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Analysis of the Concerns Associated with the Rapid Release Cycle

by Abhishek Kushwaha, Sushil Kumar Verma, Chandan Sharma
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 52 - Number 12
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: Abhishek Kushwaha, Sushil Kumar Verma, Chandan Sharma
10.5120/8254-1784

Abhishek Kushwaha, Sushil Kumar Verma, Chandan Sharma . Analysis of the Concerns Associated with the Rapid Release Cycle. International Journal of Computer Applications. 52, 12 ( August 2012), 20-25. DOI=10.5120/8254-1784

@article{ 10.5120/8254-1784,
author = { Abhishek Kushwaha, Sushil Kumar Verma, Chandan Sharma },
title = { Analysis of the Concerns Associated with the Rapid Release Cycle },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { August 2012 },
volume = { 52 },
number = { 12 },
month = { August },
year = { 2012 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 20-25 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume52/number12/8254-1784/ },
doi = { 10.5120/8254-1784 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%V 52
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%P 20-25
%D 2012
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Organizations have always considered the product release cycle an important factor in the development of the product. Most of the organizations have well defined releases schedule in the documentation and are constantly updated whenever changed. There is a recent trend in the organizations to switch to rapid release cycle from earlier slower cycle. In this paper the probable concerns that can arise from these rapid schedules is discussed along with certain reasons that might be pushing the organizations to move to rapid cycle. Probable solutions and suggestions have been outlined that can help to reduce the severity of concerns, if applied largely and properly.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Software updates rapid release cycle e-waste updates upgrade