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Which integration framework: Apache Camel, Spring Integration or Mule?
Java expert Kai Wähner explains the importance of an integration framework and the differences between this approach and ESBs and integration suites. Continue Reading
When is an integration framework the right choice?
Java expert Kai Wähner explains the importance of an integration framework and the difference between this approach, ESBs and integration suites. Continue Reading
DaliCore brings social networking to Java EE7s
Johan Vos, co-founder of LodgON, explains what DaliCore is and how it helps Java EE developers integrate social networking functions into their apps. Continue Reading
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Software stress testing protects enterprise apps in production
Stress testing enterprise software takes applications beyond merely working, and ensures quality performance in real-world conditions. Continue Reading
Data warehouse concepts help build strong application architecture
At Oracle OpenWorld 2013, ODI expert Gurcan Orhan is set to explain how data warehouse concepts help prepare development, testing and ops teams. Continue Reading
Adapting QA, testing to meet mobile application performance demand
Rachel Obstler, director of product management at Keynote Systems, offers tips on adapting test processes to meet mobile app performance demand.Continue Reading
What are the hidden mobile app security threats to look out for?
Mobile app security is a newer field than even Web security. But there are similar gotchas and some common threats that we're already managing.Continue Reading
Cloud-based ALM tools spawn problems, solutions in project management
The project manager has always been a wearer of several hats. In this handbook, readers will learn how cloud-based tools and DevOps are both adding to and taking away from the program manager's list of tasks, lengthy as it already is. Readers will ...Continue Reading
Mobile application requirements: Same process, new challenges
Software testing and development expert Matt Heusser explains how mobile software has changed mobile application requirements and what to do about it.Continue Reading
Application portfolio management: How to get started
Scott Sehlhorst offers strategic guidance on how to approach application portfolio management with a focused vision.Continue Reading
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Testing mobile apps: Tips on manual, automated, cloud QA
Testing mobile apps takes a multi-pronged approach. Savvy mobile developers are using cloud tools and automated tests in addition to manual QA.Continue Reading
Comparing proprietary tools and open source tools
Learn the two major differences between proprietary tools and open source tools for software security testing.Continue Reading
Automated testing tools: Four reasons why projects fail
Using automated testing tools is often harder than manual testing. The most successful automation projects are those that never go on autopilot.Continue Reading
How to ensure secure applications on cloud platforms
Learn what concerns to look for in ensuring secure applications in cloud platforms and infrastructures.Continue Reading
Best practices for application portfolio management
In this handbook, find best practices in the daunting world of application portfolio management. Get the basics on building a business case for APM—as well as tips on measuring the financial benefit of each application.Continue Reading
Application portfolio management: Treat software as a valuable asset
Application portfolio management helps businesses track their important business apps, making them less intangible and their value more visible.Continue Reading
Moving to ALM with cloud tools
With no server to install and nothing to upgrade, converting to ALM with cloud tools seems perfect. So what's the catch?Continue Reading
SaaS application testing: Keep performance tests in mind
Performance testing must be a high priority for SaaS application testers. Learn why and pick up tips on how to test a SaaS system's performance.Continue Reading
Improving mobile app performance is not as hard as it seems
Looking at the challenges involved in mobile application performance management helps mobile project managers see how to overcome them.Continue Reading
How does application portfolio management tie into ALM?
Actually, application development veteran Kevin Parker says ALM is really a part of the APM process when you look at it from a distance.Continue Reading
Where does an organization start with application portfolio management
IT veteran Kevin Parker explains application portfolio management (APM) for beginners, including the ties between APM, data analysis and BPM.Continue Reading
'Secure containers' offer incomplete security for mobile applications
While the name sounds strong, 'secure containers' have limitations as to how much security they really provide for mobile applications.Continue Reading
How does an iOS jailbreak affect mobile application security?
The jailbreaking of iOS devices has a huge affect on security. It opens the door for malicious hackers, and not just via adventurous consumers.Continue Reading
Four tips for finding the right cloud testing tools
Cloud testing tools might improve testing efforts by reducing costs and freeing up resources, but only if the test tools fit what you test and how.Continue Reading
The open source Cucumber BDD tool boosts acceptance test automation
The Boston Java Meetup Group welcomed BDD guru Alan Parkinson, who explained the value of automating tests with Cucumber.Continue Reading
Mobile app quality takes more than just software testing automation
Mobile application testers may not find the same value in software testing automation that Web application testers enjoy.Continue Reading
OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project)
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a not-for-profit group that helps organizations develop, purchase, and maintain software applications that can be trusted.Continue Reading
Fixing the broken performance management process for mobile apps
It's time to fix mobile performance management. We can't control connectivity, but we can architect, code and test the app for optimal performance.Continue Reading
Working with mobile application security management tools
Security is crucial for all applications, but mobile apps require software teams to take measures above and beyond those required for Web apps. From simple things like preventing mobile apps from storing passwords, to more complex measures such as ...Continue Reading
Mobile apps development: New threats or same security rules apply?
Two security experts get up on their soap box about the steps software teams should take to secure applications throughout the apps' lifecycle.Continue Reading
Mobile apps development: Managing updates
ALM expert Kevin Parker explains a key challenge of mobile apps development: managing the constant updates these business-critical apps demand.Continue Reading
Mobile apps development: Dealing with tight release cycles
Mobile apps development projects require shorter release cycles. Kevin Parker explains how automation can help teams cope with the tight time frame.Continue Reading
Software lifecycle: App security still struggling to find a fit
An application security guide for software testers
This guide explains what's involved in addressing application security form a software tester's perspective by presenting common threats and strategies to deal with them.Continue Reading
Losing the Wi-Fi connection: Testing mobile app behavior
When an app loses its Wi-Fi connection, the best thing software pros can offer mobile users is graceful error handling. Here's how to test for it.Continue Reading
Web application testing: Three lessons
Test expert Robert Lambert explains the three most important lessons in Web application testing based on his new book '36 Days of Web Testing.'Continue Reading
Mobile apps: Devising software requirement specifications
Expert Scott Sehlhorst identifies three mobile app types and explains the unique challenges each poses around software requirement specifications.Continue Reading
Web application testing: Rob Lambert, 'the Social Tester'
Testing expert Yvette Francino interviews Rob Lambert on how Web application testing differs from testing desktop applications.Continue Reading
Medical apps: Focus on security-testing the user interface
To boost the security of medical apps, conduct 'attack' testing from the user interface. QA expert Amy Reichert explains how.Continue Reading
Forrester VP says enterprise mobile applications miss the mark
Building an enterprise mobile application may not be the right focus for today's enterprise application development teams.Continue Reading
FAQ: Engaging business leaders in software application development
Learn best practices for engaging business leaders in software application development projects and sustaining their involvement over time.Continue Reading
Web-based application testing versus desktop application testing
Project managers need to understand the major differences between Web-based application testing and testing traditional desktop applications.Continue Reading
Mobile testing: Crowd sourcing a good fit for enterprise apps?
Crowd sourcing can be a key piece of a test strategy for enterprise mobile apps aimed at customers, not employees.Continue Reading
FAQ: Load testing software and application performance management
Managing performance with load testing software still happens too late in the lifecycle. This FAQ explains why performance is best addressed early.Continue Reading
application security
Application security is the use of software, hardware, and procedural methods to protect applications from external threats. Once an afterthought in software design, security is becoming an increasingly important concern during development as ...Continue Reading
Software lifecycle: App security still struggling to find a fit
For 10 years, application security has struggled find its place in the software lifecycle. We're still not there. Why has it taken so long?Continue Reading
Can universities give young developers application security training?
While the greater application development community understands the importance of application security, computer science majors lack this training.Continue Reading
Mobile app software: Avoid the perpetual cycle of insecurity
The same security flaws that plague desktop and Web apps are now afflicting mobile app software. Here's how to stop making the same mistakes.Continue Reading
Automated applications deployment: DevOps, no matter what you call it
Automated applications deployment is essentially the same thing as DevOps—no matter what name is used.Continue Reading
Mobile apps development: Defining requirements is a whole new ballgame
Software pros must address three critical issues in the requirements phase of mobile apps development: choosing a platform, security and usability.Continue Reading
Top ten mobile application threats to enterprise security
Check out the top ten threats presented by enterprise mobile applications, according to the OWASP Mobile Security Project.Continue Reading
Hardcoding sensitive data in mobile app source code
Empowering mobile workers with fusion apps
Fusion apps empower mobile workers by fusing social and location data with key business data. Mobile expert Tom Nolle offers development tips.Continue Reading
How do we define user experience design requirements for mobile apps?
User experience design is a huge part of building successful mobile applications. Gathering requirements for UX design is a must.Continue Reading
Application performance manager: Making the most of limited resources
Advice from an application performance manager on setting priorities; getting developers to do scalability tests early in the life cycle.Continue Reading
Testing mobile applications is different than testing Web applications
Although mobile app development methods can be similar to traditional Web apps, the art of testing mobile applications is still very different.Continue Reading
Expert advice on extending Web apps with mobile Web applications
Building mobile clients for existing Web apps presents new challenges for developers. Overcome those challenges with tips from a mobile expert.Continue Reading
SoLoMo apps: How to test them
SoLoMo apps are on the move, location-aware, and they interact with social networks. That's forcing test managers to devise new QA strategies.Continue Reading
Code signing: Stamp of approval for Android and iOS apps
Code signing aims to keep malicious code out of mobile apps by verifying where the code came from.Continue Reading
Ten steps to better application security testing strategies
Address app testing strategy concerns at each stage of the application lifecycle and learn about tools and techniques to boost security.Continue Reading
A five-step plan to capturing better application requirements
Defining software application requirements at a project's outset is still an issue. Learn how to build better application requirements.Continue Reading
Mobile 2013: Fusion apps better for business
In 2013, multilayered fusion apps will combine data from multiple sources, creating new business opportunities for companies that develop them.Continue Reading
Health care applications: How to determine what to test
Risk analysis for health care software apps helps clarify which functional areas are most important to test. Catching critical defects can save lives.Continue Reading
BYOD policies pose mobile app testing challenges
How do you meet mobile app testing challenges without the right of mix of smartphones and other devices on hand?Continue Reading
Application security plan: Who is responsible for testing?
Step one in devising an application security plan is determining whether the development team or the security group is responsible for testing.Continue Reading
Social media surveys: A tool for better requirements?
Social media surveys make it easier to conduct conversations with experts to help define requirements for software development projects.Continue Reading
Development manager's Agile tools, tactics ace in iPad app projects
Recent iPad app development projects have put one technology V.P.'s chosen management tactics, tools and Agile best practices to the test.Continue Reading
Editor’s note: Version control and requirements management tools
ALM tools: What to consider before integrating
Application security: Managing software threats
Addressing security concerns from the outset of a software project all the way through to production is the only way that enterprise application delivery teams can prevent skilled attackers from stealing sensitive corporate data. Yet in many ...Continue Reading
ALM process: Why poor integration among tools hurts team productivity
Fragile integrations among point tools in application lifecycle management suites prevent software teams from realizing ALM process gains.Continue Reading
Application security: Frameworks enforce secure coding
Application security experts say frameworks that enforce secure coding provide a better way for developers to write apps that can withstand attacks.Continue Reading
Give mobile application testing the priority it deserves
Mobile application testing doesn't get the priority it deserves. Experts explain how to meet the challenges of testing.Continue Reading
Mobile embedded applications: Seven testing challenges
Mobile embedded applications are vulnerable to attack and subject to compliance mandates, and require more robust testing practices than other apps.Continue Reading
Mobile app security advice: Err on the side of protection
Apps running on mobile devices demand a high level of security. Experts offer advice and techniques on implementing mobile app security effectively.Continue Reading
Testing your health care application for use on mobile devices
Software testers need to take several factors into account when testing a health care application for mobile device use.Continue Reading
Updating tools and processes key to overcoming SCM challenges
Health care applications: Is Agile compatible with FDA regulations?
Using the following strategies, FDA regulations can be assimilated into an Agile environment to meet the compliance needs of health care applications.Continue Reading
Bid old test rules goodbye: New mind-set needed to test mobile apps
Test professionals must move quickly to acquire the new skills and mind-set needed to test mobile apps, said STARWEST 2012 speaker Jonathan Kohl.Continue Reading
SaaS application security: Risks and best practices
Integrating SaaS applications and on-premises applications causes security risks and questions the level of governance.Continue Reading
Requirements shifting with enterprization of mobile apps
The enterprization of mobile apps is affecting design, performance and security requirements. Find out how to manage these requirement changes.Continue Reading
Cloud-based tools, Agile and DevOps accelerate application deployment
Developers and QA testers are increasing application deployment speeds as a result of cloud-based tools and shifting roles in DevOps environments.Continue Reading
Trends in ALM: Requirements management tools
ThreadFix: Open source defect management tool speeds security vulnerability fixes
Security and development teams can share a common defect management tool with ThreadFix, Denim Group's new open source security tool.Continue Reading
Expanding cloud-based technologies: Application performance issues
Teams must take into account application performance implications when broadening use of cloud-based technologies.Continue Reading
Requirements management process: Security and application performance
Organizations need to explicitly address security and application performance during the requirements management process according to expert Dan Cornell.Continue Reading
Agile metrics, tools and processes: Tenets for the project manager
The Agile project manager must understand the basics of collaboration, servant leadership, Agile metrics and the tools and processes the team uses.Continue Reading
How enterprises can best select from the various ALM tool options
Enterprises have several ALM tool options. They can best address their specific needs by identifying what is most important for their organization.Continue Reading
Managing requirements as production applications scale
Learn how to go about managing requirements as production applications scale.Continue Reading
Migrating legacy applications to a cloud environment
Migrating legacy applications to a cloud environment is a multi-step process that needs to be done in a structured manner.Continue Reading
Understanding mobile, Web and cloud apps and system architecture
While the distinctions between mobile apps, Web apps and cloud apps are important, understanding their relationships to the overall system architecture is what developers really need to focus on.Continue Reading
Developing applications on SaaS platforms: Factors to consider
Developing applications on SaaS platforms is different from traditional application development. Expert Dan Cornell explains what developers need to keep in mind.Continue Reading
APM in ALM: Keeping competitive by building the right apps
A wise step for many software development companies is to get a handle on the many applications in use and better plan and manage application and project portfolios.Continue Reading
APM processes: Determining apps’ business value
Application portfolio management aids decision makers in determining business ROI of applications.Continue Reading
ALM tools: What to consider before integrating
Some vendors offer ALM suites with many of the functions already incorporated. Other vendors offer niche tools that can be fitted into an ALM framework. There are pros and cons to each approach.Continue Reading
Test automation tools for DevOps teams: What is needed?
ALM expert Kevin Parker recommends tools teams should take advantage of in DevOps, from a Release Vault to test automation tools.Continue Reading
Mobile app development: New strategies for developers and testers
Mobile app development demands a more complex set of principles for development, testing and deployment than the traditional software development approaches. Get a preview of Better Software West presenter Todd DeCapua’s session, “Mobile Apps: ...Continue Reading
Idea management tools and features that support ALM
Idea management features and capabilities have been finding their way into application lifecycle management. Learn common features typically supported by idea management tools and about the commercial and open source options available.Continue Reading
Portfolio management and “end-to-end” ALM: What tools are needed?
Expert Kevin Parker advocates for the integration of the people, processes, tools and automation in the application development lifecycle in order to achieve effective portfolio management.Continue Reading
Integrating portfolio management and requirements management tools
Scott Sehlhorst explains how requirements management tools can aid in meeting business goals and discusses what actions to take to integrate portfolio management and requirements management tools.Continue Reading