This document discusses how ElectricAccelerator can dramatically accelerate software builds and tests by automatically parallelizing jobs across shared CPU clusters. It parallelizes builds, detects dependencies to ensure correctness, and utilizes infrastructure efficiently. Example use cases demonstrate accelerating builds 2.4-11.5x and tests 7.2-61x. ElectricAccelerator Huddle provides a free option for small teams.

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Accelerating Continuous Integration with ElectricAccelerator
Better software faster

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SLOW BUILDS AND TESTS
SUCK.

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xkcd

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Build & Test: The Tip of the Agile Spear
More LOC slows down
builds/tests
Platform
proliferation means
more build targets
and test environments
More frequent
builds/tests amplifies
business impact,
reduces agility
Distributed build/test
infrastructure allows
local control, but no
economies of scale
Speed is essential for
Agile teams and
Continuous Integration.
Slow cycles means devs
don’t get the fast
feedback necessary to
iterate quickly and hit
scheduled release dates.

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What is your path to production?
Build
Compile,
Package
Test
Functional,
non-functional
Release
Provision,
Configure, Deploy
weeks
+ automation
+ acceleration
How long does it take to get a release candidate through your production pipeline?
days
minutes

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So how can you go faster, safely?
Parallelization Dependency Management Eliminate Re-work

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ElectricAccelerator
Build and Test Acceleration
ElectricAccelerator dramatically accelerates software builds
and tests by automatically parallelizing jobs across shared
clusters of physical or cloud CPU’s.

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What is ElectricAccelerator?
ElectricAccelerator
• Dependency-aware
• Priority-aware
• Workload-aware
• Infrastructure-aware
Cluster/Cloud
Multicore
Servers
Multi-core
desktops
Distributed tasks
Dramatically accelerated jobs

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ElectricAccelerator
Continuous Delivery Acceleration
Massive
parallelization and
distribution for fast
builds and tests
Actionable
visualization and
reports for optimal
builds
Automatic
dependency
detection for faster,
more accurate builds
Efficient resource
utilization. Create
build/test clouds to
lower costs
-j8 vs. ea64 core

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Slight detour

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ElectricAccelerator: Core Value
FASTER THROUGH
PARALLELIZATION
100% CORRECT THROUGH
DEPENDENCY DETECTION
EFFICIENT USE OF SHARED
INFRASTRUCTURE

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ElectricAccelerator JobCache: MORE Value
FASTER! THROUGH
ELIMINATION OF RE-WORK
APPLIES 100% CORRECTNESS
TO CACHING TECHNOLOGY
FLEXIBILITY TO GO FASTER OR
SPEND LESS ON HARDWARE
FASTER THROUGH
PARALLELIZATION
100% CORRECT THROUGH
DEPENDENCY DETECTION
EFFICIENT USE OF SHARED
INFRASTRUCTURE

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ElectricAccelerator: Speed Benefits
Simulator Report (per build)
Without JobCache
With JobCache
Faster and 1/4 of the
hardware.

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Use Case: Boost, MS Code Coverage, Bullseye
• Tools: Boost, MS Code Coverage, Bullseye
• Need to reduce cycle time to 10 minutes to
enable gated check-ins and continuous delivery
• Sticklers for test-driven development, suites will
grow over time
• Time to run tests & coverage:
 Before: 7m30s
 After: 3m11s on 2 machines & 39s best case
2.4x2 Hosts
11.5xBest Case

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Use Case: Selenium
• Browser tests not previously run during CI
because they take too long
• Time to run test suite (~100 tests):
 Before: 27m30s
 After: 3m49s on 2 machines & 27s best case
7.2x2 Hosts
61xBest Case

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How can I try it?

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Grow your huddle
and parallelize and
distribute builds and
tests using others’
CPU capacity
Plugs right in to
existing tools and
scripts, allowing
push-button preflight
and production builds
and tests.
ElectricAccelerator Huddle
FREE Continuous Integration Acceleration for Teams – electric-cloud.com/huddle
FREEfor small teams
Pay as you go
subscription pricing.
Guaranteed accurate
build results with
dependency
management

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Build ProgressTeam Engagement
ElectricAccelerator Huddle
Usage Metrics

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ElectricAccelerator: Summary
Deliver better software, faster
• Safely parallelizes jobs to accelerate
builds and tests
• Learning system optimizes builds and
tests to ensure 100% correctness
• Leverages peer-to-peer multi-core
desktops or scalable cloud resources
• Increases developer productivity and
Agile throughput
75%better infrastructure utilization
61X
faster builds & tests
100%accurate builds
Builds
Make-based C,
C++, C#
ClearMake
nMake
Visual Studio
And more!
Tests
Selenium
Cpptest
Coverity
Klockwork
Parasoft
Boost
Code Coverage
And more!

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The Value
10X
faster TTM
90%
higher quality
100%
cross-team
visibility
74%
reduced costs
75%
improved
utilization

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DevOps != Tools.
(Keep the conversation going)

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