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Tackle Contract Negotiation With Major Software Vendors

Forrester IT

Large organizations easily spend millions of dollars on their enterprise software. Naturally, customers are concerned with ensuring that they are getting the best deal possible, but they should also remain realistic in the deals they can expect. Forrester can help clients walk this fine line in their contract negotiations.

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Software AG webMethods: The Farewell Sale

Forrester IT

Yesterday, I was surprised to learn that IBM is acquiring webMethods from Software AG (and also StreamSets, but I’ll focus on webMethods here). First, private equity firm Silver Lake completed its acquisition of Software AG (previously a publicly traded company) on September 28. It surprised me for two reasons.

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The Future is Now: TuringBots Will Collapse the Software Development Life Cycle Siloes 

Forrester IT

Thanks to TuringBots (AI and generative AI for software development), software development is on the cusp of a transformative change, one that promises to redefine the way development teams collaborate, create, and deploy applications.

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How G-Research Used TuringBots To Transform Software Development

Forrester IT

As we outlined in previous research, Generative AI assistants known as TuringBots can serve as powerful tools to address some of the broader software development challenges. Specifically they help to automate a wide range of tasks throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC).

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How One Manufacturer Used GEP SOFTWARE To Save $45M in Direct Material Sourcing

This new case study, Global Heavy Equipment Manufacturer Saves $45M in Direct Material Sourcing With GEP SOFTWARE, outlines how the company partnered with GEP to streamline its direct material sourcing process and increase spend visibility, leading ultimately to savings of $45 million and improved efficiency and governance.

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CrowdStrike Blames Windows Outage on Testing Software

IT Toolbox

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has blamed a problem in its software validation system for the global outage on Microsoft systems. The post CrowdStrike Blames Windows Outage on Testing Software appeared first on Spiceworks Inc. Learn more about the incident and the factors behind its widespread impact.

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Emerging Cyber Threats: Botnets, Packer Software, and Python Packages

IT Toolbox

Muhstik botnet exploits Apache RocketMQ, hackers are misusing legitimate packer software, and fake Python packages are used to target developers. The post Emerging Cyber Threats: Botnets, Packer Software, and Python Packages appeared first on Spiceworks Inc. Read about these cybersecurity updates in this roundup.

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10 Rules to More Streamlined Data Modeling

Apache Kafka is a powerful piece of software that can solve a lot of problems. Like most libraries and frameworks, you get out of it what you put into it. Learn 10 rules that will help you perfect your Kafka system to get ahead.

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Use Cases for Apache Cassandra®

In this white paper, discover the key use cases that make Cassandra® such a compelling open source software – and learn the important pitfalls to avoid. There’s a good reason why Apache Cassandra® is quickly becoming the NoSQL database of choice for organizations of all stripes.

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Understanding Open Source Business Models for the C-Suite

Choosing software to bake into your architecture is a long-term decision and it is important to understand all the implications of your choice. Learn three key areas that should be considered when evaluating a particular open source project.

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Kafka

Kafka is a powerful piece of software that can solve a lot of problems. Like most libraries and frameworks, you get out of it what you put into it. Learn ten rules that will help you perfect your Kafka system to get ahead.

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Building Evolvable Architectures

Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Parsons, CTO of ThoughtWorks

The software development ecosystem exists in a state of dynamic equilibrium, where any new tool, framework, or technique leads to disruption and the establishment of a new equilibrium. The connection between software architecture and team structure. Tuesday January 12th, 2021 at 11AM PST, 2PM EST, 7PM GMT.

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Architect Your Organization for Effectiveness, Productivity, and Joy

Speaker: Ron Lichty, Consultant: Interim VP Engineering, Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.

As a senior software leader, you likely spend more time working on the architecture of your systems than the architecture of your organization. In fact, the impact of software architecture parallels the impact of organizational structure. In fact, the impact of software architecture parallels the impact of organizational structure.

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Team Leadership in the Age of Agile

Speaker: Roy Osherove, Technology and Leadership Consultant

As a senior software leader, you spend much of your time trying to optimize your team's performance – from increasing delivery rate and velocity to reducing defect rates and waste. However, as software leaders, we often find that as we go to implement these approaches, we feel stuck.

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Achieving Elite and High Performance DevOps Using DORA Metrics

Speaker: Nico Krüger, Senior Director of Solutions Engineering at Rollbar

It’s an approach to maintaining and updating software applications that allows for faster deployments, fewer errors, and quicker fixes to problems. Improve the stability of your software. Build in security from the start.