Legacy Data Management Tools Are Holding You Back
The scale and complexity involved in developing embedded systems has never been greater — making the need to move to a modern data management solution more urgent than ever.
Legacy data management systems like ClearCase and Subversion were once leading development tools. But over the years, they have become obsolete, having received minimal updates and none of the innovations needed to keep up with modern development at scale. Now, these aging tools are buckling under the volume of data and scale of teams involved in development today, and they’re posing significant risk and setbacks to the businesses who are still using them.
Read on to learn:
Is Your Legacy DM Holding You Back?
If your team is used to using a legacy data management system, you may not recognize its limitations for what they really are: symptoms that your system is outdated, unscalable, and a hindrance to development.
Here are just a few signs it’s time to consider making the switch to a modern system:
- It lags, crashes, or otherwise fails to keep up with large files and repositories.
- Its branching system is cumbersome, slow, or cannot support parallel development.
- It does not have built-in, granular security features to protect your IP.
These issues aren’t a given in data management at scale — they’re serious flaws that cause development slowdowns that your team cannot afford.
Why Switch from SVN or ClearCase to Perforce P4?
Improved Scalability
The size and number of files that embedded development teams must work with grows larger every year. P4 (formerly Helix Core) effortlessly handles large repositories, giving you a single, centralized system that scales to support:
- 10s of thousands of users
- 10s of millions of daily transactions
- Petabytes of data
- Global, multi-site topologies
Better Branching
Clear, intuitive branching is essential in a data management system. Unfortunately, legacy systems’ branching and merging functionalities tend to be slow, error-prone, and hard to use. Perforce Streams, the superior branching and merging functionality in P4, allows developers to:
- Visualize their branching structure
- Automatically keep branches up-to-date
- Easily see what changes have been made and what still needs to be integrated
Ironclad Data Security
It is critical to invest in a data management solution that protects your files and IP. P4 offers enterprise-class security, giving you:
- A full audit history
- Granular access control down to the file level and by IP address
- End-to-end encryption
- Authentication with your preferred Identity Provider
Ongoing Development & Support
Many legacy DMs, including ClearCase and SVN, are no longer actively being developed — meaning teams must use significant resources to modify and maintain them. P4 is continually being improved based on user and market needs, with significant updates being released multiple times a year. With P4, you get:
- A cutting-edge DM
- Out-of-the-box integrations with leading tools
- A world-class support team
- Multiple deployment options
"The performance is so fast that we take it for granted. Merges and integrations run like greased lightning. Even when we’re doing 4,000-6,000 objects in an integration, it runs in moments."
Learn More About P4 vs. Legacy Data Management Tools
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