78 Will a sophisticated CM system solve my problems?
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This article is from the Configuration Management Tools FAQ, by Dave Eaton dwe@arde.com with numerous contributions by others.
78 Will a sophisticated CM system solve my problems?
Discussed in many forms on this newsgroup, the simple answer is no,
there is no silver bullet tool which can solve all configuration
management problems by itself. Any good CM tool which provides
version control is a great benefit over manually keeping copies of
files in alternate directories. Including build management can
provide tremendous increases in productivity. Some organizations
will choose to use a tool which can provide some degree of process
management. The level of sophistication required will depend upon
the complexity of the software being developed and the size and
dynamics of the organization doing the development. Budget may
dictate what tools can be considered. As always, local CM
requirements should be determined before a CM tool investigation is
undertaken. (See also the answer to [1.19] What are the benefits of
SCM?)
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