Keeping all that new code and content properly synchronized is consuming everyone's workday, and most of the night. But oddly enough, coping with that steady stream of new files is beginning to feel like the least of the site manager's worries. A key component of Rational Suite ContentStudio is Rational NetDeploy, an integrated, full-function, graphical tool for automating Web deployments. NetDeploy allows administrators to conveniently specify exactly what will be deployed, make sure it happens, and then ensure it works as expected. To optimize network utilization and minimize update time, you can choose to deploy all the code and content files that a deployment task defines, or only those that have changed since the last deployment.
Deployments can also take place on demand, at any time.
Comprehensive tracking capabilities let you see at a glance what tasks are pending, executing, or completed. Check the audit trail that each deployment automatically spawns, which provides information about each file deployed. Audit logs also facilitate rollback to a previous version in the event of problems. Detailed change histories form the basis for continuous improvement. Automatically purge expired content or refresh it, either at predetermined intervals or in response to specified events, such as the approval of a more recent version.