Code Stream provides the ability to model and visualize the release process of any type of software (applications, blueprints, workflows, configuration files, Puppet manifests, Chef recipes, and so on). All stakeholders (devs, operations teams, release engineers, and so on) can go to a central place to track the state of application and software releases. Users can view not just the history but exactly where builds and releases have failed. Code Stream and vRA use the same delivery platform (the same virtual appliance) and share many common services, including capturing release processes that IT is struggling with or spending a lot of time on, and automating those via vRCS and vRA.

As opposed to acquiring, integrating, and managing different solutions for provisioning and release automation, customers can benefit from a single solution. By integrating with artifact repositories...