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Binning MapType, Keeping Yield. How Variant Delivered 10x Speed for Semiconductor Test Logs in Databricks

Xebia

These datasets form the backbone of quality assurance (QA) decisions. A deceptively simple design choice: the MapType column storing test measurements. The Hidden Cost of Flexibility The measurements columna flexible key-value map capturing hundreds of dynamic test parametersproved to be a query execution nightmare.

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5 dead-end IT skills — and how to avoid becoming obsolete

CIO

CIOs and other executives identified familiar IT roles that will need to evolve to stay relevant, including traditional software development, network and database management, and application testing. Maintaining network devices like routers, switches, and firewalls by hand are examples.”

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Containerization: Better Quality Assurance Through Automation

Datavail

Quality assurance” (QA) refers to the procedures for verifying that a software application meets the defined standards, auditing, and evaluation of a product at each stage of development—from requirements gathering all the way through testing and maintenance. Do you even have what could be described as a “QA organization”?

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Security is dead: Long live risk management

CIO

Regulators today are no longer satisfied with frameworks, documentation, and audit validation alone; they want tangible evidence, including end-to-end testing, as well as compliance program management that is baked into day-to-day operating processes. 2025 Banking Regulatory Outlook, Deloitte The stakes are clear.

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12 AI predictions for 2025

CIO

The company says it can achieve PhD-level performance in challenging benchmark tests in physics, chemistry, and biology. For example, the previous best model, GPT-4o, could only solve 13% of the problems on the International Mathematics Olympiad, while the new reasoning model solved 83%.

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Utilizing Continuous Testing to Drive Success With Agile and DevOps

Dzone - DevOps

For example, suppose we highlight the standard methods for achieving bigger and better results in terms of business outcomes. In that case, enterprises might want to stay watchful of techniques that speed up and optimize their Quality Assurance (QA) capabilities. The trends these days favor Agile and DevOps.

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How to Conduct User Acceptance Testing: Process Stages, Deliverables, and End-User Testing Place in Quality Assurance

Altexsoft

When conducting various quality assurance activities , development teams are able to look at the product from the user’s standpoint. Such techniques as a black box or usability testing help communicate user’s needs. What is user acceptance testing and how is it different from quality assurance?