Systems, methods, and apparatus for automating software development steps

A non-transient computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform a method for automatically managing an on-demand cloud computing platform, the method comprising:

• creating an issue in a computing device issue tracking system, wherein the issue comprises on-demand cloud computing platform configuration data and a status;
• changing the status of the issue in the computing device issue tracking system from a first status to a second status;
• automatically providing the configuration data to the on-demand cloud computing platform;
• automatically using the configuration data to modify the on-demand cloud computing platform;
• and
• automatically changing the status of the issue in the computing device issue tracking system from the second status to a third status.

A method of automating the deployment and testing of software applications, automatically provisioning user accounts, and automatically managing micro service software application development comprising,

• committing code to a source code repository;
• one of automatically updating an already-created issue and automatically creating a new issue in a computing device issue tracking system;
• using the issue in the issue tracking system to identify that code has been committed to the source code repository;
• changing the status of the issue in the computing device issue tracking system from a first status to a second status;
• automatically
• building the code,
• deploying the code to a target server, and
• changing the status of the issue in the computing device issue tracking system from the second status to a third status;
• changing the status of the issue in the computing device issue tracking system from the third status to a fourth status;
• automatically testing the code;
• modifying a user account in a directory service;
• notifying an automation system of the user account modification;
• sending a notification of the user account modification from the automation system to a directory service administrator;
• sending a response from the directory service administrator to the automation system, wherein the response comprises approving a role for the user;
• receiving the response at the automation system;
• using the automation system to
• provision the user's access to one or more subscription software applications, one or more cloud platforms, and one or more corporate software applications,
• update the directory service with an email address, and
• providing a completion notification to the directory service administrator;
• and
• creating a new issue in a computing device issue tracking system wherein the new issue comprises
• software application configuration data, and
• a status;
• changing the status of the issue in the computing device issue tracking system from a first status to a second status;
• automatically
• providing the software application configuration data to a relational database management system,
• using the software application configuration data to modify the software application, and
• changing the status of the issue in the computing device issue tracking system from the second status to a third status.