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DevOps and the US Presidential ElectionIncidents involving voter machine software glitches are raising concerns that some voting machines may be rigged during the upcoming US presidential election. In once such incident, a voting machine company could have learned a lesson on the DevOps approach to improved communications. | 
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The Risks of Implementing BYODCIOs and IT directors need to know if they are putting themselves at risk when they implement "bring your own device," or BYOD. Joe Townsend considers whether or not the benefits of this business policy outweigh the risks to a company's security. | 
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Three Software Bugs You May Have Missed We know it’s hard to keep up with the constant bombardment of software news in the tech world. In this roundup, we present you with three software bugs that you should probably be aware of, especially if you are a Microsoft or CloudStack user. |
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What the Mars Rover Teaches Us about Risk ManagementThe recent contamination of the Mars Rover with bacteria from Earth highlights the importance of using proper risk management with large-scale projects. Payson Hall analyzes the story and explores NASA's decision-making processes. | 
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Will IBM Be Knight Capital's White Knight?After the software glitch that resulted in a $440 million trading loss, Knight Capital Group tapped IBM for help in assessing the financial firm’s existing software and systems development practices. Will IBM be Knight Capital's white knight and help prevent these problems from occurring again? |
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Busting Agile Prediction MythsWhen first hearing about agile processes, you might think that teams using an agile process cannot provide estimates, predictions, or commitments about what they will deliver. But, you can be agile and still manage risk and commit to a subset of what you predict. | 
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Curiosity—and Its Software—on Tour of MarsThe Mars rover Curiosity reached its destination earlier this month after years of planning, months of travel through space, and some very careful landing maneuvers. At the heart of Curiosity is some very complex software. If you think testing in production is hard, try testing all the way to Mars. | 
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Every Second Counts: Leap Second Wreaks Havoc with SoftwareTime stood still for a second on Saturday, June 30, 2012, as the official global clock was adjusted to better align time with the Earth’s rotation. This “leap second” wreaked havoc on many big-name websites and even some software platforms as they struggled to adjust to the time change. | 
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