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IR35 ‘help’
*sigh* Here we go again. HRMC have released a ‘business entity’ test to ‘help’ businesses decide if they are a business or not. Okay, maybe not. This is aimed at contractors like myself—those...
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Maven and OSGi repositories
While researching for Omneity I have come across some interesting issues, issues directly relevant to the idea behind Omneity itself (and some that are more generally challenging to software configuration management). One of...
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New CM/ALM Website
Some time ago I set up http://itslmbok.com in an attempt to kickstart a body of knowledge project for ALM and CM related practitioners. That effort basically fell flat, principally because most people (including...
Build Management
Build management uses build systems, developed by build engineering, with source and environment configurations provided by configuration management, to schedule and execute builds to produce controlled products.
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Deployment
Deployment takes the output of build management and, under the direction of an environment manager, installs those products for use.
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Release Management
Release management plan and control product releases. Essentially, release management provide a coordination function and a quality gate into production.
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Build Engineering
Build engineering is the technical discipline that constructs product from sources. Sources are established by development and configuration management, transformed by build engineering into product.
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Change Management
Change management is the discipline that proactively manages changes to IT systems. Change management is essential to maintaining configuration integrity.
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Configuration Management
Configuration management (CM) is the foundation on which all of the other IT management disciplines rest. Without a suitable CM system managing IT becomes impractical, costly and error prone.
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Why Mark? experience is the key
With over 25 years experience helping organisations large and small to improve the way they develop and manage their IT systems I am well placed to help you too.
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September 2002 - February 2003: Inspect (UK)
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September 2002 - February 2003
Created and maintained CMStreet.com
Web developer
Developing CM Street web site http://cmstreet.com (now replaced by http://principia-it.co.uk) to promote ITIL Best Practices in IT system development and management.
Around webWhat caught my eye recently
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UK's national health IT programme 'unworkable'
Britain's next-generation electronic health records system -- still yet to be fully implemented 9 years on -- should be scrapped, says MP's.
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UK government kills Copyright Great Firewall, establishes user rights
The UK government has abandoned its plan to establish a copyright-based national firewall that media executives could use to block websites to which they objected. The proposal for a UK Great Firewall was part of the Digital Economy Act, but the expert reviews conducted by Professor Ian Hargreams and the...
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IT, loosen up a bit on that governance
Quote of the week:"IT often enforces rigid rules and convoluted governance processes. IT must evolve new governance approaches that empower the business with providing 'guardrails' and...