Tag Archives: continuous delivery

Benefits of Zend Server and Jenkins integration

By Mickey Hoter On March 9, 2017

How the automated deployment capabilities of Zend Server fit into Jenkins continuous delivery.

The state of PHP in 2017

By Zeev Suraski On January 10, 2017

Welcome to 2017! There’s no denying that 2016 was a big year for PHP, and all indicators suggest 2017 would be equally exciting, if not even more so: The State of PHP in 2017 What are PHP developers doing and what are they worried about? Taking the results of our recent Developer Pulse survey, […]

Faster delivery with better quality? Yes, it’s possible

By Ido Benmoshe On June 23, 2016

Initiated primarily by developers, the DevOps movement laid the groundwork for more comprehensive software delivery automation practices that gradually matured. Software can now be delivered at will, rather than at planned intervals, hence continuous delivery (CD). Adopting a continuous delivery methodology requires not only a change of mindset but a change of tools, standardization on […]

Continuous integration: The next step in Agile or a culture shock?

By zend On March 10, 2016

Thoughts on why picking the right tools is as much about technology as it is about people

Benchmarks and Key Stakeholders on the Road to Continuous Delivery Maturity

By Kevin Featherly On December 16, 2014

In a previous blog post, I spoke about patience being a virtue when developing a road map to continuous delivery maturity. But continuous delivery maturity takes more than a map. Nurturing the continuous delivery process also requires a comprehensive set of scoring benchmarks so that you can monitor progress, and it means engaging with the […]

When It Comes to Process Maturity, Patience Is a Virtue

By Kevin Featherly On November 25, 2014

One sticking point on the path to continuous delivery is that idea that, when it comes to process maturity, patience is a virtue. It can be difficult for an organization to accept that continuous delivery is no overnight sensation. “I absolutely agree that patience is a virtue,” says Nathan A. Good, senior consultant at Object […]

Identifying Continuous Delivery Antipatterns

By Kevin Featherly On November 14, 2014

A big reason why software producers turn to continuous delivery processes is the irksome antipatterns—practices that are common but extremely ineffective—that have long plagued the industry. But beware, says David Farley, the England-based co-author (with Jez Humble) of the book, Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation. Introducing continuous delivery processes […]

Announcing New Continuous Delivery Capabilities to Accelerate Application Delivery, Business Value

By Alok Shah On October 30, 2014

Zend announced the “next wave” of agility-focused offerings, enabling enterprises to deliver applications more quickly, while delivering on bottom-line business value. The product and pattern offerings meet an across-the-board market demand by extending the Continuous Delivery ecosystem, allowing companies to quickly develop and deliver quality web, mobile and cloud applications. “Disruptive innovation starts with empowering […]

Continuing the Journey of Continuous Delivery

By Kevin Featherly On October 21, 2014

You’ve made it. You have established continuous delivery and DevOps as your methods of choice for producing and releasing software. Now what? Here’s one idea: do more. In Continuing the Journey, six of the industry’s finest continuous delivery thinkers offer advice on how to keep moving forward along the continuous delivery path. Some writers offer […]

Changing the Culture and Building Confidence for Continuous Delivery

By Kevin Featherly On October 15, 2014

Continuous delivery means making sure that the software you produce is always ready for release. That much is clear. What may be less obvious is that to get there, an organization must be ever mindful that something else besides production continuously evolves—namely, company culture. In the mini e‑book, Changing Culture and Building Confidence, four expert […]