Configuration Management

A branching strategy can help make an organization's DevOps process more efficient by tracking and managing project tasks. Discover how to create one.

Just as a tree spreads into an array of individual branches, each leading to a unique leaf, a software project splits and proliferates into myriad different versions as it develops. A branch is a point of divergence as well as a copy of the codebase at a given point in time. Developers or IT teams can work with branches to accomplish necessary tasks, such as bug fixes or new features, without affecting other branches or the main codebase. Organizations can establish branches for any purpose, but there are generally five major use cases for branching well-detailed in the article.

Ensuring that an organization knows how its technology assets are configured and how those items relate to one another.

Basecamp conducted a cost-benefit analysis after running on the cloud for over a decade and decided it is time to return to managing their own servers.