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Job Description: Quality Assurance and Software Tester QA testers not only evaluate delivered code, they also review functional and technical specs on the front end of the development process. This sample job description will help you evaluate your next hire. This IT download is a typical job description for a Quality Assurance and Software Tester. […]

Every company has business processes that keep the work flowing forward, and many companies rely on workflow software to standardize common activities across the entire organization. Workflow applications have proven extremely beneficial in automating routine tasks such as approvals for vacations, purchase orders and timesheets. In retail, manufacturing, delivery/transport and other niche industries, workflow applications […]

Truth is a funny word. It smacks of empirical fact and righteousness. But truth is not that. It’s subjective — a cocktail of knowledge, experience, context and bias. Jake Sorofman, chief marketing officer for rPath, admits that an attempt to generalize “truths” about a topic as broad and complex as IT has the potential to […]

Job Description: Business Analyst IT staffing and tech recruiting firm G.1440 provides a typical job description for a Business Analyst. The attached document is a typical job description for a Business Analyst. The accompanying document was provided by IT Staffing and Tech Recruiting firm G.1440. Business Analysts are responsible and accountable for all business aspects […]

PaaS TCO Comparison Tool While the cloud may provide a low-cost barrier to entry, the amount spent over time may reach in-house levels. This tool will help you calculate and compare in-house costs to cloud service costs. The decision to adopt a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution should be driven by agility and rapid deployment rather than […]

Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) Business Plan Template This template helps you define a comprehensive corporate PaaS strategy, focus on the problems that the cloud platform service is supposed to solve and identify opportunities that PaaS may present to your business. The goal of a PaaS business plan is to ensure that a comprehensive corporate strategy begins to […]

“By requiring employees to use appropriate, businesslike language in all electronic communications, employers can limit their liability risks and improve the overall effectiveness of the organization’s e-mail and Internet copy in the process.” -Excerpt from “Writing Effective E-mail,” by Nancy Flynn and Tom Flynn Ever get copied on an email that does not apply to […]

When it comes to security, IT organizations are all too frequently their own worst enemy. One way to determine that is to take a step back and assess your company’s security portfolio. Chances are good that if any one of these five warning signs sets off alarm bells, then it’s only a matter of time before […]

Have you ever deployed a solution or a capability in response to constant end-user demand, only to have it ignored once it was delivered? You gave them what they asked for, so why aren’t they using it? The answer is quite simple. What they say and what they mean are two different things. A smart […]

PaaS Appropriateness Assessment Tool Use this assessment tool to determine how Platform as a Service (PaaS) technology fits within your organization’s development strategy. Platform as a Service (PaaS) is still a nascent technology and measures must be taken to determine the right fit with the organization’s development strategy. This tool is designed to help categorize […]

Software Development Policy Template Creating a policy to clearly define your software development policy will create efficiencies and save you money in the long term. A disorganized software development process can result in wasted time and wasted developer resources. Creating a software development practice with an eye to efficiency and reuse is key to cost-savings. […]

When it comes to data storage, these are clearly the best and worst of times. On the positive side, there has never been more diversity in data storage technologies, and the cost per terabyte of storage has never been lower. But with choice comes complexity. And as the amount of data that needs to be […]