Posts tagged with the "quality" tag

Sometimes it is Rocket Science

Sometimes it is Rocket Science

February 23, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Very often when describing a concept, technique or any way of doing something, you hear people quip, “It’s not rocket science.” While normally this holds true for static analysis of business applications, the difference between the capabilities of the type of automated analysis and measurement offered by CAST versus manual …Read More
Measure IT, Manage IT, Master IT!

Measure IT, Manage IT, Master IT!

January 19, 2010 | Be the first to comment! Kickoff 2010! Every year, the entire company gathers in one physical location to strengthen relationships, forge new ones, and internalize CAST's values and goals. Kickoff 2010 was super! I was delighted to meet some good friends and make many new ones.  The intelligence and creativity of CAST folks is impressive …Read More
Cloud – Is that Something You Might Be Interested In?

Cloud – Is that Something You Might Be Interested In?

October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment Recently, an Australian team studied the performance of the Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Clouds. The results reminded me of Bob on Entourage. The results are not surprising. The on-demand cloud services from these companies "suffer from regular performance and availability issues." Now, not to make too much of this -- we already …Read More
Be Like Usain Bolt – Measure Output

Be Like Usain Bolt – Measure Output

October 18, 2009 | Be the first to comment! In a recent post I wrote about the craziness of just measuring the things you do to build something, without ever measuring the quality of the thing you build. Imagine Michelangelo Buonarroti measuring the force and angle of his blows on stone without any sense of the beauty of the statue …Read More
Do You Feel Lucky? Well, Do Ya?

Do You Feel Lucky? Well, Do Ya?

June 25, 2009 | Be the first to comment! Clint Eastwood said it and Pete Peterson's life story is apparently filled with it, but can luck be quantified? Yes, according to two Business professors, Robert Connolly of the University of North Carolina and Richard Rendleman of Dartmouth. Their work is the subject of a short article in a recent Wall …Read More