Even since the agile manifesto was published in 2001, software development has never been the same. In a pre-agile world, software was released in monolithic packages every year or every two years. The agile approach to development prioritized faster, more frequent releases that were driven by collaboration between development teams and end users. Instead of […]
Site reliability engineering versus disaster recovery: Every company needs a disaster recovery plan. This is just a simple fact of life. Your company needs to know how to recover when something breaks or you can’t get access to something you need. In larger, more advanced tech companies, disaster recovery sometimes bumps against environment management teams. […]
This year’s world quality report (2018) has once again identified Test Environment Management as a major challenge for Agile Development & Testing. WQR Recap This year’s world quality report (2018) has once again identified Test Environment Management as a major challenge for Agile Development & Testing. Key statistical insights from this report, which covered over […]
“Test Environment Management Checklist.” Yep, that sounds like a mouthful, but don’t let that discourage you. The idea here is quite simple—adopting a checklist to evaluate the soundness of your test environment management approach. Even though the idea sounds simple enough, the execution won’t necessarily be as smooth. There are lots of potential questions. What […]
In the always-an-adventure world of IT service management, there are several key processes that are essential for delivering high-quality services to customers and end-users. Two of the most critical processes are release management and deployment management. These processes are often used interchangeably, but they are actually quite different in terms of their objectives, activities, and focus. […]