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UrbanCode Deploy: Enterprise Release Automation

Key Points

  • UrbanCode Deploy is IBM’s application deployment automation platform that provides end‑to‑end visibility, traceability, and audit capabilities for deployments across data centers, cloud, and virtualized environments.
  • A single dashboard lets users orchestrate, template, version, and roll back deployments at enterprise scale (thousands of servers) while maintaining a concise bill of materials to reduce risk.
  • The built‑in Code Station artifact repository ensures that the exact binaries tested by development are the ones promoted, enabling reliable “build‑once, deploy‑anywhere” releases.
  • Self‑service deployment is supported through on‑demand promotion of individual components or full applications, with configurable approvals and environment gates to enforce compliance and quality.
  • Advanced inventory management and snapshot capabilities give teams clear insight into what is already deployed versus what still needs to be deployed, enhancing collaboration and reducing errors.

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# UrbanCode Deploy: Enterprise Release Automation **Source:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxRB8v2-LEI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxRB8v2-LEI) **Duration:** 00:02:17 ## Summary - UrbanCode Deploy is IBM’s application deployment automation platform that provides end‑to‑end visibility, traceability, and audit capabilities for deployments across data centers, cloud, and virtualized environments. - A single dashboard lets users orchestrate, template, version, and roll back deployments at enterprise scale (thousands of servers) while maintaining a concise bill of materials to reduce risk. - The built‑in Code Station artifact repository ensures that the exact binaries tested by development are the ones promoted, enabling reliable “build‑once, deploy‑anywhere” releases. - Self‑service deployment is supported through on‑demand promotion of individual components or full applications, with configurable approvals and environment gates to enforce compliance and quality. - Advanced inventory management and snapshot capabilities give teams clear insight into what is already deployed versus what still needs to be deployed, enhancing collaboration and reducing errors. ## Sections - [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxRB8v2-LEI&t=0s) **IBM UrbanCode Deploy Overview** - A concise overview of IBM UrbanCode Deploy, emphasizing its unified dashboard for automated, auditable deployments across data centers, clouds, and virtual environments, with templated processes, versioning, rollbacks, inventory tracking, and an integrated artifact repository. ## Full Transcript
0:05[Music] 0:09Urban code deploy from IBM is an 0:12application deployment automation 0:14platform that combines robust visibility 0:17traceability and auditing capabilities 0:19into one optimized package Urban code 0:22deploy separates itself from other 0:24deployment automation platforms by 0:27allowing you to handle deployment to 0:29distributed Data Center ERS clouds and 0:31virtualized environments with easy to 0:34ous process orchestration through One 0:36dashboard you can promote consistently 0:39and seamlessly across environments 0:41scaling up to Enterprise class 0:43deployments with thousands of servers 0:46designed elements can be templated 0:48allowing for easy reuse across massive 0:50environments with versioning and 0:52rollbacks enabled anywhere in the 0:54process Advanced collaboration is 0:57enabled by a robust inventory management 0:59system system that lets users know 1:01what's already been deployed to an 1:03environment and what still needs to be 1:05deployed with snapshots Urban code keeps 1:08a concise bill of materials that reduces 1:11Risk by tracking any collection of 1:13application components that are deployed 1:15together code station is urban codee's 1:18built-in artifact repository that helps 1:21guarantee what was built by development 1:23is exactly what's deployed to your 1:24environments bit forbit this way what is 1:28tested together can be released together 1:30ensuring you can develop and deploy with 1:32confidence Urban code deploy also 1:35empowers development teams to be 1:37self-sufficient by enabling the OnDemand 1:40deployment of individual components and 1:43full application deployments promotion 1:46of these applications can be controlled 1:47with approvals and environment Gates 1:50ensuring compliancy and quality from 1:52development to 1:53production with an unprecedented 1:55portfolio of benefits and capabilities 1:58Urban code deploy presents an 2:00industry-leading application release 2:02automation platform that enables 2:04Enterprises to seamlessly deliver 2:06applications through their Network to 2:08the cloud and to the customer see how 2:11Urban code deploy can evolve your 2:13deployment process