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Focus on the ALM and SaaS: Should Developers Get Their Heads in the Cloud?NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. ALM and SaaS: should developers get their heads in the cloud? http://www.reportlinker.com/p0116491/ALM-and-SaaS-should-developers-get-their-heads-in-the-cloud.html SaaS is already transforming the ALM market and, with major players such as IBM/Rational yet to make their move, the market is about to change even more. Executive summary In a nutshell The Ovum view SaaS is transforming the ALM market Most ALM processes, except coding, go well in the cloud Development in the cloud is selective Don't confuse cloud-based development with cloud-based apps Using ALM in the cloud is not for everyone Vendor viability is an issue for PaaS pure plays The ALM cloud has some unique twists SaaS hits the ALM market Why develop in the cloud? Development in the cloud is not an all-or-nothing proposition Hardly black and white Team-related activities and testing are well suited for the cloud Coding in the cloud is still a question mark Corporate IP protection policy can be a show-stopper Performance issues could bog down work with large blocks of code Developer client tools are a dime a dozen, or even cheaper Never say never SaaS for ALM is not right for everybody Framing the discussion Cloud-based development and deployment are not necessarily related Clarifying the terminology Our definition of PaaS is more restrictive than how the market uses it The ALM cloud: so many choices, so little time A fat target for software vendors ALM tools in the cloud should take advantage of it Man bites dog: in ALM, SaaS is not always rented For development tools, the cloud is not used for kicking the tires Protect your investment Private cloud options for ALM are not ready for prime time Single versus multi-tenancy Expectations for security What happens if your vendor goes bust? There are differences compared to on-premises software For PaaS start-ups, caveat emptor is the rule List of Tables Table 1: On-demand deployment platform provider development tool strategies Table 2: ALM tool provider on-demand strategies List of Figures Figure 1: Current view of SDLC processes suited to cloud and on premises To order this report: ALM and SaaS: should developers get their heads in the cloud? http://www.reportlinker.com/p0116491/ALM-and-SaaS-should-developers-get-their-heads-in-the-cloud.html More market research reports here! |
