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NEW VERSION OF THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS ‘GO’ EXTENDS DEVOPS AND CONTINUOUS DELIVERY ACROSS APPLICATION LIFECYCLE

Wed, 18 May 2011 17:41:22 +0000

Deeper Mingle integration and state-of-the-art configuration interface enables complete traceability from deployment all the way back to requirements

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2011 - ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in Agile ALM products and services, today announced Go^TM 2.2, a new version of its Agile release management platform that enables organizations to automate the entire build, test and deployment processes. Go 2.2 includes the ability to trace from deployments back to source code and requirements, and provides a state-of-the-art configuration interface for managing large and distributed installations. Also, the free Go Community Edition no longer requires a license so teams can now download, install and be up and running in seconds.

ThoughtWorks Studios continues to lead the DevOps and Continuous Delivery industry through its thought leadership, real-world implementation experience and innovative product offerings. In conjunction with the Go launch, the company today also is kicking off ThoughtWorks Live, a two-day, invitation-only executive event focused on how IT organizations can implement Continuous Delivery and emerging DevOps practices to enable rapid, incremental delivery of high-value software.

"IT organizations require operations teams to work closely with development and testing to ensure rapid, reliable releases of high quality software," said Jez Humble, principal at ThoughtWorks Studios and co-author of the breakthrough book, Continuous Delivery. "Go 2.2 provides the traceability and configuration capabilities to implement DevOps and Continuous Delivery effectively, even in large and highly distributed organizations."

The Go Agile release management platform enables automation of the delivery process, greater collaboration between teams involved in delivering software, and complete traceability of functionality from deployment back to source code and requirements. This enables DevOps and Continuous Delivery by facilitating collaboration between developers, testers and IT operations in large-scale, distributed organizations. Go enables large numbers of continuous integration, testing and production environments to be managed centrally, and provides push-button deployments of software.

New capabilities in Go 2.2 include:

End-to-end Traceability: Go provides complete traceability, from deployment and source code to requirements. New, deeper integrations with Mingle allow for the automatic generation of release notes, and the ability to see both source code changes and which stories have been completed between builds or deployments. The combination of Go and Mingle represents an unparalleled end-to-end requirements and release management solution.
State-of-the-Art Configuration Interface: Go eliminates the need to edit configuration files for unrivalled ease of management for large and distributed installations. This further reduces the risk of rapid, large-scale releases through improved visibility and control across the entire delivery process. Configuration files are now version controlled internally within Go.
License-free Community Edition: The free Go Community Edition is now license-free, making it even easier for teams to get started with DevOps and Continuous Delivery. Just download, install and be up and running in seconds.

Go 2.2 Availability

Go 2.2 is available now as part of the Adaptive ALM^TM platform from ThoughtWorks Studios. The Go Community Edition is available as a free download with no license required from the ThoughtWorks Studios website, while the full-version, Go Enterprise, is available via commercial license. For product, download and pricing information please visit (www.thoughtworks-studios.com/go-agile-release-management).

About ThoughtWorks Studios

ThoughtWorks Studios provides Agile ALM products and training. A division of the Agile consultancy ThoughtWorks, Inc., it offers the tools, coaching and experience to help companies realize the full potential of Agile-based development in the enterprise. Its Adaptive ALM^TM suite, Mingle^® (Agile project management), Twist^® (Agile test automation) and Go^TM (Agile release management/DevOps), helps organizations manage and automate the application lifecycle through an adaptive approach that supports people and processes. Its Agile Workshops deliver training for all facets of Agile ALM practices. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. For more information, please visit http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS JEZ HUMBLE TO PRESENT ON AGILE RELEASE AND DEPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT AT QCON 2011 LONDON

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:50:03 +0000

THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS JEZ HUMBLE TO PRESENT ON AGILE RELEASE AND DEPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT AT QCON 2011 LONDON

Humble to present practical, useful methods to use remediation patterns to lower the risk of software deployment failures

WHO: Jez Humble
ThoughtWorks Studios
(www.thoughtworks-studios.com)
Humble is build and release principal for ThoughtWorks Studios Agile release management product, Go^TMand author of the highly acclaimed book, Continuous Delivery.

WHAT: Remediation Patterns - How To Achieve Low Risk Releases

Deployments gone bad are a leading cause of spending your evening or weekend hunched over a terminal instead of outdoors having fun. In this talk, Humble presents a number of patterns which reduce the risk of releases, including techniques for zero-downtime releases, roll backs and roll forwards. He also will discuss how to build reliable releases into the delivery process using automated provisioning, deployment and smoke testing. By the end of the talk, attendees will understand how to build delivery systems - and teams - that make broken deployments a rare situation which can be fixed at the push of a button.

WHERE: OOP 2011 Conference
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.
London

WHEN: Thursday, March 10, 2011
4:50 p.m. (GST)

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THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES LATEST EDITION OF ‘GO’ FOR AGILE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUOUS DELIVERY

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:17:30 +0000

THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES LATEST EDITION OF 'GO' FOR AGILE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUOUS DELIVERY

New version of Go helps organizations scale up and manage complex release management efforts across the enterprise

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in Agile ALM solutions, today announced Go^TM 2.1, the latest edition of its Agile release management platform that allows organizations to incrementally automate their entire build, test and deployment processes, releasing software faster and more reliably. The latest version of Go focuses on helping IT organizations scale, integrate and better conduct complex release management initiatives that include numerous teams and multiple projects.

"Global distribution, poor collaboration and manual build, test and deployment processes mean expensive, risky, error-prone releases. You need to ship valuable new software fast and reliably to meet changing business goals - without compromising on quality," said Jez Humble, ThoughtWorks Studios' Principal Product Manager for Go and co-author of the breakthrough book, Continuous Delivery. "Customers that are building out and scaling release management and Continuous Delivery across the IT organization with Go now have improved visibility and coordination across multiple teams and projects within the enterprise."

The Go Agile release management platform provides automation and collaboration for the "last mile" of the Agile ALM process. It enables Continuous Delivery by facilitating collaboration between developers, testers and IT operations in large-scale, distributed organizations. It manages large numbers of continuous integration, testing and production environments centrally, and enables push-button deployments of software with complete auditing and traceability. The resulting Continuous Delivery capabilities enable organizations to radically accelerate the value and return on IT investments.

New features included in Go 2.1 include:

Enterprises can now delegate administration rights for individual Continuous Integration (CI) environments centrally. This allows continuous integration (CI) to be provided as a service to teams, which reduces administrative overhead.
Go improves collaboration and productivity as an OpenSocial provider, with a new pipeline gadget that will integrate with ThoughtWorks Studios forthcoming 3.3 release of Mingle®, the agile project management solution.
Teams can easily diagnose and trace test failures with commit and stack trace information in Go's unique distributed test analysis reports.
New communication features improve team visibility and coordination through easy Atom notification for all pipelines and automated email notifications for all test failures.
Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.

ThoughtWorks Studios' Go helps drive Continuous Delivery by providing organizations with a standard platform to automate, manage and control the entire build, deploy and release processes. As described in the new book, Continuous Delivery (Addison-Wesley, Martin Fowler Signature Series, Jez Humble and Dave Farley), delivering software to users can be a painful, risky and time-consuming process. Continuous Delivery outlines the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality through the automation of the build, deployment and testing process.

Go 2.1 Availability
Go is available now as part of the Adaptive ALM^TM platform from ThoughtWorks Studios. The Go Community edition is available as a free download from the ThoughtWorks Studios website, while the full-version, commercial Go Enterprise is available via license. For product, download and pricing information please visit (www.thoughtworks-studios.com/go-agile-release-management).

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated delivery lifecycle platform designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. For more information, please visit http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS LAUNCHES ‘GO MOBILE’ FOR DEVELOPING ENTERPRISE MOBILE APPLICATIONS USING AGILE METHODS

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:34:28 +0000

THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS LAUNCHES 'GO MOBILE' FOR DEVELOPING ENTERPRISE MOBILE APPLICATIONS USING AGILE METHODS

Best practices, practical content and Go solution provide the knowledge and technology to develop and release enterprise-grade mobile applications

ORLANDO (Agile 2010), Aug. 9, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in Agile ALM solutions, today announced Go Mobile^TM, a collection of practical content, best practices and technical solutions to help IT organizations build and deploy enterprise-grade mobile applications for the iPhone/iPad, Android and BlackBerry platforms.

"Go Mobile directly addresses the lack of resources that are available to developers and IT organizations that must quickly develop and release high-quality mobile applications," said Adam Monago, vice president of client services for ThoughtWorks Studios. "Through best practices, community input and technology, Go Mobile provides the knowledge and tools developers need to leverage mobile platforms at the enterprise level."

Go Mobile brings together a range of resources, including tooling and supporting engineering practices, for Agile mobile developers working on the iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android and BlackBerry platforms. Based on ThoughtWorks' extensive experience building feature-rich mobile applications, it fills a major gap regarding automated testing and deployment by providing the right infrastructure for successful projects.

Go Mobile is comprised of the following resources:

Main Go Mobile Community Discussion Site - a place to share and gather information from peers including white papers, tutorials and templates

o (http://community.thoughtworks.com/hives/91c513dd90/summary)

Agile Practices for iPhone Development White Paper

o (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/8547f6decf)

Frank - Free Automated Testing Tool for iOS - UI testing comprised of several open source tools, notably UISpec, cocoahttpserver, and Cucumber

o (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/7b54923c58)

Go - Agile release management for mobile applications - free download for small teams and trial

o (www.thoughtworks-studios.com/go-agile-release-management)

Podcast of ThoughtWorks expert iPad development team discussing mobile application work with a major Global investment bank

o (http://community.thoughtworks.com/posts/fb7868194a)

Web demo on using Go to build and deploy applications to iPhone and iPad

ThoughtWorks (professional services) and ThoughtWorks Studios (Agile ALM solutions) continue to bring real-world experience together to advance best practices around software development. ThoughtWorks' Go Mobile demonstrates how shared knowledge can advance new and emerging development challenges. Complementing this shared knowledge with its free automated test tool Frank, in combination with the Continuous Delivery capabilities of Go, ThoughtWorks Studios is helping organizations deliver value to mobile users without compromising quality.

"It is no surprise that developing a mobile application strategy has become a critical part of an IT organization's technology portfolio," said Monago. "The ubiquity of the BlackBerry, iPhone/iPad and Android phones have changed discussions from if a mobile project should be launched to when. Our clients are asking for the best way to move existing applications onto mobile platforms, and together with the open source community, we are excited to help drive new and better ways of delivering value through software."

For complete information on Go Mobile^TM and its available resources please visit (http://community.thoughtworks.com/hives/91c513dd90/summary). For a free trial of Go^TM, please visit (http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com/user/register&destination=forms/form/go/download)

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated delivery lifecycle platform designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM^TM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all facets of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES ‘GO’ TO ENABLE BREAKTHROUGH AGILE APPROACH OF CONTINUOUS DELIVERY

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:11:15 +0000

THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES 'GO' TO ENABLE BREAKTHROUGH AGILE APPROACH OF CONTINUOUS DELIVERY

Based on new wave of Agile practices from ThoughtWorks, Go enables organizations to overcome operational constraints to schedule releases according to business needs

SAN FRANCISCO and BANGALORE, July 20, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios www.thoughtworks-studios.com, a global leader in Agile ALM solutions, today announced Go^TM, a new Agile release management platform that allows organizations to incrementally automate the entire build, test and deployment process and release software faster and more reliably. Go enables Continuous Delivery, making it possible for enterprises to move from a world where software releases are governed by operational constraints to a world where they can release according to their business needs. Pioneered by ThoughtWorks as a key element of large-scale Agile adoption, Continuous Delivery combines automation and engineering rigor with a heavy emphasis on collaboration to break down the prevalent organizational silos that segregate development, QA and IT operations.

"For many enterprises, software increasingly plays a critical role in creating a competitive advantage and building and maintaining value-added customer relationships. As an industry, Agile practices have had a major impact on our ability to create software faster to keep pace with business needs," said Cyndi Mitchell, managing director of ThoughtWorks Studios. "But many organizations still spend several weeks, and often months, putting software live in production - long after it's been declared 'ready' by the business. As Agile and ALM come together, Continuous Delivery and Go enable a next-generation Agile approach that delivers rapid and reliable releases as and when the business needs them."

Go is the upgrade path for ThoughtWorks Studios' continuous integration solution, Cruise. It joins Mingle (Agile project management) and Twist (Agile testing) to form ThoughtWorks Studios Adaptive ALM^TM, the only holistic end-to-end solution built from the ground up to serve as a single platform for all aspects of the Agile software development and delivery lifecycle. It integrates requirements analysis, project and program management, test automation, quality assurance, and build and release management to achieve Continuous Delivery. Adaptive ALM is designed to be flexible to adapt to unique customer requirements while providing the structure needed to adopt Agile enterprise-wide and throughout the entire application delivery lifecycle.

As outlined in the upcoming book, Continuous Delivery (Addison-Wesley, Martin Fowler Signature Series, Jez Humble and Dave Farley), delivering software to users can be a painful, risky and time-consuming process. Continuous Delivery outlines the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality through the automation of the build, deployment and testing process. As a build and release principal for ThoughtWorks Studios, and product manager for Go, Humble has guided the technical vision behind Go to ensure it enables Continuous Delivery and fosters an environment where ideas can be turned into released software rapidly, regardless of the size or complexity of the project.

Go helps drive Continuous Delivery by providing organizations with a standard platform to automate, manage and control the entire build, deploy and release processes. It is a single system of record for managing and tracing each application's lifecycle from check-in to release, thus providing visibility into the production readiness of the entire software portfolio. The result is automated releases that are rapid and reliable and can be self-serviced at the push of a button.

Unique features of Go that enable Continuous Delivery include:

Environments: this first-of-its-kind capability lets organizations see what version of each application is in each environment, audit back to the source, and perform one-click deployments of any version of software.
Parallel Test Intelligence: speeds up tests by running them in parallel on a grid. Go's unique test intelligence lets organizations see exactly which tests broke, which check-in broke them, and who was responsible, even when they are run across a grid.
New UI for the DevOps world: enables easy centralized management of large numbers of projects and machines for both developers and IT operations.
Templates: allows for managing large numbers of projects within an Agile ALM environment. Templates allow organizations to manage branches and define re-usable workflow.

"Go uniquely addresses the needs of development and IT operations teams to have a common, integrated platform to manage their entire development, testing and release lifecycle," explained Humble, product manager of Go. "Go fills a crucial gap in many Agile implementations - providing the automation, collaboration and compliance capabilities to break down operational silos and turn software releases into frequent, reliable, non-events."

Go Availability
Go is available now as part of the Adaptive ALM platform from ThoughtWorks Studios. The Go Community edition is available as a free download directly from the ThoughtWorks Studios website, while the full-version, commercial Go Enterprise is available via license. For product, download and pricing information please visit: (www.thoughtworks-studios.com/go-agile-release-management).

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is the global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. A division of ThoughtWorks®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the only holistic, fully integrated delivery lifecycle platform designed exclusively for sustainable, enterprise-wide Agile ALM success. Based on ThoughtWorks ground-breaking experience and commitment to software excellence, Adaptive ALM helps organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all facets of Agile ALM through its Agile Workshops series. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.
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