Build and Deploy¶
Build and Deploy focuses on accelerating application delivery while ensuring consistency, security, and automation across environments. This building block enables organizations to standardize integration, identity, provisioning, and development workflows, reducing friction between development and operations. By combining platform services, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted tooling, enterprises can move from manual processes to repeatable, scalable delivery pipelines.
Core Capabilities¶
| Capability | Technology | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Platform as a Service (iPaaS) | IBM webMethods | Simplify application and data integration across distributed systems |
| Infrastructure as Code | Terraform & Ansible | Ensure consistent, automated environment provisioning |
| Code Modernization | AI-powered transformation tools | Transform legacy applications and middleware to modern, cloud-native architectures |
Github Repository¶
Code for these accelerators can be found in the Build - Automation Building Blocks repo.
Key Use Cases¶
Platform as a Service (IBM webMethods)¶
Organizations leverage this capability to integrate cloud and on-prem applications, orchestrate business workflows, enable API management, connect legacy systems, synchronize data across platforms, and streamline hybrid integration architectures.
Non-human Identity (IBM Verify & HashiCorp Vault)¶
Typical scenarios include centralized identity and access management, single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), adaptive access policies, privileged access control, and securing application workloads across hybrid environments.
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)¶
Common use cases involve automated infrastructure provisioning, environment standardization, configuration management, deployment automation, drift prevention, multi-cloud orchestration, and repeatable DevOps pipelines.
Code Modernization¶
Organizations leverage this capability to refactor legacy COBOL or mainframe code to modern languages, modernize Java applications to Spring Boot, transform monolithic applications to microservices, migrate from WebSphere/WebLogic to OpenShift, containerize legacy applications, and eliminate technical debt while maintaining business continuity.
Related Building Blocks¶
- Secure - Security and cryptographic capabilities
- Optimize - Continuously improve efficiency, resilience, and resource utilization
Together, these capabilities create a cohesive Build and Deploy model that enhances delivery speed, improves operational consistency, and embeds automation and security into the software lifecycle.