XPColumbus

August 30 , 2006

How to develop Agile Test and QA infrastructure

About the Speaker

Nick Cellentani
Vice President of Operations and Storage Consulting
Cranel, Inc.

Nick Cellentani has been an integral executive at Cranel, Inc. since May 1997.   In his current position, Nick is responsible for three separate areas of Cranel, Inc.:   Information Technology, Operations and Consulting Services for Adexis.

Prior to joining Cranel, Nick was the product manager for Salesoft, a leader in sales force automation software, where his team achieved the much sought after “Gartner magic quadrant” status.  Prior to joining Salesoft, Nick held a leadership role at Symix systems, a leader in CRM software.  He also was director of sales and marketing operations at Liebert Corporation, the global leader in business critical continuity. Nick is a graduate of Franklin University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Presentation Topic:  How to develop Agile Test and QA infrastructure

Much has been written about best practices for quality assurance software testing.  Unfortunately these best practices can be circumvented by not mirroring the production environment.  In the past, the main reason for this phenomenon was costs.  It was just too expensive to duplicate the production environment. 

But with today’s technologies and techniques we can achieve our goal of mirroring without breaking the bank.

Come learn how to build Agile Test and Development environments using virtualization technologies.

Presentation

About Cranel, Inc.

Founded in 1985, Cranel, Inc. and its three business units, Adexis, Cranel Imaging and Versitec specialize in IT solutions and services in the areas of high-end computer storage systems, digital document imaging equipment and software, change isolation systems, and the maintenance of computer and imaging equipment. At Cranel, our goal is to empower our business partners with IT solutions and services that align their IT investments with their business goals.

With annual revenues over $125 million, Cranel employs 170 professionals and support personnel throughout the United States and Canada.  Our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio is home to our 24-hour Customer Support Center, Customer Competency Center, product development labs, and a products warehouse.  Sales offices are located throughout the United States and Canada.

The meeting will be held on Aug. 30th at OCLC in the Smith Private Dining Room from 11:30am to 1pm. Please mark this date on your calendars. You can bring your lunch or purchase lunch in the OCLC cafeteria. To register for this meeting, send email to lfarrenkopf@earthlink.net. For directions to OCLC, please visit our website at www.cardinalsolutions.com/XP