If your team’s projects involve thousands or millions of files, limitations of your versioning system should not dictate how you set up your branches or make you think twice about implementing methodologies such as “branch per feature” and “branch per bug.”
Enter P4’s soon-to-launch Sparse Streams: a new way to achieve lightweight branching. This highly-anticipated feature in P4 will enable your team to add new branches instantly, while also significantly reducing the amount of metadata produced. Sparse Streams solves the need for lightweight branching for both development and release scenarios and offers benefits like increased developer velocity and lower data storage requirements.
In this sneak peek of the upcoming P4 2024.1 release, Senior Director of Product Management Brent Schiestl will provide a demo of Sparse Streams. Join us to see what sets Sparse Streams apart from other branching options in P4, and learn how this lightweight branching option can help you:
- Design development and release processes in P4.
- Instantly add new branches regardless of how many files reside in the parent branch.
- Significantly reduce the amount of data stored per branch.
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Presenters
Brent Schiestl
Brent Schiestl is the Senior Director of Product Management for Perforce P4. He is a data management expert who oversees the Perforce version control portfolio. Most recently, Brent was instrumental in the launch of P4 One, a version control solution designed specifically for artists.
Brent is a pragmatic thinker who thrives in solving the difficult challenges that emerge between customers and software development teams. He specializes in creative technology solutions that alleviate these pain points through continual innovation and feature updates. His contributions keep Perforce products best-in-class.
In his spare time, Brent enjoys spending time with his family, staying active, and anything that has to do with hockey.