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Software Usability Testing and User Acceptance

Why you need to start thinking about accessibility testing today

With 19% of Americans reporting some kind of disability, accessibility testing is increasingly important. Expert Gerie Owen explains how to get started. Continue Reading
Design for yourself, really: Wise words from UX experts

Not only do you have to design quickly, you have to design well. Enter UX experts who can help you design the perfect app for any user. It starts by thinking about yourself. Continue Reading
CTO advocates automated tests and continuous delivery

Automated testing and continuous development have become the driving force for CTO Andy Piper as Push Technology evolves its middleware platform. Continue Reading
Building better acceptance tests: A look at the test-driven spaceship

Gil Zilberfeld, product manager at Typemock, uses unconventional methods to show developers the importance of good acceptance tests. Continue Reading
UEM may be the key to a better user experience design process

User experience management (UEM) may unlock hidden potential in the user experience design process for building Web applications and mobile apps. Continue Reading

5 fundamental steps of managing APIs

API management is undeniably essential, but it requires a comprehensive plan. Here are the five steps of an API management ...

Test yourself on the challenges of microservices security

Think you know what complicates microservices security and what precautions to take to maximize protection? Challenge yourself, ...

The basics of polyglot persistence for microservices data

Microservices can facilitate data management when they use a polyglot persistence strategy. See how the strategy works and how it...

TheServerSide.com

The 4 essential Java cyclomatic complexity testing tools

Code that's less complex is easier to troubleshoot and maintain. If developers can calculate code cyclomatic complexity metrics, ...

IBM and Red Hat wield power over enterprise Java

Expect enterprise Java to evolve under the influence of new stewards, including IBM and Red Hat which will likely steer it toward...

Stop with the unsafe internal Java API calls, or the JDK will stop it for you

Soon, any code that uses Java internal APIs will not compile, and shortly after that, code that uses classes in sun.misc will not...

SearchCloudApplications

Microsoft Azure Dev Spaces, Google Jib target Kubernetes woes

Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud both added cloud application development tools that improve and simplify the process of creating...

With progressive web applications, developers blur the lines

With progressive web applications, single-page apps, motion UI and other innovations, app development meets the moment, giving ...

Web app development morphs as apps and websites merge

The lines between web and mobile app and websites are blurring, so development silos are out, and boning up on building ...

SearchAWS

Cisco, AWS team up for Kubernetes hybrid cloud deployments

Kubernetes users pick up another option for container orchestration in hybrid deployments in the form of a product bundle from ...

AWS should address these user challenges at re:Invent 2018

SearchAWS contributors say Amazon's cloud platform still has shortcomings around data regulation, ops and integrations. They ...

AWS re:Invent 2018 another test for the cloud giant

AWS continues to dominate the cloud landscape, but there's plenty of work left to do, as more traditional companies integrate its...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

6 big data visualization project ideas and tools

These data visualization project examples and tools illustrate how enterprises are expanding the use of "data viz" tools to get a...

Data literacy training offerings key to BI vendors

Tableau announced a basic certification training exam, adding to its roster of online data literacy courses. Self-service BI ...

10 tips for implementing visualization for big data projects

Organizations need to keep users and design at the forefront when launching data visualization efforts, according to experts. ...

SearchHRSoftware

News briefs: Glint acquisition ties into LinkedIn recruiting

Find out how LinkedIn may use the engagement platform Glint; a fix is developed for the coding problems created by Google for ...

Reporting harassment at work eased by new enterprise chatbot

New tool Spot uses natural language processing -- an AI technology -- to help people file harassment and discrimination ...

Employee video training platform enables 24/7 coaching

BetterUp, a startup that is getting investment from Workday, offers a video-based training platform. It has added on-demand ...

SearchHealthIT

Digital voice assistants seek their place in healthcare

At their respective conferences this spring, Microsoft and Google unveiled new features for their digital assistants that may ...

Machine learning in healthcare: Software detects drug theft

Using machine learning, Invistics software provides a real-time look at drug theft incidents, according to one health system's ...

A new breed of interoperable EHR apps is coming, but slowly

Pioneering work with the FHIR API is beginning to pay off in interoperable applications for EHRs. And that could mean sweeping ...

DevOpsAgenda

How to bust security silos and secure your operation

DevOps means velocity, though, not at security's expense. Rapid7's Jen Andre thinks automation and orchestration strategies can ...

The first step from Agile to DevOps is a pilot project

Agile to DevOps isn't as perilous as Waterfall to Agile, but it will take measurable goals and an efficient pilot project to ...

Best practices for DevOps compliance and reusability

You know you want to scale with a model-driven process. So how do you make it work? Start with these best practices for ...