This paper focuses on a series of best practices and techniques for development teams looking to improve their software development process. 

This paper examines 12 ways in which the Agile methods are valuable. 

New application technologies, such as composite application architectures, cloud computing, and mobile platforms, and new software development methodologies, such as agile, make functional testing more challenging for the quality assurance (QA) organization. Read this paper to learn how to address the challenges of these new IT initiatives. 

This white paper provides a framework for evaluating whether open source application server software is appropriate for your company. 

Today, maintaining a competitive edge while managing costs is the challenge that most organisations face. High up on the IT Directors‟ to do list is innovation in the way costs are managed and contained, while at the same time providing a dynamic and responsive IT service to the business. 

Watch this webcast to learn about the various branching patterns of code that development teams use and determine whether or not your organization is following the right one. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Bill Gates announcing the Trustworthy Computing initiative, and ask if it has made IT more secure. We look at what Oracle’s latest developments mean for its software users running rivals’ servers, and conclude our Buyer’s Guide to IT consumerisation. Download the issue now. 

To keep up with evolving business demands, software development teams are racing to create new and modified applications, but they're doing so faster than operations teams can release them for use. Read this paper to learn how to clear out this application backlog by streamlining your release processes. 

Learn why six leading software companies are now embedding BIRT into their product for highly customizable, visually rich data analysis and reporting rather than choosing to develop tools of their own. 

Read this first report in a series on application lifecycle management (ALM) to explore the business case for ALM as a business-critical service. 

How can IT organizations deliver applications that are more aligned with business needs, budgets, and schedules? This paper will explore best practices—both at the enterprise and project level—to capture and manage well-defined application requirements. 

This paper examines the relationship between business and IT groups within the typical enterprise and explores how the implementation of a Business Rules Management System (BRMS) allows both groups to find common ground. 

Modern application lifecycle management (ALM) tools should enable support for all phases of the application lifecycle and collaboration amongst all stakeholders. Read this paper to learn how to deliver high-quality, timely, cost-effective applications using modern ALM tools.