Requirements for an Application Release Automation Platform

Why do we need an Application Release Deployment solution? The IT world is evolving at a rapid pace. Data center and homegrown applications are increasingly complex, application changes are rising in volume and frequency, and operations are deploying across multiple environments and infrastructure models (physical, virtual and cloud). In order to keep up with increasing business demands, development teams are adopting agile methodologies, and QA is employing automated testing. This white paper discusses why application release and deployment automation platforms are becoming increasingly vital for IT operations in global enterprises and explores the specific requirements of such a platform in order for it to prove beneficial, and effective, and offer a substantial return on investment.
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Leveraging Application Deployment Automation in the Cloud

Event Details: July 16, 2014 at 1:00 PM Eastern

Faster time to deployment is a vital component of cloud computing, regardless of what cloud platforms you are using. Automating the deployment of your applications can significantly speed up launch time and simplify management.

Dell Cloud Manager allows you to easily create reusable application blueprints. Design and configure an application stack once, then save for future use. Any authorized user can leverage the blueprint as a ready-made template, or simply deploy to the cloud platform of their choice at the click of a button. Using Chef or Puppet? We integrate with both - or you can use our built-in service catalog.

Join us for this informative session where you will learn how your organization can benefit from leveraging the cloud for application delivery.

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Big Five in Overdrive: Are State and Local Networks Ready?

As state and local government organizations grapple with tight budgets, demanding constituents, growing data volumes, and cross-government coordination challenges, the "Big Five of IT" – data center consolidation, mobility, security, big data, and cloud computing – promise to improve agency performance, productivity, and service. But are state and local networks ready? Recent research determined that the Big Five will choke Federal networks if agencies don't take steps to prepare for increased network demands now. This research report examines potential network impact, state and local readiness, and how organizations can prepare for the onslaught.
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Building a Smarter Networking Strategy for the Modern Large Enterprise

Modern network traffic between offices has a much different makeup than in past years. Rather than just email and files, businesses today send vast amounts of data, virtual systems, and real-time traffic such as voice and video. This report analyzes how top performing businesses improve network and application performance and also looks at how one organization built their own smarter global network.
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Workload Automation – From Application Development to Digital Service Delivery

This paper, "Workload Automation – From Application Development to Digital Service Delivery," describes how a workload automation solution can eliminate the manual processes developers now use to define batch workflows and communicate them to schedulers. By extending the use of workload automation to developers, organizations can implement applications faster, slash costs, and increase service quality.
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How eBay Classifieds Group monitors and manages their app performance

Thursday June 26, 9.30am (UK), 10.30am (Central Europe)

In this live webinar, Armand Verstappen, NOC Manager at eBay Classifieds Group will highlight how Compuware APM enabled eBay to protect and optimize the experience their customers love by:

• Validating performance of their own datacenters
• Monitoring their CDN performance
• Monitoring performance trends versus their competitors

You will learn how eBay Classifieds Group tackles the challenges they face through sophisticated application monitoring strategies they’ve put in place to stay ahead of their users’ expectations.

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The Total Economic Impact of IBM’s Worklight Mobile Application Platform

How much can organizations expect to save by investing in a mobile application platform? IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Worklight. Using an established methodology and based upon actual customer experiences, this report breaks down the economics of the Worklight mobile application platform and the key factors that informed Forrester’s conclusion of a 363% Five-Year ROI.
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A Mobile Application Development Primer

This white paper focuses on a comprehensive approach for the development of mobile business applications. The technique described combines best practices for collaborative software lifecycle management with newer requirements unique to the creation of mobile applications. It is intended to provide value for all of the roles involved in mobile enterprise business application development projects.
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Mobile App Platform Technology Overview: IBM Worklight

IBM Worklight software can enable organizations to extend their business through HTML5, hybrid and native applications ("apps") for a variety mobile devices. IBM Worklight supports the entire application lifecycle from development, back-end integration and authentication, to post-deployment management.
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5 steps to simplify APM for business-wide results

Application downtime is just one of many costs associated with a fragmented application performance management (APM) strategy. Managing today’s more complex and interdependent mission-critical applications is a growing challenge with even larger business implications. Learn the 5 steps to simplify Application Performance Management.
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Continuous Delivery is Reshaping the Future of ALM

Continuous delivery equals competitive advantage releasing software many times a day may sound like science fiction, but it’s reality for a growing number of firms. Continuous delivery is a shift to assembly of components and services, and a new DevOps compact provide the means to pivot away from the frustrations of the past to become the enabler of new, exciting digital customer experiences.
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