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Most flaws in software result in quality problems that can lead to security vulnerabilities. However, incremental changes in functional and quality testing can lead to improved software quality and security while also reducing costs.

Organizations that implement big data solutions should be applauded for wanting to make better use of their data. All too often, though, initial enthusiasm fades as highly touted big data implementations miss their targets for return on investment.

DevOps is one of the most nebulous and under-defined terms in today’s information technology landscape. Simply asking five technologists to define DevOps will likely result in seven different definitions.

To know something is to understand it. That’s especially true with cloud computing, where there are valid, quantifiable, and ROI-justifiable reasons to transition to the cloud beyond the fact that everybody else is doing it.

Aircraft connectivity will create opportunities in the cockpit to improve real-time decision-making and flight-crew operations and in the cabin to enhance the passenger experience. That was the all-around consensus of aerospace executives at the recent Global Connected Aircraft Summit in Arlington, VA, where most viewed the connected aircraft as a game changer for aircraft and aircrew operations, the flying public, and airspace operations.

Enterprise cloud implementations are most effective when they run secure and stay secure, meaning that processes are in place to validate architecture for security and maintain security levels as threats evolve, as well as facilitate redundant operations for disaster recovery or business continuity.

Architecting a secure and compliant cloud that doesn’t hinder the “ilities” that justify return on investment is one of the key challenges for InfoSec specialists, developers, and cloud architects. The primary cloud “ilities” are securability, reliability, availability, scalability, recoverability, usability, extensibility, and interoperability. The sum of these drive agility for the organization.

The future airline travel experience won’t be one of seatback monitors and pre-loaded inflight movies. Rather, the passenger experience at 35,000 feet will become the center of a digital ecosystem where they can stream TV and film, play games, text and chat, email documents while taking a virtual video meeting, and book a hotel room and dinner reservation while en route.

Cloud architecture offers retailers security and compliance via a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, where the third-party cloud vendor provides users with access to industry leading applications—freeing them from software licensing, updating, and costly manpower-intensive on-premise systems.

Breaches and data theft seem all too common today, and sadly all too easy. Customers can be severely impacted, penalties can be significant, and the news cycle can be merciless. This is forcing organizations to think beyond their existing controls and evolve their security operations to mitigate the loss of the perimeter and counter sophisticated attack vectors. Fortunately, there is a new, transformative approach to cybersecurity that can help.

To effect successful change at the organizational level, you must also lead change at the individual level. That’s not to say that the technical management of change isn’t important. It surely is, as that is where you design, develop, and deliver the change using all the project management tools available to you. However, your organizational change management undertaking will fail to produce the intended benefit if it isn’t embraced and adopted by your people.

Functional requirements in software development are obligatory because they define what the application does and satisfy system use cases. How the application goes about doing that—the so-called nonfunctional requirements—can be more important, however, because they determine constraints and restrictions on the design of any system. Nonfunctional requirements address an application’s scalability, extensibility, stability, security, reliability, and availability for the user.

Automated machine learning is arguably the fastest, most efficient way for aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and maintainers to accurately predict when parts will fail and position replacements where needed. This improves operational performance for rotorcraft and fixed-wing fleets while reducing costs for civil and military operators.

Customer experience (CX) is how clients perceive their interactions with your brand. By investing in creative and digital services, organizations can vastly improve their CX. There are a variety of prominent trends driving this need ranging from maintaining multiple, complex communication channels to reaching minimum viable product milestones, and all while keeping pace with evolving customer demands.

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