<p>What tools do you use for Automated Builds / Automated Deployments? Why?</p>

<p>What tools do you recommend?</p>

Hudson
for automated builds. I chose it because it was the easiest to setup and demo. A system that's too complex and isn't slick-looking won't impress management enough to get them on-board for automated builds. Especially in a project that has a lot of inertia.