Secure APIs are the secret to sound appdev

Cloud Applications Digest A roundup of this week’s cloud applications and development content |July 24, 2017 FEATURED STORY Sound application development rests with secure APIs in the cloud By SearchCloudApplications.com contributors and staff This new handbook probes potential API security risks and puts forth a number of best practices for maintaining a secure, managed environment. (SearchCloudApplications.com) Advertisement NEWS   Meet James, the new QA on the team -- he's also a virtual robot In a DevOps world full of automated software testing, things are about to get even more interesting. James is a virtual robot designed to handle CX QA -- for $5 an hour. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com)   Microsoft urges partners to use DevOps opportunities Addressing business partners at Inspire, Microsoft and DORA drove home the importance of DevOps and the need for Microsoft business partners to display DevOps expertise. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Why it's time to implement secure API best practices APIs are everywhere, and that's just one reason they're so difficult to keep secure. Expert Tom Nolle outlines a detailed, multipart security strategy. (SearchCloudApplications.com)   Weigh business value when choosing legacy app migration candidates Which applications should be migrated, refactored or rewritten? And which should be put out of their misery altogether? (SearchCloudApplications.com)   Will automated software testing eliminate my job soon? With more companies moving to DevOps the push for automating software testing is strong. Expert Gerie Owen explains how to navigate this career challenge. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com)   Improved application performance management tools help simplify DevOps As more organization take a DevOps approach to continuous delivery, many find that new app performance management tools help. (TheServerSide.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.