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Enterprise Release Management (ERM) is a set of end-to-end practices that enable large organizations to effectively manage software releases. ERM is uniquely designed for the challenges of multiple teams building and releasing software simultaneously. ERM establishes...

“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...

SAP systems handle some of the most sensitive data in the enterprise: financial transactions, HR information, supplier records, customer profiles, operational details, and more. For that reason, copying production data into non-production systems without modification...

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....

Application rationalization is the process of identifying which applications an organization should keep, update, consolidate, or retire. Think of it as a financial adviser, but instead of your investment portfolio, it's your application portfolio. Most companies take...

For many organizations, DevOps is the best practice for efficiency. However, this model doesn’t come easily as the organization needs to put certain things in place. For example, the firm needs to incorporate the right tools to ensure its delivery pipeline and...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you mistakenly added bugs to your codes and shipped them to users? For instance, let’s say an IT firm has its primary work tree on GitHub, and a team member pushes codes with bugs to the primary work tree. The firm...

It’s the normal case with software buzzwords that people focus so much on what something is that they forget what it is not. DevOps is no exception. To truly embrace DevOps and cherish what it is, it’s important to comprehend what it...

Testing is an essential part of maintaining a healthy Guidewire environment. But because Guidewire applications handle large volumes of personally identifiable information (PII), simply copying production data for testing or training isn’t an option. This is...

Testing is an integral and vital part of creating software. In fact, test code is as important as your production code. When you create test code, you need to create test data for your code to work against. This post is about the different types of test...

In the world of enterprise software, release management is a crucial process that ensures the successful planning, execution, and monitoring of software releases. As the name suggests, release managers are responsible for coordinating various stakeholders, including...

As organizations collect, process, and replicate data across more systems than ever before, the risk of exposure increases dramatically. Sensitive information that’s safely stored in production databases often becomes vulnerable when copied into test, training,...

Both DevSecOps and cybersecurity are gaining a lot of interest and demand in the IT industry. With everything going digital, security has become one of the main focuses of every organization. And DevSecOps and cybersecurity are the supreme practices to achieve high...

Test data is the lifeblood of testing – it’s what enables us to evaluate the quality of software applications across various industries such as healthcare, insurance, finance, government, and corporate organizations. And, reminiscent of actual lifeblood,...

In most enterprises, the number of applications in use has grown far beyond what’s practical to manage. And that's putting it mildly. Each department tends to adopt tools to meet its own needs, sometimes duplicating functionality that already exists elsewhere....

Agile sprints can be a powerful, productive and collaborative event if managed properly. However, when neglected or set up incorrectly they risk becoming chaotic and inefficient. Crafting an effective schedule for your sprint is essential to ensure the success of your...

We have all heard of the term Business Intelligence (BI), coined in 1865 (in the "Cyclopaedia of Commercial and Business Anecdotes") and described more recently by Gartner as “an umbrella term that includes the applications, infrastructure...

The IT landscape is rapidly changing, with companies becoming increasingly distributed, cloud-driven, and agile. In order to minimize complexity and ensure operational efficiency, it’s critical to maintain full visibility and control over all your IT...

Traditionally, test environments have been difficult to manage. For one, data exists in unpredictable or unknown states. Additionally, various applications and services contain unknown versions or test code that may skew testing results. And then to top it all off,...