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Application-release automation

Process of packaging and deployment

Process of packaging and deployment

Application-release automation (ARA) refers to the process of packaging and deploying an application or update of an application from development, across various environments, and ultimately to production. ARA solutions must combine the capabilities of deployment automation, environment management and modeling, and release coordination.

Relationship with DevOps

ARA tools help cultivate DevOps best practices by providing a combination of automation, environment modeling and workflow-management capabilities. These practices help teams deliver software rapidly, reliably and responsibly. ARA tools achieve a key DevOps goal of implementing continuous delivery with a large quantity of releases quickly.

Relationship with deployment

ARA is more than just software-deployment automation – it deploys applications using structured release-automation techniques that allow for an increase in visibility for the whole team. It combines workload automation and release-management tools as they relate to release packages, as well as movement through different environments within the DevOps pipeline. ARA tools help regulate deployments, how environments are created and deployed, and how and when releases are deployed.

ARA Solutions

All ARA solutions must include capabilities in automation, environment modeling, and release coordination. Additionally, the solution must provide this functionality without reliance on other tools. Addition of entries without articles will be reverted without warning. --

SolutionReleased by
BuildMasterInedo
CA Release Automation and AutomicCA Technologies
DeployHubOpenMake Software
Deployment Automation (formerly Serena Deployment Automation)Micro Focus
CloudBees Release Automation (formerly Electric Flow)CloudBees
Hybrid Cloud Management (Ultimate Edition)Micro Focus
IBM UrbanCode DeployIBM
Puppet EnterprisePuppet
Release Lifecycle ManagementBMC Software
Visual Studio Release ManagementMicrosoft
XL Deploy & XL ReleaseXebiaLabs

References

References

  1. "Gartner IT Glossary {{ndash}} Application Release Automation (ARA)".
  2. (2015). "Application Release Automation Market Forecast". Forrester.
  3. (18 February 2015). "Garner Market Trends: DevOps – Not a Market, but Tool-Centric Philosophy That supports a Continuous Delivery Value Chain". Gartner.
  4. Humble, Jez. (2011). "Continuous Delivery: reliable software releases through build, test, and deployment automation". Pearson Education Inc..
  5. (2015). "Market Overview: Application Release Automation Tools". Forrester.
  6. (20 July 2015). "Market Guide for Application Release Automation Solutions". Gartner.
  7. Fletcher, Colin. (1 August 2016). "Critical Capabilities for Application Release Automation Solutions". Gartner.
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