RAPID is a hybrid DevOps platform that simplifies and automates the end-to-end application lifecycle management using Azure services. It enables you to build, test, deploy, and operate your applications faster, easier, and more securely. RAPID offers a self-service based unified platform to the business, development, testing, security and operations team for working collaboratively and delivering value to their customers. RAPID aims to simplify DevOps for end users i.e. Product Owners, Developers, Testers, L1, L2 engineers. Using RAPID, developers can self-manage preprod environments, testers can self-manage test environment and Ops/ SRE would manage the prod environment, while business team gets an overall view of everything.

Features :

• Drag and drop DevOps widgets to create visual blueprints of your application lifecycle.
• Uses AI, automation, DAG and flow-based programming to convert blueprints into real code deployed on Azure.
• Save and reuse blueprints as templates for accelerated development and fast releases.
• Access prebuilt blueprints for several industry use cases such as Private 5G, Embedded Lab Cloudification, Cloud IoT Platform, Connected Cars etc.
• Integrate with your existing DevOps tools and practices seamlessly.
• Manage multiple applications and environments from a single platform.
• Monitor and optimize your cloud cost and license cost.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance with a four-layered security architecture.
• Get value stream dashboards and analytics to make data-driven decisions.
• Enjoy continuous modernization of DevOps tools, practices, and workflows.
• Benefit from platform features such as HA, SSO, RBAC, Multi-Tenancy etc.

Benefits :

• Proven productivity enhancement across Dev-Test-Ops teams.
• Single source of truth for business, Dev, Test and Ops team; cuts out the blame game.
• Time and Cost saving achieved via self-service automation and reusability.
• Early detection of errors - enables Shift left and fail fast.
• A product backlog will get assured upgrades and new features.
• Brings standardization of DevOps (same tools and processes) across your organization.