Basic Input Output System (BIOS) is firmware that sits between hardware and software. BIOS initializes all hardware components like CPU, RAM, graphics cards, peripherals etc. it then performs Power On Self Test (POST) to ensure everything is working correctly. It then looks for bootable device and hands over control to the OS. Thus, BIOS has...
Over the years, many had predicted that Java was on the verge of dying and would soon be replaced by other, newer languages. Subsequently, there was a boom in contenders trying to usurp Java and claim the throne. Attempts were made by languages such as Python, Perl, C#, Ruby, etc. but Java weathered the storm...
In my previous blog, I discussed Hibernate and database integration challenges. In this blog, I shall share my experience with Liquibase and database versioning challenges. Database versioning – the expected challenges Delivering improvements to the database across different environments and into the production has often taken a lot of overhead. Especially when you have a...
Database - an essential part of the application Every application requires a well-defined and organized way of managing their data. It also needs a standard and simple way to perform CRUD (create, retrieve, update, delete) operations, which is usually taken care of by different kinds of databases. Today the database has become an essential part...
In today’s agile and quality engineering driven software development world, QA & testing divisions are trying to make QA process faster and even more productive & effective. Automation testing turns out to be one such method which can accelerate your overall QA process and bring in more time to test functionalities than testing same functionality...
Imagine coming to office from a long commute, being greeted with a warm hello, having the coffee maker brew your favorite coffee, turning on the lights and the AC in your cabin to your preferred settings and having the entire day’s schedule chalked out in front of you, at your command! Who wouldn’t want such...
A few weeks back I was having dinner with a friend and his family. While we were chatting at the dinner table, his 9-year-old son came up with a demand to download a new game. His logic was simple – “the game is free (So dad you should not have any objections).” My friend offered…
Let us start with a quick understanding of each of these i.e. data provenance and blockchain. Data Provenance is the field of recording the history of data, from its inceptions to various stages of the data lifecycle. Thus, data provenance helps provide a detailed picture of how the data was collected, where it was stored…
The value of cloud services is in the rapid and cost-effective instantiation of applications, which allows users to consume it from anywhere at any given time. Today, software defined networking (SDN) technology is implemented in next-generation data centers to map networks that can be configured as quickly as the underlying technology. To unleash the value…
Moore’s law and advances in digital technology are impacting the world and the way we work. Technologies such as Business Process Management (BPM) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) are part of the business transformation and are frequently discussed by companies that seek to streamline their business processes to change today’s workplace as dramatically as the…