Kabel Deutschland keeps pace with rapid growth through centralized control and automation

BELLEVUE, WA and Vienna, Austria – March 13, 2012 – UC4, the leader in IT Process Automation, today announced the general availability of UC4 Application Release Automation V2, which enables IT organizations, for the first time, to plan software releases, track progression and perform automated deployment – all from a single Web-based interface. The new version also simplifies implementation by delivering built-in support for common middleware, source code management tools and issue tracking tools.
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“Many enterprise IT organizations are struggling to ‘tame’ the application release process. The use of manual deployment procedures, non-integrated toolsets, and excessive communication between stakeholders create a management nightmare,” said Wes Pullen, Vice President of Application Release Automation Technologies at UC4. “The new version of the UC4 Application Release Automation solution adds a centralized planning and control layer to the UC4 scalable automation engine, turning application release into a coordinated, repeatable and predictable process.”

“Over the past several years we shifted from a monolithic IT architecture to a distributed, service-oriented architecture. We were tasked to serve an increasing number of applications which introduced new complexities into our release and deployment processes making centralized control and automation the only answer,” according to Andreas Eusterholz, Team Leader of Release Management at Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable operator. “After Implementing UC4 Application Release Automation for release planning and control, we are able to cope with a rapidly growing number of software deliveries and deployments while maintaining the same headcount and increasing transparency of application lifecycle.”

What’s New in UC4 Application Release Automation V2
UC4 Application Release Automation V2 includes the following new capabilities:

    New Web-based user interface supports drag-and-drop deployment process definition and enables users to manage release processes from a simple, integrated interface

    Application and component modeling minimizes failures by identifying unmet dependencies

    Test environment scheduling ensures required test and staging environments are available at the right time, preventing unnecessary project delays

    Built-in Application Server support for deploying applications on IBM WebSphere, Oracle WebLogic, JBoss and Microsoft IIS application servers accelerates implementations

    Built-in integration support for Source Code Management tools, such as Concurrent Versions System (CVS), Apache Subversion (SVN) and Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), makes it easy to fully automate deployment in testing, staging and production

    New unified roles and access control management capabilities enhance security and help ensure compliance with industry regulations

    Support for deploying incremental application updates expedites the deployment process

    New Application Management Database (AMDB) with API accessibility for integration with CMDB and other repositories

"UC4 Application Release Automation V2 adds the environment control, release planning, and dependency mapping that our enterprise customers need to handle the complexities of application deployment across the full DevOps lifecycle,” said Andy Cureton, Partner at Forest Technologies, a consulting company specializing in IT automation solutions for financial services, healthcare and SaaS companies.

To learn more about UC4 Application Release Automation V2 product, join our Webinar, Three Steps to Unlocking Release Bottlenecks with Automation.