This document discusses how Perforce Helix4Git and ReleaseTEAM can help organizations achieve faster, scalable builds and DevOps. Helix4Git is a high-performance Git server that can provide up to 80% faster builds. It organizes multi-repo projects, replicates content automatically globally, and integrates with tools for streamlined releases. ReleaseTEAM is a DevOps consulting company that provides DevOps automation, tool administration, and CI/CD services. The presentation provides an overview of how organizations can leverage Helix4Git and ReleaseTEAM to gain control over large codebases and scale Git usage across global teams.

1. How to Achieve 80%
Faster Builds and DevOps
at Scale with Git
July 24, 2018

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Shawn Doyle
CEO
ReleaseTEAM
Chuck Gehman
Technical Marketing Engineer
Perforce Software
Presenters

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Perforce Company Overview
• Founded in 1996; 280
employees in 11 offices
worldwide
• 3,300+ active accounts
with more than 450,000
licenses in deployments
ranging from 5 to
20,000+ users
• 99% customer retention
• Half our deployed base
has been with Perforce
for 10+ years

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• DevOps Consulting Company
• Veteran owned
• Worldwide services and support
• Founded in 1999, focusing on software build automation
• Capabilities
• DevOps consulting
• CI/CD automation
• Tool administration, migrations and integrations
• Strong Business Partner Alliances Across the Industry
Introductions -

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Do You Need Control Over Your Code?
• Dealing with a proliferation
of Git tools across the organization,
both on-premises and in the cloud?
• Need to scale Git dramatically?
• Have multiple, simultaneous
projects in development at all
times?
• Need to improve performance
and simplify your Git environment?
• Want to leverage existing
investments in tools,
infrastructure, and skills?

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Proliferation of Code and Non-Code Assets
1,000s of
internal repos
1,000s of
external repos
1,000s of artifacts
from different providers
More Repos, Teams,
Modules, 3rd Parties

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• Scale
• People
• Geo locations
• File quantity
• File size
• Repo size
• Repo quantity
How do we maintain performance, and as a result productivity,
when faced with some or all of these dimensions?
Defining Scale

8. DevOps with Helix4Git

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• Manage large-scale DevOps
with continuous build,
integration, and test processes
• Up to 80% faster builds
• Organizes multi-repo projects
• Replicates content automatically
around the globe
• Integrated for streamlined release
• Native support for Git
Helix4Git – The High-Performance Git Server

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• Native Git Between Clients and Versioning Engine
Helix4Git Workflow
Helix Versioning Engine
Global Proxies/Replicas
Multiple Git Repos in
Versioning Engine
and Edge Servers
Any Git Client

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CI @ Scale: 40-80% faster builds,
18% less storage
All tests performed with shallow clone of Linux kernel on a 1 Gbps link, and four parallel threads
of p4 sync. For WAN test, a 200 ms round-trip latency was added between client and server.
Sync Linux kernel head
revision over WAN
Sync Linux kernel head
revision over LAN
Resulting sync sizes
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5
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50
Git Clone P4 Sync
796
MB
650
MB
43 (s)
13 (s)
47 (s)
25 (s)

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30% Faster than Git LFS
All tests performed on a 1 Gbps link and four parallel threads of p4 sync.
Git LFS Clone P4 SyncGit Clone
Sync 50 1GB binary
files over LAN
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11.5
min. 10.5
min.
7.6
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1. Mirror existing code hosting
service(s) and enterprise
Git servers
2. Bring Git users and their
assets into Helix Versioning
Engine infrastructure and
build pipeline(s)
Implement with no disruption,
at any time.
Plug and Play Options

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Plug and Play Options
1. Mirror existing code hosting
service(s) and enterprise
Git servers
2. Bring Git users and their
assets into Helix Versioning
Engine infrastructure and
build pipeline(s)
Implement with no disruption,
at any time.

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Mirror, Cache, or Replica
High-Performance
Git Server
Build Replica
Build Replica
Build Farm
Enterprise
Git Servers
Open Source
in any Git
Cloud Host
Build Farm

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Plug and Play Options
1. Mirror existing code hosting
service(s) and enterprise
Git servers
2. Bring Git users and their
assets into Helix Versioning
Engine infrastructure and
build pipeline(s)
Implement with no disruption,
at any time.

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First Truly Federated, Scalable
Git Solution for Enterprise Teams
• Simplified administration of
multi-repo projects
• Scale by gradually adding
nodes for free
• Remote users can clone/pull
and push via their local node
• Remote nodes guaranteed to
offer up-to-date content (no
replica lag)

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