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New ebook: The UrbanCode Velocity Origin Story

October 15, 2019

Innovation happens naturally when trying to solve your own internal problems. At least, that has always been the case within UrbanCode. In this ebook, we recount how UrbanCode Velocity came to be. Years ago, we desperately needed to figure out how to balance planned work; work which is in-scope for an iteration, against unplanned work. We tried a…

Releases and Updates

Deployment Warnings in UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.4

October 1, 2019

Not everything is a success or failure. Occasionally, within an automated process there is a need to have users verify that certain conditions have been met, especially when teams are not mature enough in their automation to verify these situations programatically. Many people prefer to simply know if their deployment…

UrbanCode Velocity

Introducing UrbanCode Velocity plug-ins

September 30, 2019

Plug-in driven integrations are a central concept in UrbanCode Velocity – underpinning its power as a data aggregation, analysis, and reporting platform. UrbanCode Velocity plug-ins belong to a new generation of plug-ins designed to streamline installation and operation. As such, there are some key differences to point out. UrbanCode Velocity…

Releases and Updates

Agent Relay Actions in UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.4

September 26, 2019

UrbanCoders, As we approach the release of UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.4, I wanted to talk about Agent Relay Actions, which will now be available through the UI. Agent Relays play a critical role in scaling UrbanCode Deploy across the entire enterprise. Relays allow organizations to architect UrbanCode Deploy to support hundreds…

UrbanCode Velocity

How to use Velocity’s “Join Release” feature

September 24, 2019

UrbanCode Velocity has a Release Management capability that allows a release manager to easily orchestrate releases whether they are interdependent traditional applications, or microservices which can be deployed on their own. The image below shows the different scheduled releases. With filter option, it is easy to view specific releases for…

Events and News

You’re Invited: 2019 Cleveland TechConnect

September 13, 2019

The UrbanCode product team is at it again with the second annual UrbanCode TechConnect Cleveland! This free event will be focusing on best practices, product features, and networking across the UrbanCode community and the world of DevOps. Join us after the event for dinner and more lively conversations. The seats…

Releases and Updates

Coming Soon: UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.4

September 11, 2019

Hello UrbanCoders, It’s that time again, where we start looking ahead to the next feature modification release for UrbanCode Deploy. We expect to release UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.4 in early October. This release will contain a bunch of cool enhancements that will make your day-to-day experience with UrbanCode Deploy that much…

Events and News

UrbanCode sponsoring the DevOps Enterprise Summit | Las Vegas

September 10, 2019

Scroll down to see what UrbanCode will be giving away at the booth during the show! The DevOps Enterprise Summit in Las Vegas is just around the corner and we’re so excited to be featured as a sponsor. DOES Vegas brings together DevOps thought leaders, continuous delivery practitioners, and…

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Event Summary: The CLE Big Data Mega Meetup

September 10, 2019

UrbanCode was a sponsor of the 6th Annual Back To School Mega-Meetup, hosted at The Cleveland Natural History Museum. The unique venue provided a picture-perfect display for UrbanCode, with the one-and-only Balto admiring the UrbanCode swag. This year also marks the 9th anniversary of Cleveland Big Data. The evening was…

Releases and Updates

Introducing Metrics Bar: Insights into your value stream metrics

September 6, 2019

UrbanCode Velocity now allows real-time metrics to measure your process improvements. In today’s world of SDLC continuous improvement is a very common saying, with many teams using Agile as a methodology. Although many teams are implementing parts of Agile are they improving? The next question that might come to mind…

Events and News

Event Summary: DevOps India Summit

September 5, 2019

The 2nd series of the conference for India DevOps community, DevOps India Summit 2019 (DOIS 2019), was held on August 31 and Sep 1st, 2019 at Bangalore. There were 400+ attendees and 10+ exhibitors, and speakers from around the globe attended the event. Microsoft, IBM, CollabNet, and few others conducted…

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UrbanCode sponsoring DevOpsDays Columbus

September 1, 2019

DevOpsDays Columbus is just around the corner and we’re so excited to be featured as a sponsor. From fledgling startups to established industry, the Midwest is home to a large, vibrant technology community. Central Ohio, in particular, has been a flurry of activity in the past several years, drawing attention…

UrbanCode Velocity

Release Management with UrbanCode Velocity and ServiceNow

August 29, 2019

Release management is a fundamental aspect of making changes to enterprise software environments, whether those changes are toward applications or infrastructure. It’s important to secure a repeatable process for doing so, especially when releases become more complex across various teams and business units. UrbanCode Velocity offers an easy to use,…

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Infographic: The Top 7 Day 2 DevOps Challenges

August 26, 2019

As DevOps evolves, engineering leaders face demands way beyond CI/CD automation. This infographic looks at the industry’s top challenges (and ways to solve them), including effectively scaling, delivering business results, and increasing productivity in software teams.

UrbanCode Deploy

How can I ensure a UCD generic process can only be called by another process?

August 23, 2019

Customer Use Case We are using version and snapshot statuses extensively in our UrbanCode Deploy governance model. We designed a set of generic processes for applying statuses and verifying them before deployments. How can we make sure users do not subvert the system and run these processes directly? We want…

Events and News

Event recap: DevOps World | Jenkins World

August 21, 2019

The UrbanCode team had a busy week at DevOps World | Jenkins World 2019 in San Francisco. We were so excited to show off UrbanCode Velocity, the first of its kind value stream management platform that integrates with all of your tools, bringing your DevOps data together once-and-for-all. "Connect the…

Releases and Updates

UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.3.2: Containerized Distributed Front End

With the release of UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.3, we introduced the Distributed Front End (DFE) capability (you can read more about the new architecture here). In general, the DFE server can be used at no cost to provide resiliency to your UrbanCode Deploy setup. The DFE server allows companies to distribute…

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UrbanCode featuring “Velocity” at DevOps World | Jenkins World 2019

DevOps World | Jenkins World San Francisco is just around the corner and we’re excited to be a sponsor. DevOps World | Jenkins World brings together DevOps thought leaders, continuous delivery practitioners, innovative developers, and the entire Jenkins ecosystem for 3 packed days of learning, networking, and exploring what’s next…

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