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This 90-year-old business crushed application integration problems

By putting a microscope to a 90-year-old manufacturing company's digital transformation project, find out how application integration problems materialize and how to solve them.

By Josh Kolarac • Dec. 16, 2019

Apigee vs. Mulesoft: An API management platform face-off

Mulesoft and Apigee are two of the most widely used API management platforms around. This article places them side by side to compare their pros and cons.

By Joydip Kanjilal • Dec. 16, 2019

How software prototyping beats requirements gathering

How do you know which features to code into the software you're developing? Application teams share tips on how to deliver ROI with prototyping, UX research and a design week.

By Meredith Courtemanche • Dec. 12, 2019

Business process automation software requires a strategy

Organizations of all sizes can benefit from automation, but they need to move beyond tactical deployments. To really make use of BPA software, a strategic approach is needed.

By Mary Pratt • Dec. 9, 2019

Why workflow automation isn’t really about cost cutting

BPA can reduce expenses and boost efficiency. Its real value, though, is in how it can drive innovation throughout a company and provide a competitive advantage.

By Dan Morris • Dec. 9, 2019

When business process automation benefits the whole company

Here's what you need to know about BPA tooling, from how it works, how it helps and how to consider potential providers.

By Stephen Bigelow • Dec. 9, 2019

The benefits of Python are plenty, but it’s not for everyone

Python boasts plenty of features that make it a go-to object-oriented language. But is it always the right choice? We take a look at what you should know about coding with Python.

By Kerry Doyle • Dec. 9, 2019

5 vital QA skills for software testers

As testing extends throughout the SDLC, QA engineers do much more than execute a quick functionality check. Pick up these skills to ensure an effective, team-wide approach to quality.

By Ryan Black • Nov. 28, 2019

Is RPA the future of test automation?

IT organizations will use test automation, RPA and low-code development tools to create, assess and automate complex processes in the near future.

By Matt Heusser • Nov. 27, 2019

What to look for in code review tools

Code review gums up the Agile, iterative works. Assisted and automated code review tools improve quality, and there's a mix of products out there for different workflows and needs.

By Tom Nolle • Nov. 26, 2019

Assess low-code platform pros and cons

Some see low-code platforms as intuitive and time-saving, but security and compliance concerns could negate those benefits. See where low-code tools stand with these pros and cons.

By Stephen Bigelow • Nov. 26, 2019

Low-code platforms face off: Mendix vs. OutSystems

Low-code products target different audiences. So, will traditional or citizen developers use low-code platforms more in the future? We pit Mendix vs. OutSystems to explore each approach.

By Tom Nolle • Nov. 26, 2019

An introduction to combining CQRS and event sourcing

Combining CQRS and event sourcing is a powerful way to maintain data speed and consistency for web-scale applications. Learn about the pros and cons of pairing these two processes.

By Matt Heusser • Nov. 25, 2019

Kubernetes tools vendors vie for developer mindshare

Developers in the cloud-native industry running Kubernetes environments say they need more and better Kubernetes tools to get around some of the complexity of the platform.

By Darryl Taft • Nov. 21, 2019

IBM’s latest Kubernetes tools ease use for cloud developers

IBM's new open-source Kubernetes tools help lower the barrier to entry for developers to use Kubernetes to build, deploy, manage and move workloads to the cloud.

By Darryl Taft • Nov. 19, 2019

Scaling microservices takes conceptual skills and good tooling

Independent scalability is a major benefit of microservices, and simultaneously a complex and challenging thing to implement. Scale microservices with a focus on users' priorities.

By Joydip Kanjilal • Nov. 18, 2019

How to perform test automation maintenance

Automated tests run on their own, but they need a little help to stay in shape. Proactively address test automation maintenance with initiatives in these two key areas.

By Matt Heusser • Nov. 18, 2019

6 quick facts about a Java microservices architecture

Building microservices in Java may not be as simple as it seems. Here are six quick facts and tips that will help you with Java-based microservices development.

By Josh Kolarac • Nov. 11, 2019

Make people, not tools, the focus of DevOps initiatives

You can buy a DevOps tool for almost everything -- except people challenges. Learn what high-performing practitioners do to make DevOps culture productive.

By David Carty • Nov. 11, 2019

API gateway comparison: Kong vs. Tyk

API gateways help organizations smooth out interactions among microservices. This side-by-side rundown of Kong vs. Tyk will help you choose which tool fits your business' needs.

By Twain Taylor • Nov. 6, 2019

Atlassian products aid BizDevOps, but integration work remains

IT pros have found Atlassian tools useful for BizDevOps initiatives but would like more integration and consolidated points of management among them in the future.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 6, 2019

What should we make of ESB architecture in a distributed world?

Did microservices really kill the ESB? Or could it be that the push to asynchronous communication only makes application architects need centralized management more than ever?

By Fred Churchville • Nov. 5, 2019

Atlassian CISO Adrian Ludwig shares DevOps security outlook

Atlassian's CISO believes that eventually, application security mechanisms will be absorbed completely into Agile and DevOps tools -- including his own company's products.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 1, 2019

What are the benefits of event-driven architecture patterns?

See how event-driven architecture patterns can set up an enterprise application for adaptability in a way that monolithic architectures can't.

By Twain Taylor • Oct. 31, 2019

A low-code platform can do a lot, but it has limits

If you're ready to jump into low-code development, you'll want to know what these platforms can help you accomplish and how to sidestep common troubles.

By Matt Heusser • Oct. 30, 2019