Organizations wanting to deploy OpenStack-based clouds have struggled with the lack of best practices for the many different use cases. To address the well-known gap in architecture design best practices documentation, the OpenStack Architecture Design Guide is now available for download.

As of now, the prospect of upgrading to a smart home appears both too expensive and too complex for the average consumer to manage. However, central hubs coming from companies like Wink are looking to bring all of the unique software together in one easy-to-find place.

To scale automated functional testing for large, complex systems, you need to look at the design of the tests, how to organize the process, how the various players cooperate, the software's testability and stability—and, importantly, management's commitment. Hans Buwalda shares some testing tips.