Guardians of innovation.

IT and Development are two departments within your business – but with very different focuses. Whilst IT is accountable for keeping the IT environment stable, secure and always on, Development are tasked with creating new application features, new services and new revenue streams.

This can cause friction and conflict between the departments – an environment that is detrimental to successful business innovation.

Separately you are departments, but together you can be much more. Take a journey to understand the challenges and objectives of both IT and Development, the conflicts between them and how VMware and CDW can help each role unite to become
Guardians of Innovation.

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Guardians of Innovation

IT Vs Development.

Choose a department to learn more about their challenges, objectives and what each brings to the pursuit of innovation.

IT: The pioneers of centralised operations.

Running a secure environment is the main priority for any IT department, but it is becoming ever more difficult to achieve, especially with the limitations of legacy infrastructure. This can lead to restrictions in what IT is able to offer Development and can force them into the darkness of Shadow IT. 

Key focuses for IT.

Consistent operations

Central management and governance

Unified, cloud-consistent platform

Visibility & control

The risk of continued conflict.

If the challenging landscape between Development and IT isn’t addressed, risks creep in. Risks that go beyond just resentment and frustration. Without a bridge between Development and IT the potential for innovation is eroded.

Learn more in our blog, The Intricate Tangle of Dev and Ops, and How to Unravel It.

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It takes both teams to win.

If Development are the players who score the goals, IT is responsible for creating and maintaining the stadium’s infrastructure. In business terms, IT supports the delivery of a consistent and always available service for internal business units and customers. The technologies and partner of choice are critical to bringing these all together into a single consistent solution.

Read our blog, The Good, the Great and the Best Practice, to learn more.

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Enablers of innovation.

It’s time for IT to become an enabler of innovation for business. Empower developers to work with microservices and containers on a secure platform your team is familiar with – aligned to business strategy and delivery objectives. CDW’s partnership with VMware delivers technology solutions that can provide a consistent cloud platform; creating the perfect environment for IT and developers to collaborate.

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Resources for your IT team.

Blog
Developers in the modern world:
An IT ops guide

What role do developers play in overall business operations?

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Podcast
In The Mind of Series: Episode 1 – What does the dev and IT ops look like?

What exactly do we mean when we say ‘application modernisation’? Is it just another industry buzzword?

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Development: The innovators.

Development teams are handed the responsibility of delivering next-generation applications for their company to support new business services. To do this, you need access to the right IT platforms and tools – and if that requires working in unmanaged public cloud environments, so be it.

22.46% of developers cite capacity challenges as the main reason for the failure of customer software development projects.

This includes the capacity of the development team to deliver in time and on budget, and the capacity of their organisation's IT infrastructure and systems.

Learn more by reading our blog post, Happy Devs, Happy Ops – It’s Possible.

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Development key focuses.

Application innovation

Faster outcome delivery

Support new business requirements

Modern software development practices

Flexibility and freedom to innovate.

Developers are looking to container technology to provide the flexibility and freedom needed to create. These software-defined application environments, which host individual applications or services, are changing how you deal with the cloud, microservices architecture and security.

VMware Tanzu simplifies operation of Kubernetes for multi-cloud deployments. Tanzu enables you to continue using your favourite development tools to build and deliver modern applications whilst Mission Control provides full visibility and control for IT.

Learn more in our blog, Developers Today – What Does Operations Need to Know?

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An environment built for innovation.

Learn how you can deliver innovation with a VMware Cloud Foundation and Tanzu platform that enables you to work with microservices and containers in a secure IT environment.

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Resources for your development team.

Blog
IT ops in the modern world:
A developer’s guide

What role does IT play in overall business operations?

Read now
Podcast
In The Mind of Series: Episode 1 – What does the dev and IT ops look like?

What exactly do we mean when we say ‘application modernisation’? Is it just another industry buzzword?

Listen now
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Stronger as one.

We understand that IT and Development have different objectives, but ultimately you want the same outcome: success for your business and your customers.

By coming together and understanding each other, both departments can become a united team, build a single strategy and be the new heart of innovation for your company. VMware and CDW are the perfect partnership to support your businesses through this journey.

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See both sides.

You know one half of the story, now it’s time to see the full picture.

Go back and choose the other department

VMWARE AND CDW: THE DYNAMIC DUO.

VMware and CDW can empower you to become the Guardians of Innovation your business needs.

We can help your IT to deploy a non-disruptive, future-ready platform from VMware that your team is familiar with, enabling DevOps to build game-changing applications in a robust and secure environment. 

Ready to innovate? Speak to one of our experts to take the next step.

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