- Strategic Technologies: What are they?
- Strategic Technology: Hadoop (IBM BigInsights)
- Strategic Technology: NoSQL
- Strategic Technology: Content Analytics (IBM ECM)
- Strategic Technology: Streams (IBM BigInsights)
- Strategic Technology: DevOps (Bluemix)
- Strategic Technology: Customer Experience Management (IBM TeaLeaf)
- Strategic Technology: Mobile Application Platform (IBM Worklight)
- Strategic Technology: API Gateway (Worklight)
- Strategic Technology: Application Vulnerability Scan and Test (IBM AppScan)
- Strategic Technology: Transaction Security Intelligence (IBM Trusteer)
- Strategic Technology: Mobile Test Tools
- Strategic Technology: Mobile Messaging (IBM Xtify)
- Strategic Technology: Mobile Device/App Mgt (IBM Fiberlink MaaS360)
- Strategic Technology: Cognitive Computing (IBM Watson)
- Strategic Technology: Data Security (IBM Guardium)
- Strategic Technology: Network Intrusion Prevention System (IBM IPS)
- Strategic Technology: Access Management
- Strategic Technology: Security Intelligence (IBM QRadar)
- Strategic Technology: Endpoint Management (IBM EM)
- Strategic Technology: Web Content Management (IBM WCM)
- Strategic Technology: Lightweight Web Development Tooling (IBM WEF)
- Strategic Technology: Web Site Platform (WebSphere Portal)
- Strategic Technology: Web Application Development Tooling (IBM RAD)
- Strategic Technology: Mobile Money Apps (Monitise)
- Strategic Technology: API Management (CastIron)
- Strategic Technology: JavaScript, Frameworks and Libraries
- Strategic Technology: Application Deployment Automation (UrbanCode Deploy)
- Strategic Technology: Release Coordination (UrbanCode Release)
- Strategic Technology: Service Virtualization (GreenHat)
- Strategic Technology: Strong Mobile Authentication (SoftKEY)
- Private: Native Mobile Development SDK’s
- Strategic Technology: Web Analytics (CoreMetrics)
DevOps is an approach to software delivery that is used in the context of agile/lean software development approaches, primarily for constructing systems of engagement such as online and mobile banking applications. DevOps technologies include application deployment automation and release coordination, and is frequently associated with cloud computing and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
DevOps is a required technology capability that supports the agile delivery of new services business capability.
An example DevOps offering in the cloud is IBM’s Bluemix.
DevOps for Dummies provides the following DevOps reference architecture:
Plan and Measure involves the practice of continuous business planning and benefits from DevOps due to the frequent customer feedback possible from the smaller, more frequent releases in continuous delivery.
Develop and Test involves collaborative development and continuous testing. Collaborative development is the whole agile development space with its inclusion of a broad spectrum of participants, continuous integration, etc. Continuous testing goes beyond earlier manual testing to include test automation and simulation (i.e. service virtualization with GreenHat, etc).
Release and Deploy involves application deployment automation and release coordination, expands continuous integration into continuous delivery to QA and production, and establishes a delivery pipeline.
Monitor and Optimize involves continuous monitoring, both of the operational environment and customer behavior for the purpose of creating a rich and timely feedback loop.
DevOps Maturity Model
IBM provides a DevOps Maturity Model to help with assessment.
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