Engineering

27.05.2026

External software quality assurance in government IT
When and how to outsource?

Skills shortages, NIS-2, and mandatory DevSecOps are presenting IT managers in government agencies with quality challenges that internal teams alone can no longer solve. How to strategically justify and properly tailor external QA contracts.

04.05.2026

AI in software development
Why tools alone are not enough

AI tools have long been adopted by many development teams, yet the expected increase in productivity often fails to materialize. What’s missing between code suggestions and automated workflows, and how can this gap be closed?

31.03.2026

“Deutschland-Stack” for government IT
What “DevSecOps only” actually means

In March 2026, the German IT Planning Council adopted the “Deutschland-Stack”. One of its core principles is “DevSecOps only.” Read on to learn what this decision means for development and testing processes in German government agencies and how you can get started today.

02.03.2026

Digital accessibility affects one in six people – and your software

Does accessibility sound like a niche topic? One in six people worldwide has a disability – and 70 percent of these disabilities are invisible. Our free webinar shows you what this means for your software and how AI is changing testing.

18.02.2026

AI in the CI/CD pipeline
A hackathon demonstrates how it works

CI/CD pipelines generate thousands of log lines every day. At an AI hackathon, a team led by our colleague Yu Zou developed a tool that automates error analysis, solution proposals, and risk assessment. A field report.

05.02.2026

Securing automotive software: Automation, safety and security

Seit Juli 2024 gelten verschärfte Cybersecurity-Anforderungen für Fahrzeuge. Wie Sie Automotive Software durch Testautomatisierung und integrierte Safety-Prozesse absichern.

15.01.2026

Quality assurance for automotive software: From testing to ASPICE 4.0

Today's vehicles contain over 100 million lines of code. How can quality assurance be achieved with this level of complexity? The first part of our series of articles shows the path from requirements to ASPICE.

17.06.2025

Agile testing with a plan:
Why MBTsuite Next makes the difference

Many test cases arise spontaneously, and what is often lacking is structure. With MBTsuite Next, model-based testing (MBT) becomes an agile success factor: automatically generated test cases, transparent collaboration, and significant efficiency gains!

02.06.2025

Accessibility on the internet
benefits, opportunities, and challenges

From June 2025: Web accessibility affects us all and will become mandatory for many digital services. This article shows why accessible websites and services are more than just a legal requirement: they offer real added value for all users.