Welcome back to another issue of iTKO Chalk Talk. This episode focuses on the discipline of Validation of complex, distributed integration environments, with an example specifically from one of our Defense partners.
We've mentioned before that the US Government is leading the way in many aspects of IT governance (or SOA Governance) - of which Validation is a key component. With so many mission critical systems to support, Validation means more than just business continuity, in this sense it can mean saving lives both at home, and for the warfighter abroad.
iTKO Chalk Talk: What Does Validation Mean? (5:15, YouTube video)
Software Validation is unique from testing - it deals with the need for business and service level continuity of systems, as opposed to a testing checkpoint that occurs along a software release cycle. Validation is what we need to do to ensure that our systems, once tested and integrated, stay healthy - even as underlying services and customer usage patterns change.
Our LISA Validate solution works with many of the leading tools for IT Governance and operations monitoring, such as SOA Registry/Repositories, ALM platforms, performance dashboards, what have you. Pick a set of tools that works for your environment. In the end, validation is not really about the software, it is about making the commitment to ensure that critical applications have the continuous attention and quality coverage they deserve.
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