Configuration Management Best Practices

Author : Bob Aiello
Publisher : Pearson Education
ISBN 13 : 0321699955
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Configuration Management Best Practices written by Bob Aiello and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successfully Implement High-Value Configuration Management Processes in Any Development Environment As IT systems have grown increasingly complex and mission-critical, effective configuration management (CM) has become critical to an organization’s success. Using CM best practices, IT professionals can systematically manage change, avoiding unexpected problems introduced by changes to hardware, software, or networks. Now, today’s best CM practices have been gathered in one indispensable resource showing you how to implement them throughout any agile or traditional development organization. Configuration Management Best Practices is practical, easy to understand and apply, and fully reflects the day-to-day realities faced by practitioners. Bob Aiello and Leslie Sachs thoroughly address all six “pillars” of CM: source code management, build engineering, environment configuration, change control, release engineering, and deployment. They demonstrate how to implement CM in ways that support software and systems development, meet compliance rules such as SOX and SAS-70, anticipate emerging standards such as IEEE/ISO 12207, and integrate with modern frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT, and CMMI. Coverage includes Using CM to meet business objectives, contractual requirements, and compliance rules Enhancing quality and productivity through lean processes and “just-in-time” process improvement Getting off to a good start in organizations without effective CM Implementing a Core CM Best Practices Framework that supports the entire development lifecycle Mastering the “people” side of CM: rightsizing processes, overcoming resistance, and understanding workplace psychology Architecting applications to take full advantage of CM best practices Establishing effective IT controls and compliance Managing tradeoffs and costs and avoiding expensive pitfalls Configuration Management Best Practices is the essential resource for everyone concerned with CM: from CTOs and CIOs to development, QA, and project managers and software engineers to analysts, testers, and compliance professionals.

Author : Steve Berczuk
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN 13 : 0136755364
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Software Configuration Management Patterns written by Steve Berczuk and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stereotypes portray software engineers as a reckless lot, and stereotypes paint software configuration management (SCM) devotees as inflexible. Based on these impressions, it is no wonder that projects can be riddled with tension! The truth probably lies somewhere in between these stereotypes, and this book shows how proven SCM practices can foster a healthy team-oriented culture that produces better software. The authors show that workflow, when properly managed, can avert delays, morale problems, and cost overruns. A patterns approach (proven solutions to recurring problems) is outlined so that SCM can be easily applied and successfully leveraged in small to medium sized organizations. The patterns are presented with an emphasis on practicality. The results speak for themselves: improved processes and a motivated workforce that synergize to produce better quality software.

Author : Niall Richard Murphy
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1491951176
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Site Reliability Engineering written by Niall Richard Murphy and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overwhelming majority of a software system’s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems? In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient—lessons directly applicable to your organization. This book is divided into four sections: Introduction—Learn what site reliability engineering is and why it differs from conventional IT industry practices Principles—Examine the patterns, behaviors, and areas of concern that influence the work of a site reliability engineer (SRE) Practices—Understand the theory and practice of an SRE’s day-to-day work: building and operating large distributed computing systems Management—Explore Google's best practices for training, communication, and meetings that your organization can use

Author : Anne Mette Jonassen Hass
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780321117663
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Configuration Management Principles and Practice written by Anne Mette Jonassen Hass and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2003 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anne Mette Jonassen Hass explains the principles and benefits of a sound configuration management strategy. This volume is designed to help the professional put that strategy into action.

Author : Joseph Sorrentino
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420075144
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Configuration Management written by Joseph Sorrentino and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Practices in Configuration Management to Ensure QualityMany organizations are invoking a new kind of management technique - Configuration Management - meant to ensure a product maintains its originally intended design, materials, composition, and processing throughout its entire lifecycle. This method moves away from current supply chain think

Author : Jessica Keyes
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203496116
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Software Configuration Management written by Jessica Keyes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-02-24 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An effective systems development and design process is far easier to explain than it is to implement. A framework is needed that organizes the life cycle activities that form the process. This framework is Configuration Management (CM). Software Configuration Management discusses the framework from a standards viewpoint, using the original

Author : Mario E. Moreira
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470970839
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adapting Configuration Management for Agile Teams written by Mario E. Moreira and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapting Configuration Management for Agile Teams provides very tangible approaches on how Configuration Management with its practices and infrastructure can be adapted and managed in order to directly benefit agile teams. Written by Mario E. Moreira, author of Software Configuration Management Implementation Roadmap, columnist for CM Crossroads online community and writer for the Agile Journal, this unique book provides concrete guidance on tailoring CM for Agile projects without sacrificing the principles of Configuration Management.

Author : Frank B. Watts
Publisher : William Andrew
ISBN 13 : 9781437778342
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Configuration Management Metrics written by Frank B. Watts and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2009-08-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Configuration Management Metrics: Product Lifecycle and Engineering Documentation Control Process Measurement and Improvement provides a comprehensive discussion of measurements for configuration management/product lifecycle processes. Each chapter outlines one of the most important measures of merit – the need for written policy and procedures. The best of the best practices as to the optimum standards are listed with an opportunity for the reader to check off those that their company has and those they do not. The book first defines the concept of configuration management (CM) and explains its importance. It then discusses the important metrics in the major CM and related processes. These include: new item release; order entry/fulfillment; request for change; bill of material change cost; and field change. Ancillary processes which may or may not be thought of as part of these major processes are also addressed, including deviations, service parts, publications and field failure reporting. Provides detailed guidance on developing and implementing measurement systems and reports Demonstrates methods of graphing and charting data, with benchmarks A practical resource for the development of Engineering Documentation Control processes Includes basic principles of Product Lifecycle processes and their measurement

Author : Alexandru Șerban
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1847190553
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visual SourceSafe 2005 Software Configuration Management in Practice written by Alexandru Șerban and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2007-02-16 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Best practice management and development of Visual Studio .NET 2005 applications with this easy-to-use SCM tool from Microsoft * SCM fundamentals and strategies clearly explained * Real-world SOA example: a hotel reservation system * SourceSafe best practices across the complete lifecycle * Multiple versions, service packs and product updates.

Author : Joey Hirao
Publisher : Syngress
ISBN 13 : 9780080570013
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SAP Security Configuration and Deployment written by Joey Hirao and published by Syngress. This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the world, high-profile large organizations (aerospace and defense, automotive, banking, chemicals, financial service providers, healthcare, high tech, insurance, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, retail, telecommunications, and utilities) and governments are using SAP software to process their most mission-critical, highly sensitive data. With more than 100,000 installations, SAP is the world's largest enterprise software company and the world's third largest independent software supplier overall. Despite this widespread use, there have been very few books written on SAP implementation and security, despite a great deal of interest. (There are 220,000 members in an on-line SAP 'community' seeking information, ideas and tools on the IT Toolbox Website alone.) Managing SAP user authentication and authorizations is becoming more complex than ever, as there are more and more SAP products involved that have very different access issues. It's a complex area that requires focused expertise. This book is designed for these network and systems administrator who deal with the complexity of having to make judgmental decisions regarding enormously complicated and technical data in the SAP landscape, as well as pay attention to new compliance rules and security regulations. Most SAP users experience significant challenges when trying to manage and mitigate the risks in existing or new security solutions and usually end up facing repetitive, expensive re-work and perpetuated compliance challenges. This book is designed to help them properly and efficiently manage these challenges on an ongoing basis. It aims to remove the 'Black Box' mystique that surrounds SAP security. * The most comprehensive coverage of the essentials of SAP security currently available: risk and control management, identity and access management, data protection and privacy, corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance. * This book contains information about SAP security that is not available anywhere else to help the reader avoid the "gotchas" that may leave them vulnerable during times of upgrade or other system changes *Companion Web site provides custom SAP scripts, which readers can download to install, configure and troubleshoot SAP.