This is the second article about testing in our Continuous Delivery series to share practices we have adopted in our own development team within Rational Team Concert (RTC). The presented techniques are used to control software evolution and to improve the quality of our code base. Since there is a variety of IBM and open […]

We see patterns in the ways the tools we develop here on jazz.net are used around the world: in various industries, addressing common challenges, implementing similar development processes, and combined with other tools from multiple vendors in an end-to-end engineering tool chain. To help practitioners adopt best practices and become productive quickly, we have created […]

This is one of our first posts to share practices we have adopted in our own development within CLM as part of Continuous Delivery. The presented techniques are used to control software evolution and to improve the quality of our code base. Since there is a variety of IBM and Open Source tools we are […]

This is the final part of a 3-part series of blog posts about Linked Lifecycle Data (continued from Part 1 and Part 2). Getting more from your data Understanding data and relationships between pieces of data is critical in successfully working on – and managing – systems and software projects. During the course of systems […]

This is part 2 of a 3-part series of blog posts about Linked Lifecycle Data (read part 1). What is Linked Lifecycle Data? Linked Lifecycle Data is simply the application of Linked Data principles to data created and maintained during the lifecycle of systems and software development projects. The traditional approach to data integration Traditionally, […]

Part 1: Linked Data Introduction Background – The Web of Documents Everyone who has ever used a browser is familiar with the World Wide Web that we’ve been enjoying for many years. This Web – really a web of documents – has provided a foundation for us to share previously unimaginable amounts of information yet […]

We are very pleased to introduce the first beta of Rational DOORS Next Generation here on Jazz.net. This first beta previews the direction that the DOORS product will be moving in the future. If you are currently a DOORS user or you work in an organization where formal requirements engineering is valued and practiced, DOORS Next […]

We are pleased to announce the IBM® Rational® DOORS® Next Generation* project on Jazz.net. Through this initiative we plan to shape and deliver capabilities that support collaborative requirements processes as part of the Rational solutions for systems and software engineering. What is DOORS? For more than a decade IBM Rational DOORS has been a leading […]

I’m thrilled to announce the addition of the Design Management project here on Jazz.net. We’re excited to join the community, and we look forward to engaging with you and getting your early feedback! What is design management? For the last several years, we’ve talked with customers about the notion of “collaborative architecture management” and how […]

In April I was invited to speak about Jazz, the Jazz Integration Architecture, and Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) at a Mechatronics Council Workshop for the CPDA in Cincinnatti, OH. CPDA stands for Collaborative Product Development Associates, LLC. After some research, I learned that they are focused on product lifecycle management, and that they […]