Distributed Software Development for Subversion

Subversion MultiSite leverages WANdisco's unique replication technology to immediately synchronize Subversion repositories connected over a wide area network (WAN). Users at every location experience local area network (LAN) speed performance for both read and write operations. Subversion MultiSite also provides continuous hot backup and self-healing capabilities that automate disaster recovery, so that downtime is virtually eliminated.

Features:

• Immediately synchronizes each development site's Subversion repository with its peers at other sites on every commit, or other write operation. Subversion repositories connected over a WAN become mirrors of each other.
• Architected to overcome WAN latency between development sites. At the same time, bandwidth usage and costs go down by as much as 80%.
• Developers at different locations can simultaneously checkout and checkin the same files, and resolve update conflicts and other problems when they occur, instead of days or weeks later, so there's less QA and rework.
• Requires no retraining. Developers and administrators use the Subversion clients and tools they're familiar with, and Subversion functionality doesn't change.
• Continuous hot backup and self-healing capabilities automate disaster recovery without administrator involvement. Costly disk mirroring solutions are completely unnecessary.
• Follow-the-sun option allows performance to be optimized for each location's peak working hours.

Where to Next:

Where can I learn more? Watch our video overview, see 10 reasons to use Subversion MultiSite for distributed development, or check out how WANdisco stacks up against the competition.

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What is Subversion?

Subversion is an open source version control system that stores and tracks changes made to any type of electronic data, including source code files, web pages, documents, or images. Subversion has experienced a phenomenal adoption rate because it offers features that make it easier to use and more cost-effective than competing commercial solutions, as well as its widely used open source predecessor, CVS. Forrester Research recently recognized Subversion as the sole leader in the Standalone Software Configuration Management (SSCM) category, in a side-by-side comparison that included the most popular commercial SCM solutions.

Foundation for a Complete Solution Stack

Subversion MultiSite can be implemented standalone, or in combination with WANdisco's High Availability, Clustering, or Access Control solutions for Subversion.

Subversion MultiSite can also be implemented with JIRA MultiSite to complete the solution stack. JIRA MultiSite, offered exclusively by WANdisco, is based on Atlassian's JIRA, the award winning bug tracking, issue tracking and project management solution, in use by more than 6000 customers worldwide, including many of the Fortune 1000. With JIRA MultiSite, a single central JIRA server is no longer a performance bottleneck, and IT organizations gain immediate visibility into individual issue and overall project status across all development sites.