Release vs Deployment Management: What’s the Difference?

Release vs Deployment Management: What’s the Difference?

In the always-an-adventure world of IT service management, there are several key processes that are essential for delivering high-quality services to customers and end-users. Two of the most critical processes are release management and deployment management....
7 Tools to Help with Application Rationalization

7 Tools to Help with Application Rationalization

Application rationalization is the process of identifying which applications an organization should keep, update, consolidate, or retire. Think of it as a financial adviser, but instead of your investment portfolio, it’s your application portfolio. Most...
Pairing DevOps with Test Environment Management

Pairing DevOps with Test Environment Management

For many organizations, DevOps is the best practice for efficiency. However, this model doesn’t come easily as the organization needs to put certain things in place. For example, the firm needs to incorporate the right tools to ensure its delivery pipeline and...
Enterprise Environments: Understanding Deployment at Scale

Enterprise Environments: Understanding Deployment at Scale

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you mistakenly added bugs to your codes and shipped them to users? For instance, let’s say an IT firm has its primary work tree on GitHub, and a team member pushes codes with bugs to the primary work tree. The firm may also...
8 DevOps Anti-Patterns You Should Avoid

8 DevOps Anti-Patterns You Should Avoid

It’s the normal case with software buzzwords that people focus so much on what something is that they forget what it is not. DevOps is no exception. To truly embrace DevOps and cherish what it is, it’s important to comprehend what it isn’t. A plethora...