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Tasktop at DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2018: Time To Think End-To-End

“DevOps Enterprise Summit is the epicentre of learning for leaders and technologists wanting to see their digital transformations through to success. No other event I know goes as far in combining technology foundations with business results.” – Dr. Mik Kersten, CEO and co-founder, Tasktop At DevOps Enterprise Summit London 2018 (June 25-26, Intercontinental – The...

How do I measure the productivity of my software development team?

The eternal question for organizations worldwide – how do you measure the productivity of your software development team? There have been many attempts to answer this question, yet a solid measure continues to elude the industry. For instance, counting output such as the number of lines of code produced is insufficient as there’s little point...

How do I find and eliminate DevOps bottlenecks?

DevOps, like Agile, has transformed enterprise software delivery. Thanks to sprints, prioritization, CI/CD and release automation, organizations are building and deploying software products faster than ever. That pesky bottleneck between code commit and deploy has been all but eliminated, which should ensure better time to value for customers. Yet if your flow time – i.e. end-to-end...

The False Dilemma: Do I invest in release automation or tool integration?

CIOs may have more dollars to play with in 2018 – enterprise IT budgets are expected to rise by 3 percent – but that doesn’t make their day job any easier. They still need to extract more value from IT to help drive the business. But with all the technology and noise in the market,...

CIOs – are you measuring the right DevOps data?

“When digital transformation is done right, it’s like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. When done wrong, all you have is a really fast caterpillar.” – George Westerman, Principal Research Scientist with the MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital Economy Has there been a more exciting yet challenging time to be a CIO? Bridging the...

How to minimize conflict in enterprise software delivery with value stream architecture

More features out the door, faster time to market, fewer defects, and shorter time to value: it’s widely accepted that you have to deliver better software products faster to gain that all important competitive edge. That’s why you’ve invested in DevOps, Agile, best-of-breed tools and specialist people, often to the tune of millions of dollars....

What’s New in Tasktop Integration Hub 18.1

Tasktop Integration Hub 18.1 is available today with several exciting new features for flowing folder structures, configuring state transitions, and deploying Docker images. We’ve also added support for Sparx Systems EA, an enterprise modeling tool, via Sparx Systems Pro Cloud Server. Create Folder Structures on the Fly   Many organizations rely heavily on folder structures...

10 predictions and trends for enterprise software development and delivery in 2018

Predicting the future of enterprise software development and delivery can often feel like hammering Jell-O to a wall. The industry is a perpetually evolving beast, awash with nuance, relativity and disruption. Just when you think you’ve got your head around it all, new technology and ideas can gatecrash the party overnight. That said, we’ve dusted...

How to accommodate different processes in enterprise software delivery

“Nothing is permanent but change’ – Heraclitus In business, we all know if you’re standing still, you’re falling behind. We also know that asking people to change their ways is hard – especially in enterprise software delivery. Resistance from some of your best teams can be fierce, and the fallout can directly impact the quality...