AI will change your future
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 by Richard Harris
Artificial intelligence is here to stay, along with all its controversies, questions and ambiguity. It is rising in the workplace and changing the way we work. Many researchers have looked at potential downsides, but few have looked at the upsides.
We interviewed three Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members with expertise in different ac...
AI developer tools and build cycles in 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 by Austin Harris
Devang Shah, Vice President and Practice Leader for Cloud Technologies at WinWire Technologies Inc., offers his insights into the transformative shifts expected in software development by 2025. In this article, he shares his predictions on emerging trends such as AI integration, DevOps evolution, and the rise of low-code platforms, highlighting the skills developers wil...
Top growth areas for developers in 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025 by Freeman Lightner
There are many ways artificial intelligence can assist developers today, from helping to streamline the development process by instantly detecting and fixing errors to summarizing code and generating documentation. A recent survey corroborated that 76% of developers are using or planning to use AI coding tools. Respondents cited several benefits for using AI such as inc...
Multi agent apps will drive the adoption of distributed frameworks
Monday, January 6, 2025 by Richard Harris
As multi-agent systems evolve, Abhishek Gupta, Principal Data Scientist at Talentica Software, highlights three pivotal trends shaping the future of AI-driven workflows. The rise of sophisticated, resource-intensive agents will necessitate distributed frameworks for scalability and resilience. Machine learning innovation will shift toward agent-driven solutions, streaml...
AI automation to simplify developers roles in 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025 by Richard Harris
As we look ahead to 2025, Sacha Labourey, co-founder of CloudBees, predicts that AI automation will revolutionize developer roles. Shifting from task automation to full workflow management, AI will simplify developers' workloads, streamline security and compliance tasks, and reduce inefficiencies caused by fragmented tools. Labourey emphasizes the importance of unif...
European enterprises rapidly deploying AI technology
Monday, December 30, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
European enterprises are rapidly deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies, with 92% of organizations having implemented these solutions over the last two years, according to new research from Digitate, a leading provider of AI-powered software for IT and business operations. However, the report, titled ‘The Race to Outpace: How AI and Aut...
Software security in 2025 - Four encouraging trends
Thursday, December 26, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
The good news is that over the last few years software development organizations have embraced their role in ensuring the security of their applications in the face of ever-increasing threats to their organizations. The bad news is that they are struggling with how to protect code without overburdening developers, slowing down releases, and generally hindering innovatio...
Java development testing tool Diffblue Cover Developer Edition
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 by Richard Harris
Diffblue released a new edition of its flagship product, Diffblue Cover. Diffblue Cover: Developer Edition meets the unique needs of individual Java developers and small teams, offering an accessible solution for AI-driven, continuous unit testing to drive efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
Diffblue Cover is widely adopted by medium-to-large enterprises &ndash...
ABBYY purpose built AI center
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 by Richard Harris
ABBYY previewed a suite of new innovative capabilities for purpose-built AI that empower businesses to simplify success and accelerate ROI in their automation initiatives. These include Phoenix, a multi-modal approach to zero-shot learning leveraging small language models, purpose-built for document tasks, a Secure Large Language Model (LLM) Gateway,...
GenAI assistant Tricentis qTest Copilot lands from Tricentis
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 by Richard Harris
Tricentis announced the expansion of its test management and analytics platform, Tricentis qTest, with the launch of Tricentis qTest Copilot. The latest addition to its suite of generative AI-powered Tricentis Copilot solutions, qTest Copilot harnesses the power of generative AI to simplify and accelerate test case generation, allowing for greater test coverage and high...
Power of spreadsheets across industries
Thursday, November 7, 2024 by Austin Harris
In an era where digital tools are evolving at an unprecedented pace, the humble spreadsheet remains a steadfast ally in various fields. Despite the proliferation of specialized software designed to cater to specific needs, spreadsheets continue to be an indispensable part of the professional toolkit. Frederick O’Brien eloquently captures this sentiment, noting tha...
AI in retail explored
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
In the rapidly evolving world of retail, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force. With industries increasingly adopting AI technologies, the retail sector is poised to follow suit. Yet, the impact of AI on retail operations remains a topic of debate among consumers and business owners alike. To shed light on this issue, we delve into the histo...
GenAI quality engineering advancements revealed in new report
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 by Austin Harris
OpenText, in collaboration with Capgemini and Sogeti (part of the Capgemini Group), recently announced the findings of the 16th edition of the World Quality Report, "New Futures in Focus." The report reveals significant developments in Quality Engineering (QE), with a growing emphasis on the integration of Generative AI (Gen AI) and a notable shift in the skil...
AI co-pilot launched by Camunda
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 by Austin Harris
Camunda, the leader in process orchestration, has announced new “out-of-the-box” automation capabilities to help organizations save time and money by removing automation silos. The addition of Camunda RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and Camunda IDP (Intelligent Document Processing) alongside new AI features makes it easier for organizations to build and sca...
Developers threatened by DOJ proposals says Google
Monday, October 21, 2024 by Richard Harris
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part of its lawsuit regarding search distribution. This marks the beginning of a lengthy process, and Google plans to respond in detail to the DOJ's ultimate proposals as it prepares its case in court next year. However, concerns have arisen that the DOJ is signaling ...
Load testing engine from SmartBear added to its TestComplete tool
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
SmartBear has integrated the load testing engine of LoadNinja into its award-winning automated testing tool, TestComplete. Testers can now re-use their functional tests and run them as a load test in a single workflow, optimizing efficiency and productivity, enhancing test coverage, and reducing costs – solving the pain of needing point solutions to run a complete...
Impacts of AI revealed in TestRail report
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 by Richard Harris
TestRail announced its latest report, “Exploring the Impact of AI in QA.” Based on the QA industry’s first AI-focused research survey, this comprehensive report draws on insights from over 1,000 QA professionals and aims to cut through the hype surrounding artificial intelligence, offering a clear and accurate picture of how QA teams are adopting, plan...
Software developer incubator program from Pega expands globally
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
Pegasystems Inc., the enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, recently announced an expansion of its Pega University Program to find and cultivate new Pega-certified professionals with promising employment opportunities upon program completion. Building off its initial success in India, the Pega University Program will provide clie...
Off-the-shelf intelligent automation beats custom ECM monitoring
Monday, October 14, 2024 by Austin Harris
The accumulation of digital information is overwhelming, and the reliance on increasing access must be recognized. The danger in this climate is that storage capacity can be quickly consumed if structured and unstructured data are not adequately managed. More storage can lead to more costs and complexity - especially regarding compliance mandates. On top of that, more t...
PDF Editor Foxit now supported on PCs powered by Snapdragon
Saturday, October 12, 2024 by Richard Harris
Foxit announced that its Foxit PDF Editor and Editor Pro with AI Assistant are now natively supported on PCs powered by Snapdragon processors. This integration will provide commercial and consumer PC customers with greatly enhanced performance and capabilities - such as those customers working with PDF files on Dell Technologies' latest devices powere...
Automation product Skyvia released
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
Skyvia has announced the successful completion of the beta phase and the official release of the Automation product. This tool is designed to automate workflows and processes, helping organizations save time and resources while driving increased business efficiency. The new functionality enables users to build event-driven automation workflows, seamlessly integrating da...
Cloud lifecycle optimization solution lands from CloudBolt
Monday, October 7, 2024 by Richard Harris
CloudBolt, the Cloud ROI Company, recently unveiled its CloudBolt Platform built to deliver Augmented FinOps - what some analysts refer to as a "3rd-generation FinOps solution." Ultimately leveraging AI/ML-informed insights and intelligent automation, the CloudBolt Platform is designed to drive complete cloud lifecycle optimization, enabling organizations...
Copilot in Excel with Python announced by Microsoft
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
The next wave of Microsoft 365 Copilot is being launched, uniting web, work, and Pages as a new design system for knowledge work.
First, Copilot Pages is introduced as a dynamic, persistent canvas designed for multiplayer AI collaboration, marking the first new digital artifact for the AI age.
Second, enhancements to Copilot in the Microsoft 365 apps are being rap...
Future of work strategy revealed by IBM-Oracle study
Friday, September 20, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
The world of work is undergoing a significant transformation due to rapid advancements in AI and automation. As a result, business leaders are reevaluating their workforce strategies to get ahead in this changing landscape. A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, in partnership with Oracle, reveals the top concerns facing surveyed executives around...
Future of software development and AI explored in new survey
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
As the reach of artificial intelligence (AI) expands, IT leaders are exploring new use cases for technology used throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), according to a new survey launched today titled "AI in software development: Exploring opportunities and uncertainties" by OutSystems, a global leader transforming how companies innovate thr...
OCI GenAI Agents from Oracle
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
Oracle recently announced the general availability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI (GenAI) Agents with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) capabilities and enhanced Oracle AI innovations that help customers turn their data into a competitive advantage by making it easier to apply AI to real-world business operations.
OCI GenAI Agents from Oracle
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6 step QA approach published by Info-Tech Research Group
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 by Richard Harris
As organizations integrate Agile, DevOps, automation, and AI into their development workflows, they encounter unique challenges in maintaining high software quality. To address these issues, Info-Tech Research Group has published a blueprint that provides actionable steps for consistently delivering exceptional software. The research emphasizes the need for IT leaders t...
Lifecycle management AI Platform released by ClearML
Monday, August 26, 2024 by Austin Harris
ClearML, the solution for unleashing AI in the enterprise, announced the launch of its expansive end-to-end AI Platform, designed to streamline AI adoption and the entire development lifecycle. This unified, open-source platform supports every phase of AI development, from lab to production, allowing organizations to leverage any model, dataset, or architecture at scale...
Madden NFL MCS 25 to be hosted on Challengermode
Thursday, August 22, 2024 by Austin Harris
Esports platform Challengermode has been selected as the platform to operate all the online competitions for the Madden NFL 25 Championship Series (MCS). With six tournaments and more than $1.7 million USD on the line, the MCS delivers elite football esports action on the virtual gridiron from August through February.
Beginning on August 14th, eligible Madden NFL 25 ...
IT Assistant launches from Info-Tech Research Group
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
Info-Tech Research Group has officially launched its chatbot, which is driven by generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), "IT Assistant." The new feature provides seamless assistance on the firm's website to all of its members. IT Assistant offers an intuitive conversational interface that helps users discover precise and relevant research content and ...
GenAI cybersecurity assistant lands from IBM
Friday, August 16, 2024 by Freeman Lightner
IBM recently announced the introduction of generative AI capabilities to its managed Threat Detection and Response Services utilized by IBM Consulting analysts to advance and streamline security operations for clients. Built on IBM's watsonx data and AI platform, the new IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Assistant is designed to accelerate and improve the identification,...
Outsystems automation solution to unify data
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 by Austin Harris
OutSystems announced Workflows, a business process modeling and workflow automation solution. OutSystems Workflows simplifies mission-critical workflow applications and boosts IT and business collaboration. The tool is built for businesses looking to break free from legacy BPM (Business Process Management) solutions that require countless high-code customizations, ...
Miniaturized AI solution from ASUS
Thursday, August 8, 2024 by Austin Harris
Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly transforming industries, with the potential to create entirely new content, from crafting hyper-realistic product prototypes to generating innovative marketing campaigns. However, a significant hurdle exists: unleashing the true power of GenAI often requires access to bulky workstations or cloud resources.
ASUS NUC 14 Pro+: Miniaturiz...
MarkLogic FastTrack UI toolkit from Progress
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 by Austin Harris
Progress, the provider of AI-powered infrastructure software, recently announced the availability of MarkLogic FastTrack, a UI toolkit for building data- and search-driven applications to visually explore complex connected data stored in the Progress MarkLogic platform. Applications built with the MarkLogic FastTrack UI toolkit help data users, analysts, ...
Data analytics trends shared by Oxylabs
Thursday, July 25, 2024 by Richard Harris
Rytis Ulys discusses future trends in data analytics and business intelligence, including digitization, the rise of big data, and the impact of generative AI models. These advancements are leading to data democratization, allowing non-specialists to engage with data analysis through tools like “text to SQL” products. Ulys also highlights the need f...
