UrbanCode DevOps Platform
The DevOps platform is a product suite from UrbanCode that manages the delivery of software from the time a developer commits code to the time that code ends up in production. It includes solutions for provisioning, build, deployment and release management to support Agile and traditional IT organizations.
What Is the UrbanCode DevOps Platform?
Today, the DevOps platform is composed of the following two products: uBuild, and uDeploy. By the end of 2011, we will be announcing additional exciting products that will be part of this platform.
uBuild: Advanced Continuous Integration
uBuild is used by software development organizations that have complex build management or CI requirements. Many of our customers have previously had powerful build systems developed in house, or have outgrown open source solutions. uBuild scales, handles complex inter-project dependencies, and tracks builds through environments.
uDeploy: Application Release Automation.
uDeploy is used to deploy distributed (multi-tier) applications into environments that typically consist of multiple machines. The deployment can be made-up of multiple components, where each component corresponds to a tier of the application or a service in SOA. The lifecycle of each component can be independent, allowing for incremental deployments of the application.
Who uses it?
UrbanCode tools are in use at hundreds of companies in diverse fields including finance, media, retail and high technology. While sometimes the tools are used by either development or operations teams in isolation, DevOps and release management teams are heavy users. The DevOps Platform is adopted to: speed application delivery; reduce deployment risk; standardize processes; facilitate testing; and improve audit compliance.
How is it different than AnthillPro?
The DevOps platform is the next step in the evolution of AnthillPro, our flagship product to-date. The DevOps platform differs from AnthillPro in several ways:
- The DevOps platform represents the 4th generation, while AnthillPro 3.x is our 3rd generation solution.
- The DevOps platform and its products are a rebranding of AnthillPro.
- The DevOps platform breaks up the functionality in AnthillPro into multiple products.
The updated technology platform includes an improved workflow engine, a new user interface layer, and an advanced inventory service to track what's where.
How do I get my hands on it?
What's the backstory?
The DevOps platform is designed to deliver on our vision of managing the delivery of software from the time a developer commits code to the time that code ends up in production. This vision started to evolve about 6 years ago with input from our customers. You can read more about the evolution of our products and the vision behind them over here.
