Pre-Con Ed: Interactive Session: Mainframe & DevOps in your Organization
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This document summarizes an interactive session on mainframe DevOps practices. It discusses trends toward more agile development like daily/weekly releases and automated deployments. It prompts attendees to discuss challenges like onboarding new developers and modernizing testing. Examples include evolving test automation and management as well as application architectures using APIs. The session aims to share experiences and build a community around mainframe DevOps transformations.
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Recommended Sessions
SESSION # TITLE DATE/TIME
MFX112S
Roadmap Session: Mainframe Application Development
Portfolio Review
11/16/2016 at 12:45 pm
MFT148S
Roadmap Session: Achieve DevOps on the Mainframe for
Faster Time to Market
11/16/2016 at 4:30 pm
MFX111S
Advanced Techniques for Initiating the DevOps Journey
[HSBC]
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Pre-Con Ed: Interactive Session: Mainframe & DevOps in your Organization
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- 4. 4 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD Purpose: § DevOps is about transformation and with any transformation there isn’t a prescriptive way to roll. § Sharing and discussion builds a community § Community builds a network to share and learn from § In contrast to roadmaps, where CA presents to you … we want to hear about your plans and challenges § In this session you are the speakers and the audience – CA wants to hear from you – Your colleagues want to hear from you
- 5. 5 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD Trends in Mainframe DevOps TODAY TOMORROW Monthly Releases Daily & Weekly Releases Waterfall Agile Manual Deploys Automated, On-Demand Deploys Long Lead Times for Test Setup Minimized Lead Times for Test Setup Developers Learn Tools Developers Choose Tools Separate MF Team Aligned MF Team Poor Documentation Clear Governance & Traceability
- 7. 7 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD On-boarding new talent to mainframe development Assumption: Traditional mainframe developers are aging out and traditional roles need to change … requiring new talent and rethinking process and culture DEVELOPER § Modern development interfaces § Changing processes and agility § On-boarding / training practices § Integrations and transformation of the old and the new TESTERS § Changing processes and agility § Are traditional testing roles/expectations changing? § Is testing a cross enterprise discipline or silo’d to on-mainframe HOW DO YOU SEE PEOPLE AND PROCESS TRANSFORMATION EVOLVIN
- 8. 8 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD Complete Continuous Testing Solution Use Case & Solution Concept Assumption: MF Application Dev/test teams need the ability to quickly setup testing environments for mainframe applications with critical dependent components and test data … requiring greater automation, common test tools or integration, leveraging DevOps practices TEST AUTOMATION § Evolution of existing Test Scripting or Automation § How is MF Test Management changing? § Are you looking at virtualization of API’s § How are application changes delivered to the test env.? § Quality gate automation? PROCESS AND TOOLS § What tools and process are used for: - Functional Testing - Performance/Stress analysis - Security testing § Test Cases in HP QC drives Rexx/JCL Scripting on the mainframe? § Progress and cross enterprise transparency? HOW DO YOU SEE MF TESTING EVOLVING ?
- 9. 9 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD Application Modernization Solution Assumption: Mission critical applications will be increasingly Hybrid: cross enterprise, mobile to mainframe … requiring Integration, Automation and Transformation to facilitate key growth opportunities APPLICATION ARCHITECTURES § Evolution of existing MF applications to provide greater API functionality and flexibility § Strategic plans for API and communications protocols § Application restructuring plans considering: - Real Time applications - Batch applications - Applications planned for modernization § Linux on Z/ IFLs for modern workloads APPLICATION LANGUAGES § What languages are strategic and part of the maintenance efforts - COBOL, PL/I, C/C++, Assembler, Metal C - Java, Splunk, Perl - Generated languages § Are Modern development environments critical § How is application understanding important to you? HOW DO YOU SEE MF APPLICATIONS EVOLVING ?
- 10. 10 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD Recommended Sessions SESSION # TITLE DATE/TIME MFX112S Roadmap Session: Mainframe Application Development Portfolio Review 11/16/2016 at 12:45 pm MFT148S Roadmap Session: Achieve DevOps on the Mainframe for Faster Time to Market 11/16/2016 at 4:30 pm MFX111S Advanced Techniques for Initiating the DevOps Journey [HSBC] 11/17/2016 at 12:45 pm