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DevOps insights, tutorials, and best practices from the Clarive team.
Rule Execution Monitoring with Clarive Keeper
At Clarive, we're always striving to make our platform more transparent, debuggable, and user-friendly. We're excited to announce the latest update: Rule Keeper, a powerful monitoring and debugging to
Enhance Your Clarive Server Performance with Brotli and Gzip Compression
We’re always looking for ways to help you squeeze every bit of performance out of your Clarive instance. That’s why we now recommend enabling both Brotli and Gzip compression in your NGINX configurati
SAML 2.0 Support
At Clarive, we're always striving to make our platform more secure, flexible, and user-friendly. We're excited to announce the latest update: SAML 2.0 (Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0) support.
New Git Timesync Rule Operation
We're excited to introduce you to the new operation in
Introducing ClaX: Your Swiss Army Knife for Remote Deployment
As a DevOps engineer, having the ability to securely and reliably execute commands, transfer files, and automate workflows across your infrastructure is absolutely essential. That's why we're excited
Bantotal DevOps is here
One of the great initiatives this year for Clarive is the new Bantotal-Clarive integration packaged into a ready-to-use solution and distributed directly through the new and exciting BDevelopers marke
A Guide to Orchestrating Endevor from Clarive
The Endevor plugin for Clarive Enterprise Delivery 7.4 has just been updated and we wanted to share with you how easy it is to orchestrate mainframe changes from Clarive as part of a enterprise-wide D
Clarive 7 went through a complete UI/UX revamp
Since last summer we've embarked on a complete revamp of our user interface and experience.
Quick check your continuous delivery maturity
Have you jumped into DevOps wagon already? You probably have. But perhaps you still not sure if you are lacking a certain tool in your toolbox if you are working currently with DevOps.
Bringing DevOps to the Mainframe (4/4)
In this last installment of this series, we will review how Clarive can replace z/OS SCM tools such as CA Endeavor or Serena ChangeMan with a global DevOps pipeline that can drive unified deployments
Entrega de aplicaciones móviles en 5 minutos
En esta entrada vamos a explicar cómo realizar despliegues de aplicaciones utilizando Clarive EE tanto a la tienda Google Play Store, como a la tienda de iOS (Apple Store) gracias a los Clarive Plugin
Why continuous delivery should run in containers
The situation with the DevOps toolchain is that it just has too many moving parts. And these moving parts have become a cumbersome part of delivering applications.
Continuous release readiness checklist
ARA is a key DevOps discipline that deals with managing the software and infrastructure changes brought about by a new release. In order to gain a clearer understanding of ARA, we could say that the d
Bringing DevOps to the Mainframe (3/4): Source code versioned in z/OS
In this installment of this series we will review how Clarive drive popular z/OS SCM tools such as CA Endevor or Serena ChangeMan as part of your global DevOps pipeline.
Scheduling your pipeline stages
Running pipeline jobs to critical environments often requires a scheduled execution to take place. Clarive scheduled jobs run always in 3 main steps, called \"Pre\", \"Run\" and \"Post\".
Bringing DevOps to the Mainframe (2/4): Tooling
In this second part of this blog series we will detail the mainframe features you can find in Clarive and how they are integrated into the system.
QA Automation: building test plans with Clarive
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Bringing DevOps to the Mainframe (1/4)
The DevOps movement in general, tends to exclude any technologies that are outliers to the do-it-yourself spirit of DevOps. This is due to the nature of how certain technologies are closed to develope
Clarive 7.0.13 released with custom kanban card layouts
This release contains a lot of minor fixes and improvements from 7.0.12. It is also focus on refactoring interface improving the kanban boards.
Kill remote processes on job cancel
Clarive 7.0.13 introduces a new feature that allows remote jobs to be killed when a pipeline job is cancelled.
Why environment provisioning is a key part of DevOps?
Environment provisioning is a key part of a continuous delivery process. The idea is simple: we should not only build, test and deploy application code, but also the underlying application environment
DevOps and Elixir
As you can see in our previous posts, having a complete pipeline to introduce DevOps in your day-to-day live is easy with Clarive's Rulebook.
Improve node.js applications with NPM packages
Increase quality and security of node.js applications which rely on NPM packages.
[Video] Managing deployment dependencies
In this video we can see how Clarive checks the availability of certain versions of applications (BankingWeb 2.1.0 and ComplexApp 1.2.0) needed in an environment before deploying a version of another
Implementing tests in CI
Continuous integration (CI) is now becoming a standard in all software projects. With this, a pipeline is executed for each new feature or change in code that is made, and this allows you to carry out
Why lean can deliver great products that users love?
Spoiler alert: if you like short product cycles to deliver features that make your users very happy, you probably already know the answer.
Implementing GDPR made (more) Simple
Given the fact that the EU’s GDPR law (replacing the 1995 Data Protection Directive) will go into effect on May 25, almost every software vendor is jumping on the bandwagon to explain how they can hel
Automate your Android Deployment
Today we're going to see how to deploy an application in Google Play Store with Clarive.
[Video] Release deployment with Clarive
In previous videos we have deployed Mainframe Git managed application, Java application and Mainframe Endevor packaged up till the QA environment.
[Video] Create a VM in Azure with DevOps Webhooks
In this video we will create a webhook in our rulebook that provisions a VM in our Azure instance.
The C.L.E.A.N Delivery stack
Enterprises are in constant search of ways to deliver faster, ideally in a continuous/frequent fashion, with full traceability and control, and of course with excellent business quality.
[Slides] Why ARA Matters
In today's fast-moving world of DevOps, we need ARA more than ever to take control over complexity to deliver a great workflow that can unite teams at different speeds in the enterprise.
DevOps Webservices: a Clarive primer
So now we can write webservices with Clarive rulebooks. We call them webhooks, but they are actually inbound.
[Webinar] Increase the quality and security of NodeJS apps and NPM packages
Developers often create small building blocks of code that solve one particular problem and then \"package\" this code into a local library following NPM guidelines.
New Branching Model
We are glad to present our new branching model Git flow based available for Clarive 7.
3 Things to get more control over your team(s)
I deliberately stated the title in the “traditional” way. How to get control OVER teams.
Mainframe deployment
In this video we will deploy Mainframe Cobol application with Clarive on the z/OS mainframe.
Java (WAR file) deployment
In this video we will build and deploy a WAR file with Clarive to a Tomcat webserver.
Endevor Deployment
In this video we will deploy CA-Endevor packages with Clarive on the z/OS mainframe
NPM repository management in Clarive 7.0.12
We're pleased to present our new release Clarive 7.0.12. This release contains a variety of minor fixes and improvements from 7.0.11. It is focused on refactoring interface.
DotNet deployment with Clarive
This video shows how .net applications can be deployed with Clarive
Serverless Deployment with Clarive
Check out how to get started with a complete Lambda delivery lifecycle in this blog post
Comparing Delivery Automation Systems (4/4)
To conclude this blog series, let me share some criteria to evaluate different automation solution in the application delivery context. These criteria can help you in the selection process for a good
Release 7.0.11 out with Docker image management!
We're pleased to present our new release Clarive 7.0.11 with two new administration features.
The 3 Reasons why ITIL is still relevant in 2018
It is remarkable how much ITIL bashing I have heard and read about since its 2011 revision was released a few years ago.
Clarive Release Management
This video shows how Clarive can deploy War files to Tomcat, .Net applications to Windows servers and Mainframe Endevor packages with a Single Pipeline.
Rule-Driven Automation (3/4)
A third and final way to automate delivery I will discuss is rule-driven automation.
Coding, tracking and deploying Serverless
Are you getting started with serverless code? Or are you already seasoned deploying to AWS Lambda? How fast and easy is it for you to setup a working pipeline for delivering code?
Code, track and deploy: Get it right with a workflow-driven deployment
It is incredible to see how much (and increased) attention DevOps is getting in organizations today.
Release 7.0.10 Introduces Custom Kanban Swimlanes
Release date: 5 December 2017
Model-based Automation (2/4)
Here our second post from our series on DevOps automation models. Model-driven delivery automation is based on predefined blueprints of the environments.
A full mobile delivery automation setup in 5 minutes
In this post we are going to explain how to make application deployments using Clarive EE both to the Google Play Store, and to the iOS store (Apple Store) thanks to the Clarive Plugins
What's New in Clarive SE Release 7.0.9?
We're pleased to present our latest Clarive SE release 7.0.9.
(R)Evolution in Delivery Automation paradigms (1/4)
This post is the first in a series of 4 covering different types of automation methods.
A DevOps REPL
Clarive SE 7.0.8 has a new exciting feature, a Read-Eval-Print-Loop, also known as a REPL.
Clarive Community Cloud Released
Code, track and deploy your software releases with Clarive. Get your own cloud instance right now.
Clarive 7.0 Standard Edition Released
We are proud to announce the release of Clarive Standard Edition 7.0.
Clarive 7, our vision and strategy
With the release of version 7.0 and the new Standard Edition, it seemed like a good idea to revisit our mission and overall vision and strategy.
Open DevOps 2017
The second edition of Open DevOps has just successfully concluded. This year the event took place in Milan and Rome respectively on May 16th and 18th.
Release 6.8 is out!
The Clarive team is very excited to announce the release of Clarive 6.8. Our new release brings a whole set of features and functionalities that take Lean Application Delivery to a new level
Breaking News!
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7 tips for quality and timely application delivery
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Clarive & DBmaestro - webinar on demand
Developing and delivering applications in a repeatable way, with the expected quality is a great challenge these days. In order to maximize business value at-the-speed-of-business, initiatives are bei
Emerasoft & Clarive event
Open DevOps: meet the leaders of the DevOps market.
Tata & Clarive
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a global leader in IT services, digital and business solutions that partners with its clients to simplify, strengthen and transform their businesses. They ensure the
[Video] Continuously Delivering SalesForce
Managing and deploying changes to your Salesforce platform with Clarive.
Clarive & Emerasoft
To help Italian customers to evolve their DevOps capabilities over the entire application lifecycle, Emerasoft signed a partnership with Clarive Software, a worldwide company which provides a single s
DevOps Platform for the Evolving Enterprise
Did you attend our webinar with DBmaestro on May 4th? \"DevOps Platform for the Evolving Enterprise\".
DevOps - Another IT buzzword?
Our VP Of Sales EMEA, shared this post in his LinkedIn account, have a look!
Wipro & Clarive
Wipro and Clarive joined forces and signed a partnership to deliver the only single tool DevOps solution around the globe.
DevOps and Bimodal IT: myths & truths
DevOps and Bimodal IT are two terms which have recently come onto the radar in the world of enterprise IT. Confusion surrounding the definition and use of these concepts is rife so we sought to demys
Tracking Artifacts
The Clarive Artifact Repository Manager (ARM) feature is a database repository of file resources (generally called \"artifacts\") that are ready to be delivered. The objective of the Clarive ARM is to
Gartner ITXPO 2015 in Barcelona
At the beginning of November, we were present at Gartner Symposium ITXPO in Barcelona.
How to Model Environments
The foundation of the configuration managed by Clarive for its delivery pipelines and changesets are stored in its powerful Configuration Database.
Second and last day at IPEXPO - London
For the last day, more and more demos were done in our booth until the very last minute, got so many questions regarding releases, deployment, bimodal IT
First day at IPEXPO - London - Release Management.
During this event, Eddy Pauwels provides a good introduction into True DevOps Should Support Top-down & Bottom-up Release Management.
CIOReview names Clarive as one of the 20 Most Promising ALM Technology Providers
The position is based on the creation on-premises and hosted lifecycle management, release orchestration and DevOps automation tools that helps enterprises integrate and accelerate all aspects of the
Transparency, a 500-mile Journey
There’s an entertaining story that has been going around for years in the sysadmin forums about how a University of North Carolina sysadmin gets a call from a user who’s growing desperate over a probl
Database Release Automation
Implementing a fully automated, continuous application delivery process requires that ALL configuration items, including those that are stored in a database, be version controlled and deployed as part
Configuration Versioning
How did this application deploy one year ago? How was the pipeline logic configured? What infrastructure model did it use? What application servers was it point to?
CLARIVE @ DECODING DEVOPS IN BANGALORE
During his session about Lean Application Delivery, Eddy Pauwels spoke about DevOps being very similar to marriage: You want to unite 2 distinct entities (Dev and Ops, or man and woman) into something
DevOps Broken Windows
Broken windows is a criminology theory that says that if you let one window to be broken in an unoccupied building, more windows will be broken -- as the building degrades, sooner or later a band of s
CLARIVE @ DEVOPS SUMMIT IN LONDON
During this event, Eddy Pauwels provides a good introduction into Clarive’s pragmatic solution and bimodal IT enabled delivery platform that adds value to both ALM and release/deployment teams.