UrbanCode Software
UrbanCode products specialize in continuous integration, continuous deployment and release management.[1] The products help users deliver software to market faster by accelerating application delivery. UrbanCode software can manage build configurations, and orchestrate, automate and deploy applications. They can help plan and coordinate release events, and improve DevOps performance with value stream analytics. UrbanCode products can be used as stand-alone solutions or they can be integrated with other CI/CD tools. [2] The UrbanCode portfolio consists of the following products: AnthillPro, UrbanCode Build, UrbanCode Deploy, UrbanCode Release, and UrbanCode Velocity.
History
UrbanCode was founded in 1996 and its main headquarters is in Cleveland, OH.[3] The company got its start building websites and designing online games. Later it became a consulting company before changing directions again to software development. [4] The company was acquired in 2013 by IBM. [5] In 2018, IBM announced its partnership with HCL to expand their UrbanCode investment. [6]
AnthillPro
In 2001, the company released AnthillPro. The software tool was originally developed and released as one of the first continuous integration servers. AnthillPro automates the process of building code into software projects and testing it to verify that project quality has been maintained. Software developers can identify bugs and errors earlier by using AnthillPro to track, collate, and test changes in real time in a collectively maintained body of computer code. The product was retired in 2017.[7]
UrbanCode Build
UrbanCode Build is a continuous integration and build-management solution. It provides a core continuous integration loop where users can detect a change, do a build, test, and get feedback. With UrbanCode Build users can add new projects by development teams based on centrally defined templates. It offers fine-grained security and controls whose configuration scales. Dependency management and awareness is another key feature, that enables users to build based on project relationships.[8]
UrbanCode Deploy
UrbanCode Deploy is a tool for automating application deployments throughout software environments. It orchestrates and automates the deployment of applications, middleware configurations, and database changes into development, test, and production environments.[9] UrbanCode Deploy provides automated, consistent deployments and application rollbacks. It enables configuration and security differences through multiple environments. It provides visibility into seeing what was deployed where and who changed what. It is integrated with middleware, provisioning and service virtualization. Users can track which components make up an application, so they can be deployed together. UrbanCode Deploy includes a simple drag and drop process designer. Scalable distributed automation is another key feature. Quality gates and approvals help ensure users they are deploying the correct elements. Tested integrations are provided with dozens of tools to make the deployment process easier to design and less risky. [10]
UrbanCode Release
UrbanCode Release is a release management and coordination solution that transforms typically error-prone release planning into streamlined release events enabling more frequent lower risk releases. UrbanCode Release can help users plan, execute and track a release through different stages of the delivery lifecycle. [11]
UrbanCode Velocity
In 2018 UrbanCode Velocity 1.0 was released. Velocity provides a consistent view of multiple the toolchains so you can easily see work status, and where bottlenecks are. Velocity directs your automation. It triggers pipelines, enforces quality gates and coordinates your release efforts, while making data available and actionable.[12]
Key features:
- DevOps standardization - enables development teams and release managers to support releases by automating the software release process by using release process templates that handle interaction with change control systems and ITIL tooling.
- DevOps Metrics - provides development managers insights into production cycle times, deployment volumes and other analytic information from the teams and applications in their portfolio. With these insights, managers can identify process bottlenecks and pair high performing teams with those that need help to drive cultural change throughout their organization.[13]
Awards
In 2008 and 2013, UrbanCode won Best software product in the impact category from The Northeast Ohio Software Association.[14]
In 2009, UrbanCode won NEOSA's Best of Tech award.[15]
In 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, UrbanCode was named to the SD Times 100 in the Development Tools & Continuous Integration group. [16] [17]
In 2011, Gartner Inc. named UrbanCode one of six “Cool Vendors” in the software release management space.[18]
In 2013, UrbanCode was named a top workplace by The Plain Dealer.[19]
In 2017, Forrester named IBM UrbanCode as a Continuous Delivery and Release Automation leader.[20]
References
- ↑ "UrbanCode - Overview". www.ibm.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "A guide to DevOps CI/CD tools". SD Times. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "IBM Acquires Automated Software Delivery Company UrbanCode | Architect Partners". architectpartners.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ Mezger, Roger (2008-06-09). "Software firm invited competition by not seeing the value of an in-house product". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ Research, Forrester. "IBM Escalates The DevOps War With UrbanCode Acquisition". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "UrbanCode | Partnering with HCL for Growth and Innovation - UrbanCode". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "AnthillPro", Wikipedia, 2019-08-20, retrieved 2019-08-28
- ↑ "UrbanCode | UrbanCode Build - UrbanCode". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "UrbanCode | Application Deployment Automation - IBM UrbanCode Deploy". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ Choudhury, Ambika (2019-06-13). "10 Best Jenkins Alternatives For Developers In 2019". Analytics India Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "UrbanCode | UrbanCode Release: A Release Management Tool by IBM". Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "SD Times news digest: Mendix Assist, IBM UrbanCode, and the FreeBSD Foundation". SD Times. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "A guide to VSM tools". SD Times. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ Pledger, Marcia (2013-04-22). "Downtown Cleveland-based UrbanCode Inc. acquired by IBM". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "NEOSA Forum Future Growth Mobile Tech part 1". www.cose.org. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "ALM & SCM 2011". SD Times. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "Stars of the SD Times 100's past". SD Times. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "Cleveland software company is doubling in two key aspects". Crain's Cleveland Business. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ Dealer, Plain (2013-06-14). "Top Workplaces combine rich histories and new ideas". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ↑ "Forrester names IBM UrbanCode as a Continuous Delivery and Release Automation leader! (The Invisible Thread)". www.ibm.com. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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