Admittedly, Lockheed Martin Information Technology has a tougher assignment than most, and that’s to clean up the Hanford nuclear waste site. As the IT group serving the project, the Lockheed team ...

While some of the terminology used to describe the world of software configuration management can be quite foggy, the fundamental importance of configuration management to development is crystal clear ...

Ever had a situation where you don't know what code is actually in production? How about when you need to do a hot fix and you break production software? Usually, this is the result of an unstructured ...

Software configuration management (SCM) encompasses the systematic control, organisation and automation of software development processes. It involves tracking and controlling changes in the software, ...

Change is inevitable when computer software is built and change increases the level of confusion among software engineers who are working on a project. The art of coordinating software development to ...

Capability maturity model integration (CMMI) is a software development standard spearheaded by the Department of Defense (DoD) to improve the quality of the software developed by its contractors. Some ...

When systems engineers build or repair computer software or hardware, they need consistent processes in place to keep it running smoothly. Configuration management is the name for this set of ...

Until five years ago, carmakers were hesitant to introduce cybersecurity measures in vehicles despite being aware of their necessity due to cost issues. However, when the European Union introduced ...

Picture two PCs on a desk. They’re both from the same manufacturer; they’re the same model and on the surface they seem to be loaded with the same software. But ask your IT department whether the ...