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Manually deploying applications is a time-consuming and error riddled process with a complete lack of predictability. It’s impossible to know just how long it will take from an application to go from Dev to Ops when there are so many people and departments involved and nobody focusing on the big picture.
It stands to reason that, the faster an application release or update moves through the stages for release, the more money a company can make. So why not adopt the concept of a production line for deploying applications? It worked for the auto industry! But what exactly does that mean for an application release and for everyone involved?
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Did you miss Wednesday’s webinar on Achieving Zero Touch Deployment™ in Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010? Not to worry! Now you can view the full recorded version online at your convenience.
Hundreds of IT Specialists joined us from all over the world to discover the potential of embedding the extensive capabilities of deployment automation into the TFS environment. Led by Nolio’s Product Director Ron Gidron, participants learned how Nolio’s plug-in can reduce errors, lower costs, increase operational throughput and accelerate time-to-market of application releases.
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Learn how Geneva’s oldest bank Lombard Odier has benefited from Nolio’s innovative application release deployment solutions.
In a fascinating interview, we asked Lombard Odier’s Technical Architect Yann Albou why the bank decided to deploy with Nolio and what benefits they have witnessed since the transition. Mr. Albou described the manifold challenges and frustrations that Lombard Odier previously faced with application deployments. Read More
Confused by configurations or perplexed by provisioning tools? Take a look at our comprehensive guide ‘Application Deployment 101‘, which answers the questions you’ve always wanted to ask about application release processes.
Application Deployment 101 is a handy online resource covering key aspects of application releases with an overview of the release process, staging areas, build and provisioning tools and parameters.
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Confused about the features of Nolio’s release management tools? Are there elements you’d like explaining in more detail? Or maybe you’re just not sure that Nolio’s deployment software will answer all your application release needs? Read More
I often am either cc’ed on technical emails that are whizzing through Nolio’s global virtual collaboration platform (Google Apps) or intercept interesting discussions by quietly adding myself to the techies email groups. Either way, I convinced myself that some of the goodies I catch could be of interest to our customers, prospects, and friends.
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Each spring, the AlwaysOn Network, founded by former Red Herring and Upside Editor and Publisher Tony Perkins, polls a group of respected IT industry investors, vendors, venture capitalists, media types and other knowledgeable folks to find out what they know about up-and-coming companies.
“As the digital information created by businesses continues to explode at astronomical rates, the need to store, manage, socialize, and share this information is becoming extremely challenging,” says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “By providing innovative technologies that help enterprises better compete in this new era of information complexity and move their data out into the cloud, the OnDemand 100 represent some of the highest-growth opportunities in the private company marketplace.”
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The decision to include Nolio’s ASAP in the Cool Vendor category was taken this month by a Gartner analyst team panel made up of Ronni Colville, Kris Brittain and Donna Scott. The analysts recommended that buyers should evaluate release automation software to reduce manual efforts and scripts for deploying application software across and within ALM environments.
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BMC recently released a white paper with the title the same as this post. It’s always good to read material created and promoted by marketing people ; ) I’ll summarize the main topic for your reading pleasure.
Application release automation will:
- Eliminate configuration-related errors
- Reduce the “time-to-value” from weeks to hours
- Eliminate unaudited manual and script-based processes
- Enable compliance management
- Provide rapid installation and configuration of applications in virtual environments
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