Efi Cohen, co-founder of Datorama and CEO of Salesforce Israel’s R&D center, thinks equal representation in tech will foster coexistence.
Most automated QA flow formulas are based on hard-drive based technologies. However, many companies, including most startups, have been moving over to a serverless environment.
In today’s fast-paced software industry, it’s no longer uncommon for a team to consist of remote workers from across the world, or for a project
OK, so it’s probably not going to come as a surprise to you to hear that startups don’t typically have the money around to invest
Both React and Angular are renowned throughout the industry as excellent frameworks. When you take into consideration that both were developed by two of the
By Amir Najjar, Automation Development Lead Working with a large scale Selenium Grid involves a lot of maintenance and support; as a result, it’s
Hello, My name is Adi Bouganim and for the past five years I have been VP of HR in Galil Software. As we work a little differently
You’re probably aware of it already, but the hiring process for in-house developers and engineers is a long, costly process that often seems never-ending. With
Rafi Daskalo Upon encountering stuck transactions in the SQL server (2014) DB, we had to perform some intensive in-depth analysis to uncover the source of
David Zonsheine What’s your R&D ratio of QA engineers / software engineers? The industry standard still ranges from 1/3 to 1/4. This means that an
Part 2: Best practices. Ameen Abu Leil For many companies, the decision to outsource software development makes sense. They might not have the
Deciding to Outsource development? Here’s Your Decision-Making Matrix. Ameen Abu Leil is VP of Galil Software R&D business unit. He builds development groups for a long list
Amir Najjar Automation Developers are often too familiar with what they consider, the annoying maintenance effort, which needs to be done on a regular basis,
David Zonsheine Recently we Talked with some of our customers about QA Automation trends. We were trying to figure out the latest trends of
1. Keep a “prime” instance in a symmetric/elastic cluster. This common happens for singular periodic tasks, special file/api servers, cluster managers. This pattern goes against
As software projects become more complex with teams working in different places across the globe on the same project, test methods are changing rapidly to
Josh Atwell, developer advocate at NetApp, Inc., wants to see more focus on the “Ops” in the DevOps movement. What do YOU think?
Continuous delivery is important today no matter what your stack. Learn here how to do it in the .Net world.
How to ramp up your coverage AND reduce costs An Israeli customer recently approached us after finally discovering the ugly truth – having to manually test
This brief summary outlines recent thoughts about DevOps, Continuous Delivery and the process of developing embedded devices…
Author Mike Kavis breaks down the recently-published, annual State of DevOps report. Read on for his findings.
5 things you really need to know about DevOps It seems like the world and her sister are talking about DevOps these days. Whether it’s the adoption
We crunched 351,799 job openings – here are the languages you need to master to get them…
Continuous feedback is fundamental when it comes to continuous delivery in DevOps. Find out why it’s a best practice for enterprises.
A critical look at the pros and cons of leveraging record and playback test automation…
Testing is, by definition, challenging. If bugs were easy to find, they wouldn’t be there in the first place.
The word Agile has come to be somewhat meaningless, which is why it’s time to move on from it. What do you think?
Although DevOps emphasizes people (and culture) over tools and processes, implementation utilizes technology. As a result, Gartner, Inc. expects strong growth opportunities for DevOps toolsets, with the total for DevOps tools reaching $2.3 billion in 2015, up 21.1 percent from $1.9 billion in 2014. In 2016, DevOps will evolve from a niche strategy employed by large cloud providers to a mainstream strategy employed by 25 percent of Global 2000 organizations.
DevOps’ constant deluge of new functionality undeniably creates a torrential disruption to traditional testing.
The 3 best practices for getting the most from your Agile efforts and your outsourced QA testing…
27 years ago, Brian May of the band Queen, wrote a little song about young person, ambitious and fighting for their goals. It starts like this: “I
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DevOps, as we know it, is dead. Perhaps not many people agree with me, but the age of DevOps is just about over. Then again, perhaps this won’t come as a..
Close to one-third of developers say they are now required to issue releases multiple times a day, new survey shows.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is celebrating its 10th anniversary today. Here are 10 facts about the cloud giant you need to know.
Test automation isn’t quite as automatic as its name suggests. There’s a misconception out there that you can buy a bunch of test automation tools, set them up properly, and walk away without a second thought or worry…
It can be hard to produce reliable, stable UI tests. But these tests come the closest to simulating the actions of a real user, and they help ensure that your product works as a cohesive system.
Google has released a new open source test automation tool for iOS called EarlGrey. EarlGrey is a native iOS UI automation test framework that enables you to write clear, concise tests.
I was working at a financial services software company in the early days of User Interface automation frameworks.
We decided that automating the GUI was the way to go, and immersed in developing the framework and our own tests…
Testing trends for 2016! With 2016 now well and truly here, it’s time to take a look at what we think will be running the
To advance the digital business agenda, QA organizations must break loose from their traditional bug testing shackles and embrace frictionless, full-lifecycle automation and a continuous delivery approach.
Galil Software is 8 years young!!! Today Galil Software celebrates its 8th birthday!!! That’s 8 years of hard work on many, many projects, both big
Testing is an integral part of any successful software project. In software testing, there are two main areas to complete the verification of a product. Keep on reading to find out the differences between the two…
Internet of Things could eventually dwarf phones, tablets and wearables in their reach and number of applications and services. Testing should be considered a priority.
SanDisk team up with Galil Software to open dedicated development center SanDisk, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of flash memory solutions, have teamed up
6 iOS Testing Tools You Need to Know – I’m pulling together some of the notes around iOS mobile testing that I’ve gleaned from research and interviews with …
After decades of talking about test automation, the agile movement suddenly seems to be taking it seriously. You might be wondering what all the buzz is about.
The REAL Challenge of Testing Mobile Apps The amazing growth of mobile technology over the last few years is, to put it simply, mind-blowing. Of
Mobile app development is not easy by any means, but there are a few solvable pain points.
Developers may argue the virtues of their preferred language over another, but the truth is that the best programming language depends on its intended application.
SIX killer reasons to outsource your MVP (Minimum Viable Product) You may well have sweated blood planning and designing your product to get it to
A great survey on the usage and popularity of Selenium The guys at Tellurium, who provide Web-based automated testing services, recently conducted a survey on the current
Our 2015 CI Survey: The Results In our never-ending quest to keep tabs on the ever-developing software world, we like to throw out surveys and
FIVE awesome reasons to keep your R&D outsourcing in Israel If you’ve been sitting on the fence recently about whether or not to outsource your
A quick walkthrough for those of you looking for more details on Selenium Grid and how to work with cloud-based solutions…
Jenkins vs. TeamCity As we all know, almost every company uses a continuous integration tool for various areas of their product. But what is CI
FOUR key ways in which outsourcing can align with HR goals Let’s face it, for those of you in the HR industry, successfully managing your
The ONLY way to truly maintain your legacy software… OK, we’re sure we’re hitting a nerve here when we utter the words “legacy software”…but don’t
QA Automation: Analyzing test results with Selenium Reports So I’ve built my automation framework, developed my tests and ran them. What now? How do I
Why customer support is so so crucial for SaaS vendors… If you’re anything like the SaaS companies we’ve partnered with, we can probably guess that
If you’re thinking “Legacy software maintenance – ARRRGGHHH!”, this article might just get you smiling again… When you quietly utter the words “legacy software” to
Google Test Automation Conference – October 29, 2014 See on Scoop.it – QA Automation News Channel The Google Test Automation Conference (GTAC) is an annual
The Test Automation Era: Can we kiss manual testing goodbye? This is an excellent post about the seemingly magic powers of the new industry leader
FIVE awesome ways Dilbert spells it out for those of us in the QA industry! In these times of trouble (in Israel things are a
How the heck do I choose the right web development framework? It’s a question we often get asked, and hey, perfectly legitimate for directors and
What exactly is Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing – and why should I bother with either of them? Here at Galil Software, we’re widely acknowledged
FIVE Holy Commandments for Automation Agile Testers OK, so your organization is thinking of implementing Agile and QA Automation (Gawd bless them!). Start getting excited
Tools we’ve been working with: Sikuli With a wide range of tools and resources at our disposal, and with experience in working with many others,
Diversifying your talent pool’s resources With an ever-developing technological world, the demand on your talent pool is ever-increasing. We’re taking a wild stab in the
Getting the BEST out of Agile with your Remote Team (PART II) OK, so hopefully you’ve already read Part I (if not, click here); Now
Getting the BEST out of Agile with your Remote Team (PART I) We touched previously on the successful implementation of Agile with your outsourcing team
Keys to Success and Increased Productivity with a Remote / Distributed R&D team The decision to create a remote or distributed R&D team can often
FOUR common QA Automated Testing mistakes we’ll help you avoid Once you’ve decided to go down the road of automated testing, be aware that it’s
Selenium Web Test Automation Framework Best Practices See on Scoop.it – QA Automation I would like to know your comments on best practices developing web
Five signs you’re not agile; you’re actually mini-waterfall See on Scoop.it – QA Automation I’ve noticed a lot of projects call themselves agile when in
Testing Automation for Mobile Apps With the mobile app industry growing at an ever increasing rate, the testing process for mobile apps has also had
Exploring the QA Automation market in Israel Q1 2013 In Q1 2013, we conducted research on the latest trends and direction of QA automation, one of
How to successfully run remote Agile testing with an outsourcing team Agile testing has become a crucial part of the production process for many companies today.
How to choose the right Software Outsourcing Partner (Part 2) Continuing on from our previous post, which introduced the basic factors behind choosing the right
How to choose the right Software Outsourcing Partner (Part 1) The choice to outsource is never an easy one for most R&D executives. However, due
