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Integrating Software Flow

The DevOps Toolchain refers to the combination of tools and technologies used to progress code through the full life-cycle from development to production.

An integrated toolchain allows developers, testers, and operations teams to work together throughout the whole software lifecycle, automating repetitive tasks, reducing manual errors and saving time.

A toolchain's components typically operate one after the other, with the output of one tool acting as the input for the subsequent one.

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Building End to End Automation

The challenges developers face include poor interoperability and manual handoffs between tools, causing DevOps automation silos. An integration platform connects and integrates them to enable end to end Flow automation.

Capabilities

CI / CD

An integrated toolchain enables Continuous Integration and Delivery, facilitating rapid feedback loops and faster deployment of code changes. Through integrated tools, teams gain better visibility into the development process, enhancing traceability and accountability.

End to End Collaboration

The toolchain isn't limited to coding. It can also include developer communication tools like 'Chatops', and as Tasktop describes spans the entire innovation lifecycle from ideation to deployment, encompassing apps like iRise and Sharepoint.

Application Ecosystems

Toolchains can typically be vendor centric, for example the full stack Azure DevOps toolchain, or as Atlassian describes this can be achieved through an open partner marketplace approach.

Toolchains can typically be vendor centric, for example the full stack Azure DevOps toolchain. Atlassian describes how this can be achieved through a partner ecosystem approach.

Industry Insights

An ongoing article series on implementing Integrated Toolchain best practices.

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Learn what’s possible by evaluating your DevOps toolchain and narrowing your tools—giving teams better workflows and streamlined processes.
Atlassian offers an open ecosystem approach where a multitude of different vendors can be plug and play integrated together to achieve a single DevOps Value Stream.

Nicole Bryan and Jeff Zahorchak explain the process of mapping DevOps workflow to build an integrated toolchain, and optimize it for high performance through implementing Flow Metrics.

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