MettleCI Functional Overview

Introduction

This document provides an objective, factual description of the features and functions of Data Migrators' MettleCI DevOps platform for IBM Information Server.

Origins and Intent

MettleCI was born as a collection of custom-built tools and utilities created by Data Migrators Pty Ltd. These tools were born out of Data Migrators' desire to improve the speed, quality, traceability, and efficiency of its professional services when delivering solutions founded on IBM information Server DataStage. IBM’s customers eventually asked to license these for longer-term BAU purposes so MettleCI came into being and continues to evolve to the present day.

MettleCI Benefits

• Shorter time to delivery

• Lower cost of maintenance

• Higher performance Jobs

• Earlier, cheaper defect discovery

• Lower testing costs

• More reliable E2E execution

• Zero-effort work item traceability

• Release management with minimal effort

• Visibly more productive DataStage teams

• Higher utilisation of Information Server platform

• Demonstrable alignment with organisation strategy

MettleCI Features & Functions

• Automated Peer Review (Compliance)

• Automated Unit Testing (generation & management)

• Universal Git integration (Jobs and Unit Tests)

• Continuous Integration

• Continuous Delivery

• Automated bulk update of job designs and settings

Documentation and Support

All MettleCI documentation is kept up to date and made publicly available at http://docs.mettleci.io.

Information on procurement and support is available here.