The Building Blocks of Private Cloud ArchitectureThe public cloud is a well-established place where consumers and enterprises are increasingly more willing to put their mission-critical applications. After a rocky start, there is growing interest by companies in building private clouds to complement their public cloud application portfolio.
Does Software Configuration Management Follow CM's Core Processes?Joe Farah investigates whether or not software configuration management (SCM) follows the core principles of CM. The big difference in software shops and hardware shops is the level of automation in which the tools are responsible for ensuring the core processes reach “done.”
Stewardship in Agile Software Architecture and DesignSoftware architects typically don’t own the products that individual teams are creating, yet they help define a cohesive approach to developing the products and are often responsible for defining how different products interoperate. Scott Sehlhorst looks at the idea of architecture stewardship.
Using the Cloud to Build SaaS Applications the Right WayMany traditional applications companies have rushed to roll out SaaS versions of their products without fully thinking through how an application architected to work in a traditional corporate IT environment might need to change to fit far different SaaS implementation requirements.
Helpful Lessons to Successfully Transition to ScrumThe agile adoption trend continues to gain momentum. Additionally, among all the agile methodologies, Scrum remains the most popular way for implementing agile. Mukesh Chaudhary shares some helpful lessons to make a successful transition to Scrum and avoid a negative hybrid called ScrumBut.
Ten Tips for Becoming a Better Agile Tester Saying that you’re agile isn’t good enough for today's software testers. You have to follow through with agile actions. Here are some tips to get testers moving in the right agile direction.
Can Amazon Be a Viable Cloud Standard?Cloud users are asking when cloud computing standards will be mature enough so that more companies will feel comfortable implementing cloud architectures and using cloud services without feeling vendor lock-in. Beth Cohen ponders whether or not Amazon is a viable cloud standard.
