An introduction to environment management

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Environment Management

• Software development environment management
• Test environment management
• Release management
• Change control
• Access control
• Benefits
• Problems

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Environment Management What is it ?

• Control of software development environments
• Control access
• Control change
• Ensure that they are fit for purpose
• Ensure systems and software
• Reflect current release
• Reflect stage in development
• Reflect current use i.e. dev / test

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Release Management

• Control change by using
• A backed up software repository
• A dedicated change manager
• A change control process and tool
• Access management to
• Tools
• Environments
• Code Repository
• Data

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Change Control

• A change control process
• Problem reporting via a tool
• Vetting of problems reports
• Change requests linked to problem reports
• Change requests used in testing
• Change requests incorporated into releases

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Access Control

• Control access by project staff to
• Environments
• Data
• Tools
• Control access by role
• dev, test, release, analyst, project manager
• Avoid undesireable and expensive changes
• Shorten delivery times by avoiding mistakes /
  confusion
• Partition env usage and manage need

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Benefits

• Reduced cost due to undesirable env changes
• Environments better reflect
• State of system, stage, architecture
• Better management of time scales
• Benefits for staff morale and ownership

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Problems

• Project pressures
• Need to use test for development
• Adhoc access / change
• Not advisable plan for project needs
• Police usage to ensure costs / time scales
• Desire to cut corners
• Adds to costs and increases time scales
• Complacency
• Use process to ensure best practice

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Environment Management
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Diagram Details

• Environment volume decreases by stage
• i.e. Need more dev envs than uat
• Processes and environments use code repository
• Dev environments can be cut down versions i.e.
• May not contain all system components
• Reduced volume of data
• Controlled release to environments
• Backup strategies to avoid loss

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Contact Us

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• info_at_semtech-solutions.co.nz
• We offer IT project consultancy
• We are happy to hear about your problems
• You can just pay for those hours that you need
• To solve your problems