Strong and consistent sales results are the driving force behind a successful business. It’s the revenue figures that determine a company’s value at the end of the day. And in order for you, as an SMB owner, to get those numbers up to the point at which you and your entire team can sleep well [...]
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More Tips for QA Testing in Agile Environments
As the final installment in this series I will continue on the thread of testing methodologies in Agile environments. Testing is perhaps the most important component of software engineering, particularly when we’re releasing on six-week cycles. As discussed in my last blog, integration is continuous with Agile, so we’re spared the bloody integration points that [...]
QA Testing in Agile Environments
My last blog on Agile software development discussed why the Agile release train methodology works well for Axcient. We develop and release on a fixed six-week schedule, with one week planning, four weeks development, and one week QA testing. Agile has various benefits for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) – for instance, it enables us [...]
The Agile Advantage
Agile software development has been the subject of much discussion over the past two decades, although I expect the roots of Agile can be traced much further back. Thrust into prominence during the Internet boom of the mid-90s, Agile promised faster development cycles, improved developer morale, and created a means for fast response to changing [...]
Pushing Bytes Through a Straw
The ability to automatically send data to the cloud greatly simplifies the offsite backup process, but there’s a catch. A slow or over-utilized Internet connection can become a choke point, slowing backup performance to where it seems like you’re pushing bytes through a straw. Let’s explore some things you can do with your Axcient appliance [...]
Striving For Data Backup Software Excellence—The OBA!
The Axcient manufacturing team is committed to delivering quality products to our partners and customers. In the manufacturing world, there are many acronyms. One of the more popular ones is the FQA, or Final Quality Audit. This is generally accepted as the last and final test to validate that all manufacturing processes have occurred properly. [...]