The document discusses the integration of Perforce Helix and GitLab's Gitswarm to address challenges faced by enterprises using Git, such as repository sprawl and security concerns. It highlights features like automatic bidirectional mirroring, granular permissions, and the ability to manage large binary data efficiently. The solution aims to enhance developer productivity while ensuring a secure and reliable environment for continuous delivery.

1. Perforce Helix GitSwarm:
Enterprise Git Ecosystem
Presented by Ralf Gronkowski,
Perforce Software

2. 2
Git is a Very Popular 10-Year-Old
— 2015 Stack Overflow
Developer Survey
69.3%
of developers use Git
2005 2015

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But It Poses Challenges to the Enterprise
 Maximum practical repository size
 Leading to Git sprawl (lots of repos)
 Too complex for some contributors
 Raises security concerns
 Weak visibility across the entire pipeline
 DevOps challenges for continuous delivery
 Destructible history can be a problem

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 Hybrid Workflows
• Distributed & Centralized Version control,
code reviews, simple file sharing
• Happy developers & contributors
 Every File
• Efficiently handles large, often binary, data
 DevOps Stay Happy & Productive
• A mainline source for all builds even with
distributed development
 All IP Safe & Secure
• Granular permissions, theft risk monitoring
Perforce Helix
CONTRIBUTORS
CONSUMERS

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GitSwarm: Integrated Git Management
Based on GitLab CE
 Self-service repos
 Merge requests
 Permissions
 Issue tracking, etc.

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Mirrored to the Helix Versioning Engine
 Automatic bidirectional mirroring with Helix servers
 Helix enforces security, down to the file level if needed
 Immutable content for audit trails, regulated industries, etc.
 Support for Git LFS that works for DevOps

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Work Locally, Scale Globally
 Distributed environment
for developers
 Git experience and workflow
equivalent to well known tools
 Single source of truth
 Perforce reliability and stability
protecting your assets
HelixGitSwarm

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PERFORCE CONFIDENTIAL: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
Narrow Cloning
Art
Code
Core
iOS
Win
Tests
Helix
Monorepo
 Narrow cloning with Git
 Git-sized slices of Helix
monorepo – choose the
folders/files you need
 Remap content as needed
 Optional shallow-cloning –
restrict historical revisions
 Mirror content from local Git
repo to the master monorepo
Code
Core
iOS
Tests
Jill’s
Git repo
John’s
Git repo
Code
Core
Win
Tests

9. Thank You!
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