system z

Tools from IBM® Rational® - specifically, IBM UrbanCode™ Deploy, IBM Rational Development and Test Environments for System z®, and IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server—support development on the IBM System z platform, giving you true capabilities to scale DevOps at the enterprise level. Learn more when you read the IBM white paper “Best practices for a DevOps approach with IBM System z.”

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Disparate Communications: Limit the Ability to Grow Business

It isn’t often we meet a business owner that doesn’t want to grow their business. Business growth has always meant more work for the long-suffering guys in IT.

For them, growth means a myriad of problems to struggle with and solve, such as -

• Sourcing and supplying staff equipment

• Increasing the bandwidth of current systems

• Negotiating new service contracts

• Maintaining existing levels of service

Download this whitepaper to explore the different channels of communication for a growing business environment.

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Out-dated Technology, Can’t Adapt to Changes in Environment

Call us cynical but if you ask us, whomever it was that said, “a change is as good as a rest”, they clearly never worked in IT.

Don’t get us wrong. We know better than anyone that truly successful businesses embrace the future. That they move forward and adapt in order to thrive. We know that change is indeed a good thing - but is it easy?

Change within a business can come in a variety of forms and this whitepaper can show you the way.

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Separate Communication Systems are Inefficient & Complex to Manage

When it comes to channels of communication within a business, the word ‘separation’ has long been obsolete. It isn’t often a CEO talks proudly about the many separate means of communication his or her employees use. These days everyone knows that when it comes to sharing information in the workplace the buzzwords are ‘integrated’ and ‘cloud’.

This whitepaper can help break this down for you and show you some great options for a more efficient work environment.

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Live Event: Cloud & SDN – What It Means For Your Wi-Fi

The rapid evolution of networking solutions and the impact of macro technology trends makes future-proofing your infrastructure more complex than ever. With hype around Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Cloud reaching tipping point, what impact do these technologies have on the future design, deployment, and support of your wireless LAN infrastructure?

Join us on Thursday, 21 January 2016 to explore the possibilities and chart Wi-Fi’s evolutionary path to determine where best to place your bets in 2016 and beyond.

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Whitepaper: DevOps and the cost of downtime

DevOps is bringing technical and business benefits to LOB leaders, the C-suite and IT delivery organizations. This IDC Report states that communicating DevOps business value is critical to securing additional funding and accelerating the rate and course of change in an enterprise.
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The State of Mobile Application Insecurity

Customer need and demand often affect mobile application security. 65% of the participants in this study strongly agree that the security of mobile apps is sometimes put at risk because of expanding customer demand or need. The “rush to release” phenomenon.
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WiFi Is a Game Changer for the Connected Enterprise

Digital transformation has become a top priority for businesses and IT leaders. Organizations of all sizes are looking to harness the power of contextual information and analytics to make better, faster decisions that will enable them to gain a competitive advantage. A business that wants to evolve into a digital organization must first become a connected enterprise. It’s the connection of things and devices that will act as the foundation of a digital organization.

Becoming a connected enterprise is an evolutionary leap for businesses. You require new tools processes, and understanding. Use this download as your guide to a more connected enterprise.

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The WLAN Buyers Guide 2016

Today, you are dealing with laptops, smartphones, and tablets, for corporate, guest, and BYOD access, but soon, as IoT ascends to become more than a buzz term, organizations will find a rapidly increasing number of systems and sensors that require network connectivity.

This guide has been designed to arm you with the knowledge and skills required to navigate through the marketing hype and determine what is actually the appropriate solution for your organization through 2016 and beyond. This document will provide you with enough information and key questions to take to every vendor to ensure that you really are getting a solution that is tailored to your own needs.

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The Role of the Test Professional in Today’s DevOps World

A DevOps approach to software development is all about constantly delivering value to the business through continuous delivery of software-driven innovation, with incremental and frequent releases of new features and functionality to meet the demands of today’s consumer. In this new world, the level of quality in the software being released is directly tied to a company’s success or failure. So as software quality is key to success, why do test professionals often feel ignored during the development process only to be blamed for defects escaping into production? The role of the test professional has become more important than ever before. Join Marianne and Al as they share how the testing roles fit into a DevOps approach to software development.

• Understand the organizational challenges test professionals face and leave with insight on how to break down cultural barriers.
• Gain new knowledge on innovative techniques and tools to shift testing to the left and begin testing earlier.
• Be an advocate of change to resolve today’s testing challenges making continuous testing a reality for your delivery team enabling them to deliver business value - continuously.

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