Sun Continuous Integration Server (built on Hudson open source project) is a job execution, monitoring, and reporting solution based on Hudson technology, the most popular open-source project offering these capabilities. It is easy to install and configure, enabling the monitoring and reporting of builds and test workloads across multiple machines and multiple operating systems —including those on Amazon EC2.
Continuous Integration Server
Simplify Release Management
Provides capabilities to promote and tag software development builds while ensuring optimal tracking changes across dependencies
Manages and accurately tracks how bits are delivered from developers to QA to production
Manage Distributed Builds
Simplifies deployment
Provides the ability to install, manage, and monitor software development while reducing administration overhead
Can be used on multiple simple to complex machines— or even clouds like Amazon EC2 — to distribute, build and test workloads for improved productivity
Easy to Install and Configure
An easy-to-use, central GUI with extensive on-the-fly error checks and inline help allow for easy installation and configuration of simple to complex software life cycle deployments
Plugin Ecosystem
Offers an extensive ecosystem of plugins with 150 + community-developed plugins including various types of SCMs, CVS, Subversion, Perforce, ClearCase, Git, Accurev, and many more
Accelerates time to market with build tools like Ant, Maven, MSBuild, NAnt, PowerShell, and many more
Makes it possible to create custom plugins to fit Hudson into your environments
Increase Security
Ensures only authenticated users with proper credentials and privileges can access applications and data
Perfectly integrated with Active Directory, LDAP, SSO, and many more
Controls access to applications and information based on profiles
Records and tracks user activities
Expanded Alert Capabilities
Provides automatic notification via RSS, email, and Instant Messaging when key issues arise.
