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Finding the right balance between automated and manual testing
In the world of software testing, test automation can very easily seem like a golden nugget. Consider the case of a tester who runs several manual tests that eat up time that he or she wants to spend focusing on other areas of the application. Test automation to the rescue, right? While it’s true that automating test executions can save valuable time, it’s not as simple as it might sound.
Tapas and testing: two weeks in Madrid
Recently, Spain has been the place to be if you provide products targeted at Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV). Guest blog by Charlie Ashton.
Talking IIoT digital transformation at ARC forum
This week saw the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, and Wind River is took part in the ‘Industry in Transition: Realising the Digital Enterprise’ discussion. Guest blog by Gareth Noyes.
Welcome to the era of the machine
The 1950s gave us Stevie Wonder, it was a great decade for fashion, and the first television remote control was marketed. Additionally computer scientist Alan Turing developed a way of testing a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour, equivalent to humans. Since the Turing Test was first used, the world has become fixated on the possibility that, one day, a computer could function like a human being.
A 2016 IoT Snapshot
It is safe to safe that 2016 was a year of ups and downs, however last year in terms of IoT was very exciting for Wind River. The company introduced the latest version of Wind River Helix Device Cloud, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) IoT platform that enables manufacturers to proactively monitor and manage their devices in the field. Guest blog by Dave Bennett.
Boost your VNF’s performance by 30x without lifting a finger
Moving beyond initial trials of Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV), as service providers start to plan actual deployments of virtualised applications, means economics of this transition can come under increasing scrutiny. Guest blog by Charlie Ashton.
Cable goes mobile – or is it the other way round?
To look back and think that voice was the driving force behind the development of the original telecommunications services can be comical. And pioneers such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Guglielmo Marconi of early telephony and telegraphy would be very surprised nowadays to find teenagers wandering around, mobile phone in hand, downloading and watching videos as they go.
Networking, networking, networking, networking!
A YouTube video from years ago shows a highly enthusiatsic Steve Balmer (to put it lightly) strutting on stage shouting “Developers, developers, developers, developers!” over and over again. Guest blog by Ron Breault.
A Carrier Grade Solution? The facts are checked
Just because something is claimed doesn’t make it fact. This has given rise to the popularity of fact-checkers, particularly in politics. Having a third party with no vested interest in the outcome can make it easier to understand what is fact, and then make an informed decision. Guest blog by Jeff Gowan.
PC power management is the best thing for your IT estate and budget
Devices and technology have become an integral part of our life. According to a McKinsey report; an average office employee uses two to three devices on an average. Devices such as personal computers, tablets, smartphones, and wearables such as watches, are used throughout the day.