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Transformative Development: How to Begin Application Development in the Cloud
There is a lot of buzz in the IT industry around cloud computing and its impact on driving greater efficiency across an IT organization, but when considering adoption of cloud computing infrastructure, where should an organization begin? The application development lifecycle can be a good starting point.
Continuous Integration Automated Database Update Process
Developers must have good feedback to ensure productivity. Most shops have a CI build process that allows the developer to quickly know if a build failed, and some shops have an automatic deploy of the CI build to provide website feedback. Lance Lyons writes about an approach to automating the update of databases in a CI environment that we currently use at Onlife Health Inc., a Brentwood, TN based subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee who specializes in personal health coaching.
A Word with the Wise: Automation Analyzed with Linda Hayes
Linda Hayes has witnessed automation's growth and evolution firsthand and, while the field may retain its detractors and abusers, Hayes believes there are more positive changes ahead. In this interview with editor Joey McAllister, Linda Hayes discuss those changes.
Release Management - Making it Lean and Agile
Release Management is an awesome responsibility that plays a vital role in the success of a software development project. Releasing is often considered to be an activity that happens near the end of the process - a necessary evil perhaps, but no more.

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Location! Location! Location!

In real estate, it's not so much which house you buy as where you buy it. The same is true for bugs—the bug itself isn't as important as pinpointing where the bug lives and breeds. Learn one way to track down a bug's true source and prevent it from recurring.

In Search of Defect Tracking Systems

Defect tracking systems influence business-critical decisions. Building and installing a corporate-wide defect tracking system takes a small but well-balanced development team. Your implementation may be as simple as opening the package and typing "setup" or it may take months of programming. Here's how to find and implement the right system for your organization.

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