Archive for the 'Tools and Processes' Category

Follow-up Post of ‘AllSCM.com in Print Media’

This is the list I contributed to the articles of “Ch-Ch-Changes” in issue 185 of SD Times. Some were left out, but the few that were used carry tremendous values as well.
SCM Best Practices:
A. Continuous Integration - This build model is a must for any agile SCM team as the benefit of […]

Oh NO! The Servers Crashed!

Numerous times in the past as well as recently my SCM group have ran into service related problems with the company’s IT. The underlying concern is where do we draw the line of support between SCM and IT when the build farm servers need servicing. In particular, when important reporting/build servers crashes which […]

Build Reproducibility Dilemma

I’ve seen a lot of organizations running into this problem such that their build environment gets to a point where it is so complicated that the best way to preserve it is through archiving the image. I’m talking about archiving the entire build machine using image tools such as Norton Ghost, VMWare, or Microsoft […]

Thank the Microsoft Gods for Remote Desktop

Having the built-in capability of Windows’ Remote Desktop software is an extremely helpful tool to have when a build farm consists of 15+ machines and increasing rapidly. By using Remote Desktop to login to each individual build machines for development means all these machines can be placed in a secured lab with proper ventilation. […]

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