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Environment Management Maturity Index

Test Environment Management Maturity Index – (TEMMi)

January 11, 2026 By Enov8

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 enov8 decided to create the TEMMi.  The TEMMi (Test Environment Management […]

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Smoke Testing: A Detailed Definition and Guide

January 10, 2026 By Enov8

In the realm of software development, ensuring the reliability and functionality of applications is of paramount importance. Central to this process is software testing, which helps identify bugs, glitches, and other issues that could mar the user experience. A critical aspect of software testing best practice is maintaining healthy test environments that mimic real-world usage scenarios. In […]

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Beyond Cloud Embracing the Playbook

January 10, 2026 By Enov8

Deploying an instance in AWS, Azure or Google is typically a straightforward process. However, architecting, managing and optimizing your end-to-end platforms that consist of application tiers, data tiers, integration points and inherent relationships is less so. The reality is many, if not most, of the complexities that were present before you migrated to the cloud […]

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What is Observability? A Foundation for SRE

January 9, 2026 By Enov8

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a methodology for building and maintaining large-scale, highly available software systems. It involves applying software engineering practices to operations in order to increase reliability, reduce downtime, and improve the overall user experience. Observability is one of the key pillars of SRE and refers to the ability to understand how a […]

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Pepperoni Test Environment Pizza

The Test Environment Pizza

January 9, 2026 By Enov8

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, I could tell the client was somewhat distracted and had something “greater” on their […]

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Test Environments – Why Containers?

January 8, 2026 By Enov8

Containers are nothing new. Depending on how you look at it, you can make a case for them being around at least since 1982. But since the introduction of Docker in 2013, they’ve enjoyed a surge of popularity. Why?  In just a few years, containers have had a big impact on how we manage our […]

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