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Should SCM Professionals Be Scripting Experts?

Joe Farah explains to what degree should SCM professionals be scripting experts. While high-level scripting for SCM professionals is great, you might need to rethink your technology so your CM team can do real work.

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The Iron Dome and ALM

Israel's Iron Dome Missile Interception System is a computer aided rocket system that intercepts incoming missiles and destroys them before they reach their intended target. Bob Aiello writes on this military defense system and how it relates to many of the practices associated with ALM.

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Bob Aiello
How to Properly Maintain a Single CM Team

You have your hardware and your software configuration management departments managing the same product. Although their goals are the same, they often clash, but that doesn't mean you should separate them. Joe Farah explains how to properly maintain a single CM team.

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Romney Defeat Due in Part to Poor Software Quality

Mitt Romney's Election Day defeat is being attributed to a number of important factors including the failure of Project Orca, a key software application that was intended to help turn out the vote, monitor election results, and report on suspected election fraud.

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Bob Aiello
The Tricky Business of Merging Financial Technology Systems

Merging two complex financial technology systems can be a tricky business. Consider BMO Harris Bank, a Chicago-based bank that experienced application deployment problems while trying to integrate the technology of Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley (M&I) Corporation.

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Bob Aiello
Helpful Tips for Choosing the Right CM Tool

A recently resurrected LinkedIn discussion on migrating from ClearCase to an open source tool got some CM professionals to agree about the tool selection process. Joe Farah explains some tips to help you choose the right tool.

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Joe Farah
The 2012 State of Configuration Management Address

Just as the president of the United States gives a State of the Union address, Joe Townsend has crafted his own state of the union address geared toward CM professionals. To all of you configuration managers, developers, testers, and information technology workers, the state of CM is not good.

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Joe Townsend
Cyber Attacks: The Effect on CM and QA

This month US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued a call to arms over the growing cyber attacks on American banks. Joe Townsend explores how these attacks will affect configuration management professionals and quality assurance dilemmas.

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Joe Townsend