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Bookshelf
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All-in-One Guides
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Software testing and ALM: A cloud computing guide
Cloud computing can cause application lifecycle management (ALM) problems, particularly in application performance, software security and application quality assurance. In this guide, SearchSoftwareQuality.com helps you identify if investing in the cloud is right for your organization and examines the challenges and benefits of maintaining application performance in the cloud.
Software testing is also facing changes due to the proliferation of the cloud. While testing in the cloud introduces new risks, it also facilitates certain aspects of testing. In this guide, experts weigh in on testing in the cloud, offering strategies for deriving the most benefit while avoiding risks and issues.
For resources on the shift occurring in development processes and application lifecycle management (ALM) as a result of the integration of cloud computing solutions, read articles here from industry experts.
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Quality metrics: A guide to measuring software quality
Metrics have always been used to help guide managers with decisions about their organizations. However as technologies and methodologies have evolved, metrics must evolve as well. Defect tracking, for example, has traditionally been a metric used to measure software quality throughout the lifecycle. However, Agile methodologies suggest that pre-production defect tracking may, in fact, be detrimental to software teams. It can be difficult to determine which are the best for giving a true picture of software quality. This guide will provide insights for CIOs, senior managers and project managers in selecting the right set of metrics to effectively and efficiently manage their software development organizations.
Is defect tracking necessary? Who should decide which metrics are most useful? How can a team get the most value out of its quality metrics program? For answers to these questions, as well as a thorough explanation of code coverage and tips for Agile enterprises, check out the following tips, expert responses and interviews.
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Social media: A guide to enhancing ALM with collaborative tools
As social media continues to change the way our world communicates and the way businesses operate, boundaries between business and social are blurring. At the same time, organizations are focusing on increased collaboration.
In this guide, we bring you tips, stories and answers from experts that demonstrate how social media is allowing us improved collaboration in all aspects of ALM and opening more opportunities for teaming, regardless of physical locality. Project managers and team leaders will learn how to make the most of these technologies, increasing productivity and efficiency.
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Continuous integration: Achieving speed and quality in release management
Continuous integration is being used in Agile release management to speed the time to delivery without sacrificing quality. Executive managers, project managers and development teams can use this guide to help understand and implement continuous integration as part of their release management strategy.
The processes involved in software development such as writing, building, integrating, testing, debugging, and deploying software applications can be very time-consuming and filled with complexity. Continuous integration, by automating and integrating the different parts of these processes that are repeatable, allow development teams to dramatically improve delivery time. At the same time, automation test can execute tests in a fraction of the time of manual test efforts, freeing up testers to do more exploratory testing, ultimately leading to a higher quality product. The whole team is more productive because they are able to focus on the creative parts of the processes that can’t be automated.
This guide will explain the many facets of continuous integration, from explaining how to automate your processes from code check-in through deployment, to exploring the tools, to creating a continuous integration strategy that’s right for your organization.
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Software Testing Analysis and Review conference
The STAREAST software test conference provides opportunities for learning and networking for those in the quality assurance and software test industry. This year’s conference is being held April 15-20, 2012 in Orlando, Florida at the Rosen Centre Hotel. Tutorials, keynotes, concurrent sessions and a vendor expo will be available to participants.
Find exclusive pre-conference interviews with well-known experts, stories, video clips from the conference, photos and more.