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Application Lifecycle Management

Microsoft expert talks Visual Studio Team Services, DevOps tools

After years of honing its software development lifecycle offerings, Microsoft has emerged as a leader in the DevOps tools space with its Visual Studio Team Services and more. Continue Reading
Trends in ALM: Requirements management tools

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Application performance management tools: A must-have for the cloud

SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell talks to APM experts about considerations for decision makers when evaluating APM tools for their cloud-based applications. Continue Reading
application lifecycle management (ALM)

Application lifecycle management (ALM) is the supervision of a software application from its initial planning through retirement. It also refers to how changes to an application are documented and tracked. Continue Reading

How Java EE development has kept up with microservices

Java EE is mature technology, but it will continue to evolve in ways that can fit nicely into a microservices architecture.

Understand business logic to fortify microservices design

Before software teams introduce microservices, they must take a critical look at the business logic that frames their ...

How to manage distributed apps built on microservices

Distributed applications can clearly benefit from the architectural benefits of microservices, but that has traditionally come ...

TheServerSide.com

How to become a good software architect in 13 steps

It's not easy to find your role in an IT enterprise setting. But if you can follow these 13 steps on how to become a software ...

When you compare Java build tools, Maven comes out on top

What is the best Java build tool on the market? Is it Gradle? Do people still use Ant? Here, we explore why Maven is still one of...

New CDNs bring edge JavaScript to the app performance world

With content distribution networks loaded with edge JavaScript, Cloudfare promises to improve application performance and ...

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

Avoid messy breakups with your AWS consulting partner

Maintain control over cloud credentials and permissions to avoid a bad breakup with your AWS consultant, and structure your ...

AWS bare-metal instances target a niche market -- for now

AWS' addition of bare-metal instances runs counter to its heritage but is another example of how the vendor wants to keep users ...

Centralize AWS account management with native SSO tool

Some third-party tools have longer track records, but AWS SSO offers an appealing alternative as a native service to handle cloud...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

Self-service analytics tools hand BI power to business users

Self-service BI software opens the door to wider analytics uses in organizations. This handbook compares top self-service tools ...

Tableau vs. Power BI vs. Qlik: How the BI rivals stack up

Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense offer similar self-service BI functionality, consultant Rick Sherman says. But he points to some...

Tibco analytics capabilities get upgrade in Spotfire X

New Tibco AI and natural language processing functions in the soon-to-be-released Spotfire X look to create a simpler and faster ...

SearchHRSoftware

Tasting a flavor of cloud-based HR software in the future

Through a quick-paced intro to six new products, our editor takes a glimpse into the future of cloud software for HR. New talent ...

SaaS HCM tilts power to business side of HR-IT partnership

HR leaders joined Deloitte consultants in describing a shift in responsibilities, ownership and technical challenges of SAP ...

How ADP's AI-based workforce metrics tool might disrupt HR

A new ADP mobile app feature is delivering workforce analytics into the hands of both HR and other business leaders, in turn, ...

SearchHealthIT

CoxHealth gains from outsourcing to Cerner ITWorks

Cerner partners with more than 30 organizations to deliver outsourced IT operation management. One of those systems, CoxHealth, ...

CRM in healthcare: A look inside its muddled world

By some estimates it could be nearly 20 years before healthcare manages true patient engagement. Here's why healthcare CRM is ...

The importance of EHR tools in today's healthcare industry

A strong EHR system can effectively acquire and centralize vital patient information like lab orders, medications, medical ...

DevOpsAgenda

How to drive an effective DevOps for business approach

Don't adopt DevOps for the sake of operational and development efficiency. Do DevOps because it yields business gains. In fact, ...

The journey to DevOps starts with solving problems

If you want to do DevOps, don't just follow the prescribed strategies and roadmaps that other companies lay out. Assess your own ...

The new developer role centers on open source technology

Open source technology, along with growing compute capabilities, has made the role of the developer more creative and valuable in...