Asglobalizationanddigitalizationhaveincreased,companiesareeffectivelyrespondingtothe quickchangeinmarketrequirementsandthedevelopmentofnewbusinessmethodologies.
Currently,companiesarerelyingonagileinnovationstomethodizetheirprocess,development,adaption ofnewtechnologies,andintroductionthatsignificantlyincreaseoverallprocessfaster.Intoday’sindustrial scenario,agilityisbecomingimportantinordertodevelophightechnologicaldynamicswiththecorrect implementationofagileinnovationmanagementinvariouscompanies.Theseinnovativeapproacheshave proventheirpositiveeffectontheprofitabilityaswellasthecompetitivenessofacompany
Agileinnovationmanagementistheunifiedprocesswhichneedsagilecorporateculturetoemphasisthe processeffectively.Itsmethodologiesareslowlygainingacceptanceandcreatingdifferentbusiness modelsdaybyday.
Innovationiswhatagileisallabout.Althoughcomparedwithtraditionalmanagementapproaches,agile managementapproachesoffernumberofmajorbenefitstobusinessprocessandaidtosuccessfulresults.It increasesteamproductivityandemployeesatisfaction.Theentireprocesshelpstoimprovechanging customers’prioritiesalongwithcustomerengagementandsatisfactionwhichbringsvaluableproducts.
Henceforth,InsightsSuccesshasshortlisted,“The10MostInnovativeAgileSolutionProviders2018” whichareredundantlycontributingtowardsvariousindustrialtrendsaidedwithdisruptiveandinnovative agilesolutions.
Onthecover,wehaveencompassed,SahajSoftwareSolutionsapremiumsoftwareconsultingand developmentcompanywhichbelievesinsimplifyingcomplexity.Thefirmwithitsadventof technologieslikeBlockchain,ArtificialIntelligenceandMachinelearning,holisticallythinksabout providingasimplesolution.Thefirmbelievesthateverycomplexproblemhasasimplesolution,and itspassionateandexperiencedteamsarewellpoisedtofindthatsolution.Sahajisthecompany whichisredefiningthewaysoftwareisbeingdeveloped.Itiscreatingnewerandfasterwaysof deliveringsoftwareprojectswithoutanyboundaries.
Further,wehavefeaturedCodeFirst,aleadingsoftwaredevelopmentcompanybasedinthecityof ExeterintheU.Kwhichgivesbusinessesinstantaccesstotheindustry’sforemostsoftware developers.Italsoexcelsatoutsourcingservicessuchascustomizedbusinesssoftwaredevelopment andapplicationmaintenance,DevCom,areliablesoftwaredevelopmentcompanycomprehendswhat itsclientelevaluesintheservicesitprovides.Itscustomsoftwaredevelopmentisbasedonthelatest softwaretechnologiesadjoinedwithsolidqualityassurance,PractiTest,aleadingcompany revolutionizingintechnologyandmethodologythatoffersApplicationLifeManagementanda Cloud-basedInnovativeTestManagementtool.Thefirmalsoprovidesanend-to-endTest Managementtoolwhichoffersacommonplatformforallstakeholdersinanorganization,ZenEx Machina,aprofessionalmanagementconsultingcompanythatspecializesindigitaltransformation, agilecoaching,andpersonneltrainingacrossgovernmentandcommercialentities.Thefirmhelpsthe governmentandcorporateworldimprovetheirdigitalproductsandservicesbyusingAgile,Leanand UXtechniques.
Apartfromthis,ourin-houseeditorshavealsowrittenmasterly-craftedarticlesnamed“KeyTrends thatareDrivingTransformationinSaaS”and“TheEmergingCloudSecuritySolutionsand ChallengesAhead”
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SahajSoftwareSolutionsisapremiumsoftwareconsultinganddevelopment companywhichbelievesinsimplifyingcomplexity.Itreeksofbrilliancein whateveritdoes.Sahaj’sculturehasredefinedhowpeopleinteractandmingle witheachother.Thesolutionsthatthecompanythinks,designs,andprovidestoits clientsarewaydifferentandsimple.Currentlytheorganizationhasaverysimple buttallvision.Itenvisionsbeingoneofthemostdisruptiveandinnovative, consultingservicescompanyglobally.
Also,accordingtotheorganization,inthelastfewdecades,theentire softwareindustryhasundergoneamassivechangeandthebasictenetof theindustry,respectinghumansisforgottenandSahajwasstartedwitha simplenotiontoreducehumanexploitationinacorporatesetting, practiceslikeopensalary,profitshare,unlimitedleaves,norolesor grades,noemployer–employeeconstruct,arejustafewstepsto redefineanewwayofworking.
TheveryfoundationofSahajrestsontheshouldersof itsCo-founders,AkashAgarwal,SunderMalyandi, RohitBansal,andNitinDhall.Priorto Co-foundingSahaj,Akashwasresponsiblefor leadingan800+personstrongorganization namedThoughtWorksIndiawithinthe capacityofaManagingDirectorandCOO. Aspartofhistenurethere,Akashwas hugelysuccessfulinsettingstrategy, streamliningoperationsandimproving profitabilitymanifold,allthewhile adoptinganopen,collaborative styleofleadership.Before joiningThoughtWorks,Akash playedvarioustechnicaland leadershiprolesatHCL, InfosysandAditi Technologies.
AkashholdsaBachelor’s degreeinEngineeringfrom NagpurUniversity.Heis deeplypassionateabout sustainabilityonearth, specificallyaroundsources ofrenewableenergy.The bestpartisthatthe foundingteamofSahaj bringswiththem100+ yearsofcollectiveIT consultingexperience.Alarge partofitisinagileconsulting andenablementandnotonlythe foundingteam,buttheentire consultingteamatSahajhasextensive agileSoftwaredevelopmentand consultingexperience.
Sahaj’satypicalculturehasredefinedhowpeopleinteract andminglewitheachother.Notjustthis,butthesolutions whichtheorganizationcultivatesandprovidestoitsclients aredistinctiveyetsimple.Thecompanybelieveswhen peoplearenotboundbytheemployer–employee construct,orconstraintsofroles,grades,position, promotionandaboveallmaximizingprofit,thenthe outcomesareunimaginable.
Theorganizationalsopreferstoprovideabsolutefreedom tothinkandspeak,beitwithintheteamorwiththeclient. Absolutetransparencyandopenness,allowseachemployee tohaveacandidconversationwithitsclientsandquestion themwithaclearintent,resultingincreativeoutcomes. CompleteownershipandtheabilitytoactlikeaCEO, allowsSahaj’steamtonotonlyownandbeaccountablefor thedecisionswithinthecompany,butalsoforthe project/productdesignanddecisionsthecompanymakes everyday.
Byhavingsucha crazy culture,Sahajhaseventuallyhelped itsclientstothinkoutoftheboxandinnovate.Theculture ofextremeownershipandtransparencybackedbysheer passion,hasledtothecreationofauniquemethodof deliveringsoftwaredevelopmentprojects.Sahajhashelped itsclientstocutprocesswastagebymorethan50%,there byachievingamuchfastertimetomarket.
Sahajbelievesthat,softwaredevelopmentworldis changingprettyfast.Withadventoftechnologieslike Blockchain,ArtificialIntelligenceandMachinelearning, problemsolvinghasbecomequitecomplexandseldomdo serviceprovidersthinkholisticallyaboutprovidingasimple solution.ThisiswhereSahaj’sbasicprincipleofsimplicity staystruetoitsvaluesanddevelopsproductsbyretaining simplicity.Designingsimplesolutionsisnoteasyandneeds extensiveunderstandingofthetechnologyspace.Itisanart andtomastertheart,anorganizationneedsateamofexpert artistswhoarepassionateaboutsolvingcomplexproblems.
Sahajbelievesthateverycomplexproblemhasasimple solution,anditspassionateandexperiencedteamsarewell poisedtofindthatsolution.Theorganization’shungerfor designingsimplesolutionsusingdistributedcomputing,
cryptography,microservices,machinelearningand artificialintelligenceisinsatiableanditisalwayslooking formore.
Sahajwasstartedwithaverysimplenotion,toreducethe exploitationofhumanbrain.Theorganizationalsobelieves thatthesoftwareindustryhasgrowninleapsandbounds, whichhasreducedtherealvalueofhumans.The organizationalsobelieves,nowadaysleadershavestarted consideringhumansasmachines,andhaveunderminedthe humanemotions.Treatingpeoplelikearesourceand creatingspecializeddepartmentslikeHumanResourcesto dealwiththeirproblems,isahugedisrespect.However, Sahajrespectshumanemotionsandthepowerofhuman brain.Itbelievesifanenvironmentofopenness,freedom andempowermentiscreated,thenhumanbraincando incrediblethingsandachieveunbelievableresults.
Thecompanybelievesinpromotinghumaninteraction morethandocumentingthings.Notonlyitsprojectsbut alsoitspracticesacrosstheorganizationarebasedonthis principle.Sahajhasfaithinencouragingbehaviourswhere theguidingprinciplesareunderstoodbyeveryoneandthe implementationisleftontotheindividual.Thisalsoallows peopletoaskmorequestionsandgetmorecontextrather thanreadingadocumentanddrawingboundariesaround whatiswritten.Theorganizationpreferstotellstories ratherthanprescribingthings.
Thebiggestchallengethattheorganizationderivesinthe agileworldcurrently,isofunderstandingwhat‘agile’really means.Asagilesoftwaredevelopmentbecomesmore mainstream,organizationsandprojectteamsareforced moreandmore,toadoptagilepractices.Asaresultofthis, thetimeandeffortsneededtounderstandwhyagile,and whatisagile,islost.Today,teamsandorganizationsare spendingmoretimeintickingthecheckboxesand becomingagilecompliantonpaper.Howevertherealityis verydifferent,ifonedoesanindepthstudyofthepractices, thensurprisingpracticeslikewaterfall-agilewillcometo thefore.
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Sahajlikestocallthesepracticesas‘waterfall-agile’becausepeoplearetryingtousethesame waterfallpracticesbutbringingalloftheminatwoorfourweeksprint.Soonpaperitisagile becausethereisasprintcyclenowandotheragilepracticeslikestandups, showcasesetc.arebeingconducted.Howeverinrealityitisactuallyawaterfall methodologywithashortercycle.
Sahajhasalsowitnessedfewsituationsatmanyclientplacesanditis muchtoughertobringinachangeatsuchplaces,thantraditional waterfallteams.EvenonthedevelopmentsidepracticessuchasTest Drivendevelopment,pairprogrammingetc.,arewidelyabusedand peopleendsupcheckingtheboxeswithoutunderstandingthose.
Inthelast4yearsofitsperseverance,Sahajhasevidentlymadeits markintheAPACmarket.Rightfromdevelopingalargescale educationplatform,todesigningadisruptiveclinicaltrialprocess managementproductusingBlockchain,Sahajhasbeenatthe forefrontofdesigningandimplementingsolutionsusingnewage technologies.
Recently,theorganizationhasexpandeditsoperationsintheUS marketandhasestablishedtwooffices;oneinBayAreaandtheother inRaleighNorthCarolina.Theorganization’sfocusistoperform localworkinareasofcryptography,ArtificialIntelligenceand MachineLearning.Currently,Sahajislookingtoincreaseitsglobal footprintandhavingcreatingafootholdinEuropeandAsiaPacin thenearfuture.
Sahajisthecompanywhichisredefiningthewaysoftwareisbeing developed.Itiscreatingnewerandfasterwaysofdelivering softwareprojectswithoutanyboundaries.Sahajthinksthereisalways asimplerwayofsolvingproblemandonehastousethatthinkinginnot onlysolvingsoftwareproblems,butalsoinconductingorganizational design.Bykeepingtheinformationhierarchyflatinanorganizationonecan getridofmanyevilsandcancreateadiversecultureinanorganization.
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JohnOwen CEO
CodefirstistheleadingproviderofAgilecustomsoftware developmentintheUK.
Devcomisareliablesoftwaredevelopmentpartnerforclients worldwide.Thecompanycomprehendswhatitsclientelevalues intheservicesitprovides.
Mastekisthetrustedpartnerfordigitaltransformationprojects. Agilesolutionsforenterprisewithend-to-enddigitalservices deliveredbyexperts.
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AkashAgarwal Co-founder
PractiTestisleadingtherevolutionintechnologyand methodologyofferingApplicationLifeManagementanda Cloud-basedInnovativeTestManagementtool.
RamanTechnologiesisaninternationalagile&management consultingfirmthathelpscompaniesimplementBlockchain strategy,innovate,anddelivervaluetothemarketand theircustomers.
SahajSoftwareSolutionsisapremiumsoftwareconsultingand developmentcompanywhichbelievesin simplifyingcomplexity.
GuoXiao CEO
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ThoughtWorksisaleadingcompanyprovidessoftwaredesign anddeliverspioneeringtoolsandconsultingservices.
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IshankGupta Director
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TrigentSoftwareisanearlypioneerinIToutsourcingandthe offshoresoftwaredevelopmentbusiness.
W3villaTechnologiesisasoftwaredevelopmentcompanywitha specialfocusonstart-upandgrowthcompanies.
ZenExMachina(ZXM)isaprofessionalmanagement consultingcompanythatspecializesindigitaltransformation, Agilecoaching,andpersonneltrainingacrossgovernmentand commercialentities.
Backintheearlydaysofcloudcomputing,ifwewould tellyouthateverybusinessandconsumerwould eventuallyberunningtheirentirecomputeandstorage infrastructuredigitally,wewouldsoundcrazy.Butjust 17yearslater,itseemsinevitablethattheoldworldof datacentersandon-premiseserverswillgothewayof thephysicalnewspaperandradio.
Indeed,evenAndyJassy,CEOofAWS,didn’tenvision thisfuturebackin2000.Atthetime,Amazonwas simplystrugglingtoscaledespitehiringalotofnew developers.Jassy,whowasAmazon’sChiefofStaffat thetime,doveintotheproblemtodiscoverthatthe hardwareandinfrastructuralneedssimplywerenot beingmetfastenough.Jassysetouttospeedupthis processinternally,allowingtheinternalR&Dteamto accessapoolofcommoncomputeandstorageresources, makingiteasierforeachtolaunchtheirownprojects withoutneedingtodealwiththeunderlying infrastructure.Eventually,atateamsummitin2003, theyrealizedthiswasaneedforeveryothercompanyon theplanet,andsoAWSwasborn.
Today,thereisasimilarrevolutionbeginninginthe worldofcloudcomputing.Onestillinitsearlystages, butseeminglydestinedtogrowjustasquicklyasAWS. “Spotinst aims to be the largest provider of cloud infrastructure without running any servers,” says AmiramShachar,CEO&FounderofSpotinst.The statementisboldonitsown,butwhenyoudiveabit deeper,notmuchbolderaclaimthanhadyouasked AndyJassythesamebackin2003.
JustasJassyfoundaninternalstruggletoday,Spotinst beganwithShachar’sidentificationofaproblemathis company,thenLycosGlobalGroup.AsDirectorof DevOps,Shacharwaspressedwiththetaskofmigrating allLycos’serverstothecloud,butcostsquicklyjumped. “Withinacoupleofmonthsofmovingtothecloud,our costshadactuallyrisendramatically,waybeyondany calculatorthatweusedtopredictit”continuedShachar. “Tothepointwherewewereactuallyplanningtomove everythingbacktoon-premise.”
Justaroundthattime,Shacharencounteredtherelatively unusedofferingatAWS,calledSpotInstances.Spot
InstanceswerespareservercapacityatAWS,cleverly packagedtoenablemonetizationoftheseservers.AWS offeredtheseidleserversformassive90%discounts withonemajorcaveat-they’llkickyouoffoncea customerwantstopayfullpriceforthoseservers.
Shacharsmelledopportunity. “By building algorithms that could predict the spare capacity terminations in advance, we could then migrate to another spare server beforehand, saving us 80% on our cloud costs.” Aftera fewmonths,Shacharandhisteamwererunningnearly 75%oftheircomputepoweronAWSsparecapacity.Just likeJassybackin2003,thelightbulbeventuallywentoff -therewasafarlargeropportunityathandhere.
Thevirtualcloud:runcodewithoutdealingwith cloudproviders
“All companies running on cloud struggle to keep costs down,” Shacharsays.“Butwithalonglistofpriorities includingsecurityandmaintainingsitereliability, DevOpsteamsoftendon’thavethetimetodoallofthe workrequiredtooptimizecost.”ButwhileSpotinst’s firstproductwasaimedathelpingcompaniesreliably leveragesparecapacitytoreducecosts,Shacharandhis co-founders,LiranPolakandAharonTwizer,hada biggervision.
Today,managingcloudinfrastructurehasbecomejustas complexasrunningon-premises.Withaplethoraofnew AWS,Google,andAzureofferingslaunchingevery month,alongwithanincreasinglyvastlistofcompanies thatbuildofftheseofferings,figuringoutthebalance betweencostandperformanceisamajorchallenge. But, Shacharenvisionsaworldwhereyoudon’thaveto.
promiseofthevirtualcloud
ThepromiseofShachar’svisionissimpleatheart-a virtualcloud.Spotinstwillleveragemachinelearningto
ensurethatyourapplicationsarealwaysrunningonthe mostcost-effectiveservers,givenyourperformance requirements.Insteadofexploringthelonglistof alternativeswithinandacrossthedifferentcloud providers,Spotinstwilltakecareofitallunderthehood. Today,theirplatformrecognizesanyworkloadthatcould berunonacheaperserver.Justputthoseworkloads underSpotinst’scontrolandtheiralgorithmswilltake careoftherest-thoseworkloadswillforeverrunonthe cheapestserversavailable.Allwithoutcompromising performanceoravailability.
UsinganewServerlessoffering,wheredeveloperscan simplywritecodewithoutdealingwithanyofthe underlyinginfrastructure,Spotinstaimstodeliveronthis promiseinamajorway. “All you should ever have to do is write code,” saysShachar.“Ouralgorithmswillmake sureitisalwaysrunningonthemostcost-effective infrastructure,acrossallcloudproviders,foryour performanceandavailabilityneeds.”Inotherwords,just writethecode,andSpotinstwillmakesureitalways runsatthelowestcostpossibleforyourperformance needs.
AsShacharsays, “In 10 years, just as everyone is making the shift to cloud today, they will be making the shift to Serverless computing. Only with Spotinst, they’ll be able to also ensure they are paying the best possible price, all without doing anything.” Thepromiseof companiesallrunningaperfectlyoptimizedcloud withouteverdealingwiththeinfrastructureseemsbold. ButaswelearnedfromJassyandAWS,inanother10-15 years,itmayjustbeaninevitability.
innovativeandvalue-addedserviceswhilereducing operationalcosts.
Mostcompaniesoutsourcesoftwaredevelopmentto subcontractorsoracquirereadymadeproductsfromthird parties.Oneofthemostprominentnamesinthissector isCodeFirst,aleadingsoftwaredevelopmentcompany basedinthecityofExeterintheUK.
CodeFirstgivesbusinessesinstantaccesstothe industry’sforemostsoftwaredevelopers.Italsoexcelsat outsourcingservicessuchascustomizedbusiness softwaredevelopmentandapplicationmaintenance. Manyoftheworld’smostreputablebrands,including Dell,IBMandMedtronicrelyonCodeFirst’srangeof productsandserviceseveryday.
Softwaresystemsfacilitatetheautomationof businessprocessesacrosstheworld,andin virtuallyeveryindustry.Theirwidespreadappeal stemsfromtheinherentabilityofsoftwaretoprovide
CodeFirstwantstobridgethegapforcompaniesthatcan benefitfromacustomizedsoftwaresolutionbutdonot havetheresourcesnecessarytodeliveraqualitysolution in-house.
Theirdevelopmentmethodologyisacustomizedformof Scrum,characterizedbyone-weeksprintsthatdeliver workingsoftwaretostakeholdersasoftenaspossible. The Kanban visualsystemisusedtomanagethe workflowwithineachsprintwhiletheendofeverysprint
ismarkedbyaretrospectiveto discusspossibleimprovements.
Clientshaveunfetteredaccesstothe dataatalltimesandareencouraged togetinvolvedinAgileactivities suchasaddressingtheproduct backlogandprioritizingstories.
CodeFirsthasalsocreated PlanITpoker,arevolutionarysystem forestimatingbacklogs.Itwas releasedforgeneraluseandhasnow emergedasoneofthemostpopular Agileestimationsystems,usedby thousandsofdevelopersworldwide.
Founder’sJourney
GrahamChurchistheFounderof CodeFirst.Heestablishedthe companyin2012buthasbeenpartof thesoftwaredevelopmentindustry forover20years.
Inthattime,Grahamdelivered customsoftwaresolutionsacross severalindustryverticalsforclients thatincludePfizer,SonyEricsson, Prudential,ABB,andLycos.Priorto CodeFirst,Grahamworkedasa consultanthelpingbusinessesto createandscaledevelopmentteams.
CodeFirstinitiallycomprisedasmall butexperiencedteamofsoftware developmentexperts.Thefirst8 yearsweremarkedbyaseriesof challenges,whichGrahamconcedes weredifficulttoovercome.However, healsoacknowledgesthatthosevery challengeshelpedtotransform CodeFirstintothepowerhouseof innovationitistoday.
Agilesoftwaresolutionslieatthe coreofCodeFirst’smethodology.
Thecompanyhascreatedandhoned itsowndevelopmentsystemthrough theknowledgeandexperiencegained fromworkingonsomanydiverse projects.Thousandsofdevelopers useAgiletoolscreatedbyCodeFirst everydaytomanagetheirown projects.
CodeFirstbelievesthattightlycontrolledshortsprintsarethe lynchpinofitsrecordofdelivering versatilesoftwarethatworksas promised.Thisapproachcontributes tosuperiorcontroloverproject developmentandenhancesthe company’sabilitytoidentifyand addressshortcomingsorbottlenecks beforetheydevelopintocritical issues.
Perhapsmostimportantly,thesprints allowCodeFirsttogaugeproject velocityaccuratelyandenables clientstotrackprogressinnearreal time.
Thoseclientsincludeboth software/ITprofessionalswitha goodunderstandingofAgileand otherswhoarenotfamiliarwiththe
technologyatall.Thecompany tailorsitsprocedurestoeachone, balancingtheneedfortheir comprehensionoftheprocess withoutoverwhelmingthemwithtoo muchinformation.
Toimprovecollaborationand communicationwiththeirclients, CodeFirsthascreatedarangeof toolsthatrangefromsimple dashboardswithkeyprojectmetrics tocustomintegrationswithclients’ proprietarydevelopmentsystems.
Oneoftheessentialdifferences betweenCodeFirstandmostofits competitorsisthatitactivelyshares itsinternalsystemswithitsclients. Byforegoingsecrecyinfavorof transparency,thecompanycreatesan environmentwhereclientscanlearn tocontrolandacceleratetheir progresstowardstheirrespective goals.
Havingworkedwithcompaniesofall sizes,rangingfromstartupstoblue chips,CodeFirsthasexperimented withdozensofdifferentsoftware developmentmethodologies.Thisis unusualfortheindustryandisa testamenttoCodeFirst’scommitment toflexibility;ifaclientwantsto workaparticularway,theyare alwayswillingtoadapt.
CodeFirst’sStrategyfortheFuture CodeFirstwillcontinueto experiment,refine,andadaptits existingAgiledevelopmentprocesses withnewtoolsandmethodologies. Partofthisevolutionincludesthe designandimprovementofitsown tools,someofwhichwillbereleased forgeneraluselike PlanITpoker
SaaSorSoftwareasaServiceisacurrentphenomenon intheworldoftechnologynowadays.Itisanon demand,cloud-baseddeliverymodelforsoftware applications.Overtheyears,SaaShasgrownquitesteadily. However,thesesolutionsarebecomingmoreandmore popularnowadays,thankstotheadvantagesofcloud computingandrageofbenefitsitoffers.Whenitcomesto SaaS,aserviceproviderhoststheapplicationataremote location,andtheusercanaccessthatbyusingawebbrowser.Withtheyearstocome,usageofSaaSisonly expectedtogrowevenfurther.So,herewearelistingout fewtrendsthatcaneventuallyshapetheindustrylateron.
ConsideringtheeffectivenessofSaaS,ithasgrownahead itselftosomethingnewtermedasXaaSmodel(Everything asaservice).Nowadaysthemajorityofmanufacturersand channelpartnersareusingpay-as-you-gomodelsto computetheirorganizationsastheywelcomethelatest technologythroughcloudbasedservices.Itisbelievedthat XaaSwillbringmoreinnovationstocloud-based businesses.
Accordingtothelatestindustrytrends,feworganizations aretryingtomigratetheirdatatocloudsoftwareand platformservices.However,fewofthecompaniesare seekingforserviceresolutionsinordertomergewithinthe currentinfrastructuretomakeitbetter.Withthepresenceof legacysystemsandconcernsrelatedtodatasecurity,the responsibilitycompletelyliesonSaaSMSP,whenitcomes tofullintegrationwithoutleakinganycriticaldata.
Withtheconstantlyevolvingtechnologymarket,soon DaaS(DataasaService)willhaveasignificantpresence. ThemainideaofDaaSistohelporganizationswiththe widevarietyofcloudbaseddataatveryminimalcostso thatorganizationscanbecomesmarterwhenitcomesto decisionsrelatedtostrategyplanning.
Securitywillplayaveryimportantroleintheupcoming days.Withtheriseofsmartphoneusers,nowcyber offendershavemultipleentrypointsforsecuritybreaches, exposingpersonalandenterprisenetworks.Asmentioned, remoteworkingexposesemployeestopublicopenspaces withunencryptednetworksmakingthemmorevulnerable tovariousthreats.Nowadaysmalwarecanbeinjectedinall kindofdevices,whichcaneventuallyinterceptthe transferreddataleavingmoretobeprotected.So,withmore andmoreinnovationsonecaneasilyexpectincreased securitysolutionsintheupcomingyears.
Soonsmartphone-friendlyappsaregoingtobenormin theindustry.Thankstothegrowingusageofsmartphones andtabletsamongsttheemployeesandcustomers. Accordingtorecentsurvey,35percentofrespondentssaid thattheyareplanningtoincreasespendingonmobile
systemsin2017,amongalltherespondent’s10percentare currentlybeta-testingappsand21percentarelookingto addteammemberswithmobileapplicationanddevice managementskills.Withthegrowingusageofmobility, organizationsaresavingcosts,andnowtheycanwork remotelyandcanincreasecustomerresponsetime.
ArtificialIntelligencewillplayabigpartsoon.Lastyear, GoogleHome,AmazonAlexa,andSiri'sMacbookdebut broughtAIpersonalexperiencewithinreachofpeople.The sametrendcanbeanticipatedthisyearwhenhome enhancementandsimplificationisthekeytrend.For example,therewillbedevelopmentsineverydayactivities suchasswitchingonlights,opening,andclosingofgarage doors,switchingsirconditioningonandoff,etc.Allthese willbepossiblewiththehelpofasmartphone.
Accordingtoarecentstudy,tilldate,morethan75percent enterprisedon’tpossessacompleteorganizationcohesive cloudstrategy.Withouttheclarityintowhatsoftware employeesareusingfortheirdaytodayprocesses,CIOs arefailingtoregulateprocesses,createplans,andpreserve acriticalbusinessdata.So,todiscovervariousshadowIT departments,soonSaaSdiscoverytoolswillfunctionto alertorganizationsandtofindsolutions.
Withinaveryshortperiod,anincreasingnumberof financiallypowerfulcloudapplicationMSP’sareadvancing abovethemarkof$50millionmark.Whichiseventually helpingthemtoproduceasurplusofventurecapitalfirms whoareonthelookoutofmakingnewinvestments.The resultisanexplosioninthesectorofSaaS,however,soon thefundingwillbecomeincreasinglycontroversial.
SaaSapplicationsareeasyfitforsmallbusinessesand startups,wheredeployingandmanagingon-premise infrastructureisnotagreatidea.Accordingtorecent research,morethan6,000Europeanorganizations,which rangefrompre-startupstoestablishedsmallbusinesses foundmanygrowthoptions.Whereasmorethan64percent ofthesurveyrespondentswerealreadyusingthecloudbasedsoftware.By2017,thepercentageisexpectedto growupto78percent.Aspertheresearch,financial management,projectmanagement,customermanagement, andmarketingarethekeyareaswheretheorganizationsare seekingsupportfromSaaSvendors.
So,herearesomeofthekeytrendsofSaaS,thatcan eventuallychangethemarket.However,westillexpect moreandmoreSaaScompaniestoexpandtheirlimitsand moveintodifferentsegmentswhileevolvingfromsingle productservicestoplatforms.
Massivetechnologychanges, neverseenorexperienced beforearerevolutionizing thebusinesseswithadventofthenew waveofdigitalinnovation.Fromcloud computingtomobility,tobigdata analytics,IoT,machinelearning,and artificialintelligence,these technologieshavecompletely transformedthebusinesslandscape irrespectiveoftheindustry—banking, retail,telecomorutilityalike.Thepace ofthistechnologicaladvancementis growingexponentially,establishing newbusinessmodelsandcreating tectonicshiftsinmarketdynamics.
Thetechnology-savvyanddigitally connectedcustomersoftodayare furtherforcingbusinessestotake cognizanceoftheirpreferences, expectationsandconsumptiontrends. Unlessbusinessalignstheirapproach andprocesseswiththiscustomercentricapproach,survivalmaybe thwartedinthecompetitivelandscape.
Today,theenergyandutilityindustry grappleswithitsuniquesetof challengescomprisingaging infrastructure,workforceretentionand recruitment,wideningdemand-supply deficit,evolvingregulatorymandates,
stricterenvironmentalcompliances, needtoincreasegridresilience,and economicandsocialramifications. Ultimately,utilitiesfacetheriskof disintermediationoftheirrelationship withthecustomer,allowingnew entrantstocapturethevalue,while theyareleftholdingthecosts.
Forutilitiestomeetthesechallenges whiledeliveringqualityserviceand sustainingtheirfinancialviability,itis paramounttoreexaminetheirapproach technologyanddigitalization.While thetraditionalenergyandutility industryhadbeenarelativelyslow adopteroftechnologycomparedto othersectors,nonetheless,ithaspicked uppaceinlastcoupleofyears.The energyandutilitycompaniestodayare beginningtocomprehendthevalueof digitalinnovationanditsimpacton improvingtheiroperational efficiencies,boostingservicelevels, reducingcostsandmostimportantlyon increasingcustomersatisfaction.This hasledthemtoexplorethe opportunitiesextendedbyadopting latesttechnologiessuchascloud, mobile,bigdata,predictiveanalytics, IoT,machinelearning,artificial intelligence,roboticsandothers.The industryisnowquicktoleveragelatest
innovationstomodernizeprocesses, gainefficienciesandgaincustomer confidence.
Byadoptinga“mobile-first”strategy, theutilitiescanenablereal-time connectivitywithcustomersandtheir workforcealike–fromanywhere, anytimeandusinganydevice.Thishas empoweredcustomerswhocaneasily manageormonitortheirreal-timeand historicusage,andmakebetterchoices basedondata-backedinsights.They canconvenientlyplanandmanage theirbillsandpaymentswithincreased easeandflexibility.Theutilitiescan usemobiletechnologytobecome proactiveinsendingalerts, notificationsandpersonalized communicationtothecustomers.Itcan alsoboosttheworkforceproductivity andefficiencybyequippingthemwith on-the-goupdatesusingmobile devices.Drivingcustomerengagement canhelputilityincreasecustomers’ adoptionforenergyefficiencyand waterconservationprograms.Thisin turnisawin-winforboth–the customerswhosaveonresourcesas wellasonbills,andeventheutility whichisabletomanagepeakloads andoptimizingresources;therebyalso meetingthestatemandates.
Eric Dresselhuys is the President at Smart Energy Water (SEW). He has been contributing in the energy, utility and infrastructure industry for 20 years. With his domain know-how, technical expertise and business acumen, Eric is responsible for the overall strategic outlook and business development at SEW. Over the years he has played a leading role working with utilities across 5 continents to help guide their digital transformation . Eric is a well-known speaker thought leader across the energy, utility and infrastructure industries.
Eric Dresselhuys President Smart Energy Water
However,thisdigitalshiftposesanothersetofcomplexities forutilityindustry–hugequantumofcustomerdata,lack ofin-housetechnicalexpertise,implementationrisks, integrationcomplexitiesandongoingsupportconcerns. Thus,forutilities,theadoptionoftechnologyandsolutions necessitatesastrategicoutlookratherthantacticaldetours focusedonquickfixes.
Theindustrymustcarefullyassessandevaluatethe“build vs.buy”adagetobeabletodeploytechnologyorsolutions whichareabest-fitfortheirbusinessrequirementsandare alsocost-effectiveandefficient.Theymustlookfor solutionsthatcaneasilyintegratewithexistinglegacy systems,requireminimaldeploymentcostandcandeliver fasterreturnsoninvestment.Since,customerstodayare primedriversofchange;anotherimportantconsideration fortheutilityindustrymustbecustomeradoptionrate.The customersaredoubtlesslymoretechnologysavvytoday,but adoptionratedependsuponhowuser-friendlyaplatformis, anddoesitofferself-servicecapabilities.Similarly,how quicklyandeasilytheutilityworkforcecanfamiliarizewith thesolutionandcanuseitaddresscustomerconcerns. Carefullyweighingtheseconsiderationscanhelpthe industrytrulyleveragetheemergingtechnologiesandthrive onthewaveofdigitalization.
Theaccelerationofdigitaltransformationintheutility industryhaspredictablydrivenanupsurgeinthenumberof serviceprovidersofferingtechnologiestoaddressthese needs,eachwiththeiruniquevalueproposition,but generallyfocusedononlyasmallsub-setoftheoverall challenge.Thus,theutilitycompaniesmustbecautious whileidentifyingtheirdigitaltransformationpartners’basis notjustthetechnicalcompetenciesbutalsoensuresboth arealignedintermsoflong-termarchitecturalcompliance andaredrivenbyasharedgoaltobuildtheutility’s primacywithitscustomers.
Asmoreandmoreutilitiesadaptandadoptemerging technologies,CIOshaveanimportantroletoplayasthey mustcarefullybalancelong-termandshort-term deploymentdecisions.Withtheevolvingutility-customer relationship,theymustprobeareaswheredigitalcanhelp themstrengthenrelationshipwithcustomers,while improvingoperations,bridgingorganizationalsiloes,and developingtoplineopportunities.Indeed,digital transformationopensarraysofopportunitiesforutilities, but,successwillrequireasignificantinvestmentinnew talentandcapabilities,andcarefulprioritization.
Softwarehasbeenknowntobedisruptingthewayswe interactwithdevices.BeitanAIpowered smartphoneoranofficeXeroxmachine,without software,everydevicewouldbedeprivedofpower.The currentdigitaldecadehaswitnessedanexplosiveascension ofthesoftwareindustryalongwiththeinnovativesolutions itentails.Softwaresolutionproviders,onaglobalscale, strivetoreformthemarketwithbreakthroughsoftware toolsandsolutions.Onesuchexceptionalorganization strivingandthrivinginthesoftwaredevelopmentsectoris,
DevComwithamissionoftransformingsmallbusiness intosmartbusiness.
Establishedin2000,DevComisareliablesoftware developmentpartnerforclientsworldwide.Thecompany comprehendswhatitsclientelevaluesintheservicesit provides.Itscustomsoftwaredevelopmentisbasedonthe latestsoftwaretechnologiesadjoinedwithsolidquality assurance.Moreover,DevComisatrulycustomer-centric companyputtingcustomersatisfactioninfrontofitall. Finally,DevComisaknow-it-allcompanyusingallthe availablesoftwarelanguagesrangingfromJava,JavaScript, andPHPtoC#,C++.
SlavikLavrykistheCEOofDevComsince2016.He holdsaMaster’sdegreeinAppliedMathematicsand ComputerSciencefromtheIvanFrankoNational UniversityofLviv.Slavikpossessexceptionalexpertisein OOP,ScrumandAgileMethodologies.Hehashada lifelongrelationshipwithDevCom.Hemadehiswaytothe positionofCEObystartingasasoftwareengineerat DevCom15yearsago.
Currently,Slavikleadsthecompanyinitsoutsourcing efforts.Hefocusesthecompanyeffortsonlong-term partnershipsandcustomersuccess.Healsomanagestofind balancebetweenflexibilityanddisciplinemakingthe companyculturewell-adjustedtochange.
DevCompossessesthecapabilitiestousedifferentagile softwaredevelopmentmethodsondemandfromitsclients. Thesemethodsmayincludecontinuousdevelopment practices,mobileagileandagileintheclouds.The developmentpracticeofagileinthecloudsisthemost
commonmethodusedatDevCom.The methodemploysoneormorecloud environmentsunitingthecompany teamwiththecustomers.
Agileinthecloudsmethodemploys virtualizedinfrastructurelikeAWS, AzureorJira.Thesetoolsbringalotof benefitstoDevCom’sclientsand assurethesuccessoftheirprojects.The companyfirstlyproducesand configuresdevelopmentandtesting environments.Secondly,the virtualizedinfrastructureenhances communicationwithitsclientsand makesagilesprintswaymoreeffective. Thetoolsfinallymakethecompany’s agilesoftwaredevelopmentsolutions fasterandbug-free.
DevComprovidesfourprimary servicesunderitssoftware developmentofferings,viz,Web Development,CustomSoftware Development,MobileApplication Development,andSoftwareSupport.A briefdescriptionoftheseservicesisas follows:
• WebDevelopment: DevComassuresadefinitesuccess ofitsclients’projectswithits responsiveandagileapproachto webdevelopmentanddesign.The companydevelopsfastand progressivewebappstoenhance businesses.Itsclientsreceivea responsivewebsolution,adapting easilytoanymobiledeviceand providingasmoothuserexperience oneveryplatform.Thein-house developerscanbuildawebsite usingthemostsuitableCMS.One canchooseeitheraready-to-use CMSplatformlikeWordPressand Magentoorcreateacustomone usingaPHPframework.
Alongwiththeseservices,DevCom alsoprovidescustome-learningand e-commerceplatformsolutions,and alsocreationorimprovisationof clients’CRMandERPsystems.
• CustomSoftwareDevelopment: DevComholdsexpertiseincreating anycustom-tailoredsolution, clientsneed.Thecompanyassures totransformregularbusinessesinto digitalones.Onecantrustthe digitaltransformationtoDevCom, whateversizethecompanyis,an SME,anenterpriseorastartup.It developsresponsivesolutionsfor anyplatformneeded.Developinga custom-tailoredsoftwaresolution adaptingeasilytoallthepossible devices,mobile,tabletandPCis thecompany’sforte.Cloud solutions,AI&MachineLearning, andBigData&Business Intelligenceareothersolutions providedbyDevComunder CustomSoftwareDevelopment.
• MobileApplicationDevelopment: Uponaclient’srequest,DevCom candevelopeitheraquick-to-do cross-platformapporawellgroomednativeappforAndroid, iOSorWindows.Itdevelopseasyto-usemobileappsforany
platform.Thecompany’sexperts createbusinessappstoincrease productivityandcanbuildsoftware fortimetracking,project management,teamcommunications oranyotherbusinessneed.
PersonalCare&Productivityapps, Maps&Navigationapps,and SocialMediaAppsareafewof DevCom’sexpertiseareas.
• SoftwareSupport: DevComassuressoftwaresupport ateverystageofitsclients’ technologicaljourneyby functioningasa safety net.The companyalwaysmakessureits clientsreceivehigh-quality software.Onecanemployits thoroughQAexpertsformanualor automatedtestingtoreceiveabugfreeproduct.DevCom’stoppriority istomakedigitalassetssafefrom harm.Penetrationtesting,security monitoring,generalsecurity managementandsecure developmentservicesandalso consultingDevOps,Data& ApplicationIntegrationare providedunderDevCom’ssoftware support.
Agilemethodologiesprovide outstandingandswiftresultsmaking projectsshine.Moreover,theshareof enterprisesusingagilesoftware solutionsisontheriseopeningnew marketstoDevCom.Accordingto CollabnetVersiononereport,theshare ofagile-firstcompaniesrosefrom8to 25%since2016.
DevComdiffersfromitscompetitorsin itsflexibleapproach. “We are ready to use any viable agile method for our client’s project. In the future, we may be switching to continuous agile support of our clients’projects. This will definitely enhance our client support experience,” statesSlavik.
We aim at transforming small business into smart business. ‘‘
Theriseincyber-crimesisoneofthemaincausesof Datacenteroutages.Aspertherecentsurvey conductedbyindustryinsiders,cyber-crimecaused 22percentdatacenteroutagesin2015opposedto2percent outagesin2010.Addingtoallthese,nowmostofthedata centersarere-evaluatingtheirsecuritypoliciesafterthe recentWannaCryransomwareattack.
Datacenteroutagescausecompaniestolossrevenuein manyways.However,thecostliestlossisservice interruptionandlossofITproductivity.So,the organizationsarenowrealizingthattraditionalsecurityis nolongersecureenoughtosecureanydatacenter.Arecent studyhasfoundthat83percentoftraffictravelseast/west withinthedatacenter,whichstaysundetectedbythe perimetersecurity.Inthisenvironment,whenanattacker infiltratestheperimeterfirewall,thencanjumpacrossthe systemwithease,extractinformationandcompromise valuabledata.Additionally,datacenterscanfaildueto trespassersoraterroristattackorbynaturalcalamities.
So,howcanonesecureadatacenterinthebestway possiblefromanykindofcyberthreat?Don’tworrywe’ve gotyoucovered,withthepointsbelow.
Asthefirststep,oneshouldMaptheDataCenterandflag thehackerswithinthevirtualandphysicalinfrastructure. TheCSOsandCIOswithasystemmapoftheirsystems canreacttoanysuspiciousactivityandtakestepstostop databreaches.Beingabletovisualizedifferenttraffic patternswithinanetworkhelpstounderstandthreats,that eventuallyelevatesthelevelofsecurity.
Understandingandmeasurementoftrafficflowwithin thedatacenterboundaryareveryimportant.Inthecaseof
anyinterruptionintrafficacrosseast/westvsnorth/south, protectedvsunprotectedonecangettoknowaboutathreat. Additionally,vulnerablezonesandunprotectedtrafficneed tobemonitoredforabetterresult.
Firewallrulesneedtobedefinedandimplementedasper requirements.Additionally,oneshouldallowtrafficonly afterthoroughverificationandselectivelyallow communicationtoensuremaximumprotection.Thekeyis toidentify,what;slegalandsecuredandwhatcanbe blockedtoenhancesecurity.
OneneedstoBuildaTeamwithexecutiveswho understandhowtrafficflowswithinthepremisesandcan access&secureinformation,takenecessarymeasuresto secureimportantassetsalongwiththeimplementationof roadblocksfortheattackers.
Securitymustmoveasfastasadatacenter’stechnology adoptionandintegration.SecurityStrategyShould ChangeAlongsidetheTechnologyanditshouldnotbe treatedasanadd-onoption.Additionally,businessesalso shouldensurethattheirvirusprotection,signaturesother protectionfeaturesareuptodateforbetterprotection.
BusinessesshouldIdentifyandPlaceControlsoverhighvalueassets,whichwillhelptoreducerisk.However,older securitysolutionsarecompletelyblindtonewthreats,new securitycompanieshaveproducedlatestsolutionsthat protectdatainthevirtualworld.
AccessRestrictionalsoneedstobeimposed.Every businessshouldthoroughlycheckaperson’sbackground beforegivingtheaccesstoaprizedpossession.Accessto themainsiteandtheloadingbaymustbelimited, additionally,two-factorauthenticationsandfortified
interiorswithsecurityguardsandrovingpatrolswouldhelptosafeguardtheemployeesandthedatacenter.
InstallingSurveillanceCamerasaroundthedatacenter,alongsideremovingsignswhichmayprovidecluestoitsfunction helpstolocateanintruder.Abufferzonebetweenthedatacenterandalltheentrypointswilllimitunlawfultrespassingtoa greatextent.Additionally,thedatacenterneedstobefarawayfromthemainroadanditshouldnothaveanywindowsother thanadministrativepurposesforbettersecurity.
AdatacentershouldCheckTestBack-UpSystemsregularlyasprescribedbythemanufacturer.Itshouldalsoensureto makealistandofDo’sandDon’tsintheeventofanattack.Recoveryplansandsecurityplansalsoneedtobechecked thoroughly.
DatacentersarealwaysaSoftTargetforTheTerrorists,asanattackonthemcandisruptanddamagemajorbusinessand communicationinfrastructure.So,securityneedstobetakenseriouslyandtodothatproactivestepsshouldbetakentolimit theimpactofaterroristattack.
TrainedSecurityGuardsneedstobepostedinsideadatacenterandtheyshouldbewelltrained.Securityofficersmust undergostrictsite-specifictrainingtomonitorsurveillancefootage.Dependingonthesizeofdatacenterandthenumberof securitycamerasmultiplesecurityofficersmayberequiredonduty. Securityofficersdedicatedtoinspectingsurveillance footagehelpswhenitcomestosecuringadatacenter.
DisasterRecoveryisverymuchimportant,thatmustbeinplace.Ifthedatacenterstopsfunctioningafteranattackor naturalcalamity,itmusthaveawaytorestoreoperationsassoonaspossible.Tobereadyforadisasterandtoevaluatethe disasterrecoveryplan,it’snecessarytotrainstaffswellandexperiencesimulateddisasters.
Toavoidtheseobstacles,oneneedsafairbitofknowledgeofnewsecuritysystems,solidplans,andcomprehensive visibility.Themoreworkadatacentercandoupfrontintheabove-mentionedareasthebetterthechancesofsuccesswith lesseroutages.
Intoday’stechnologyworld,companiesarededicatedly workingondevelopingandtestingsoftwarewhich providestheentirespectrumoffunctionsandservices inthetraditionalsoftwaredeliverylifecycle.Intoday’s economicworld,theseserviceprovidersarebecomingmore competitive.
AnIsrael-basedcompany,PractiTestisleadingthe revolutionintechnologyandmethodologyoffering ApplicationLifeManagementandaCloud-based InnovativeTestManagementtool.Thecompanyprovides anend-to-endTestManagementtoolwhichoffersa commonplatformforallstakeholdersinanorganization.It alsoenablesfullvisibilityintothetestingprocessand deeperbroaderunderstandingoftestingresults.
PractiTestprovidesfullycustomizabletoolswhichcanbe adaptedtotheever-changingneedsofQualityAssurance (QA)teams.Italsoincludesavastarrayofthird-party integrationwithcommonbugtrackersandautomationtools androbustAPIfortherest.Fastprofessionaland methodologicalsupportensuresclientsavailmaximum efficiency,socompaniescanreleasegreatproducts accordingtotheiruser’sneeds.
PractiTestisaQAManagementplatform,designedtohelp businessestocontroltheirtestinganddevelopmentprocess. Thesolutionfocusesonbotheffectivemanagementofthe projectanditsinformationandalsohowtocommunicate theresultsoftestingtoeveryoneintheorganization.
ThesystemcangettheresultfromalmostanyAutomation orScriptingToolssuchasSelenium,J-unit,Soap-UI,QTP, Ranorex,andothers.
YanivInyistheCEOofPractiTest.Heisalsoin-charge ofMarketing,andR&DforPractiTest.Yanivhasover20 yearsofexperienceinthefieldofInnovationand Technology.
YanivisanMBAgraduatefromTel AvivUniversitywithafocusin StrategyandFinance.Healsohasan extensiveexperienceunderhisbeltof buildingstartupsandcontributingto theoveralldevelopmentofestablished companies.Havingexperiencein ManagementConsultingfirm,hehelps smallcompaniestoenlarge,evolveand becomesuccessful.
PractiTestintegrationincludesall testinginformationatoncecentral place.Therearesomemethodsmajorly usedforseamlessintegrationsuchas,
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JIRATestManagement–This methodoffersendtoendTest ManagementSolutionforTwoWayIntegrationwithJIRACloud &JIRAServer.PractiTest’s powerfultwo-wayintegrationfor allJIRAplatformsprovidesa seamlesstestmanagement,QA, anddevelopmentprocesssolution.
BeingalightSaaSQAManagement ToolPractiTestwasdesignedforthe Agileprocess.Hierarchicalfiltertrees structure,combinedwithcustomizable visibilityandseamlessintegration createauniquedataorganizationthat allowsausertosliceanddicehisdata toextractrealactionableitems.The platformcanworkwithexternaltools suchasBugTrackers,Automated TestingTools,CIandmanymore whichissometimescrucialforthe agileworkflow.
Thecompanyissteppingupwitha uniqueapproachtoenclose organizationdatausinguniquefeatures availableonlytoPractiTestusers. PractiTesttreatsitsclientsaspartners andhelpsthemachievetheirgoals, includingmethodologicalhelpandthe bestresponsivesupport.Thishasbeen madepossiblebytheinspirational approachPractiTesthasadoptedover itsdevelopmentperiod.
PractiTestisinspiredbychanging needsofthemarket.Thecompanyhas alwayschangeditsapproaches accordingtothetechnologyandtrends intheTestManagementProcess.The companyalsobelievesatestermustbe aninherentpartofthedevelopment processfromtheverybeginningtothe veryendtobeabletoreflectquality issuesthroughouttheprocess.
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PivotalTrackerTest Management–Itincludesanend toendTestManagementSolution forPivotalTrackerwhichprovides apowerfulTestManagement Solution,enhancingadvanced AgileProjectManagement functionality.
Ÿ RedmineIntegration-PractiTest’s Redminepluginisusedto synchronizetheissuesandtests. Thisintegrationmethodissimple andisautomaticallyupdatedwith issuesarisingduringtestingwith PractiTest.
Ÿ BugzillaIntegration-Standard Bugzillaintegrationworkslikeall otherPractiTestintegrations.It workswhentesterclicksonthe Fail&Issuelinkinatestrun,it willopenanewbugformin Bugzilla.
PractiTestprovidesbenefitstoits clientsthroughunifiedTest ManagementToolssuchasdisplay informationinmultiplewaysatonce, providingrelevantinformationtoeach stakeholderandduplicatedataor generatingcomplexDatabase querieseasily.
CEOofthecompany,YanivInystated, “We believe that a tester’s job is not about finding bugs, but about assuring quality.”
PractiTeststarteditsjourneyaslittle companywithabigvisiontomakethe lifeoftheQAprofessionalsbetterand easier.Withalotofteameffortand devotiontothegoal&mission,the PractiTestTeamalwaysputtheclient firstandseestheclientsasitstrue partners.
Now,PractiTestisworkingonnew featurestoenablemorepossibilitiesfor DataManagementandVisualization. Inthecomingfuture,thecompany’s unifiedtoolswillbecomeapointof communicationandclearancetoall projectstakeholderstogetbetterTest Managementoutput.
Taking business to the next level with uni ed Test Management to the next level. ‘‘
Mobilityandcloud computingarerapidly becomingthenormfor enterprisesaroundtheworld.Inturn, enterpriseITdepartmentsarefacing newmanagementandsecurity challengesastheamountofbusiness datasoarsandthenumberof endpointsexplodes.Thequestion thatisdoingtheroundsiswhatIT teamsneedtoconsidertomanage andsecuretheirbusinessesinthis newera.
Industryanalystspredictdeep penetrationofenterprise mobilitybytheyear2020. IDC,forinstance,forecasts
thatmobileworkerswillaccountfor almost75percentofthetotal workforceintheU.S.Meanwhile, StrategyAnalyticsprojectsthatthe globalmobileworkforcewillreach 1.75billionusersandaccountfor42 percentoftheglobalworkforce overall.
Theeconomicperspectiveisjustas brightasabutton.Theglobal enterprisemobilitymarketwillbe worthasmuchas$140billion, predictstheNationalAssociationof SoftwareandServicesCompanies Andtheinvestmentsarepayingoff. Todate,84percentofallcompanies whoconsiderthemselvesonthe cuttingedgeofmobilityreportan increaseinoverallproductivityasa directresultofincorporatingmobile appsintotheirbusiness,accordingto asurveybyAppsFreedom.
Likewise,enterprisesareexpectedto continuerelentlesslyadoptingcloud technologies.By2020,Gartner forecaststhepubliccloudservices marketwillreach$383billion.This includesspendingoncloudbusiness processservices,cloudapplication infrastructureservices,cloud applicationservices,cloud managementandsecurityservices, cloudsysteminfrastructureservices, andofcourse,cloudadvertising.
Theflipsideofincreasingenterprise mobilityandcloudusageisthe increasingrisktoenterprisesecurity. Today,mostusershaveatleasttwo endpoints–alaptopandmobile device–and80percentofnetwork devicesarebeendpointsthatare constantlyconnectedtotheinternet andexposedtoitsthreatssuchas Meltdown,Spectre,Wannacry,and Petya.
Moretroubling,thetypicalenduser haslittleknowledgeofthosethreats ortheirramifications.Theresultis moreusersaremorelikelytoleak enterprisedatabyusing compromisedwebsitesandrogue onlineservices.TheCVElisted 14,712cybersecurityvulnerabilities for2017andhasalreadylisted2,848 forthefirsttwomonthsof2018.In response,vendorslargeandsmallare releasingpatchesonadailybasis. EnterpriseITteamsclearlyneedto focusonendpointsecurity managementtoensurebusiness successinthemobile-cloudera.
Keepingendpointsuptodatewith thelatestversionsoftheirOSesand applicationshasbecomeafull-time job,onethatisgettingharderto performinthemobileenterprise.A growingchallengeisthediversityof endpointoperatingsystemsthatmust bemanaged,includingAndroid,iOS, MacOS,Windows,Linux,and ChromeOS.Foreach,theITteam mustlearnthatOSalongwithits correspondingpatchingtechnique. Likewise,applicationsacquiredfrom thevariousappstoresaremanaged withdifferenttechniquesthatmustbe learnedandmasteredsothattheteam cansecuretheendpoints.
Anotherchallengeismanagingthe endpointsfromdayone,especially mobiledevices.Whileit’sbeen relativelyeasyforITadminsto installagentsoftwareondesktops andlaptops,smartphonesandother mobiledevicesmakelifeharderfor theadminsbecausethedevicesare rarelyifeverconnectedtothe corporatenetwork.Consequently, devicesmustbeprovisionedwiththe
necessarymobiledevice managementsoftwarebeforetheyare giventoendusers.Devicesthatare notappropriatelymanagedare securityrisks,sonobusiness applicationshouldbeinstalledorrun onthem.
Relatedtotheday-onemanagement challengeisupdatingendpointsthat areonthego,anytimeandanywhere. ITteamsmustbeabletoinstall criticalpatcheswhileemployeesare traveling,commuting,orotherwise offsite.
Dataleakagepresentsyetanother securitychallengeforITteamsto overcome.Dataleakagecanhappen withorwithouttheusers’knowledge. Forinstance,usersmayknowingly copybusinessdatatoaUSBdevice oruploadittoacloudstorage service.Theymayalsounknowingly exposethatdatatoapubliccloud servicewhenusingthird-partyapps suchasdocumentviewersand predictivekeyboardapps.Suchapps maycompromiseuserIDsand passwords,accountnumbers,and othersensitiveenterprisedataby exposingittopubliccloudservices.
Whenauser’sdeviceislostor stolen,theITteammustbeableto trackandrecoverthedeviceorwipe thedataifthedeviceisn’trecovered. Tomaintaintheuser’sprivacy, however,theITteamcannot continuouslytrackthelocationofthe user’sdevice.
BYODpresentsanotherprivacyvs securitychallenge:Whenusersuse theirowndevicesforbusiness purposes,privacyneedstobe maintained.Photos,contacts,and otherpersonaldatashouldnotbe
managedbycompany’smobiledevicemanagementapp.
Ontheotherhand,securityneedstobemaintained,too. Tothatend,theITteamshouldcreateacontaineronthe user’spersonaldevice–asecure,managedareathat isolatesbusinessemail,CRM,andotherenterpriseapps anddatafromtherestofuser’spersonalapps/data.
Toestablishstrongendpointsecurityandprevent unwantedattacks,ITteamsmustapplystrictsecurity policiesontheirendpoints.Laptops,forinstance,should alwaysrunafirewall,preventthecreationofunwanted networkshares,andencryptdataviaBitLockeror FileVault.Suchsecuritypoliciescanprotectenterprises fromthesecurityrisksposedbymobility.
Goingforward,machinelearningandAIwillhelpmake dataandendpointmanagementaproactive,ratherthana reactiveprocess.Forinstance,thesetechnologiescould preventdatatheftbydetectinganomaliessuchas unusualloginactivitiesoranunusuallylargenumberof documentsbeinguploadedtothecloud.Theycould analyzetherootcauseofpatchdeploymentfailuresand suggestfixes.Theycouldalsodetectsystemidletimes–duringlunchhours,forinstance–todeploypatchesas
soonaspossibleratherwaituntilafterhoursor weekends,whichcanleavesystemsunnecessarily vulnerable.
Meanwhile,theinternetofthings(IoT)willintroduce manyorganizationstoanewbreedofendpointsand connecteddevices.UnliketheiriOS-andAndroidpoweredpredecessors,IoTdeviceswillberunningmany differentOSesandapplications,allofwhichmaybe vulnerableyetmustbemanagedandsecured.
Finally,mostbusinessapplicationsaremovingtothe cloudandaccessedviabrowser,effectivelymakingthe browseranendpoint.Thatmeanstodefendagainst attacks,ITteamsneedtomanagebrowsersandperform allsecurityoperationsforthemjustasiftheywere desktops,laptops,oranyotherdevice.
Asorganizationscontinuetoadoptmobilityandthe cloud,theymustalsoadoptthepracticesnecessaryto supportthisnewreality.Dataandendpointsecurityand managementarepriorityoneinITdepartments.Forthe vastmajorityofcompaniesaroundtheworld,theirfuture successdependsonrecognizingandcommittingtothat priority.
Mia Horrigan CEO
ZenExMachina(ZXM)isaprofessional managementconsultingcompanythatspecializesin digitaltransformation,Agilecoaching,and personneltrainingacrossgovernmentandcommercial entities.ZXMhelpsthegovernmentandcorporateworld improvetheirdigitalproductsandservicesbyusingAgile, LeanandUXtechniques.
ZXMhascoachedover65teamsacross20organizations andtrainedover600peopleoverthelastfiveyears.Its Agilecoachesandtrainersareexperiencedpractitioners whohaveworkedwithgovernmentdepartmentsand agenciestohelporganizations,portfolios,programs,and teamsperformaseffectivelyaspossible.
WithofficesinAustraliaandNewZealand,ZXMcounts amongitsclientstheAustralianTaxationOffice,the AustralianBureauofStatistics,theDepartmentofIndustry andInnovation,theDepartmentofHumanServices,Origin Energy,Nestle,andeBay.
ZXMusesAgileframeworksanduser-centereddesign techniquestoworkcollaborativelywithclientstosolve complexbusinessproblems.
ZXMstartedwithafocusprimarilyoncustomer experience,anddigitalproductdesignanddevelopment. Digitaltransformationisamajorareaofconcernforthe company’sclients,andZXM’sexperienceinboththe humanandtechnologysidesofmodernproduct developmentputstheminastrongpositiontodeliverthis change.
AfterZXM’sfirstfewengagements,severalclients expressedkeeninterestintheAgileframeworksthe companyusedinitsownprojects.Itwasfromtheseearly conversationsthatZXM’sagilecoachinganddigital transformationservicesweredeveloped;theynowrepresent itsbiggestservicedeliveryareaintheglobalmarketplace.
ZXMquicklybecameapioneerinadaptingbehavioral sciencemodelsfrompsychologytoassistitsclientswith
Agileadoption,changemanagement anddigitaltransformation.The challengewithculturalchangeareasis aperpetualissueformanyofZXM’s clients.
Theseframeworksstillunderpinthe company’sconsultingservicesfrom Agilecoachingandtrainingtodigital agilityandproject,programand portfoliomanagement.Combinedwith 21stcenturydigital,Agileanddesign thinkingtechniqueshavemadeZXM learnfaster,deliverbetter,and continuouslyimprovetheirpractice.
ZXMfacedchallengesduringitsinitial growthinthebusinessworldasAgile services.Thecompanyworkedthrough theglobalfinancialcrisiswithclients whohadsimilarvaluesandthishelped themtobuilddeeptrustedrelationships thattheyhavecontinuedtomaintain.
Whilechangeistheoneconstantthat oftenadverselyimpactsmanymodern organizations,ZXMhaslearntto continuouslyimproveandadaptits skillstomeettheevolvingneedsof theirclients,andembracenewand complexchallenges.
CommittedtoEnhancement
Oneoftheleadingcausesoffailureof Agileinitiativesisalackofexperience inimplementingtheframeworksand practices.ZXMaimstoimprovethe agilityofitsclients’programteams.It primlyfocusesonbuildingcapability andenablementthroughcoaching supportthatenableteamstoadaptthe trendsoftheirindustrywithforemost agility.
ZXM’sefficientframeworksenableits Agileconsultantstofocusonthe creationofAgilecapabilitiesand organizationalchangewithenterprise clients,andsupportthedigital transformationofpublicservicesfor thegovernmentsector.
Thecompanyplacesparticular emphasisondevelopingdigital servicesthatmeettheDTA’sDigital ServiceStandardbyintegratingUCD
methods,tools,andpracticesintoAgile processes.Thisincludesthe‘Definition ofDone’,andhowbesttodescribeand defineaMinimalViableProduct (MVP).Additionally,ZXMconsultants providepragmaticadviceon best-practiceAgilitybasedonpractical experienceacrossScrum,Lean, Kanban,andscaledframeworkslike NexusandSAFe.
AkeyelementinZXM’sapproachto supportitsclientsinachievingthebest outcomesiscapabilityandknowledge development,andfocusdeliveryof valuebasedproductsthroughtheuse ofuser-centereddesignmethods, includingDesignThinking,combined withAgileframeworkssuchasScrum todriveimprovementcadenceand Leantoimproveefficiency.
MiaHorrigan(CEO),Matthew Hodgson(CIO)andKaiKoenig (CTO).
MiaHorriganisanexperienced ProgramManagerwithover15years ofexperienceasaseniorexecutive leadingandimplementingsoftware solutions,includingdigital transformations.
MiahasworkedwithAgileteamsfor over10yearsandisanexperienced ProductManagerandScrumMaster. Shehasbeensuccessfulindelivering businessoutcomesandvaluethrough thesuccessfulimplementationof Agile/Scrumatbothteamand enterpriselevel.
OvertheyearsMiahasspecializedin Agile/ScrumCoachingandTraining, whichincludesbusinessengagement withseniorexecutives,programboards andstakeholders.Shehasalso developedstrategiesandroadmapsfor DigitalTransformationsprograms.
Miahasextensiveexperiencein ProgramandServiceDelivery management,andinleadingand managingteamsofconsultants,project teams,andoperationalstaff.
Agility is our passion as it encourages incremental improvement through transparency, inspection and adaptation, strong leadership, and a disciplined use of frameworks such as Scrum to achieve goals quickly and collaboratively with business and with stakeholders. ‘‘
ZXMstrivestobuildastrong, collaborativerelationshipwitheachof itsclientsAgilemethodsareatthe . coreofitspractice.Ithasgrown significantlyoverthepasttwoyears andnowhasthedepthofcapabilityto supportitslargeenterpriseclientswith effectivedigitalservicesandother futuristicsolutions.
Thecompany’scorevaluesare simplicity,agility,collaborationand sustainability–valuesthatunderpin theirversatilesolutions.Thisfocuson businessvalueandusersoverjust technologychangeisoneofthe reasonsZXMisaleadingbrandinthe deliveryofAgileservicesinthishighly competitivedigitalage.
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Tillnowwehavewitnessedaboutwirelesscharging forelectronicgadgetsanddevicesonly,butnowwe canalsochargeelectricbikes,carsandbuses wirelessly.Imaginethat,wearedrivingonhighwayandour car’sbatterydrains.Now,insteadoffindingafuelpump, electricpowersource,adapter,cable,etc.wejusthaveto stoporparkourcaronwirelesschargingplatformforshort time,availableatanyshoppingcomplexorfoodmalls, againnoneedtocome-outofthecar,besidesanyone’s assistance.Thisisreallyanamazingideaandthisisgoing totrue.
ElectromagneticInduction,whichdatestoinventorssuchas MichaelFaradayintheyear1831andJosephHenryinthe year1832.Faradaywasthefirsttopublishtheresultsofhis experiments.NikolaTeslautilizedelectromagneticenergy totransmitthepowerbetweentwocoilsintheearly1900s. Faraday’s law of induction isabasiclawof electromagnetismforecastinghowamagneticfieldwill interactwithanelectriccircuitandproducesan electromotiveforce(EMF)—aphenomenoncalled electromagneticinduction.Itisthefundamentalworking principleoftransformers,inductors,andmanytypesof electricalmotors,generators,solenoidsand wireless charging
Functioning
Workingofwirelesschargingisnearlysameas ‘electric transformer’, butdifferenceisinapplication only—Transformers areusedtoincreaseordecreasethe alternatingvoltagesinelectricpowerapplicationsthrough electromagneticinductionand Wireless Charger areused totransferenergybetweentwoobjectsusing electromagneticfield.
HowexactlyitWorks Electricvehicle(EV)withwirelesschargingishaving secondarycoilfittedatbottomofvehicleandprimarycoil issecurelyinstalledonground(i.e.chargingplatform).
Thebasicwirelesschargingsystemneedstwocoils.The primarycoil,encasedinapadthatsitsonthefloorofa garageorparkingplatform,isconnectedtoapowersource. Alternatingcurrentflowsfromanoutletintothecoil,setup anelectromagneticfieldthatenablesthepowertojumptoa secondarycoilinapadattachedtothebottomofthe vehicle.Whenthevehicleparksintheproperpositionover theprimarycoilpad,anindicatorlightgoesonand chargingbegins.Thetwocoilsmustbefacingwithinabout 8inchesofeachotherforeffectivecharging.
Pre-eminenceoverCableCharging
WirelessCharginggivesaconvenient,safe,andreliable waytochargeandpowerelectricalvehiclesathome,inthe workplaceandinindustry.Wirelesspowermaintainssafe, continuous,andreliabletransferofpowerforalltypesof electricvehicles.
Wirelesschargingeliminatestheuseofphysicalconnectors andcables.Itprovidesanumberofefficiency,costand safetypre-eminenceoverthetraditionalchargingcable. Thismakepossibletoinstallitanywherelike;onthesideof highways,parkinglots,malls,multiplexes,tollplazas,etc.
Expertspredictmorepowerfulwirelessstationswillbelike toappearatofficebuildings,shoppingcentersand restaurants.Whenanyoneparksvehicleatofficeorat restaurantitwillgetchargedautomaticallyinthatspaceof time.
Duetothiseffortlessfrequentpoweravailabilityandsafety, avehicledoesnotneedlargebatteriesunlikefor conventionalcablecharging.Itmakesvehiclelightand compact,thattendstoincreaseoverallefficiencyofvehicle.
Plug-instationscanbeeasilydamagedincrowdedmetro cities.Anumberofmunicipalitieshavereportedproblems thatthieveshavecutEVchargingcablestostealthecopper fromthewires.High-poweredLevel3stations,alsocalled DCfast-charge,havelargecables,whichmakethemeven moreattractivetothieves.
“Imaginewirelesselectric-vehiclechargingbeingaseasy andwidespreadasWi-Fiistoday,”saidChrisBorroni-Bird, formerdirectorofadvancedtechnologyvehicleconcepts forGeneralMotorsandwhoisavicepresidentofstrategic developmentatQualcommTechnologies.
ImplementationisinProgress Wirelesschargingtechnologyisalmostreadyforthebig stage.Itisonthevergeofinitialdeployment,startingfrom theMercedes-BenzS500eplug-inhybridsedannextyear. TheyplantofitwirelesschargingontheS500eplug-in hybridsedanin2017.
BMWisalsoworkingtogetherwithMercedes-Benzonthe technology,todevelopawirelesschargingsystemforitsi3 electricvehicleandi8plug-inhybrid.Aprototypetest version,madebyQualcommtechnologies,isalreadyinuse intheBMWi8safetycarintheFormulaEelectric-vehicle raceseries.QualcommhasexhibiteditsHalosystemin variousvehicles,includingtheDraysonB12/69electric racingcar.
Evatran’sPluglessaftermarketsystemisnowcommercially availablefortheLEAFandtheVolt,andaModel S-compatibleversionislikelytocome.Severalmajor automakershaveindicatedthatthey’reworkingonoffering wirelesschargingforfutureEVs.Teslaisalsoonthewayof introducingitsEV’swithwirelesscharging.
Itisalsoalreadybeingpilotedbysomecommunitybus systems.Busesneedtotakenumberofstoppageincity.A wirelesschargercanbeinstalledonastoppingplatform— tendstoreducesizeofbatteries—willimproveefficiency electricbus.
Wirelesschargingtechnologyisreallyamazingasinvention ofelectriccurrent.Itisinterestingtoseehowitwillput backtheconventionalfossilfuelpoweredvehiclewith clean,green,safe,silentandefficientelectricvehicleswith wirelesschargingforhealthyfutureofplanetEarth.
Fromtheinceptionofpackagedapplications,companiesof allsizeshavetakenadvantageoftheeconomiesofbuilding, maintaining,changinganddeployingfunctionalitythrough thirdpartysoftwareproviders.Whybuildageneralledger orpayroll/humanresourcessystemwhenyoucanlicenseit instead?Whynotleverageoutoftheboxfunctionality offeredbythirdpartysoftwareandrelyonthevendorto
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Thefirstgenerationofmainframesoftwaretransformed quicklyasthetechnologyevolved,introducingclient-server asthebetter,morecost-effectivedeploymentplatform.The applicationsthemselveswerestillbeingdevelopedand deployedinfunctionalsilos–theirinteractionwithother criticalfunctionsofthebusinessanafter-thought.Although lessthanideal,interfacesweredevelopedtotransportdata
fromonesystemtothenext–leadingtotheintroductionof middle-wareasaneconomicalmeansof“connecting”the silos.
Atthattime,SAPemergedastheleaderindelivering comprehensive,end-to-endbusinesssolutionsonthemost advancedplatforms.Theyquicklycapturedthemarketand cross-industryadoptioncontinuedtodeliverbestinclass resultstotheircustomers.PeopleSoftwasalsointroduced tothemarketduringthisera,initiallyfocusingonthe payroll/humanresourcesmarket.Theyultimatelystarted developinganddeliveringERPandCRMsystemsaswell.
Changecontinuedtoaccelerateasweb-basedsystemswere introducedwhichimpactedtheeconomicandtechnological dynamicsof“userrequirements,”development, deployment,andcosts.
Throughoutthisevolution,industries,companiesand individualsnotonlydevelopedanincrediblerelianceonthe performanceoftheir“systems,”butforwardthinking organizationssawthisasaquickpathtocompetitive advantage.
Theproblemthenasnow–howdoyouacceleratethevalue ofthetechnologyinvestmenttothebusiness?The technologywaspurchased,licensed,andimplementedto achieveaspecificsetofbusinessbenefits.Whenitcomesto theselargeenterpriseapplicationinvestments,companies conductin-depthevaluationsandbuildbusinesscasesto mapoutexactlywhatresultstheyexpecttorealize.This typicallyinvolvesalookatwhatfinancialandhuman capitalinvestments–timeandmoney–willbeneededto achievesuccesswithaproductaswellasthefinancial, efficiency,andcompetitivegainsthatcomewiththe ongoinguseofthesoftware.
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Surprisingly,manycompaniesaremanagingtheirenterprise applicationprocessesmanually.Thismeanshoursofwhite-
boardmeetingsspenttryingtounderstandexistingbusiness processes.Weeksduringeveryprojectspentwritingtest scriptsthatbreakwhensomethingchanges.Delaysin deliverybecausemanualtestingcan’tkeeppacewith businesschange.Theimplementationandongoing managementofenterpriseapplicationsiscomplex,anda crucialcomponentismakingsurethatend-to-endprocesses work-everytime,everyday.Manualorfirstgeneration testingmeanssystemdowntime,errorsinproduction, wastedtimeandenergyandcompaniesleftopento technologyrisk.
Thebiggerpictureisthatthoseapproachesare fundamentallystandinginthewayofachievingtheresults companiessetouttoachievewithpackagedapps.Howcan youmakethefinancial,productivity,andcompetitivegains
Shoeb Javed, Chief Technology Ofcer, Worksoft, is responsible for the technology strategy, software development, quality assurance and customer support for all Worksoft solutions. As CTO, Shoeb also works with quality assurance and business leaders of some of the largest global Fortune 1000 corporations to help automate testing of complex packaged enterprise applications to speed up project timelines and improve operational efciencies.
thatyouwerecountingonifyour processesaren’tperformingflawlessly?
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AbouttheCompany Worksoftprovidestheworld'sleading automationplatformforenterprise applications.Companiesworldwide relyonWorksoft'sautomatedbusiness processdiscovery,documentation, compliance,testing,riskanalysis,and RPAtosupportcriticalpackaged applications,includingSAP, Salesforce,Oracle,Workday, SuccessFactors,ServiceNowandmore. Ourfifth-generationautomation platformhelpsenterprisesaccelerate innovationandchange,lower technologyrisk,andincrease efficiency.Ourecosystemincludes partnershipswithAccenture,IBM, Cognizant,SAPandourGlobal5000 customersinclude3M,Intel, Microsoft,Siemensandmore.
