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TestBash 2.0 was a terrific event organized by the Software Testing Club: Ministry of Testing back on March 22, 2013 They have posted videos of all the talks . My talk, Do It In Production - Testing Where It Counts can be viewed below   ….And the...

Found this article which substantiates the previous one on Windows Blue The first glimpse of how this plan might come together was unveiled two weeks ago, and was termed the codename "Blue," - a plan promising to roll out more frequent and more...

Microsoft (being an Evil Empire™ and all) doesn't get credit for a lot of changes that you do not explicitly notice, but make a real difference. For example there has been a program to "destroy all robot language" in several Microsoft products...

You may have heard of Microsoft “Blue” or “Windows Blue”.  I will not give you any inside information (as I simply do not have it), but here I found a good definition of what Blue is “Blue, according to these guys, is not the code name for a new...

As you may know, I recently gave a presentation on Testing in Production at TestBash 2.0 . The videos from this event will be available in 1-2 weeks, and I will post the link here when available. In my talk I discussed how high volume unstructured data...

Somewhat often I get someone who hears what I have to say about Testing in Production (TiP), but thinks it will be a hard-sell to their management or peers with that name.  So I will propose using a name like Monitoring for Quality or Post-Deployment...

TestBash 2.0 will be Friday March 22, 2013 in Brighton England Sure you get to hear me speak about Testing in Production (TiP) and Data-Driven Quality Assessment, but there is an all-star line-up of speakers – a full day’s worth so you’ll...

Previously I explored if we could substantiate the rumor that the new Microsoft logo colors each represented a distinct product or business group within Microsoft The Four Colors of the New Microsoft Company Logo Has this been substantiated?...

  If you are interested in hearing my popular STPCon talk ( last delivered in October ) A to Z Testing in Production: Industry Leading Techniques to Leverage Big Data for Quality …then you have one more chance to see it online. Just sign up for the...

    If you would like to hear the sound of my voice, Mark Tomlinson was kind enough to interview me at STPCon, you can hear that here .

  Monitoring : What Ops does, using data from production + Testing : What Test Does = TestOps , augmenting the signal for assessing quality with Big Data More details on TestOps here Big Data is often defined by the three V’s Volume Velocity Variability...

Download the Slide Deck: PPT PDF The folks at STPCon had asked me to give an encore presentation of my March 2012 talk A to Z Testing in Production: TiP Methodologies, Techniques, and Examples . The new talk has some substantial updates including more...

This ad, recruiting software testers for Microsoft, ran in 1985 As a Software Tester you will design execute and document tests of application software. You will generate test scripts and automatic test packages. This is a challenging and highly...

Oracle is having a Cloud Computing Career Fair . If you go be sure to ask them What the Hell is Cloud Computing ? In 2008 Oracle CEO Larry Ellison shared his views on Cloud Computing, mocking the fact that it was nothing new and only a marketing term...

In a previous blog post I talked about the introduction of the new Microsoft Logo. Another source on the web (sorry, cannot remember where) has pointed out that each of the 4 colors in the new company logo represents a division or product line...

Today Microsoft has launched a new Logo and it looks like this: (hey, if you are going to any of the logos on this page, then be sure you know and follow the legal guidelines on using logos ) The symbol on the left has actually been in use for...

Just had a piece published in The Testing Planet on Testing in the Cloud The Cloud enables new tools and methodologies for testing your product whether the product itself is hosted in the cloud or not. Learn about Test in Cloud, Canary Deployment, Synthetic...

  Summary of the AWS Service Event in the US East Region ...from Amazon < http://aws.amazon.com/message/67457/ >   The event was triggered during a large scale electrical storm which swept through the Northern Virginia area   Though...

The interview is here . uTest is a company well aligned with my philosophies.  Those of you that have heard me prattle on about Testing in Production , the Big-Data pipe for services, and TestOps will immediately see the connection to uTest and what...

The folks at STPCon have asked me to give an encore presentation of my March 2012 talk A to Z Testing in Production: TiP Methodologies, Techniques, and Examples .  The new talk will have some updates, and I plan to focus more on the use of Big-Data...

2012 Download PDF Download PPT 2011 (prior version) Download PDF Download PPT Co-presented with Ken Johnston Leaping into “The Cloud”: Rewards, Risks, and Mitigations Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:30 PM The cloud has rapidly gone from “that thing I should...

Feelin’ the love from the tech and business press…. is Microsoft entering a new golden age? Fast Company How Corporations Are Helping To Solve The Education Crisis GigaOm 6 signs Microsoft has got its mojo back Business Insider Don't Look Now, But Microsoft...

Download the Slide Deck PPT PDF Listen to the audio (requires free registration with STP – they’re good folks, so go ahead and register) A to Z Testing in Production: TiP Methodologies, Techniques, and Examples Testing in production (TiP) is a set of...

I’ve written two three pieces on TestOps that just happened to get published at almost the same time: 1. A shorter overview, Quality in the Cloud: The new Role of TestOps , for Software Test Professionals online. 2. And a more detailed...

  Matt Heusser was kind enough to invite me to speak on his This Week in Software Testing Podcast.  Of course the topic was TiP ! The show is here It requires you sign up with good folks at STP (Software Test Professionals), but it’s free. When...