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Software Development & Release Management

How a Disaster Turned out to be an Opportunity

How a Disaster Turned out to be an Opportunity

This post started out as a discussion of how Clonezilla made my life easy and Acronis made my life hard, but it quickly morphed into something different and more personal. Hopefully someone can take away from this that disasters can be quite bad when they happen, but they can also set you on a path you didn’t expect that may end up being wonderful.

Gain Greater Control Over Windows Disk Defragmentation with Defraggler

Gain Greater Control Over Windows Disk Defragmentation with Defraggler

This week we have a look at an alternative to Windows Disk Defragmenter. Piriform has a number of Windows utility offerings, among which is Defraggler. Defraggler has the following capabilities, a number of which are not available with the Windows default utility. 1....

Avoid Fatal Product Design Flaws with QA

Avoid Fatal Product Design Flaws with QA

The difference between quality assurance (QA) and testing is often misunderstood. In fact, the terms are frequently used interchangeably. However, testing is actually just one part of QA. Quality assurance, on the other hand, covers a larger, more holistic part of the...

A 3-Phase Approach to Automated Software Delivery

A 3-Phase Approach to Automated Software Delivery

Is your software delivery process outdated? Modernizing your software delivery workflows does not have to be difficult. Explore this eBook to discover how GitLab can help you modernize your software delivery pipelines. What You...

Automatically Visualizing Dependencies in Codebeamer

Automatically Visualizing Dependencies in Codebeamer

If you work in the software and systems engineering space, you likely understand that managing dependencies across multiple components and requirements is critical for project success. Unfortunately, specifications can be difficult to track, and dependencies hard to...

Exploring Modern Software Deployment Strategies

Exploring Modern Software Deployment Strategies

Deploying software can feel like a gamble due to all the strategies and solutions on the market, but it doesn’t have to be. Discovering which software deployment strategy works best for your organization is a great place to start. This strategy, combined with a modern...

Forrester Report: Vendors Move to Dominate IT Management Software

Forrester Report: Vendors Move to Dominate IT Management Software

Discover why Atlassian is one of two vendors to achieve a dominant position in IT management software. With an abundance of choices, actually navigating the IT management software space can be overwhelming. Fortunately, the recent Forrester Trends Report, “Vendors...

Service Excellence: Jira Service Management Best Practices

Service Excellence: Jira Service Management Best Practices

Jira Service Management is a powerful tool from Atlassian, designed to streamline service desk operations. It helps IT and software teams deliver efficient support and manage incidents. When using JSM, following a set of best practices can increase successful outcomes...

Five Major Downsides of Changing Software Tools

Five Major Downsides of Changing Software Tools

Switching to new software tools can often seem like an exciting opportunity to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and modernize operations. Some executives seem to think that simply buying a new software tool will solve many problems at once. However, with...

The Pitfalls of Outdated Tools in Managing Global Teams

The Pitfalls of Outdated Tools in Managing Global Teams

The dynamics of product development have shifted dramatically in the past 5 years.  Teams are no longer confined to a single location or even a single time zone.  Instead, they span continents, collaborating across borders to bring products to market faster than ever...

Achieving Efficiencies with The DevSecOps Platform

Achieving Efficiencies with The DevSecOps Platform

Developing and deploying software while maintaining security throughout the process can be a daunting task for modern organizations. To add to this, there is often pressure to do these things in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. Traditional software...