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What's new?

See some of the new features and improvements of IBM DevOps Solution Workbench 5.0.0 in the spotlight.

System Architecture Design​

This new project type helps teams to align on software architecture. It aids in modeling architecture, making informed decisions, and communicating visually with stakeholders.

Collaborative Software Architecture Modeling​

Modeling with C4 Framework:

  • Utilize the C4 framework within Workbench for structured yet simple architecture modeling.
  • Engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders with clear diagrams.

Collaborate Effectively:

  • Use real-time collaboration tools to iterate on software models without extensive training.
  • Keep architecture documentation open to all stakeholders.

Manage all aspects around system architecture with a single source of truth​

Keep consistency:

  • Avoid defragmented toolset and disjoint communication.
  • Streamlined workflow for connecting elements to up- and downstream assets

Ensure Ongoing Alignment:

  • Regularly update and refine architecture to align with evolving business needs.
  • Collaborate with product owners and architects to maintain a cohesive software foundation.

AI-Powered Decision Support​

Streamline Decision-Making:

  • Utilize the AI assistant to guide architectural decisions with context-specific recommendations.
  • Document decisions using built-in templates for Architectural Decision Records (ADRs).

Enhance Transparency:

  • Use AI-generated insights to identify and fill critical gaps in decision documentation.
  • Share ADRs with the team to ensure alignment and clarity.

Interactive Diagrams​

Visual Exploration:

  • Create interactive diagrams with clickable nodes and color-coded layers to explain architecture effectively.
  • Tailor visualizations for business stakeholders, developers, and other team members.

Facilitate Learning and Collaboration:

  • Empower new team members to understand and explore system architecture from day one.
  • Use diagrams to bridge knowledge gaps and ensure team-wide understanding and collaboration.

NestJS TypeScript stack​

The new NestJS TypeScript stack offers support for easily implementing a Node.js backend while using TypeScript as implementation language. The stack is based on NestJS and allows native development in combination with pre-generated modules which makes it easy to implement different use cases.

More about the NestJS stack features:

Integration Service (NestJS TypeScript)​

The new project type Integration Service (NestJS TypeScript) enables you to implement a backend which provides a REST API and consumes other REST APIs in a comfortable manner with a high degree of automation.

Backend for Frontend (NestJS TypeScript)​

The new project type Backend for Frontend (NestJS TypeScript) enables you to build a backend service for optimizing data fetching and transformation according to your frontend’s needs and offering REST APIs for convenient usage.

Generic Service (NestJS TypeScript)​

The new project type Generic Service (NestJS TypeScript) enables you to easily build microservices based on NestJS/TypeScript for a wide range of business requirements. This project type gives you full control and flexibility in any aspect of the development project while having useful functionality already built-in.

Kubernetes 1.19 support​

IBM DevOps Solution Workbench 5.0.0 now supports Kubernetes version 1.19.

Camel Integration support​

The project types Domain Service (Java), Integration Service (java) and Generic Service (java) now offers an extension to easily integrate with the help of the Opensource integration framework Apache Camel