IBM Rational BuildForge

Automates and accelerates software assembly processes to streamline software and systems delivery.

IBM Rational Build Forge is an adaptive process execution framework that automates, orchestrates, manages, and tracks all the processes between each handoff within the assembly line of software development, creating an automated software factory. Rational Build Forge integrates into your current environment and supports major development languages, scripts, tools, and platforms; allowing you to continue to utilize your existing investments while adding valuable capabilities around process automation, acceleration, notification, and scheduling.

Overview

• Web console for centralized user and administration access provides a consolidated, real-time view to software assembly processes anytime, anywhere
• Dynamic server management (server pooling and fault tolerance) optimizes your hardware environment for speed and reliability
• Job process optimization ensures that jobs are automatically run in the most efficient manner eliminating the need for imperfect human interaction
• Project configuration snapshots easily manage various project configurations
• Error log filtering and automated email notifications allow for rapid error detection and resolution
• Parallel execution of tasks, scheduling and efficient use of hardware enable fast build and release cycles
• A reliable and automated ‘Bill of Records’ facilitates faster problem resolution, better reproducibility and compliance management
• Integration with existing development technologies (languages, scripts, etc) makes use of existing investments and enables quick startup
• Self-service access to preconfigured build processes from within leading IDEs accelerates developer productivity
• Operating systems supported: AIX, HP Unix, i family, Linux, Macintosh, Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris, Windows, z/OS