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Neil A. Chaudhuri
Digital Government
Struggling with Scrum? Try Kanban for IT projects
IT managers struggling with the rigor of Scrum should focus on optimizing workflow directly and give Kanban a try.
Infrastructure
Why DevOps is good for government
When developers and operations staff work closely to continuously deploy and monitor applications they reduce the waste from hand offs and build quality – key motivators for agile and lean methodology.
Digital Government
Should APIs be free from copyright?
The Supreme Court is considering a decision involving Google and Oracle that would allow a form of copyright on application programming interfaces.
Infrastructure
How to put the Digital Playbook into action
The administration’s U.S. Digital Services Playbook outlines 13 “plays,” or high-level practices for effective applications. Here’s how government IT managers can move those plays into the field.
Cybersecurity
6 ways to build in security
The cost and technical challenge of adding security to complex systems after the fact are prohibitive. Here are some steps developers and managers can take to build security into new software applications.
Digital Government
4 technologies that changed software development
Understanding the impact of four revolutionary technologies will help IT managers and developers consider new ways to attack their own problems and build better software faster.
Infrastructure
Do you speak Hadoop? What you need to know to get started.
Even though some government agencies have built Hadoop solutions, it remains a source of confusion to many. In order to assess its potential, first learn the basics.
Digital Government
When to move beyond relational databases
While RDBMSs will always be robust and powerful, consider document and graph databases to make applications easier to develop and faster to run.
Digital Government
A trip through the Ozone
Long a proponent of big data analytics, the intelligence community has worked with private contractors and the Government Open Source Software Board to build the Ozone Widget Framework.
Digital Government
Relief for integration headaches
Making incompatible technologies play nice isn't easy. Here are some ways to address integration challenges.
Digital Government
Testing 1-2-3: Open-source tools to ensure quality applications
Developers, testers and domain experts can work together to leverage a combination of open-source tools, automation and discipline to build quality into their applications from the start.
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