Featured Software Articles

1. Built-In Business Continuity 7/1/2020

   Change is a constant, and it sometimes comes in sudden and significant ways that few businesses could have been prepared for. This time it’s a pandemic; next time, it could be a weather event, a massive internet-based attack, or some new kind of threat. Whatever the disruption, organizations must plan to the best of their ability to both safeguard the well-being of employees and keep the business up and running.

2. Leaping From A ‘Project’ To A ‘Product’ Mindset For Excellence In Software Engineering 7/1/2020

   Within the walls of enlightened software and services companies it has become popular to discuss a product mindset – a way of life for software engineering that almost automatically forces continuous evolution. And continuous evolution is the key to relevance and the ability to thrive.

3. Microsystems – New Compute Paradigm For The Work From Home Generation 6/29/2020

   Microservices, containers, object oriented programming, and building software from reusable pieces make good sense. Anything that rapidly enables expensive developers to do more with less, is a good thing. Now, microservices architectures have opened the door to an even more fundamental compute paradigm shift – MICROSYSTEMS architectures and Systems Oriented Programming.

4. Cloud - Last Gasp Of Legacy Technology 6/26/2020

   Vendor driven madness is NOT transforming anything!

5. Sally Jo LaMont: 4 Ways To Stay Connected While You Stay Home 6/23/2020

   Forming new relationships and staying connected is more challenging and more important than ever in this new normal virtual world. Yet it’s not as hard as you might think.

6. Crawl, Walk, Run: How To Remove Guesswork From Product Management With Software Usage Analytics 6/22/2020

   Software product management professionals who are prepared with actionable intelligence are well equipped to make informed decisions about how to develop their products. Remove the guesswork to arrive at data-driven answers that can guide you to smart, valuable decisions.

7. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? A Cloudy Decision 6/18/2020

   If you’ve been operating in the cloud for some time now, chances are your business has changed since you first made that move and particularly during the current climate. Has your cloud usage grown considerably—and your OpEx costs? Is that just the cost of doing business in the cloud? It doesn’t have to be. Here’s how you can rationalize your infrastructure and determine if there are cloud expenses you can reclaim and even if it makes sense to move some of your cloud deployments into co-location.

8. Creating A Culture That Embraces People And AI 6/16/2020

   Through the centuries, human civilizations have undergone periodic leaps in technology. From steam to electricity to computing, societies have made radical shifts as new ways of doing things have transformed how we work. We are now in what’s been deemed the Fourth Industrial Revolution, an era of digital transformation that will forever change the way we work, and the way organizations operate.

9. BI Roadblock #4: Low Data Literacy 6/15/2020

   No set of sophisticated analytical tools will compensate for low data literacy. As enterprises become more data-driven, knowledge deficits around data are becoming more noticeable.

10. Simple Steps Your IT Can Take To Improve Operations In A World Of Change 6/15/2020

    There is an incredible amount of literature about the post-COVID workplace. Some companies have already sent their employees back to the office where allowed, and others are considering not renewing leases, instead preferring to invest the money in off-sites and employee happiness.