BuildMaster

BuildMaster
Developer(s) Inedo
Stable release
5.5 / October 2016
Operating system Microsoft Windows and Linux
Type Application release automation and Release management
License Proprietary
Website inedo.com/BuildMaster

BuildMaster is an application release automation tool, designed by the software development team, Inedo. It combines build management and ARA capabilities to manage and automate processes primarily related to continuous integration, database change scripts, and production deployments. The tool is browser-based and able to be used “out-of-the-box”. Its feature set and scope puts it in line with the DevOps movement, and is marketed as “more than a release automation tool. It brings together the people, processes, and practices that allow teams to deliver software rapidly, reliably, and responsibly.” It’s a tool that embodies incremental DevOps adoption. [1]

BuildMaster is configured entirely through its UI, as opposed to scripts or XML-based configuration files. Although the primary web application is Windows-only, BuildMaster orchestrates Windows or Linux-based servers to perform various build and deploy actions.[2] BuildMaster also has a tight integration with PowerShell and is often used along with other DevOps tools.

Main Features

The main features of BuildMaster are: [3]

Highlights

Highlights include:[4]

BuildMaster was recognized in the Gartner 2016 Magic Quadrant for Application Release Automation and critical capabilities for Application Release Automation Solutions.[5]

Development Company Culture

Of interest also is the corporate culture where BuildMaster was developed.[6] Its producer Inedo were cited in the creation of the software development card game Release!, and have been cited in several sources that their products are developed as much by the coding work that went into them, as the sense of community that an office gaming culture has established.[7]

References

  1. Cool Vendors in DevOps, 2015 (Report). Gartner. 21 April 2015.
  2. "BuildMaster 4.0 Release Unveils a New UI and Features" (Press release). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. "Core Concepts". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. Market Guide for Application Release Automation Solutions (Report). Gartner. 20 July 2015.
  5. Magic Quadrant for Application Release Automation (Report). Gartner. 1 August 2016.
  6. Papadimoulis, Alex (16 June 2014). "My Month with Release!". simple Talk.
  7. Roach, Patrick (3 June 2014). "DevOps card game a hit on Kickstarter". DevOps.com.

See also


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