The January 2021 Issue of the Demix Best Practice Magazine

Automating Configuration Management for DevOps Test Environments by Capgemini. Main Author: Renu Rajani, Vice president, Capgemini India. Contributing Author: Manish Goyal, Senior Manager; Capgemini India.

Article: Automating Configuration Management for DevOps Test Environments by Capgemini.Main Author: Renu Rajani, Vice president, Capgemini India.Contributing Author: Manish Goyal, Senior Manager; Capgemini India. https://www.capgemini.com Configuration management represents a key challenge when implementing a robust test environment management framework on cloud. (1) BackgroundThe transformation of business to a customer-centric digital ecosystem, coupled with the advent of agile- […]

How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Decision-Making For Businesses by Dan Sincavage.

Article: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Decision-Making For Businesses by Dan Sincavage. https://www.tenfold.com From The Terminator to Blade Runner, pop culture has always leaned towards a chilling depiction of artificial intelligence (AI) and our future with AI at the helm. Recent headlines about Facebook panicking because their AI bots developed a language of their own have us […]

An Introduction to Digital Records Management by Haris Hamidovic.

Article: An Introduction to Digital Records Management by Haris Hamidovic. https://www.isaca.orgTo support the continuing flow of business, comply with the regulatory environment and provide necessary accountability, organizations should create and maintain authentic, reliable and usable records, and protect the integrity of those records for as long as required.Organizations are increasingly reliant on information communications technology (ICT) as […]

Applying Configuration Management to Agile Teams By Mario Moreira.

Article: Applying Configuration Management to Agile Teams By Mario Moreira. https://www.cmcrossroads.com Summary:A variety of agile software development methods and practices have now been around for a solid ten years and existed for at least another ten years prior. Configuration management (CM) for agile development has now been discussed since the turn of the century. So what are […]

DAR – How to find a better option when you have multiple solutions for a given problem? by Sandeep Jain.

Article: DAR – How to find a better option when you have multiple solutions for a given problem? by Sandeep Jain. www.agilechamps.com “You must choose … but choose wisely” Your decisions play a critical to make or break your future. The company you choose, the girl or guy you marry, the house you buy, the career […]

DECISION ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION PROCESS By a client of The Process Group (By Neil Potter and Mary Sakry)

Article: DECISION ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION PROCESS By a client of The Process Group (By Neil Potter and Mary Sakry) www.processgroup.com One of the Process Areas (PA’s) in the CMMI* is Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR). This PA is intended to ensure that critical decisions are made in a systematic way and to provide a record of […]

Configuration Management Tools by MITRE.

Article: Configuration Management Tools by MITRE. https://www.mitre.org Definition: Webster defines a tool as “something regarded as necessary to the performance of one’s occupation or professional task. [Words are the tools of my trade.]” Configuration Management (CM) tools come in several forms. For systems engineers and their sponsors, these tools include best practice methodologies, standards, documentation, managed […]

What is resource management? by Kirsten Bird.

Article: What is resource management? by Kirsten Bird. www.apm.org.ukResource management is acquiring, allocating and managing the resources, such as individuals and their skills, finances, technology, materials, machinery and natural resources required for a project. Resource management ensures that internal and external resources are used effectively on time and to budget. Resources may be obtained internally from […]