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Forest Technologies, a leading DevOps and Digital Transformation Consultancy headquartered in London, and Automic announced, a strategic partnership wherein Automic will leverage Forest’s experienced DevOps consulting and enablement capabilities to support their customers’ adoption of Application Release Automation and Continuous Delivery solutions, as well as provide input into their product roadmap.
Under this partnership, Forest will include Automic solutions in its reference continuous delivery tool chain for their customers’ DevOps and digital transformation engagements. Every business relies on software to deliver value to its customers, and DevOps is the perfect catalyst for innovation in software development, and more importantly, a powerful tool for organizations looking to stay relevant in an ever-changing digital-led market. Software is more critical than ever.
“Building on their 20 year heritage of automation in production environments for some of the largest companies in the world, Automic have delivered a truly Enterprise Class Release Automation product,” said Andy Cureton, Founder and CEO of Forest Technologies. “We are excited to extend our existing relationship with Automic and are confident that by combining our expertise in delivering continuous delivery and transformation initiatives with Automic Release Automation we can ensure greater value.”
“Forest Technologies shares the same strategic vision as Automic in terms of providing our customers with comprehensive Application Release Automation and DevOps solutions. Working together, we enable synergies in our clients’ business processes and underlying IT infrastructure”, stated Todd DeLaughter, CEO of Automic Software.
DeLaughter continued, “As an industry leader, Automic is solely focused on empowering businesses through automation, helping them to become more agile and responsive in this digital age. Our customers have been very clear about their intentions to align their business and IT needs, and as a result, we are proud to partner with Forest Technologies in order to jointly provide complete Application Release Automation solutions to meet their needs.”
The partnership enables Automic and Forest Technologies clients to enhance continuous delivery through end-to-end automation, while achieving greater agility and control. The expertise provided by both organizations will enable clients to adopt the necessary tools to begin their DevOps journey.
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