Melinda-Carol Ballou

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Current: Melinda-Carol Ballou

Melinda-Carol Ballou

Research Director, Agile ALM, Quality & Portfolio Strategies

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Atlassian Acquires AgileCraft for a Strategic Perspective

Mar 2019 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS44942119

By: Jim MercerResearch Director, DevOps, Melinda-Carol BallouResearch Director, Agile ALM, Quality & Portfolio Strategies

On March 18, 2019, Atlassian Corp. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AgileCraft, a provider of business-oriented, higher-end agile planning software. This acquisition seeks to address a compelling need for its ...
Perforce Acquires Perfecto Mobile Seeking to Perfect Its Mobile and Digital Quality Strategy for DevOps

Oct 2018 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS44391818

By: Melinda-Carol BallouResearch Director, Agile ALM, Quality & Portfolio Strategies

Expanding its DevOps application life-cycle product portfolio, Perforce Software this week announced its intent to acquire Perfecto Mobile, a leading mobile and digital quality provider (reportedly for around $200 million). This acquisition...
Broadcom Acquires CA Technologies; CA Technologies Customers Should Consider Potential Risks

Jul 2018 | IDC Link | Doc # lcUS44147918

By: Stephen ElliotProgram Vice President, Management Software and DevOps, Tim GrieserResearch Vice President, Enterprise System Management Software, Mario MoralesProgram Vice President, Enabling Technologies and Semiconductors, Melinda-Carol BallouResearch Director, Agile ALM, Quality & Portfolio Strategies, Peter RuttenResearch Director, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group

Broadcom Inc. is attempting to become a major software provider by entering the mainframe and multi-disciplined distributed management markets by acquiring CA Technologies. CA Technologies' financial model generates operating cash flow of $...

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Emerging Technology Adoption and the Need for Effective Application Life-Cycle Management: Improving Approaches

Feb 2019 | IDC Survey Spotlight | Doc # US44839419

By: Melinda-Carol BallouResearch Director, Agile ALM, Quality & Portfolio Strategies

This IDC Survey Spotlight indicates significant adoption of emerging technologies by developers and plans over the next 12 months for additional engagement. Visibility into the key areas that developers are choosing is key for businesses co...
Prioritizing Development for DevOps and Business Agility: Developers Choose to Focus on Innovation to Avoid Enervation

Feb 2019 | IDC Survey Spotlight | Doc # US44839919

By: Melinda-Carol BallouResearch Director, Agile ALM, Quality & Portfolio Strategies

This IDC Survey Spotlight shows that when given the choice about where to prioritize their time and activities, developers choose to focus on areas that benefit business innovation and enable them to leverage their creative intelligence. On...
Improved Quality and Productivity and Faster Deployments Drive Enterprise DevOps Adoptions

Feb 2019 | IDC Survey Spotlight | Doc # US44836219

By: Melinda-Carol BallouResearch Director, Agile ALM, Quality & Portfolio Strategies

This IDC Survey Spotlight demonstrates that the primary drivers for enterprise DevOps adoption include the need for faster software deployments, better quality and consistency, and improved developer productivity. Effective software executi...

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Melinda-Carol Ballou

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Atlassian Acquires AgileCraft for a Strategic Perspective

Perforce Acquires Perfecto Mobile Seeking to Perfect Its Mobile and Digital Quality Strategy for DevOps

Broadcom Acquires CA Technologies; CA Technologies Customers Should Consider Potential Risks

Emerging Technology Adoption and the Need for Effective Application Life-Cycle Management: Improving Approaches

Prioritizing Development for DevOps and Business Agility: Developers Choose to Focus on Innovation to Avoid Enervation

Improved Quality and Productivity and Faster Deployments Drive Enterprise DevOps Adoptions

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