ReleaseTEAM


ReleaseTEAM Newsletter
  March 2010


In This Issue
ReleaseTEAM is Hiring!
IBM Partner News
CRUG- Meeting Update
CM Crossroads Info
Agile News
ReleaseTEAM is HIRING!
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ReleaseTEAM had a very successful Q1 and is looking to further expand our consultant staff base in Q2. If you are a top-notch SCM engineer or Build/Release Manager, we want to talk to you!

Send us a copy of your current resume to
 
jobs@releaseteam.com

to be considered for the nation's leading SCM firm. 


 
Dear Reader,

Thank you for your interest in ReleaseTEAM, we appreciate hearing from you.


We hope you find this newsletter informative and useful. Take a look around here and on our website www.releaseteam.com. If you don't see what you are looking for, just ask!

 

Sincerely,

 

Beth Beese
Sales Manager
ReleaseTEAM

bbeese@releaseteam.com
303-242-8412




IBM Partner News
IBM Business Partner

Innovate 2010
You won't want to miss this year's event, which will include:
- Over 350 sessions across 18 technical tracks with focus on IT, systems, security, customers stories and much more
- New Solution Tracks, covering: Agile, Cloud Computing, Jazz, Packaged Apps, SOA and Systems Development
- 26 hands-on technical workshops
- Results from the first-ever IBM Innovate 2010 Jam (check out the conference website for more details on how you can participate in the pre-event Jam!)
- Networking and Innovating with 4,000+ peers
- Innovative and inspiring keynote presentations from IBM executives plus guest keynote speaker Dean Kamen

Click HERE for more information about Innovate 2010


Certeon
Webcast: Optimizing Rational Team Concert Application Performance for Rapid ROI
Match 31, 2010
12:00 PM (noon) EST/ 9:00 AM PST

Critical to lowering costs and increasing the efficiency of remote software development environments is a high performance wide area network (WAN) infrastructure. SCM solutions are commonly accessed over the WAN where remote developers can experience performance degradation due to high latency, resulting in lost productivity and higher development costs.

This Webcast features IBM Rational Team Concert performance test results and total cost of ownership (TCO) and ROI analyses to demonstrate how Certeon's aCelera WAN Optimization software cost-effectively reduces Rational Team Concert response time over the WAN by up to 95%, saves 60% in capital and operations TCO, and can deliver a rapid ROI.

Hear from the Experts: March 31st Certeon's Charlie Kraus, Sr. Director of Business Development and IBM's Paul Weiss, Sr. Manager Performance and Reliability, IBM Rational will discuss optimizing IBM Rational Team Concert application performance for Rapid ROI.

Click HERE to register!




Colorado Rational User Group - CRUG Meeting moved to April 22nd

Please note the adjusted time for our upcoming CRUG meeting:

Please join us for our upcoming meeting on April 22nd from 6-8pm, at our NEW location:

Comfort Suites
12085 Delaware St.
Westminster, CO 80234
Phone: (303) 429-5500

Our own Mike Gormley will be presenting this month, doing a sneak preview of his Innovate 2010 approved track, "Balancing Standardization and Customizability in Change Management Workflows using IBM Rational ClearQuest". Mike is an IBM Certified ClearQuest Admin and a staunch proponent of IBM Rational. You don't want to miss this!

Click HERE to register for the April meeting!
 



Configuration Management Best Practices: Practical Methods that Work in the Real World - By Bob Aiello

CM CrossroadsReleaseTEAM is thrilled to announce that a new book on CM Best Practices is now available in pre-published form on Safari Rough Cuts. Bob Aiello is a regular contributor to ReleaseTEAM newsletters, and is the online editor of CM Crossroads website.

Click HERE to view more information about this book


Implementing Agile Across the Organization with AgileCycle
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Wednesday, March 31st

2:00-3:00pm EDT

Click here to register!
 
At the top level, Agile software development is an easy sell - more frequent iterations, working builds and fewer errors, but what comes next?

Your current development tools are heavily embedded in your process, but if you are going to scale Agile across your entire organization you'll have to make some changes. How difficult is this going to be?
 
Learn how AgileCycle eliminates the roadblocks associated with Agile rollouts across the enterprise, including geographically distributed teams, while keeping you on target with metrics for success.
 
There's also a human element - risk and fear. How do you deal with it and educate your team to not fear change?
 
In this session learn best practices for transitioning from iterative and waterfall processes to Agile methodologies. This session covers everything from training, to implementation, to integration, including:
  • How do you get to Agile
  • Can your current development tools handle the change
  • How AgileCycle delivers all the pieces you need to succeed; a full-service partner for Agile software, consulting and training solutions.
Learn how AgileCycle can make it easy for you to transition your data, avoid downtime, and educate your development teams for your Agile rollout.

Click HERE to register for this webinar 
 
We hope you find this newsletter informative. If you don't find what you are looking for here, just let us know!

info@releaseteam.com
 
Sincerely,
 

Beth Beese
Sales Manager
ReleaseTEAM
www.releaseteam.com
720-887-0489