This week at the Rational Software Conference in Orlando, IBM Rational made some Big Announcements about some new cloud-based offerings. I thought I’d write a blog entry to provide some context for Jazz.net community members to help them understand the implications of cloud computing to Jazz-based...

With this release of Rational Asset Manager, we did our best to incorporate your feedback and suggestions. We gathered input from the RAM forum on jazz.net, our field and support teams, our design partners and from onsite customer visits so that we could focus this release on delivering improved usability...

I recently read a Forbes article titled “US Lags Much of World in Cloud Computing Adoption: Study” http://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2012/03/29/us-lags-much-of-world-in-cloud-computing-adoption-study/ . It’s covering a pretty amazing report from Tata’s services unit that...

It's my great privilege to represent CloudOne on the Cloud Standards Customer Council, a large (and growing) group of companies working to create standards for adoption and usage of the cloud from a customer's perspective. There are lots of groups working on inter-cloud, security and data standards...

We're frequently asked why anyone should care about development in the cloud. It's a reasonable question: with all the hype and over-reaching going on about the impact of the cloud in all areas of IT, it's natural to wonder if there's anything behind the curtain for software and systems...

Late last year, we were excited to announce that by special arrangement with IBM Rational, we were now able to offer IBM Rational Performance Tester by the hour from our cloud. It's hard to think of a function that is more ideally suited for the cloud than performance testing. In most organizations...

It was an awkward moment for Dave Letterman, host of the 1994 Academy Awards. He stated he was "dying to do something all day" and proceeded to introduce Uma Thurman to Oprah Winfrey from the stage. An obvious play on their similar-sounding but unique first names, the joke sorta fell flat....

Recently posted a blog entry about the challenges of globalization of Rational tools and how it's so helpful to use the cloud for that. You can read it on The Invisible Thread , Rational's own blog, at https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/invisiblethread/entry/maximize_your_investment_in_cloud_computing...

...regarding what we do with Rational tools is in a recent blog post by VMWare. Check it out at: http://blogs.vmware.com/alliances/2012/05/vmware_cloudone.html

Hello RUC Members, We had another great week in the Rational User Community. Alex Ivanov, a Senior Software Engineer II with Honors at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems presented a webcast titled, "The Power of the Attribute Template Extended to Drive Metrics Collection". If you missed...

Happy Friday RUC members, I wanted to let everyone know about 2 must-attend July webcasts that we are hosting in the community! July 19th, 12 p.m. EDT "How to do proof of concept, of Collaboration Lifecycle Management in the Cloud" Click here to learn more and reserve your Webcast...

At CloudOne, we focus a lot on helping companies get Rational shelfware off the shelf and into use - but I thought it might be good to explore some of the reasons why this happens. A few core observations to start: At many companies, software development is not a centralized function, but instead...

We are very pleased to announce the new IBM SmartCloud Continuous Delivery (SCCD) project on Jazz.net. With the SCCD initiative, we plan to develop capabilities that help organizations reduce cycle times and deliver changes that are operationally-ready. What does this mean? In a nutshell we are providing...

I am very excited to announce that IBM SmartCloud Continuous Delivery (SCD) v2.0 is available today! SCD v2.0 marks a major milestone on our DevOps journey. Our existing Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools provide a top-notch agile development experience with continuous planning and continuous...

It is a myth that cloud technologies are best suited for small or midsize businesses. That hasn't been our experience at all: in fact we've found that it's universally valuable to any business struggling with IT infrastructure, no matter what their size. It's obvious why cloud computing...

Much has been written and said about the topic of "Dev/Ops", which I define to be the connection between the development process and the operation of developed software in production. Much of the conversation has centered around the automation of the process of build and provision, which is...

CloudOne is proud to be a founding member of a new group of IBM Business Partners dedicated to helping companies in the automotive industry adopt new practices, technologies and skills. The automotive industry has always been a competitive place. The drive to source components at a lower cost, on...

Let’s say you wanted to buy a new book. You go to Amazon.com on your computer, and you select the book you want. Then you get to the page where you type in your credit card information, and you freeze in your tracks. Why? You know it’s safe: it’s Amazon, after all. You know that...

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the new JazzHub is in beta and open for early access users.  The new JazzHub is a place where you can seamlessly plan, track, and develop software in the cloud.  And soon you’ll be able to deploy your application to select cloud platforms with only a few...

Applications continue to fail to meet end user expectations. Recent data suggests that application problems are occurring with more frequency now than ever before, forcing end users to be more tolerant or to go elsewhere. As a result, enterprises are facing escalating IT remediation costs and suffering...