Unchaining Development Agility

Abstract:

There is growing tension between delivering software quickly, and being able to get the infrastructure to support the dev/test process at a new agile pace. Companies are looking for ways to get to the 'continuous' state - continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment. A new approach and methodology is needed to provide infrastructure on-demand with close to zero wait time. The cloud is the logical place to look for a solution, however, existing IaaS solutions solve only part of the problem and are not built for developers and testers. Vertical-based cloud solutions are now becoming available to address specific business problems. In the dev/test world, new technology enables rapid testing and continuous delivery. This new technology is available for “new” development organizations adopting unconventional processes, as well as development organizations dealing with older, traditional technology like MSSQL, Oracle, AD etc. The new paradigm will not only reduce the tension between IT and development, but will also enable collaboration between co-located or distributed teams. We will present and discuss the new methodology and technology used to solve the aforementioned problems and share best practices. From this presentation, attendees will learn about:

    * The "new paradigm" for facilitating agile application development 
    * Best practices for development and QA teams to effectively do ‘continuous development'
    * Alternatives to waiting for IT to set up your infrastructure that won’t get you in hot water
    * Methods for ensuring testing accuracy across your entire dev/test organization

Speaker:

Anand Rudrabhatla is a Product Manager at CloudShare. Anand has over 15 years’ experience in product management delivering enterprise software products at several leading bay area technology companies. He has deep expertise in the areas of software development lifecycle, application performance, management and data center operations with particular focus on scalability, reliability, supportability, and performance. He has degrees in both Computer Science and Business Administration. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and hiking.