Business is an ever-changing entity that relies on increasingly complex applications to deal with its constant fluctuation. To handle this effectively, developers need to know where to go within applications to make the needed changes - quickly and efficiently. They need automated application analysis.
"IT shops that once had plenty of folks that were able to step in and use and re-use code just don`t have that luxury anymore; experienced developers are just not as plentiful as before," points out Jim Sinur, vice president and research director at Gartner.
And, adds Eric Tuckett, regional technology manager at Compuware SA, it`s not merely a lack of IT staff. "The skills shortage is not about the bodies but the skill sets that will be in short supply. For example, Cobol developers are retiring and younger developers view the language as unfashionable."
But what do companies need to overcome this hurdle? "Solutions giving developers of all experience levels the ability to quickly understand and manage applications are becoming more and more important," answers Sinur.
Companies and developers need `electronic roadmaps` to help them navigate and fix complex applications problems. And according to Tuckett, a robust, automated solution is the only thing that can directly address the application complexity challenges that companies face.
Compuware`s newly released XPEDITER/DevEnterprise 3.4 provides IT professionals with automated analysis. It works like an application roadmap, giving software development teams important information regarding key aspects of their applications.
XPEDITER/DevEnterprise gives detailed insight on how applications work, including exposing which parts of the application are being used and how change in one part affects the rest.
"The solution provides key information about technologies at-a-glance helping developers immediately access applications and identify problems," explains Tuckett.
"And it helps developers quickly analyse, segment, build, test and extend mainframe applications to the Internet by automatically providing analysis of applications, programs, and data flow - with minimal training and no end-user set-up required.
"With this advancement, Compuware has successfully solved another technology pain-point of business while increasing ROI," concludes Tuckett.
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Compuware employs more than 12 000 information technology professionals worldwide. For more information about Compuware, please contact the South African subsidiary on +27 (0)11 516 2900 or visit Compuware SA on the World Wide Web at http://www.compuware.co.za.
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