April 2014 10



Is Your Software Secure?

The topic of software security garnered much attention over the past year, the most notorious cases being Edward Snowden’s leaks about the National Security Administration’s spying on the general public, and Target’s security breaches of 70 million contacts and 40 million debit and credit card accounts.

Cloud Convenience

Popular cloud segments, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) represent rapidly growing markets in which service providers are focused.

Business Intelligence at Work

Popular BI technology components today include multi-dimensional aggregation, real-time reporting with analytical alerts, interpretation of unstructured data, rolling forecasts, statistical inference, simulations, optimizing key performance indicators (KPIs), and process management.

The Deceptively Long BPM Product Cycle

Folding cartons represent a popular segment of the packaging industry. As trends towards shorter runs continue, equipment dedicated to folding carton production emerges to meet the demand.

The Developer Ecosystem

The developer ecosystem will be defined by the cloud/mobile platform. The cloud market is at the crux of technological maturity and enterprise adoption, pushing tailored cloud environments to the forefront of customer demand.

Mobile Testing – Where to Start?

At least once a day, I am asked from someone within the testing community, "I want to start mobile testing, where do I begin?" My answer is, "it takes a lot of work."