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The Challenges and Rewards of DevOps and Agile Integration

Agile and DevOps may be a perfect union, but you'll have to work hard to bring them together. Sumit Mehrotra looks at some of the ways that integrating these two can truly benefit any organization, while also looking at the challenges that lie ahead for anyone looking to make the change.

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Sumit Mehrotra
Necessity Is the Mother of Innovation, Too

An age old proverb says that necessity is the mother of invention. If you look at the meaning this statement holds, the proverb extends itself to several other areas—including innovations, improvisations, or any action that is a step ahead in bringing added value to a current process.

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Rajini Padmanaban
For Agile Program Iterations, Short Is Beautiful

For programs, the risks are too high to have longer times between integration points and demos. Waiting too long increases potential delays, which increases risks. You want feature teams in your program working together, so you want short iterations and small stories connecting often and everywhere.

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Johanna Rothman
How to Make Meetings Less Boring So You Get More Out of Them

Of course, the goal shouldn’t be to make meetings less boring but to make them more useful and productive. If you struggle to stay awake at meetings, seek ways to participate more. Offering input will help your brain stay engaged. For more suggestions (and some fun if all else fails), read on.

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Naomi Karten
The Value of the Skeptic in the Workplace

In the workplace, a healthy dose of skepticism seems both appropriate and valuable in most major undertakings because it acknowledges the human tendency to make mistakes and to fall victim to cognitive biases. So don't surround yourself with people who think exactly like you—challenge your opinions!

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Naomi Karten
USB Condom to Protect Those Engaging in Risky Business

Now that we're running dozens of apps around the clock, our mobile device batteries are often in need of a charge. Remote charging spots are popping up left and right, but so are the risks of those hotspots being used by hackers. The USB Condom is poised to be a solid solution.

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Noel Wurst
Why Software Amateurs May Be Better Than Software Professionals

When you search Google for "software professionals," you get about 900,000 results. If you search for "software amateurs," you only get about 10,000 results. Anuj Magazine looks at the skewed focus on the word "professional" and why software amateurs may be better than software professionals.

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Anuj Magazine
Cloud Computing Is a Utility for the Future

Sanjeeb Kumar Jena looks at how cloud computing's stratospheric rise puts it at the same must-have level as any public utility commodity. But how are the technologies between utility computing and cloud computing different? What gives cloud computing the upper hand?

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Sanjeeb Kumar Jena