Learn about all of the new Oracle 12c new features for developers in this massive guide. Many of these features are great improvements for developers, and some of them are more focused on database administrators. […]. MORE

Company leveraging its cloud dominance to get more developer love for its home assistant Read More. Amazon Cloud Computing Shared MORE

At AWS, we want to be the Q for developers, giving them the super-powered tools and services with deep features in the Cloud. In the hands of builders, the impact of these services has been to completely transform the way applications are developed, debugged, and delivered to customers. MORE

In the age of the customer, admins need to be just as dynamic as their developer brethren. In other words, you need to become a developer. While you will learn much of this from developers, you will also impress on them key sysadmin principles like standardization, dependability, and security. In fact, the final evolution of this exchange is application and operations developers joining forces in a powerful mind-meld of talent. Application Development Methodologies. MORE

was made available as a Developer Preview for developers and app builders that are registered in our Windows Phone Preview for Developers program. In this article, we’ll discuss how to get the new Developer Preview for Windows Phone 8.1 MORE

Service currently hosted in single Beijing data center, but expansion plans are in place Read More. Cloud Computing IBM MORE

Amazon today announced a new program that will make it free for tens of thousands of Alexa developers to build and host most Alexa skills using Amazon Web Services (AWS). However, if developers exceed the AWS Free Tier limits, they may incur AWS usage fees each month. MORE

New era of automation is now in overdrive as cheap computing power converges with fears of losing customers to startups. Read More. Big Data Enterprise MORE

I must be behind the times because last week was the first time I heard the term "Citizen Developer", a term Gartner defines as a user who creates new business applications for consumption by others using. development and runtime environments sanctioned by corporate IT. They are referring to a business user and not a software developer in IT, and are careful to distinguish this from Rogue-IT. agile software development cio citizen development cloud computing enterprise 2.0 MORE

agile planning agile software development cio DevOps it management software development software qaIs release management part of your agile practice? Are you able to tell stakeholders target dates for your next application releases? Are you tracking how often your teams hit these targets and which releases hit the targeted scope and quality? I’ve asked this question of many teams and hear various answers. MORE

about me agile software development cio DevOps innovation product management software qa The CIO must learn and drive the business, set the strategic direction for IT and proves that he or she can get teams executing to the strategy. I''ve posted many times on how agile practices are key to a CIO''s success because it creates transparency, dives culture change, and is a key element to innovation. IT is All About the Team So yes, strategy is important. A process to manage. MORE

Our cloud team has gathered ten key developments in cloud computing that will shape this industry in 2017 -- and what you should do about them today. Educate yourself about exciting developments in hyperconverged infrastructure, security, networking, and containers. I'm pleased to announce that Forrester's cloud computing predictions for 2017 published this morning! Check out Predictions 2017: Customer-Obsessed Enterprises Launch Cloud's Second Decade. MORE

New and evolving technologies are rapidly reshaping how we work—offering creative opportunities for developers who are willing to pivot and adopt new skills. Future opportunities for developers are emerging from a confluence of cutting-edge technologies, such as AI, VR. Find out how to get ahead with our career development guide for developers. | MORE

Developing media for the mobile learning course can be an exciting and creative experience. Brigg Patten. Mobile learning has the potential to revolutionize current training systems. Since its very nature is adaptable and personalized, it can transcend limitations of distance and schedule. The international mobile learning market is showing rapid growth. However, mobile learning is more than just e-learning on a mobile device. MORE

The unprecedented adoption of Microsoft Azure is a huge opportunity for developers, but they must keep their security skills updated MORE

agile planning agile software development it management organizational change product management software qa Sometime ago I saw a question posted on a social media site, "Why is Agile hard to adopt?" My initial gut response was surprise. The basic practices of agile are relatively straightforward, so what''s hard? Driving an agile culture, or getting an organization to "operate with agility", yes, that''s not trivial and it takes time for teams and individuals to "think agile". MORE

I've worked with some very strong Agile Product Owners, others that needed a lot of help transitioning from BRD centric waterfall product management, and others that have strong backgrounds in other product roles (product strategy, management, or marketing) and are new to agile product development. agile planning agile software development DevOps innovation it management organizational change product management project management MORE

Does the IT department and the applications development team have to own and lead all application development efforts? Over my last couple of posts, I've been exploring how Citizen Developers - developers using light weight, often low code development platforms can help their business functions automate tasks, analyze data, develop knowledge repositories, and connect data across applications. MORE

Actually, if you are or were a developer, you've probably already written or used software programs that can generate other software programs. Application Development. AI Application Development Application Development Cognitive Quality Testing artificial intelligence automated testing cognitive computingMuch has been written about how artificial intelligence (AI) will put white-collar workers out of a job eventually. MORE

Where CIO have had success is bringing customer experiences to the developer to help shape priorities, designs, and solutions. agile planning agile software development cio citizen development digital transformation enterprise 2.0 A couple of weeks ago I attended MIT's CIO symposium that focused on Digital. Let me share with you some of my key learnings Agile is foundational to transformational efforts. MORE

Developing mobile apps is a lot different from creating a desktop application Image Credit: Mystery People. CIOs are in charge of the IT department and this means that we’re in charge of all of the software that our firm develops. MORE

agile software development cio citizen development cloud computing enterprise 2.0 it management organizational change software developmentMile wide spread sheets. String parsers that break when unrecognized characters are passed to it. Rapid fire queries that kill database performance. Forms that permit SQL injection. Hundreds or thousands of undocumented disparate applications that don't share data or design patterns. User experiences that have no consistency. MORE

Among the trends Computer Weekly has followed in 2016 is how software development is becoming a core competency of IT MORE

As enterprises work to rapidly embrace the mobile revolution, both for their workforce and to engage more deeply with their customers, the pressure is on for IT to support the tools needed by their application developers. Mobile application developers are working with a massive variety of technologies and platforms, but one trend that stands out is the rapid adoption of NoSQL database engines and the use of Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platforms and services to run them. MORE

Thanks to Ramon Monteiro @ivisualize for developing this cool visual depicting my last post on The Key to aligning Agile Dev and Stable Ops to a Successful DevOps Transformation. While agile development teams continue to iterate and improve applications for the Business, and Ops insures that systems are stable and reliable, the CIO leads the entire IT organization through a DevOps transformation. MORE

You have to develop a culture of security in the company. You can help your firm develop a culture of cybersecurity by signing up for the free ThreatBrief , a once a day summary of the strategic cyber threats to your business. MORE

agile software development cio DevOps it management organizational change software developmentI recently published 20 Bad Behaviors of Agile Product Owners and decided not to leave this subject one sided. In trying to improve the organizational culture and more specifically, the culture in IT, the CIO and IT leadership must consider, review, and improve on its own behaviors. So this week I'm itemizing some of the bad behaviors in IT. Like my previous most, I haven't seen these. MORE

The process of building connected products is complex, requiring new software development skill sets, accelerated product release cadences, and innovative software tools and proccesses that meet the needs of IoT product organizations. Adapt agile development and planning processes to physical product development. MORE

But this move to software-defined implies that your traditional IT infrastructure becomes more of a developer’s platform.  In its own way, it’s a relatively significant development — especially if you’re heavily invested in VMware technology. The Developer Gap? MORE

Product development. CIO PLM Product Lifecycle Management Product development digital business digital twinAs details regarding the termination of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone continue to unfold, there are several important lessons, both technological and organizational, that manufacturers and product organizations should take away from their peer's costly product crisis: Read more Categories: PLM. Product Lifecycle Management. digital business. digital twin. MORE

Instead of ignoring the inevitable, companies should develop and implement a BYOD policy that protects the company and balances productivity with security. Why Have a BYOD Policy? MORE

Developers somewhat apprehensive about security, resilience of public cloud as primary development platform Read More. Shared MORE

Once an enterprise has decided to go down the path of building native mobile apps, there is one critical decision involved –whether to build these apps in-house or to outsource development. In the series, this third post will be useful when the choice has been made to develop native apps. MORE

Our cloud team has gathered ten key developments in cloud computing that will shape this industry in 2017 -- and what you should do about them today. Educate yourself about exciting developments in hyperconverged infrastructure, security, networking, and containers. I'm pleased to announce that Forrester's cloud computing predictions for 2017 published this morning! Check out Predictions 2017: Customer-Obsessed Enterprises Launch Cloud's Second Decade. MORE

Today, shadow IT has spread beyond smartphones, tablets, and cloud services and is rapidly extending into the domain of the enterprise developer. The trend could create profound risks for enterprise security teams if these shadow, or citizen, developers, aren’t reined. MORE

Are you seeing better or worse code coming from developers today?" "I I'm not just talking about low code platforms that can enable software developers and citizen developers to build entire applications with relatively. agile software development citizen development software development software qaLast week I participated in a panel, "The Future of Software" at the Northeast Javascript conference and was asked a question about code quality. MORE