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For large enterprises undertaking a migration program, it can be a costly and challenging exercise. With no guarantees that you will arrive at a better end state compared to where you started.  Whether it is uplifting legacy technology assets or planning data...

Preamble Following on from our previous blog on Enterprise Release Management bench-marking, Christian talks about the “sister disciple” of deployment management and more specifically the top 5 metrics one could use to better understand and optimize their operations...

Every aspect of our daily lives involves the usage of data. Be it our social media, banking account, or even while using an e-commerce site, we use data everywhere. This data may range from our names and contact information to our banking and credit card details. The...

How smelly are your IT environments? Kent beck, the inventor of XP extreme programming, once wrote about the concept of “Smelly Code”. Given IT Environments seem to be a significant challenge for so many organizations, it got us thinking: What might “Smelly IT...

A key responsibility of any CIO is to find the correct technology partners to deliver IT services. Ideally services delivered will be: Better Faster Or at very least, Cheaper A process that involves RFPs, Presentations, Strategy Workshops, Vendor Short Listing &...

It is hard to believe most enterprises are still managing their Development & Test Environment assets and activities with non-scalable and non-Intergratable methods like spreadsheets, word documents and emails.  A process that results in major blind spots and...

With 45%+ Infrastructure & License Spend being for Non Production & with IT Projects losing up to 20% in Productivity due to IT Environment issues. It is now clear that Test Environment Management can’t be ignored. It was in recognition of these problems that...

I had an “interesting” chat with a potential client this week. The conversation started normally with myself and my colleague going through the benefits of our Test Environment & Release Management solution, and then continuing to a “show and tell”.  However,...

Product lifecycle management (PLM) plays a critical role in ensuring the longevity and competitiveness of software products. A successful software solution is not an accident, but rather a result of ongoing supply chain management, maintenance and a clear long-term...