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Hybrid testing is the way to approach QA. With this approach, you get the best of both worlds: the creativity of manual testing along with the efficiency of automation testing. How can you design a test strategy that incorporates both?

Tech is brilliant, but it doesn't sell itself. It’s the people in the middle—sellers, marketers, and customer success teams—that connect your innovation to the world. Understand their challenges, and you’ll connect the dots to your product. Catch the latest episode of Test Case Scenario to hear more from @Marcus Merrell on why empathy for the 'connectors' is essential for every tech professional.

This month's edition of Snow Report provides details on upcoming must-attend events, such as AI & Data Predictions 2025, Startup Demo Day, and Gen AI Day. The newsletter also contains some important product announcements, a list of recommended resources, and details about the launch of this year's Startup Challenge.

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Risk management processes can easily become burdened or paralyzed by regulatory requirements and fragmented data landscapes. But with process orchestration and automation, financial services organisations can streamline their approach. Learn how Workflow Solutions designed in Appian can be used to manage various risk processes, including risk model management.

Discover how ORIL has transformed businesses across industries with custom software tailored to their goals. In this video, hear directly from our clients as they share their experiences, success stories, and the impact of partnering with ORIL. From innovative designs to seamless development, their testimonials highlight the results we deliver. At ORIL, we don’t just build software — we build success.

Code review is a critical stage in the test automation lifecycle, yet many teams struggle with inconsistencies in their processes. In this session, Mesut Durukal shares his experience leading a team where reviewers had differing approaches—some overly strict, others too lenient—leading to inefficiencies and frustration. Using real-world examples, both good and bad, Mesut will illustrate how his team tackled these challenges and created a balanced, impactful code review process.

In this session, Gomathi Ramalingam sheds light on the critical role of exploratory testing in navigating the complexities of blockchain systems. With its intricate architecture and high-stakes environment, blockchain demands a testing approach that goes beyond traditional methods. Gomathi will discuss the benefits of exploratory testing, specific techniques tailored for blockchain, and why organizations in the blockchain space must prioritize this approach to ensure robust and secure systems.

In this session, Ashwini Lalit delves into how Quality Engineering teams can leverage a data-driven approach to Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to achieve quality excellence. Traditional workflows often mask inefficiencies and bottlenecks behind agile ceremonies and feel-good optics, making it challenging to gauge the true readiness of release deliverables. By combining VSM with agile principles and DevOps tools, Ashwini demonstrates how to visualize workflows holistically, streamline production releases, and transition from reactive to proactive quality processes.

We show how you can process data using Lenses SQL Processors before it hits your Splunk index or how you can instead use Cribl to parse/route your data.