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Shift-Left Testing, Continuous Integration and the Mainframe

Source: devops.com You may not think, then, that mainframes and shift-left testing have much in common. But you’d be wrong. Shifting testing to the left can deliver tremendous benefits, even in the context of mainframe applications. Let us explain. What Is Shift-Left Testing? Shift-left testing refers to the practice of performing more tests earlier in the software development lifecycle. Traditionally, most testing occurred just before software was deployed into production environments. Testing code at this stage is useful for ensuring

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Compuware brings agile and DevOps to the mainframe

Source- sdtimes.com A majority of enterprises are running their mission-critical apps on the mainframe, but a lack of mainframe expertise is getting in the way of successful development and deployment. A recent study from Forrester revealed 64 per cent of enterprises plan to run more than half their critical app solutions on the mainframe, but only 37 per cent have been able to keep up with the mainframe workforce demand. To ease the pain, Compuware is updating its zAdviser solution

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DevOps in Mainframe Using Compuware

DevOps in Mainframe Using Compuware The vast majority of new business initiatives involve the mainframe: 57% always and 39% sometimes, according to a recent study. Are your DevOps teams and your mainframe prepared to face this increasing digital activity and deliver quality results faster? Compuware’s Agile/DevOps solutions are changing the way developers develop by helping experienced staff and new hires perform mainframe-related tasks with agility, efficiency and precision. And integrations with popular mainstream tools allow mainframe and non-mainframe teams to

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How DevOps can improve mainframe app agility

Source – techbeacon.com Many enterprises suffer from so-called SOS. Shiny object syndrome is a common ailment that occurs when IT or another team in the organization encourages the business to chase after the newer and more modern over the tried-and-true. It’s not a fatal approach, but it does hold back enterprises, especially those with DevOps initiatives, from realizing the full potential of their tools. Nothing exemplifies this better than your humble, neglected mainframe. Today’s mainframe isn’t ill, or on its deathbed,

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Why and How to Bring DevOps to the Mainframe

Source – http://blog.syncsort.com Can you do DevOps on your mainframe? That might seem like a silly question. DevOps is among the newest trends in IT, and mainframes are an established, “legacy” technology. Pairing the two may appear to make little sense. In fact, however, there are plenty of reasons to integrate mainframes into DevOps workflows. And thanks to technologies that make it easy to bridge the divide between mainframes and other infrastructure, doing DevOps on mainframes is not at all as

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DevOps on the Mainframe

Source – devopsdigest.com Chris O’Malley Compuware Most discussions of DevOps assume that the “dev” is being done exclusively in programming languages of recent vintage and that the “ops” are occurring exclusively on distributed or cloud platforms. There are, however, at least three compelling reasons to have a DevOps discussion that focuses on the mainframe. REASON #1: NECESSITY Much, if not most, of the world’s most economically valuable code still runs on the mainframe in languages such as COBOL, PL/I, and Assembler.

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