The truth about application release and deployment top 10 myths exposed

“WorldWide confusion

about app release

and deployment!”

“WorldWide confusion

about app release

and deployment!”

What’s true and not true

misinformationmisinformationreignsreigns

developer hasn’t seen

daylight in Weeks

family Weeps for lost loved one

Only One way tO deplOy enterprise apps

Only One way tO deplOy enterprise apps

Only way tO deplOy enterprise apps.

Deployment setups that are truly automatic don’t need special scripts—they work with the tools you already use.

automation means automatic

loves deplOyingdev team !

“not a special skill,”

many say

no details missedno details missed

Only way tO deplOy enterprise apps.

Don’t make your developers design the deployment process. Set it up so they can test first and then deploy.

deployment is a specialty

enterprise- level releases “easy to do”

specialized tools deemed

unnecessary

magic spreadsheet tracks everything!

Sure, emails and spreadsheets are OK for simple releases. But what about complex, interdependent, big releases? It’s impossible to collaborate and trace those without specialized tools.

enterprise apps need more

Quality plummets with autOmatiOn!Quality plummets with autOmatiOn!

“i should do it manually,”

says exhausted human.

computers unfit for repetitive tasks

When you automate, you let computers do what they do best. Plus, you’ll get tracking features to help keep things straight.

repetitive tasks are What computers do

savior of release coordination, developers say.spreadsheet hailed!spreadsheet hailed!

great use of

“repetitive manual tasks:

your time.”–management

Only way tO deplOy enterprise apps.

Release coordination tools make development faster, easier, and more precise.

dealing With the spreadsheet is a job in itself

large release seamless!

large release seamless! interdependencies

“nO biggie,” teams say

conventional Wisdom: small, frequent changes not profitable

Small, frequent changes are easier, faster and less risky to make. Automation helps freedevelopers to troubleshoot.

many hands make light Work, and all that

autOmatiOn and build:

nO transitiOn prep necessary

cOmpletely separate

cOmpletely separate

“We just hit a button, and

everything was perfect”

Test builds before they go into production. Versioning them makes tracking simpler.

automation requires preparation

operations rejoices over bottlenecks!operations rejoices over bottlenecks!

no culture changes in

sight, thank goodness

management “elated”

to hear of backlogs

If you’re going to use release and deployment tools, get your teams ready for a change in the way they work.

backlogs are bad

all problems vanished!

develOpers stymied wOrldwidedevelOpers stymied wOrldwide

“they were here, we automated,

now they’re gone,” dismayed

programmer says

There will be resistance and frustration at first. Stick with it.

getting a payoff takes time and Work.

You’ve heard all the myths about automating application release and deployment. Now let’s get to the truth. Check here for the details.

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