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Software Configuration Management Tool Adoption Trends In The Americas

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, June 18, 2009

Over the past three years, respondents to Forrester's annual Enterprise And SMB Software Survey have demonstrated increasing awareness and adoption of application life-cycle management (ALM) processes and tools. ALM 2.0 — the next generation of tool support . . .

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European Software Configuration Management Tool Adoption Trends

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, December 23, 2008

Over the past three years, Forrester's annual Enterprise And SMB Software Survey has shown increasing awareness and adoption of application life-cycle management (ALM) processes and tools. ALM 2.0 — the next generation of tool support for ALM — is a work . . .

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Case Study: A US Airline Sustains A Rapid Pace Of Software Change

by Carey Schwaber, February 19, 2008

Because airlines face intense competitive pressure, their application development organizations have to be able to change gears quickly. To this end, one US airline's application development group has adopted an iterative development process and established . . .

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Standardized Software Change And Configuration Management: Achievable Goal Or Wishful Thinking?

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, October 19, 2007

The merits of integrating software change and configuration management (SCCM) are well established. But for many shops, standardizing on a single SCCM solution is more an ideal than a reality. These shops use multiple software configuration management . . .

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The Forrester Wave™: Software Change And Configuration Management, Q2 2007

IBM Is The Unified SCCM Front-Runner, Subversion Leads On Standalone SCM

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

Software change and configuration management (SCCM) solutions permit IT organizations to manage the changes that they make to software during development and maintenance. Forrester's product-based evaluation of 11 leading SCCM solutions across 123 criteria . . .

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Borland Is A Strong Performer In Software Change And Configuration Management

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

Borland StarTeam is a well-rounded software change and configuration management (SCCM) solution that is easy to use and administer. It is notable for its scalability across geographic locations: One Borland customer uses StarTeam across 160 linked development . . .

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Serena Has The Most Capable Software Change And Configuration Management Solution

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

Serena Dimensions CM has changed more than any other software change and configuration management (SCCM) solution since our 2005 evaluation, now boasting a single repository; a better install process; completely new Eclipse, Visual Studio, and Windows . . .

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IBM Is Still The Strongest In Unified Software Change And Configuration Management

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

In this evaluation, as in our 2005 evaluation, IBM proves to have the best unified software change and configuration management (SCCM) capabilities. Its strengths include platform support, scalability, and configuration management and change management . . .

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Microsoft's Software Change And Configuration Management Is Ready For Prime Time

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

Microsoft Team Foundation Server is just a year old, but it's mature beyond its years. In our 2005 evaluation, Team Foundation Server was in Beta 3, but since then, Microsoft has improved the product considerably, notably in the areas of performance and . . .

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Telelogic's High-End SCCM Solution Appeals To A Narrower Audience

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

Telelogic Synergy Suite offers the most seamless integration of change and configuration management around, as well as exceptionally strong capabilities in both areas. But Telelogic is a rare bird in enterprise IT organizations. As both a unified software . . .

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Subversion Is The Best Option For Standalone Software Configuration Management

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

Subversion is a viable standalone software configuration management (SCM) solution and is appropriate for enterprise usage. Like AccuRev, Perforce, and Serena PVCS Version Manager, Subversion is more powerful when combined with a separate change management . . .

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MKS Has A Well-Rounded Offering For Software Change And Configuration Management

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

The core of MKS's application life-cycle management (ALM) platform is its software change and configuration management (SCCM) solution, MKS Integrity. In recent years, MKS has begun building on top of MKS Integrity support for additional life-cycle activities . . .

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Perforce Is Better For Standalone Software Configuration Management Than Unified SCCM

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

In terms of bang for the buck, Perforce is bested only by the open source Subversion, and its current offerings score compares favorably to that of solutions that cost nearly 10 times as much. Perforce customers are a very happy crew, reporting rapid . . .

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AccuRev Has A Foothold In The Software Change And Configuration Management Market

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

AccuRev is a relatively new product in the software change and configuration management (SCCM) space. As such, it lacks some features that are common among its competitors, especially in the areas of change management and reporting and analytics. It is . . .

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CA Has A Well-Integrated Solution For Software Change And Configuration Management

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q2 2007

by Carey Schwaber, May 29, 2007

The most differentiating feature about CA's software change and configuration management (SCCM) solution is not CA Harvest itself but Harvest's integrations with other CA solutions. Since Forrester's 2005 evaluation of this space, CA has also rolled up . . .

How Do We Build Software? Let Us Count The Ways

Best Practices In Application Development Process Rationalization

by Carey Schwaber, November 17, 2006

Process standardization initiatives are no small undertaking, often spanning large and heterogeneous organizational units. But full process standardization is rarely a possibility — and even when it's possible, it's often not advisable. The challenge? . . .

Serena Acquires Pacific Edge

Can Integration Among Its Products Vastly Improve IT Governance?

by Phil Murphy, November 7, 2006

Serena Software completed the acquisition of Pacific Edge Software on Friday, October 20, 2006, continuing the long, slow consolidation of the project portfolio management (PPM) market. Serena's acquisition of an IT governance product gives it new markets . . .

Reining In Runaway Builds

New Products For Software Build, Build Management, And Build Acceleration

by Carey Schwaber, February 6, 2006

Changing development practices and new compliance requirements have turned a spotlight on a long-neglected development life-cycle activity: build, the process of turning source code into an executable form, whether native instructions or byte code. In . . .

Process-Centric Software Configuration Management Scorecard Summary: CA

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric Software Configuration Management, Q4 2005"

by Carey Schwaber, November 14, 2005

Computer Associates International (CA) provides two process-centric software configuration management (SCM) solutions: AllFusion Harvest Change Manager for distributed platforms and AllFusion Endevor Change Manager for mainframe platforms. Harvest is . . .

Process-Centric Software Configuration Management Scorecard Summary: MKS

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric Software Configuration Management, Q4 2005"

by Carey Schwaber, November 14, 2005

The strength of the MKS process-centric software configuration management (SCM) solution is particularly impressive given MKS's size — $40 million in annual revenues — and relatively recent entry into the SCM space. Integrity Suite shines on process definition, . . .

Serena Software Goes Private, Gets Ready To Rumble

by Carey Schwaber, November 14, 2005

Serena Software, the software change management vendor, announced on November 11 that it will be acquired by a private equity firm. This will let Serena move forward with its aggressive plans to change its licensing model, acquire products in adjacent . . .

The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric Software Configuration Management, Q4 2005

Evaluation Of Top Process-Centric SCM Vendors Across 121 Criteria

by Carey Schwaber, November 14, 2005

This Forrester Wave includes a detailed, customizable data spreadsheet; presentation resources; and in-depth evaluations of the following vendors: Borland Software, Computer Associates International, IBM, Microsoft, MKS, Serena Software, and Telelogic

Process-centric SCM solutions unite software configuration management (SCM) and software change management, thereby enabling task orientation, traceability, and process automation throughout the development life cycle. To assess the state of the process-centric . . .

Process-Centric Software Configuration Management Scorecard Summary: Telelogic

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric Software Configuration Management, Q4 2005"

by Carey Schwaber, November 14, 2005

Telelogic SYNERGY/CM and SYNERGY/Change together make up a sophisticated process-centric software configuration management (SCM) solution for Windows, Unix, and Linux platforms. Of these three platforms, Telelogic's strength is Windows, where its ActiveCM . . .

Process-Centric Software Configuration Management Scorecard Summary: Serena Software

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric Software Configuration Management, Q4 2005"

by Carey Schwaber, November 14, 2005

A spate of mergers and acquisitions has left Serena Software the largest software configuration management (SCM) pure play. Serena's portfolio now includes integrated solutions for mainframe and distributed SCM, making Serena the best choice for shops . . .

Process-Centric Software Configuration Management Scorecard Summary: IBM

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric Software Configuration Management, Q4 2005"

by Carey Schwaber, November 14, 2005

IBM's process-centric software configuration management (SCM) solution is the strongest offering available today, as well as the most widely used. IBM's Rational ClearCase Change Management Solution is strong across the board, but it is especially notable . . .