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CodeshipLiz Ryan5 min readintro

Keep Your Jenkins, Lose the Headaches: How to Scale Software Delivery Without a Migration

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Summary

The post introduces CloudBees Unify, a layer that plugs into existing Jenkins controllers to give a unified CI dashboard, security scanning, and artifact traceability without changing pipelines. It outlines a phased rollout—from a 30‑minute quick start to multi‑week scaling—aimed at large orgs seeking enterprise‑scale visibility.

  • Unify connects to existing Jenkins controllers and other CI tools, exposing a single dashboard with builds, tests, and security findings without modifying pipelines.
  • Adding `registerBuildArtifactMetadata` and `archiveArtifacts` steps lets you trace artifacts from Jenkins builds through coordinated releases.
  • Publishing SARIF scan results to Unify centralizes vulnerability data, turning scattered security findings into audit‑ready reports.
  • The suggested rollout spans a 30‑minute quick start, day‑1 enhancements, week‑1 multi‑CI visibility, week‑2 organization‑wide security, and week‑3 full artifact lineage.

CI/CD leaders and platform engineers who must scale Jenkins across many teams will care because it promises enterprise visibility and security without a disruptive migration.

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