“Today, rPath is delivering a powerful version control-based release
automation solution for enterprises looking to remove delay, cost and risk
from application deployment and maintenance,” said Mike Torto, president and
CEO of rPath. “Project Javelin will take on an even broader set of
automation challenges that benefit from our unique approach to system
version control. The result will be a simple, lightweight and effective
alternative to today’s costly and cumbersome data center automation
solutions with dramatically improved time to value.”
rPath for Release Automation
Available to enterprises today, rPath provides a complete release
automation platform for low-overhead, highly controlled application
deployment and maintenance processes.
Most IT leaders recognize that a manual approach to application
deployment and maintenance simply doesn’t scale; particularly as the number
of system instances grow, applications become more complex, and IT is being
asked to reduce operating expenses. As a result, many IT leaders are looking
to automate these processes. But many automation solutions simply apply
basic scripts to existing processes, failing to address the inadequacy of
the underlying processes themselves—and failing to deliver the
predictability and control IT requires.
Based on a deep system versioning approach, the rPath solution for
release automation enables:
- Automated dependency discovery
- Policy-based system construction
- Automated, incremental update of running systems
- Complete control over deployed systems, including rollback and
reproduction
- On-demand provisioning of output formats for any physical, virtual or
cloud target
A whitepaper describing rPath’s release automation solution is available
at http://bit.ly/gMnie.
The Project Javelin Roadmap
With Project Javelin, rPath will introduce the industry’s first solution
for complete versioning of IT systems—from the business service down to the
bare metal—providing a foundation for policy-driven IT and bringing complete
automation and control to every level of the IT system.
Throughout 2010, Project Javelin will extend rPath into a new breed of
data center automation challenges by applying its unique system versioning
approach to:
- Business service management – How does IT address the added complexity
of maintaining groups of interdependent systems that comprise a logical
business service? rPath will elevate the principles of deep system
versioning to include multi-system business services.
- Configuration control – How does IT tame the complex and dynamic “last
mile” of run-time system configuration? rPath will extend the principles of
deep system versioning to include configuration data describing network,
storage and other run-time resources.
- Self-service provisioning – How does IT deliver the low-latency,
self-service application deployment benefits business lines want, while
ensuring control and compliance of the provisioning process? rPath will
enable business lines to create and deploy their own business services on
the fly, while ensuring IT retains policy-based control—from the business
service to the bare metal.
A whitepaper describing rPath’s Project Javelin is available at
http://bit.ly/1avh1Z.
Brett Waldman, research analyst for IDC, said, “IT is confronted by the
escalating costs and complexity of application deployment and maintenance,
as well as the failure of manual methods to handle those tasks.
Increasingly, companies are looking to automate these processes, turning to
new models that address the management and enforcement of policies, deep
understanding of systems definitions and dependencies, strong version
control, and related issues. Automating the management of these dependencies
is the only way to handle escalating complex networks with limited internal
resources.”
Additional Resources
- rPath website: http://www.rpath.com
- rPath blog: http://blogs.rpath.com/wpmu/
- rPath press releases and commentaries: http://www.rpath.com/corp/news-and-events
- rPath “Rethinking Application Delivery” video: http://www.rpath.com/corp/rethinking
- rPath Cloud Computing Adoption Model: http://www.rpath.com/corp/cloud-adoption-model
- rPath Knowledge Center: http://www.rpath.com/corp/browse-resources
- rPath webinars: http://www.rpath.com/corp/webinar
About rPath
rPath automates application deployment and maintenance across physical,
virtual and cloud environments. rPath’s innovative release automation
platform is based on the industry’s only commercial version control
repository for managing deployed software systems. The result is an
easy-to-deploy and cost-effective automation solution for rapid, low-risk
and low-overhead deployment and maintenance of complex applications. rPath
dramatically improves responsiveness to business lines, reduces compliance
risks, and allows resource-constrained IT organizations to significantly
reduce operating costs and “do more with less.” Headquartered in Raleigh,
NC, rPath has 70+ customers including some of the world’s largest
enterprises and ISVs. Visit www.rpath.com
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