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Copyright © Serena Software 2015
Mind the Gap
Bridging Dev and Ops with Release Management
Mark Levy, Julian Fish
Serena Software
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Move Fast Without Breaking Things
HRLEs
Highly Regulated Large Enterprises
Speed without risk
End-to-end
Practitioner specific
Collaboration enabled
Enterprise scaled
Supporting all
Enterprise methodologies
Enterprise technologies
Enterprise platforms
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Today’s Drive-In Guest Speaker – Julian Fish
Drive-In Guest Speaker
Julian Fish
Dir, Product Management
Serena Software, Inc.
Drive-In Host
Mark Levy
DevOps Evangelist
Serena Software, Inc.
@deparkojfish@serena.com
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11:32am Wednesday, July 8th 2015
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4:38pm Saturday August 15, 2015
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It works on my
machine
We had no idea
what was coming
from dev
I don’t need to test
it: it’s just a one
line change
We’re always the
last to know about
changes
The Gap Between Dev and Ops
If it doesn’t work I
can always fix it
later: no biggy
The auditors have
been here for 6
weeks
The CEO wants it
in this morning
We’re within 5% of
our Service Level
threshold
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Technology to address the challenges of Release Management
Processes
Serena Deployment Automation
Integration
Plugins
Source
Plugins
Plan Construct Verify Deploy
Serena Release Control
Forms & Reports
Third Party
Solutions
Release Train
Release Packages
Approvals
Environments
Task Management
Task Templates
Artifact Repository
Artifact Deployment / Configuration
Installation & Application Automation
Workflow
Automation
Work Center
Serena
Solutions
Process
Centric
Artifact
Centric
Integration Framework
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• Define Release Processes at Enterprise Scale
• Integrate all systems using extensible, customizable
integration model
• Implement and view deployment paths for “logical”
deployment models
• Integrate with Deployment Unit (Artifact) Systems
• Integrate with Request (Change and Requirement)
Systems
• Plan, Track and Audit artifacts from Development to
Production
• Visualize the entire Release Process
• Supports Gate and Approval based Processes
• Operational Change Management Updates (SNOW /
Remedy etc.)
Serena Release Control
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• Automate Application Deployments
• Implement and view deployment pipelines
• Integrate with CI build tools
• Initiate Infrastructure Provisioning
• Integrate with Test Automation
• Trace artifacts from Development to Production
• Restrict access to Test and Production Environments
• Implement Continuous Delivery
• Supports Gate and Approval based Deployments
• Operational Change Management Updates (SNOW /
Remedy etc.)
• Supports industry standards for Application
Deployments
Serena Deployment Automation
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HRLE’s face a greater level of complexity for both process and deployment
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
DEV TEST PROD
Simple “One Application” Release
No Dependencies
Modern Architecture
Modern Technology
Enterprise Application Release
Multiple Dependencies
Modern & Legacy Architectures
Modern & Legacy Technology
DEV TEST
PROD
DEV TEST
APP 1
APP 1
APP 2
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Release Train
Plan, Track, Audit and Review all Release Details
Release Package(s)
Contain the deliverables and transports them to the target location
Multiple Packages may be linked together to deliver more content
Task(s)
Define the steps to implement the package
Release Object Model
Environment(s)
Define where objects should
be Deployed
DEV TEST PROD
Artifact(s)
Contain the content to be delivered
to environments
*.war *.exe
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Move Fast without Breaking Things
& Mind the Gap
Greg Hughes
President and CEO
Serena Software
ghughes@serena.com
+1-650-481-3418
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Please use the Q&A panel to submit your questions
New Whitepaper Deployment Automation
Get the
Community
Version
Next DevOps Drive-in
Mind the Gap
– Bridging the
DevOps
Divide
Questions?
Release Management
for Variable Speed IT
Nov 12
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DevOps drivein - Mind the Gap

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    1 Copyright © SerenaSoftware 2015 Mind the Gap Bridging Dev and Ops with Release Management Mark Levy, Julian Fish Serena Software
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    2 Move Fast WithoutBreaking Things HRLEs Highly Regulated Large Enterprises Speed without risk End-to-end Practitioner specific Collaboration enabled Enterprise scaled Supporting all Enterprise methodologies Enterprise technologies Enterprise platforms
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    3 Today’s Drive-In GuestSpeaker – Julian Fish Drive-In Guest Speaker Julian Fish Dir, Product Management Serena Software, Inc. Drive-In Host Mark Levy DevOps Evangelist Serena Software, Inc. @deparkojfish@serena.com
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    6 It works onmy machine We had no idea what was coming from dev I don’t need to test it: it’s just a one line change We’re always the last to know about changes The Gap Between Dev and Ops If it doesn’t work I can always fix it later: no biggy The auditors have been here for 6 weeks The CEO wants it in this morning We’re within 5% of our Service Level threshold
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    7 Technology to addressthe challenges of Release Management Processes Serena Deployment Automation Integration Plugins Source Plugins Plan Construct Verify Deploy Serena Release Control Forms & Reports Third Party Solutions Release Train Release Packages Approvals Environments Task Management Task Templates Artifact Repository Artifact Deployment / Configuration Installation & Application Automation Workflow Automation Work Center Serena Solutions Process Centric Artifact Centric Integration Framework
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    8 • Define ReleaseProcesses at Enterprise Scale • Integrate all systems using extensible, customizable integration model • Implement and view deployment paths for “logical” deployment models • Integrate with Deployment Unit (Artifact) Systems • Integrate with Request (Change and Requirement) Systems • Plan, Track and Audit artifacts from Development to Production • Visualize the entire Release Process • Supports Gate and Approval based Processes • Operational Change Management Updates (SNOW / Remedy etc.) Serena Release Control
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    9 • Automate ApplicationDeployments • Implement and view deployment pipelines • Integrate with CI build tools • Initiate Infrastructure Provisioning • Integrate with Test Automation • Trace artifacts from Development to Production • Restrict access to Test and Production Environments • Implement Continuous Delivery • Supports Gate and Approval based Deployments • Operational Change Management Updates (SNOW / Remedy etc.) • Supports industry standards for Application Deployments Serena Deployment Automation
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    10 HRLE’s face agreater level of complexity for both process and deployment One Size Doesn’t Fit All DEV TEST PROD Simple “One Application” Release No Dependencies Modern Architecture Modern Technology Enterprise Application Release Multiple Dependencies Modern & Legacy Architectures Modern & Legacy Technology DEV TEST PROD DEV TEST APP 1 APP 1 APP 2
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    11 Release Train Plan, Track,Audit and Review all Release Details Release Package(s) Contain the deliverables and transports them to the target location Multiple Packages may be linked together to deliver more content Task(s) Define the steps to implement the package Release Object Model Environment(s) Define where objects should be Deployed DEV TEST PROD Artifact(s) Contain the content to be delivered to environments *.war *.exe
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    13 Move Fast withoutBreaking Things & Mind the Gap Greg Hughes President and CEO Serena Software ghughes@serena.com +1-650-481-3418
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    14 Please use theQ&A panel to submit your questions New Whitepaper Deployment Automation Get the Community Version Next DevOps Drive-in Mind the Gap – Bridging the DevOps Divide Questions? Release Management for Variable Speed IT Nov 12
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Editor's Notes

  • #3 Who is Serena? Founded in 1980 500 employees $200m annual revenue About Serena Software Serena Software is the largest independent Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) vendor with more than 2,500 active enterprise customers. Highly regulated large enterprises (HRLEs) depend on Serena’s application development and deployment solutions every day to help them move fast without breaking things. Serena supports all enterprise methodologies (waterfall to Agile to DevOps), technologies (Open Source to Proprietary) and platforms (Mainframe to Mobile) from one end of the SDLC to the other. Award winning support teams, legendary domain experts and exceptional and experienced practitioners engage with customers daily to speed software delivery, eliminate risk, enforce compliance and maximize productivity. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Serena is a portfolio company of HGGC, a leading middle market private equity firm. More information is available on the company’s website at www.serena.com.