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A Guide to Branching and Merging Patterns

Software configuration management (SCM) practices are at the forefront of managing a process for a development team. Choosing the correct branching pattern can either make a good development team great, or cause confusion and pain for the development team. In this white paper, AccuRev explores:

- The underlying reasons and goals for creating branches
- Branching pattern options and how they apply to today's development practices
- The tools a team needs to have in place in order to branch and merge efficiently

Top 5 Software Development Process Challenges

A process framework is a combination of project management, technical practices, and supporting tools. The tools and practices have a profound effect on the day-to-day life of a developer and have either helped or hindered development teams deliver software. This paper from AccuRev explores the top 5 process development challenges that software development teams face today and focuses on a series of best practices and techniques for development teams looking to improve their software development process.

Software Configuration Management Best Practices

Software configuration management (SCM) comprises of factors such as compliance, workflow, security, process management, code review, build management and team work. An important piece of any software development process, SCM practices define for development teams how software will be developed and eventually released. Teams can maximize their effectiveness by applying best practices that enable rapid delivery. This white paper introduces the five SCM best practices that are essential for software development success

Better Cash Flow Management: Recession-Proof Your Business

Cash is the lifeblood of most small to mid-sized organizations. So why rely on error-prone spreadsheets for forecasting cash flow and risk making the wrong decisions? This white paper explores what a best-in-class budgeting and planning application could offer in the spreadsheet's place.

Centage/IOMA Budgeting Survey: Benchmarks and Issues

How are other financial professionals dealing with the issues you face? This report offers you an inside peak into what the minds at over 200 financial executives are thinking and doing to impact their own bottom line.

Deliver Cost-Effective Business Continuity with Extreme Capacity

IBM DB2 provides application cluster transparency technology that equips organizations running OLTP applications with the ability to deliver high availability and continuous uptime for transactional data, plus the flexibility and capacity they need to remain competitive.

IBM Synchronizes its Commerce 2.0 Strategy with 'Smarter Commerce' Initiative

IDC Insight highlights the important elements of the IBM Smarter Commerce announcement and looks at the implications of the announcement in the context of a powerful movement

Best Practice Guide "Taking a Proactive Approach to Patch Management"

Outline best practices that can be implemented to ensure your organization can address security proactively, rather than having to react and use valuable resources when viruses, malware or worms attack.

Broker-Dealer Case Study: Reduced Compliance Burden with Perimeter's Message Archive

Reduced Compliance Burden with Perimeter's Message Archive.

How End User Experience Affects Your Bottom Line

This white paper explains the business impact of application performance and why end-user experience is the ultimate measure of an application's success. It outlines why applications often perform poorly - especially as they are used across multiple platforms and devices, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and hand-held scanners. Finally, this paper sheds light on how companies are successfully managing their applications, and how businesses such as yours can ensure optimal application performance.

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