Automatic deployments using packages build using TFS and the way it assembles the configuration settings for us.
ICT Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
I’d like better reporting possibilities but it has improved our organization with quicker and more solid installations.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
Quicker and more solid installations.
What needs improvement?
I’d like better reporting possibilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
About over a year by now.
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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Once, when to many deployments were running.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Once, when to many deployments were running.
How are customer service and support?
Customer Service:
A 7 on a scale from 1-10.
Technical Support:A 7 on a scale from 1-10.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
No.
How was the initial setup?
Straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
Vendor team, 7/10.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Yes, don’t know what they checked back then.
What other advice do I have?
Compare and choose the product that fits your needs, if you implement this product, draw the implementation in the tool first and note your needs. As you may need other plugins then default are delivered, it is possible to create your own. But then you do need the programming knowledge.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
DevOps Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Compatible with Windows and Linux OS. Customer sevice is not very good.
What is most valuable?
The integration in the cycle of a project build and the facilities to integrate with Maven.
How has it helped my organization?
For a "from scratch" project, the build pipeline is very easy to create : Jenkins for the continuous integration platform and deployIt for "push" the artefact onto our servers.
Simplification of the pre-production and production installation.
What needs improvement?
XebiaLabs made some custom plugins for us. So, there are some issues with these plugins.
For how long have I used the solution?
I used deployIt for 6 months
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Yes, a little.
How are customer service and technical support?
Not very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used "cargo" plugin for jboss but the scope is smaller than deployIt. deployIt is compatible with Windows and Linux OS, and with a lot of java J2EE containers.
How was the initial setup?
Very complex in my customer environment.
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IT Infrastructure consultant at a government with 51-200 employees
Documentation could be improved but automated way to deploy application releases is valuable.
What is most valuable?
Controlled / automated way to deploy application releases.
How has it helped my organization?
Shorter time to market, more agile in deploying newly created business value.
What needs improvement?
Documentation / initial setup / learning curve.
For how long have I used the solution?
12 months .
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues with deployment.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We encountered no problems with scalability.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Customer support is excellent, quick response from product specialists.
Technical Support:Excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Homemade solution, too complex and lacking flexibility / features.
How was the initial setup?
It was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
In-house, but a vendor team could have expedited the initial setup.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
No, the product was already used in another business unit.
What other advice do I have?
This is just a technical tool, take time to redesign processes too.
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