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Introducing the Serena Deployment Automation expert
In the sixth of a series of articles we are going to look at the Serena Deployment Automation (SDA) tool and how you can harness this technology from within Pulse.
What is SDA?
The SDA expert is included out of the box with Pulse. SDA enables you to automate the deployment of application changes. Benefits include continuous delivery and DevOps automation, reduction of development costs, and increased deployment frequency without increased risk.
Why use SDA?
Whilst huge resource should (rightfully) be invested in producing stable reliable releases, many vendors realise the quality and value of a release needs to be matched by the effectiveness of the deployment of the release and its related assets.
The attached PDF document describes the following 5 steps to implement this:
Step 1: Configuring Dimensions CM Download the PDF document for more information on how to implement this expert. Experts supplied with Pulse In Dimensions CM 14.2, Pulse comes with a comprehensive array of plugins that can be used, these include:
Please note that as well as the current experts that come with the standard Pulse installation, it is also possible to create your own expert. For more information please go to: http://www.serenacentral.com/blogs/technical/entry/new-in-14-2-pulse-create-an-example-custom-expert-tutorial |