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IT Manager Webcast: Application Platform: Branching and Merging: Which Approach Is Right for You (Level 200): Software Configuration Management SCM is often one of the first areas implemented in an application Life cycle Management ALM road map. It has the potential to build tremendous support for the vision, or cause significant heartache if not implemented well. The secret to success is to take the opportunity to...; Tags: Software Configuration Management, Webcast, Configuration Management; Webcasts 2008-01-17
How Cisco IT Uses Software Configuration Management to Minimize Business Risk: This case study describes Cisco IT's adoption of Software Configuration Management SCM to help reduce the business risk that can result from application changes. The Cisco global network is a leading-edge enterprise environment that is one of the largest and most complex in the world. Cisco customers can benefit from...; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Information Technology, Configuration Management, Cisco Systems Inc.; Case studies 2007-12-17
High Level Best Practices on Software Configuration Management: When deploying new SCM software configuration management tools, implementers sometimes focus on perfecting fine-grained activities, while unwittingly carrying forward poor, large-scale practices from their previous jobs or previous tools. The result is a well-executed blunder. This paper promotes some high-level best practices that reflect the authors' experiences in deploying SCM....; Tags: Software Configuration Management, Configuration Management, Best Practice, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2006-04-06
Software Configuration Management Undergoes a Restoration: Masterbrand Cabinets turned to the Aldon SCM tool to help with compliance. The company chose the Aldon product primarily because it offered an AS/400 version. Since then, the company has expanded its use of the tool to other platforms. The Aldon tool provides version control through the check-in/out facility and...; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Configuration Management, Tool, Aldon Tool, Productivity; Case studies
The State of Software Configuration Management: This webcast discusses the current state of the SCM market, as well as the market drivers that will fuel future growth such as the business-criticality of software, the increasing complexity of software systems and applications and the relentless business pressures for quality, productivity and time to market. Because of regulated...; Tags: Software Configuration Management, Compliance, Configuration Management, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Tools & Techniques, Basel II, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Financial Services; Webcasts

Featuring Forrester Research: Trends in Process-Centric Software Configuration Management for 2006: This webcast discusses the market drivers and trends for process-centric software configuration management solutions in 2006. It discusses the difference between version control tools, base software configuration management tools, and process-centric solutions and the role that Software Configuration Management SCM plays within the application life cycle.; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Configuration Management, Forrester Research Inc.; Webcasts
Featuring Forrester Research: IT Trends 2005 - Software Configuration Management: This webcast presents a review of the key business drivers and trends for Software Configuration Management in 2005, and will guide one in selecting the right solution for one's enterprise change management needs.; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Information Technology, Configuration Management, Enterprise Change Management, Forrester Research Inc.; Webcasts
Release Presentation: Implementer 2005 for iSeries Software Configuration Management: Implementer 2005 is MKS's premiere solution for software configuration management and deployment on the iSeries and is an integral part of MKS Integrity Suite 2005 for cross-platform Software Configuration Management SCM. This release offers new and enhanced features to support application modernization and corporate governance initiatives such as Sarbanes-Oxley compliance....; Tags: Software Configuration Management, IBM iSeries, Configuration Management, MKS Inc., Implementer 2005, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law; Webcasts
Parallel Branching Strategies in Software Configuration Management: Software development organizations use branching strategies for many reasons, including post-release maintenance, and component-based or custom development. When establishing a branching and merging strategy there are many things to consider. A primary consideration includes the SCM tool that one chooses to do the branching - for instance, not all tools...; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Configuration Management, Consideration, Tool, MKS Inc., Productivity, Strategy, Management; Webcasts
Software Architecture and Software Configuration Management: This paper examines the relations between software architecture and software configuration management. These disciplines overlap because they are both concerned with the structure of a software system being described in terms of components and relationships. On the other hand, they differ with respect to their focus - specific support for...; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Configuration Management, Tools & Techniques, Management; White papers
Software Configuration Management (SCM) and Change Management for iSeries eBusiness Development: The IBM eServer iSeries (AS/400) is moving full-speed ahead into the dynamic world of web servers and Java applications. But organizations relying on iSeries (AS/400) servers need the right strategy and the right tools to enable them to adopt and integrate the latest technologies into their traditional development environments without...; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, IBM iSeries, IBM AS/400, Configuration Management, MKS Inc., Servers, Change Management, Hardware, Tools & Techniques, Management; Webcasts
Best Practices in Software Configuration Management: Software Configuration Management SCM can be defined as the process of identifying, managing, and implementing software change. This webcast will discuss the seven essential elements of SCM. It will briefly discuss the Best Practices, and then the benefits to a company of having an effective Software Configuration Management solution.; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Configuration Management, Best Practice; Webcasts
Momentum Webcast: Making the Transition to Integrated Software Configuration Management (Level 100): This webcast explains how to guide the organization's development team through the stages of being a cost center, to a more efficient cost center, to a business enabler, to a strategic asset. This transition can be greatly facilitated by implementing a comprehensive Software Configuration Management SCM solution that integrates version...; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Webcast, Configuration Management; Webcasts
Perforce Case Study: Trolltech: Founded in 1994, Trolltech is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices in Brisbane, Australia; Palo Alto, California; and Beijing, China. In 1999, Trolltech realized it needed to replace its existing software configuration management system, CVS, because CVS was unable to scale to meet its development needs. The Perforce Server sits...; Tags: Software Configuration Management, CVS Corp., Trolltech, Perforce Server; Case studies
Perforce Case Study: Zoran Corporation: Zoran Corporation is a leading provider of digital solutions for the digital entertainment, mobile and imaging markets. When the company needed a software configuration management solution that was both powerful and easy to use, they turned to Perforce SCM. And when they needed a consolidated storage solution that was highly...; Tags: Software Configuration Management, Imaging, Zoran, Document Management, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware; Case studies
HP Software Configuration Management Solutions for Your Business: This webcast explains how to implement best practices in the enterprise, deliver on business agility goals, and meet SLA and compliance requirements with HP's leading solutions for configuration management. The attendee of this webcast will learn how HP's leading solutions for configuration management offer a comprehensive solution to achieve greater...; Tags: Software Configuration Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Configuration Management; Webcasts
National Instruments Engineers Improve Development Processes With Perforce and NetApp Solution: National Instruments was using a number of different Software Configuration Management SCM platforms, including Microsoft Visual SourceSafe VSS, ClearCase, and various open-source SCM solutions. As the company's development requirements grew to include six separate development facilities spread around the globe, the need to standardize on one cross-platform SCM system became...; Tags: Software Configuration Management, National Instruments Corp., Configuration Management, NetApp, Storage, Hardware; Case studies
Using NetApp Fibre Channel SAN and NAS Storage to Support a Perforce Software Configuration Management Environment: With multiple development teams working on separate project components and with teams often geographically dispersed, Software Configuration Management SCM solutions can help increase productivity and improve quality. NetApp provides robust unified storage solutions proven to work with the industry's leading SCM platforms. This case study describes a deployment of the...; Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, NAS, Network Appliance Inc., SAN, Configuration Management, Fibre Channel SAN, NetApp, Storage, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware; Case studies

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