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Database Versioning and Delivery with Upgrade Scripts

Konrad Lukasik provides practical advice on versioning and preparing a database for delivery using upgrade scripts. The article is based on experiences from enterprise environment and includes accompanying scripts and table definitions.

Konrad Lukasik
on Aug 23, 2013
The Case for Software Lifecycle Integration

For many years, software delivery has been treated as an ancillary business process; a business process that, though costing the organization a considerable amount of money, does not have the structure, rigor, or focus of other enterprise business processes such as supply chain management, financial management, and even talent management.

Dave West
on Aug 22, 2013
Scrum for Education - Experiences from eduScrum and Blueprint Education

Schools use Scrum to help students to learn more effectively and develop themselves in an enjoyable way. The self-organized student teams work in sprints to learn subjects and evolve the learning process. Results from the agile way of working are improved quality of education, higher grades and motivated students. InfoQ interviewed people from several schools involved in teaching with Scrum.

Ben Linders
on Aug 21, 2013
Book Review: DevOps for Developers

Despite its title, “DevOps for Developers” is an introductory level book for anyone interested in DevOps, focusing on three perspectives: Metrics and Measurement View, Process View and Technical View.

Manuel Pais
on Aug 16, 2013
Java 7 Sockets Direct Protocol – Write Once, Run Everywhere …. and Run (Some Places) Blazingly

This article looks at the new Java Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) technology, recently introduced in the Java 7 SDK. SDP empowers the Ultra High Performance Computing community to use Java’s for native access to the InfiniBand Remote Direct Memory Access capability, to directly access memory on other computers without involving the operating system.

Ben Cotton
on Aug 15, 2013
Big Data Security: The Evolution of Hadoop’s Security Model

In his new article, Kevin T Smith focuses on the importance of Big Data Security and he discusses the evolution of Hadoop's security model. He addresses the current trends in Hadoop security implementations and provides an overview of the details of project Rhino aimed to improve the security capabilities of Hadoop and the Hadoop ecosystem.

Kevin T. Smith
on Aug 14, 2013
Ten ‘Take Aways’ from the Reifer “Quantitative Analysis of Agile Methods” Study

Reifer Consultants LLC recently published a benchmarking report entitled “Quantitative Analysis of Agile Methods” that compares agile method software productivity, cost, duration and quality to that of traditional, plan-driven projects. This article is a summary of ten "take aways" from the study results.

Donald J. Reifer
on Aug 12, 2013
C++/CX Performance Pitfalls

Writing applications in C++/CX is not like writing normal C++ applications. The interoperability between pure C++ code and the Windows Runtime (WinRT) can be surprisingly expensive. In this article based on Sridhar Madhugiri’s video, C++/CX Best Practices, we look at some of the ways to avoid performance problems in Windows 8 development.

Jonathan Allen
on Aug 09, 2013
Book Review:"Eclipse 4 Plug-in Development by Example"

Regular InfoQ Java contributor Dr. Alex Blewitt recently published “Eclipse 4 Plug-in Development by Example” via PACKT publishing. Using Java as its language, the book provides a thorough tutorial for would-be Eclipse Plug-in developers. Later chapters cover build automation and detailed coverage of the Eclipse 4 model.

Charles Humble
on Aug 07, 2013
Cloud Service Brokers: What You Need to Know

Winston Bumpus, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the DMTF, introduces Cloud Service Brokers – agents providing guidance in selecting and using the most appropriate cloud service from multiple providers – and the CIMI model – a standardized model based on the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) Specification - used to integrate cloud service providers.

Winston Bumpus
on Aug 06, 2013
Interview with Ian Hughes on Virtual Environments and Gaming for Product Development

Virtual environments can be a rich form of communication, where people can brainstorm, share and discuss ideas, or collaborate on a virtual version of a product. They can also add a new dimension to customer interaction. Games can be used to simulate situations, as an enhancement for learning and teaching complex problems. Ian Hughes talking about mixing the physical world and the virtual world.

Ben Linders
on Aug 05, 2013
Culture & Methods

Functional GUI Testing Automation Patterns

The process of developing an automated functional test solution is not much different from the process of creating the same program but Preparation and definition of the best practices are critical.

Sasha Reminnyi
on Aug 02, 2013

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