2017-06-13T10:53:00Z

Choosing a Release Automation Tool

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it_user256722 - PeerSpot reviewer
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2017-06-14T21:21:21Z
Jun 14, 2017

I'm naturally biased as the CEO of a Release Automation technology company.
However, the most common advice I try to give in the market is to find a technology that's scalable, provides standardized release pipeline templates across any underlying architecture and is maintenance free.
I offer a commercial tool built specifically for enterprise requirements including reporting, dual-mode interface and infinite scalability from Mainframe to Docker.
What I see most common in the market is script-based or workflow-based open source tools used for release automation. While this can work for a handful of applications, once you get to the critical mass of 25 or more applications, this approach simply does not scale. And who wants to write and maintain all of that plumbing code?
Commercial release automation tools are fully supported, include all of the requirements for the enterprise, require no scripting and are far less expensive than taking a people-centric open source approach that does not scale.
Hope this helps.

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