Software for Increasing IT Productivity

Speaking of software productivity, Peter Cohan of AOL's Daily Finance recently wrote about how automated software quality measurement improves IT productivity and in turn, business productivity.

Read it here.

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Open source is part of almost every software capability we use today. At the very least libraries, frameworks or databases that get used in mission critical IT systems. In some cases entire systems being build on top of open source foundations. Since we have been benchmarking IT software for years, we thought we would set our sights on some of the most commonly used open source software (OSS) projects. Software Intelligence Report <> Papers

In our 29-criteria evaluation of the static application security testing (SAST) market, we identified the 10 most significant vendors â€” CAST, CA Veracode, Checkmarx, IBM, Micro Focus, Parasoft, Rogue Wave Software, SiteLock, SonarSource, and Synopsys â€” and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each measures up and helps security professionals make the right choice. Forrester Wave: Static Application Security Testing, Q4 2017 Analyst Paper

This study by CAST reveals potential reasons for poor software quality that puts businesses at risk, including clashes with management and little understanding of system architecture. What Motivates Todayâ€™s Top Performing Developers Survey

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