iTKO Webinar Archive: The 4 Catalysts for Optimizing Enterprise Software Development and Testing
An iTKO Best Practices Webinar featuring Cognizant
May 27, 2010 10:00 am, Central Daylight Time
May 27, 2010 11:00 am, Eastern Daylight Time
May 27, 2010 8:30 pm, India Time
Enterprise applications are becoming increasingly complex and distributed. Newer software delivery approaches such as Cloud, SOA, BPM and Agile methodologies offer increased flexibility and agility. However, IT organizations become reactive when feeling the heat of increased software failures, delayed timelines and mounting costs. By mapping out the right mix of virtualization and testing tools, and choosing best practices built for today's applications, the software lifecycle can be optimized. Critical IT functionality can be delivered on time and under budget. This webinar highlights 4 primary catalysts that can proactively optimize software development and testing.
Learn how Cognizant and iTKO are helping customers address software risks, to achieve higher quality, faster time-to-market, and lower costs in this webinar:
Speakers
Sumithra Gomatam, Global Head, Testing Services - Cognizant
Sumithra is the Business Leader of Cognizant's Testing Services practice and the Indian Business Unit of Cognizant. She has over 22 years of experience in the IT industry. Her experience spans key functions such as corporate strategy, customer relationship management, business development, delivery management and operations management. Sumithra took on the leadership role of the testing practice in 2005 and under her leadership; the practice has grown phenomenally over the years. Today, with over 12000 career testers, Cognizant's testing practice is well acclaimed in the industry and has established itself as one of the fastest growing practices in Cognizant.
John Michelsen, iTKO's Founder and Chief Scientist
John has over fifteen years of experience as a technical leader at all organization levels, designing, developing, and managing large-scale, object-oriented solutions in traditional and network architectures. He is the chief architect of iTKO's LISA automated testing product and a leading industry advocate for software quality.
Before forming iTKO, Michelsen was Director of Development at Trilogy Inc., and VP of Development at AGENCY.COM. He has been titled Chief Technical Architect at companies like Raima, Sabre, and Xerox while performing as a consultant. Through work with clients like Cendant Financial, Microsoft, American Airlines, Union Pacific and Nielsen Market Research, John has deployed solutions using technologies from the mainframe to the handheld device.
Satish Thiagarajan, AVP, Testing Services - Cognizant
Satish brings in 18+ years of industry experience spanning multiple roles and industry domains including manufacturing, engineering consulting and management consulting. His global IT industry experience touches numerous functions including business analysis, process re-engineering, concurrent multi-project delivery management, management of large application maintenance and transformational deals, sales management and leadership in complex cross-functional & global team matrix environments. Sathish has wide experience handling service lines involving Application Development and Maintenance (ADM), Infrastructure services (IT IS) and Testing Services.
Scott King, iTKO, Session Moderator
Key Takeaways:
- How to remove dependencies in software lifecycles by virtualizing the behavior and data of constrained systems into versatile, low cost simulated test environments
- Methods for increasing automation of end-to-end functional and regression test coverage to reduce risk
- Practices for achieving greater reuse and faster execution of performance scenarios against complex applications, to ensure higher service levels
- Ways to collaboratively resolve defects, by ensuring greater rates of reported issue acceptance, with higher degrees of relevancy
Bring your questions, as a Q&A session will be held at the end of the webinar.