Deployability is a non-functional requirement that addresses how reliably and easily software can be deployed from development into the production environment. For desktop (client-side) software, deployability addresses the installation and update mechanisms that may be built into the software itself. For server-side software, deployability is addressed through the system architecture and the deploy process. The […]
I recently attended two seminars at the ICE 2006 Technology Conference in Edmonton thanks to my employer CGI. I enjoyed both presentations and regret not attending more. I was able to pull some useful tips and ideas from each seminar that resonated with me.
The first session was Lessons for Risk Management Taken from the […]
Unrestrained complexity is a critical limiting factor in producing working software. The more complex a system, the more it will cost to create and operate and the less reliable it will be. Yet the bane of complexity is largely ignored by the IT industry. Software vendors, competing on the basis of feature sets, are constantly […]
