How Smelly Are Your IT Environments?
31
MARCH, 2017
Kent beck, the inventor of XP extreme programming, once wrote about the concept of “Smelly Code”.Given IT Environments seem to be a significant challenge for so many organizations, it got us thinking:What might “Smelly IT Environments” smell of? 
In a nutshell, here is our top 8 list of things that indicate your IT & Test Environments smell like a Kipper.
  1. Use of spreadsheets to manage & track your Test Environments
  2. A CMDB that only ever focuses on the Infrastructure Components
  3. Too many Test Environment System Instances (causing overspend)
  4. Too few Test Environment System Instances (causing contention)
  5. Inability to identify current and future Test environment demand
  6. Lack of End to End Data Integrity
  7. Inconsistent & Slow IT Environment operations
  8. Manual information gathering & reporting
Learn more about implementing IT Environment Transparency & Governance with enov8. 
How smelly are your IT Environments?

Relevant Articles

Enterprise Architecture Tools: 11 to Be Aware Of in 2025

Enterprise Architecture Tools: 11 to Be Aware Of in 2025

Enterprise architecture (EA) is an essential discipline for organizations aiming to align their IT strategy with business goals. As companies become more complex and technology-driven, having the right set of EA tools is crucial to streamline operations, improve...

What is a Staging Server? An Essential Guide

What is a Staging Server? An Essential Guide

Release issues happen.  Maybe it’s a new regression you didn’t catch in QA. Sometimes it’s a failed deploy. Or, it might even be an unexpected hardware conflict.  How do you catch them in advance?  One popular strategy is a staging server....

What is Deployment Planning? A Detailed Guide

What is Deployment Planning? A Detailed Guide

Deployment planning, sometimes referred to as "implementation planning," is the process of creating a plan for the successful deployment of a new software or system. It involves identifying the resources, tasks, and timeline needed to ensure that the deployment is...

The Definitive Guide to Test Data Generation

The Definitive Guide to Test Data Generation

Test data generation is a critical part of the software testing lifecycle, ensuring that applications are tested against realistic scenarios before going live. If you’re not testing against production-like data, you’re arguably not truly testing your application. In...

What is a Test Data Manager? A Detailed Introduction

What is a Test Data Manager? A Detailed Introduction

Testing is a critical aspect of software development, and it requires the use of appropriate test data to ensure that the software performs optimally. Test data management (TDM) is the process of creating, storing, and managing test data to ensure its...

How to Manage Test Data in Software Testing

How to Manage Test Data in Software Testing

To compete in today's market, software companies need to create programs that are free of bugs and vulnerabilities. In order to accomplish this, they first need to create test data models specifically for staging environments. Test data sets must be compact,...