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TOGAF, COBIT and the governance and management of open-source software
By Phil Marshall
These two frameworks can help organizations map their use of open source
5/14/2013 12:00:00 PM
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Why should you test in the cloud?
By Josh Galde
Cloud testing helps keep tools on hand and up to date, making testing overall easier and faster
4/30/2013 11:06:00 AM
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Software development and U.S. export controls
By D.E. Wilson, Jr. and Andrew Bigart
If you plan on exporting software, beware of the labyrinth of compliance and security rules you’ll have to follow
4/23/2013 1:00:00 PM
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Why system requirements are a dangerous illusion
By Paul Ralph
The definition of requirements is flawed in such a way that it hinders our ability to properly see what a project needs
4/8/2013 8:30:00 AM
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With agile, focus on application performance
By Todd DeCapua
In order to do agile right, you have to incorporate it into the entirety of your organization
3/21/2013 1:30:00 PM
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Two views on nurturing your customer community
By David Intersimone and Peter Neubauer
User involvement is more important than ever; here are two ways to get the most out of your customers
3/7/2013 12:40:00 PM
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Three ways you can tackle the booming SMB market
By Matt Kane
Distribution, APIs and engagement are the keys to getting your app out there and profitable
2/20/2013 12:00:00 AM
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DevOps: A Valentine's Day fairy tale
By Matt Watson
The two sides didn’t look like they could work, but they found a way to complement each other
2/13/2013 12:45:00 PM
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Apache does science
By Chris Mattmann
Several government, medical and educational groups have already taken advantage of Apache projects
2/12/2013 1:00:00 PM
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Open source is done. Welcome to open development
By Bertrand Delacretaz
Without bosses or overly centralized structures, developers can be more productive
1/31/2013 12:00:00 PM
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Do your developers make business decisions?
By Wayne Ariola
Programmers can inadvertently get your app into hot water. Consider redrawing your policies to prevent that
12/21/2012 1:00:00 PM
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AMQP: The new king of middleware messaging
By Angus Telfer
Proprietary messaging systems are becoming a thing of the past
11/26/2012 12:00:00 PM
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The benefits of policy-driven software development
By Wayne Ariola
After adapting to a strict policy regime, developers can create defect-free software
11/14/2012 8:30:00 AM
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Crowdsourced usability testing: Seriously useful
By Vu Lam
This new form of testing gives you a more natural testing environment, but is best used for general audiences
11/2/2012 12:55:00 PM
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Microsoft will never be Apple, and they should stop trying
By Chris Sells
The enterprise is where Microsoft became strong; it should go back there to save itself
10/9/2012 3:50:00 PM
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Facebook approached mobile like an enterprise
By Joseph Hill
Don’t be so quick to dismiss Mark Zuckerberg’s HTML5 comments; many companies agree with his viewpoint
9/24/2012 4:40:00 PM
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Why you should automate with the cloud
By Tijl Vuyk
From reducing costs to expanding access to experts, cloud automation has a strong business case
9/12/2012 3:00:00 PM
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Your mobile app can do more harm than good
By Todd DeCapua
Even small errors and problems with your app can do big damage to your image, so tread carefully
9/6/2012 10:00:00 AM
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Developer Populism is changing the face of ALM
By Dave West
You don’t have to lose the tenets and techniques of ALM to keep up with your developers’ demands, though
7/9/2012 2:55:00 PM
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Becoming ‘API First’: Beyond the traditional application server architecture
By Mark O Neill
Application servers are on the way out. Now we see the rise of the APIs
6/19/2012 1:30:00 PM
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Shoot the programmer
By Simon Hopkins
At some point in the development cycle, testing has to end and you have to release an adequate product into the wild
6/13/2012 3:35:00 PM
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Android development: ‘Tis better to go native
By David Smith
Native development costs more, but the better quality makes it worth it
6/5/2012 1:00:00 PM
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Bridging the manager-developer divide
By Gil Zilberfeld
Agile has the promise of uniting developers and the business side, but developers must be respected
6/4/2012 1:30:00 PM
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How to speed up your Cukes
By John Sextro
Using a five-step process derived from Six Sigma, Cucumber tests can go much faster
5/14/2012 3:15:00 PM
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Getting to the top of the success pyramid
By Leonardo Mattiazzi
There are three layers to success in the world of IT, and there are concrete steps that can be taken to scale them
5/8/2012 12:35:00 PM
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Cutting QA short comes with a cost
By Vu Lam
Using your QA teams prevents you from losing money and prestige in testing and patching after release
4/12/2012 1:00:00 PM
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Build your recovery strategy based on SLEs, not SLAs
By Walter Angerer
Service-level expectations go beyond what SLAs provide, and they are a mark of an exceptional organization
3/21/2012 11:00:00 AM
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The mobile app industry can solve kids’ privacy challenges
By Jon Potter
Contrary to the hype around the FTC’s recent report, mobile app developers do not want to infringe on user privacy
3/20/2012 8:30:00 AM
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The role of the developer is changing
By Ray Ploski
The growth of agile, PaaS and other technologies has given the developer more power to work with, and new responsibilities
3/9/2012 1:30:00 PM
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PaaS is the word on everyone’s mind
By Sinclair Schuller
PaaSes are gaining interest from enterprises, but how should they be implemented?
2/17/2012 9:30:00 AM
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Network virtualization: A new approach to mobile application testing
By Gary Jackson
In order to best test your mobile applications, you must first understand the conditions they will be operating under
1/17/2012 11:00:00 AM
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Stay tight on loose coupling
By Ganesh Prasad
SOA has pushed advances in technology, but until the processes around it improve, its true potential won't be realized
1/5/2012 2:55:00 PM
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“Clouptimization” — The strategic force of 2012
By Raja Bavani
If you haven't seen how cloud is changing the way businesses are run, you need to get on board
12/27/2011 2:30:00 PM
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The quality of your workday counts!
By Raja Bavani
There are small steps teams can take to improve their daily processes, which leads to greater efficiency
12/20/2011 10:00:00 AM
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Mobile app development for businesses is the future
By Vanessa Ho
IT's dominance in app development is waning, which will force businesses to work with individual developers
12/12/2011 2:30:00 PM
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Gamekeepers' catch and release
By Kevin Parker
The CIO must be the one whom release managers report to in order to cut down on needless code rework
11/28/2011 1:30:00 PM
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Your top priority: Migrating to the cloud
By Diane Mueller
Cloud providers already have applications your business needs, so you don't have to build them yourself
10/25/2011 10:35:00 AM
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Outsourcing 2.0: The future of processes and standards
By Khrystyna Kosyk
Ad hoc outsourcing outfits are no good when it comes to long-term outsourcing setups
10/12/2011 2:30:00 PM
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A team-first approach to ALM
By Carl Zetie
The OSLC represents a great collaborative way to facilitating tool integration
10/11/2011 1:30:00 PM
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Virtualization: The hot trend you can no longer ignore
By Daniel Burrus
It's here to stay, and it can be used to speed up your development cycles
9/14/2011 1:30:00 PM
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