<p>Read this white paper to learn why you should always have an effective requirements definition before you begin any kind of software development. Use this paper as a guideline to learning how to create an effective outline of expectations, how to put them into action, and the benefits you’ll reap at the end of the process.</p> 

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and manual testers find themselves struggling to keep up with the fast pace of change dictated by today’s world, using outdated methods and tools.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. 

This research from Freeform Dynamics, based on a survey of end users,  identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice to organisations on dealing with software licensing. 

This white paper discusses the procedures for upgrading your Oracle database,— particularly focusing on using Oracle’s real-time data integration software, Oracle GoldenGate— along with the results of such upgrades. 

Managing privileged accounts requires balancing accessibility and control while ensuring audit capabilities.  Cyber-Ark enables organizations to increase administrator productivity while reducing risk. 

The way we work is now open to wide-ranging review. The concept of the office as the ‘dumb’ container for work, housing the corporation and its infrastructure assets, will be challenged by a number of factors explored in this paper. Work, in the future, will only be a verb. It is becoming a process, not a place. 

This week’s Computer Weekly asks what chancellor George Osborne's Budget means for the UK IT community and if he can deliver his goal to make Britain "the technology centre of Europe". Also you'll find the final part of our private cloud Buyer's Guide and we examine the options for choosing the right WAN optimisation strategy. 

This white paper reviews key mobile trends and analyzes how performance testers must change their testing methodologies to ensure they are accounting for the changes caused by mobile usage. 

Read this case study to learn about an engineering and manufacturing company that chose to use Sage Fixed Assets to run their reporting, tracking, and depreciation processes. Uncover the benefits they gained from using the system, including improved labor efficiency and simplified reporting. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

This case study examines a food services company that needed to find a more efficient way to keep track of and manage food and laundry inventories, address customer concerns in the call center, automate processes, and manage tax calculation processes. Continue reading to discover the software they used to effectively meet their business needs. 

It is well-known that eCommerce transactions require a level of trust between participants in that trust, in this context, gives each partner confidence that the other will fulfil his part of a bargain in the future.