In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. 

Traditional or manual testing methods are expensive, complicated, hard to repeat, and inadequate for the types of loads today's complex system architectures create. Read this paper to learn how an application performance testing solution that leverages virtual users and automation can provide you with robust, efficient performance validation. 

Manual testing still accounts for about 75% of all functional testing. However, innovation hasn’t come into play yet and manual testers find themselves struggling to keep up with the fast pace of change dictated by today’s world, using outdated methods and tools. Read this paper to learn strategies for modernizing your manual testing. 

Read this brief case study to learn how one company leveraged performance testing to increase their productivity when performing data-driven testing. 

This test report is the second part of the August 2010 test. The report is delivered the beginning of December due to high-required work, deeper analysis and preparation of the retrospective test-set. 

This white paper introduces strategies for the successful automation of QA testing in agile software development. Inside, discover the innovative strategies which make it possible to achieve automated testing without sacrificing speed or quality. 

Read this white paper to learn how, as a result of successfully applying multiple code development and testing techniques, your code will be more constrained, more maintainable, and better tested. 

This paper explores the tools Cisco provides to simplify mass deployments of the VPN Client. The two methods are discussed: the creation of an installation CD-ROM and network-based installations. I will explain how to reduce calls to the Help Desk by locking users out of advanced configuration functions in the user interface. 

<p>View this webcast to learn how to fit performance management and application lifecycle management (ALM) into today's agile development processes.</p> 

Read this white paper to learn how ALM tools designed specifically for today's modern application development can bring order, visibility, and efficiency to the complexity introduced to application lifecycles by modern delivery methods like cloud computing, distributed development, composite applications, and more. 

In this Lab Validation Report, ESG will test Quantum’s DXi Series of disk-based backup and replication appliances; with an in-depth look at the Dxi7500 platform. 

This interactive classroom features exclusive expert content designed to get IT administrators up to speed on deduplication. The classroom includes a video that explores the different types of deduplication and how these technologies help IT pros optimize and enhance already existing storage infrastructures.  

Our MCSE Boot Camp is an intensive program that will help you get up to speed on Windows 2003 and prepare you for three new certifications - MCSE, MCSA, and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status in each of the exam topics. The course features a combination of the theory and practical aspects of the Windows 2003 technologies.