Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Webcast Series

The wide variety and different characteristics of NoSQL databases creates a complex technology acquisition and design landscape for organizations looking to build scalable, high performance data management systems. In addition, scalable 'big data' systems are significant long-term investments that must scale to handle ever-increasing data volumes, and therefore represent high risk applications in which the software and data architectures are fundamental components of ensuring success. This talk describe how we are developing a software and data architecture knowledge base and technology evaluation approach specifically targeted at big data systems and NoSQL technology adoptions.

The Agile movement began as a reaction to frustration over slow delivery of software which often didn't sufficiently meet user needs. DevOps picks up what Agile started. Software development velocity has improved in many cases, yet we see deployment-related delays due to issues such as inability to integrate continuously (or even frequently) resulting in late discovery of costly integration issues, challenges completing automated testing within an increment/build cycle and uncertainty about whether a build is stable and secure enough for external release. To avoid problems such as these we suggest it is critical for teams to make design decisions that align with their deployment goals such as reduced deployment cycle time and continuous delivery.

Watch the CERT® RMM User Panel discuss their experiences implementing RMM from the SEI Virtual Event, CERT® Operational Resilience: Manage, Protect and Sustain. Panelists inlcluded: Michael Ray of the United States Postal Inspector Service (USPIS), Kevin Dillon of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Jason Christopher of the Department of Energy (DoE), Christopher Burgher of SunGard, & William David of Lockheed Martin

Watch George Silowash and Alex Nicoll discuss best practices and controls for mitigating insider threats from the virtual event Managing the Insider Threat: What Every Organization Should Know.