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SAFe®: Why? How? Who's doing it? Find out at InterConnect 2016!
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I’m very excited for InterConnect 2016! It’s been a year since we delivered beta templates for SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework®) Program support in Rational Team Concert and we’ve been doing a lot since then to expand that support, enhance it for the unique requirements of our Enterprise customers and explore how we can provide differentiating capabilities in tooling that is a critical part of the IBM DevOps solution framework. If you’re new to SAFe and just need to learn what all the hype is about, or... [More]
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DevOps at IBM InterConnect 2016: What's Hot, Cool, Or Just Good Old Powerpoint…
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Are you joining us at IBM InterConnect? IBM InterConnect 2016 is the premier Cloud & Mobile Conference taking place February 21-25, 2016 at MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. Through more than 2,000 targeted sessions led by industry leaders and IBM experts, InterConnect will help you reach your goals. From technical and business content to deep-dive technical sessions, the InterConnect curriculum is designed to help you quickly and easily realize the full value of your investment. Join us for insightful breakout sessions,... [More]
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From Bangalore to Vegas – My first DevOps Journey
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On a long journey from Bangalore to Las Vegas, I had quite a few things on my mind as to what I will do in Vegas. But well, I had to constantly remind myself that it was not a holiday but a business trip! I was travelling to Vegas to attend the IBM premier Cloud and Mobile conference- InterConnect 2015 . It’s IBM’s largest conference with over 20,000 attendees from across the globe covering a wide variety of topics ranging from Hybrid Cloud, Mobile, IoT and Security etc. It was while exploring the InterConnect event’s... [More]
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IBM Explorer for z/OS V3.0 Aqua is finally here!
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We’re pleased to announce that Aqua is now available for you to experience! Try it for yourself here . As we discussed in my earlier blog , Aqua is IBM’s strategic integration platform to bring you a wealth of Dev & Ops capabilities on the Eclipse Luna platform while you are working with your z/OS systems. Aqua brings a significant improvement in supporting the day-to-day activities of system programmers and application developers, as well as simplifying the deployment and maintenance of our... [More]
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Supercharge your Linux on z Systems applications with XL C/C++ V1.2 compiler magic
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We’re all looking for ways to infuse our applications with performance and speed without rewriting. As the bridge between user applications and modern hardware architecture, compiler technology is playing an integral part in delivering application performance by generating highly optimized code for execution on z Systems servers. Today we are announcing the XL C/C++ for Linux on z Systems V1.2 compiler (XL C/C++ V1.2), which is designed to improve the performance of applications as well as provide easy migration of applications to... [More]
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Capgemini and IBM: Partners in innovation to solve shipping challenges in the Nordics
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How do you prototype, develop and test a solution in just three weeks? Well, when you give the right people the right technology and tools, amazing things can happen. In this case, it was the innovative team at Capgemini combined with the IBM Bluemix platform which enabled the speedy delivery of a strategic solution for a logistics company in the Nordics. When you’re a logistics company, a lot of things can keep you up at night. This particular company handles about a million packages a day for large corporations and individuals, however... [More]
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All aboard the z/OS release train – Aqua is coming
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What is a release train? Think of it as an integration platform for delivering Dev and Ops capability. And, the good news - Explorer for z/OS V3.0 Aqua is part of the z/OS operating system entitlement. So you can benefit from the capability available on this platform at no additional charge! So, what is Aqua? z/OS Explorer Aqua release brings the base Eclipse platform to Luna platform (Eclipse V4.4). If you are using Eclipse-based tools while you are interacting with z/OS, you may wonder what this announcement may bring... [More]
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Speed up your business critical COBOL applications without recompiling
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Now there is no longer a need to experiment and guess the best combination of compile options to tune the performance of your business critical COBOL applications. We are pleased to announce IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS V1.1 (ABO), a standalone optimizer for COBOL applications. This new product is based on advanced optimization technology shipped with Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V5 (COBOL V5). ABO performs high-fidelity optimization and generates code that fully exploits zEC12 and z13 architectures without the need... [More]
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New announcements to help you future-proof your enterprise development
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In today’s era of digital disruption, it’s imperative for enterprises to drive faster innovation while ensuring the stability of core business systems. However, if a new mobile app needs a critical change in a back-end transactional system, that system of record must be agile enough to provide those services with speed. The issue lies in what is known as Variable Speed IT, in which each element of IT moves at the speed required by the business to meet its goals. Need help in meeting the challenge of variable speed IT? ... [More]
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I’m all about reuse!
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I’m all about reuse! How long does it take you to release to production? And what happens after the release process is complete? We know an organization that takes a full weekend – up to 48 hours – to complete a release to production, with 50 or more people involved, all performing their parts of the manual process. And what happens if one of these folks makes an error? How long does it take to discover the error was made, then correct the error, or rollback that part of the deployment? The release takes several full-time... [More]
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9/22 CrowdChat with DevOps.com - DevOps: Code, Culture & Community
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IBM InterConnect 2016 fever has started! Join the buzz on September 22 at 1:00 PM ET when DevOps.com hosts a CrowdChat on DevOps: Code, Culture & Community . You can join now at https://www.crowdchat.net/ibminterconnect2016 (you can visit now to add to your calendar) or follow along on Twitter #ibminterconnect2016. Our chat hosted by a great group of DevOps thought leaders and subject matter experts including DevOps.com founder and editor-in-chief, Alan Shimel (@ashimmy) will discuss how to deliver... [More]
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Mobile to Mainframe Dummies book – Bridging the distance between the systems
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By Rosalind Radcliffe Are you in the mobile space but still worried about your mainframes? You are not alone. As we need to connect our systems of record to the new systems of engagement environment, we need to learn to marry the two to get the best for our business. In my new Mobile to Mainframe DevOps for Dummies book , I explain how DevOps can help organizations gain the most value from their mainframe environment connecting it to mobile systems of engagement. As a person who has worked on both of the... [More]
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Announcing the New Mobile to Mainframe DevOps For Dummies Book
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Original Post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/announcing-new-mobile-mainframe-devops-dummies-book-saleem-padani In today’s era of digital disruption around cloud, mobile, and analytics, it’s imperative for the enterprise to drive toward faster innovation while ensuring the stability of the core IT systems. The need arises for what’s being termed as “bimodal” or variable speed IT. While innovative systems of engagement demand speed, agility, and experimentation, business critical systems of record also requires the... [More]
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Democratic DevOps: Dealing with Business Value Needs
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This blog post has been a collaborative effort with Marianne Hollier, Cindy VanEpps, Anita Rass Wan and Roger LeBlanc. Ever jump into a TV series in the middle of a season? Welcome to Episode 2, Season 1 of DevOps Scenarios for Middleware. For an overview of this riveting and not-quite-Emmy-worthy blog series, check out the Overview blog here . We might rightly call this scenario “Democratic DevOps”. It’s the basic starting point, an end-to-end scenario that treats planning, development, testing,... [More]
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Getting ahead in DevOps with Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.0
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By: Vidhya V Kumar Last week, IBM® announced the release of Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 6.0 . Among the more exciting introductions in the new version is ‘Global Configuration Management’ (GCM) a feature set that can take your DevOps goal to the next level. As you know, DevOps is about being quicker and more flexible - quicker in getting product features to customers; and flexible in catering to multiple customer requirements at the same time. The first requires automation and the... [More]
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