Five ways to reduce technical debt

Cloud Applications Digest A roundup of this week’s cloud applications and development content |March 27, 2017 FEATURED STORY Five ways to reduce technical debt, rework costs in Agile, DevOps By Jan Stafford, Executive Editor Learn five ways to reduce technical debt and the high cost of rework in Agile and DevOps software development. Five software pros share their best practices. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com) Advertisement NEWS   A closer look at the features in NGINX Plus R12 NGINX Plus is now available and brings notable changes to the functionality it provides for both app development and operations teams. Here, we look at five major changes. (SearchMicroservices.com)   Can IBM Bluemix and Microsoft Xamarin mobile cloud services coexist? Microsoft's acquisition of Xamarin forced a change in strategy within IBM, and that turned out to be a good thing for IBM's Bluemix and Mobile cloud platforms. (SearchCloudApplications.com) EXPERT ADVICE   You need a transformation roadmap -- once you learn what it is For all its power, cloud and mobile technology cannot succeed if its features are a poor match for a business's digital transformation needs. Transformation mapping can help. (SearchCloudApplications.com)   Key functions to look for in an API management platform API management platforms offer a range of tools. Learn why user support, usability and implementation services should be the most important items to look for. (SearchMicroservices.com)   What are the benefits of integrating a CI tool with Docker? If you're moving toward DevOps, consider the benefits of integrating a CI tool with Docker. Learn why this step is necessary and how best to go about integration steps. (SearchMicroservices.com)   What you need to know about software testing automation A new generation of scriptless automation tools promises to make it possible for nearly anyone to create automated testing, without ever touching a line of code. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Cloud Application Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Data Center and Virtualization Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.