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GlobalNow QA & DevOps Talent June 2024

Previously we highlighted a subset of our AI talent, so this month we […]

30-Aug-2024

GlobalNow Data Talent May 2024

Providing an update to our spotlighted Data Engineering and Data Science pool, you […]

12-Aug-2024

GlobalNow Machine Learning Engineering and Data Science Talent April 2024

Providing an update to our spotlighted Data Science / Machine Learning pool, we […]

12-Aug-2024

GlobalNow Machine Learning Talent March 2024

Below is a subset of profiles we are highlighting this month from our […]

12-Aug-2024

Comparing Selenium to Playwright – Part 2

by Alex Chaves – Senior QA Advisor/Automation Engineer In a previous blog […]

18-Mar-2024

Why would we ever use Selenium anymore when Playwright exists? Part 1

By: Alex Chaves – Senior QA Engineer and Advisor I started using […]

14-Feb-2024

GlobalNow expands Colombian operations to Medellin Ruta N through CIS alliance

GlobalNow announced earlier today that it recently expanded its GlobalNow Colombian business operations […]

19-Mar-2021

Automating API Testing using Postman

Last September I wrote this blog entry describing how to implement API testing […]

13-Apr-2020

Getting started with QA Automation Can be Painful – How to Accelerate Deployment

Note: The automation tool referenced below was created from the great work and […]

11-Feb-2020

Client Testimonials: GlobalNow On-Demand Talent Services

GlobalNow provides “On-Demand” IT talent from within the U.S. and around the world. […]

24-Sep-2019

Blended Team Success – What’s the secret?

I’ve been fortunate to be able to work closely with people from a […]

19-Sep-2019

Rest API testing using behave in Python

by: Jason Campos – Senior QA Engineer – GlobalNow IT API testing is […]

16-Sep-2019

A software QA professional’s perspective on building trust within distributed teams

By Alonso Badilla – GlobalNow IT QA Lead As a software QA professionally, […]

25-Jul-2019

Why and How we used Docker for our QA automation project

In my previous blog, I talked about the first phase of a successful […]

04-May-2018

My QA Automation Project – Key Steps to Success

I recently finished the first phase of a successful QA automation project built […]

19-Mar-2018

Costa Rica Meetup – Ranorex for Automation

Alex, our QA manager in San Jose, was asked recently to present Ranorex […]

05-Mar-2018

An Internal Test Grid Solution vs. Third Party Cloud Services

Like many software testing service companies, we often subscribe to several of the […]

11-Dec-2017

Accelerating Software QA Automation ROI with Templates

It’s been a while since I started working in QA Automation. I began […]

25-Sep-2017

Innovation – by a QA team?

We often hear how innovation is now one of the key considerations to […]

01-Jun-2017

WebdriverIO and Sauce Labs for Mobile Ecosystem

By: Daniel Guzman – GlobalNow Senior QA Automation Engineer I previously shared my […]

30-Mar-2017

Using NodeJS with WebdriverIO as a test framework for automation

By: Daniel Guzman – GlobalNow Senior QA Automation Engineer Whether you are a […]

08-Dec-2016

Common Sense Tips for Talent Integration

As a provider of Nearshore IT and QA services, we are often […]

10-Oct-2016

Succeeding with Software Regression Testing – Top 4 Considerations

As a provider of Software Development and QA services, we’re often asked: What […]

13-Jul-2016

Costa Rica – A Roadmap for Success?

I was unable to attend this year’s Nearshore Americas Nexus event recently held […]

19-Jun-2016

Using Geb/Groovy as Open Source Alternative to Stand-alone Selenium for Test Automation

Configuration of Geb automation environment using Spock, Groovy and IntelliJ for Dummies By […]

25-May-2016

Remote Work Teams – Tools of the Trade

I’ve seen an uptick on articles promoting the benefits of remote work over […]

16-May-2016

QA Automation – Requires not only tools but Innovation as well – Selenium example

From my experience, successful software QA automation requires not just tool expertise but […]

27-Feb-2016

Automation – Impacting LATAM Solution Providers and the Broader Workforce

I recently shared a Nearshore Americas article which touched on Costa Rica’s advanced […]

20-Jan-2016

“The Culture of the New Workforce” William Gordon’s presentation at our DevOps session

We were fortunate to have William Gordon, Regional CIO of NetApp speak at […]

08-Dec-2015

A GREAT GROUP LEADS TO GREAT INTERACTION AT GNOW’S OCTOBER DEVOPS HH

Last week, GlobalNow hosted the second installment of our DevOps Happy Hours at […]

27-Oct-2015

GlobalNow DevOps HH – Paul Grizzaffi presents “Sail or Fail” with Automation

By: Lee Carter – Director of Business Development – GlobalNow IT Last night, […]

20-Aug-2015

DevOps Readiness – Is my organization ready to implement DevOps?

By: Jim Leichtenschlag – Practice Leader – GlobalNow IT There’s little doubt that […]

09-Aug-2015

Careers in Software QA – Observations from Costa Rican University QA workshop

By: Mauricio Navarro – GlobalNow Senior QA Engineer I recently had the opportunity […]

28-Jul-2015

Why is Manual testing still Alive?

By Mauricio Navarro – GlobalNow Senior QA Engineer Manual testing is alive and […]

08-Jul-2015

Implementation of Regression Automation – Considerations

by Alex Chaves – GlobalNow QA Team Lead This is a follow on […]

29-Jun-2015

GlobalNow IT is Latin American Technology Partner for Ranorex

GlobalNow IT Inc. selected by Ranorex as their preferred technology partner for the […]

21-Jun-2015

Managing Burnout in a Continuous Environment

DevOps has been touted as the next big answer to all of our […]

05-Jun-2015

Creating Value in Nearshore Arrangements

I greatly enjoyed the Nearshore Nexus 2015 conference held at the Alexandria center […]

04-May-2015

The SPIRIT of DevOps

Over the last several weeks, as we internally have discussed the concepts and […]

12-Mar-2015

QA Automation – Words of Wisdom

Over the last several weeks, we’ve had the good fortune of meeting with […]

09-Feb-2015

Managing Omni Channel Fulfillment for Entertainment Clients

In the retail world, Omni-channel marketing and sales integrates the shopping, purchase and […]

23-Jan-2015

GlobalNow IT is selected as Latin American Partner for Ranorex

GlobalNow IT Inc. selected by Ranorex as their preferred technology partner for the […]

21-Jan-2015

Performance Testing with Jmeter – A tutorial

Performance testing is a critical requirement to help ensure web and mobile applications […]

25-Dec-2014

Cross Channel Management through a Custom Content Management System

Omni-channel and cross platform delivery is all the rage. Retailers, entertainment companies, and […]

14-Oct-2014

Cross Channel Management through a Custom Content Management System

Omni-channel and cross platform delivery is all the rage. Retailers, entertainment companies, and […]

14-Oct-2014

Continuous Integration Paves the Way for Continuous Deployment

Two best practices for software testing that have gained impressive footing over the […]

06-Oct-2014

Investing in Automated Regression Testing is ROI Smart

Your organization’s testing needs grow with each succeeding release of an application, adding […]

02-Oct-2014

Software Testing Automation Program Video

This short video describes how a software testing automation program provides significant […]

16-Sep-2014

Lead with Quality

To do quality assurance or not do quality assurance? Is that really the […]

30-Aug-2014

Make It or Break It: Allotting Ample Time for Software Testing is Critical.

It’s a classic case of racing to market without sufficient software testing. That’s […]

19-Aug-2014

Ultimate Mobile Security: Devices that Self-Destruct

The biggest concern the federal government has about mobile computing is the risk […]

04-Aug-2014

Team Management

What does it mean to be a Manager? The first answer that comes […]

28-Jul-2014

Calculadora del retorno de la inversión de la automatización de pruebas de software

Automatización de pruebas de software es una práctica que tiene absoluto sentido teórico […]

24-Jul-2014

Software Testing Automation ROI Calculator

Software Testing Automation is a practice that makes absolute theoretical sense to all […]

16-Jul-2014

Omni-channel and Responsive Design Drive Engagement

Omni-channel, the buzzword that has overtaken multi-channel, is the concept of integrated touch […]

14-Jul-2014

GlobalNow Costa Rica Welcomes Technology Growth

GlobalNow, Inc., a Dallas-based IT software and services company, has enjoyed a strong […]

20-Jun-2014

Gaming Fervor Accelerates Development and Challenges Software Testing

Mobile technology is just the latest part of the computer gaming industry’s relatively […]

17-Jun-2014

See how automated testing works – using the World Cup website FIFA.com!

Alex Chaves, team lead Quality Assurance, shows how he uses some of his […]

13-Jun-2014

Responsive Design Creates Better Customer Experience

Responsive design is not new, but many businesses still don’t realize the value […]

04-Jun-2014

Software Developers and Software Testers: Different Mindsets; One Goal.

Most people agree that locating and fixing defects early in the System Development […]

30-May-2014

Mobile Device Diversity: Developers’ Gargantuan Challenge

With the smartphone market more crowded than ever (56% of American adults are […]

27-May-2014

ChromeCast Streaming Media Delivery Engages, Entertains and Enables

It’s what consumers want: to be engaged and entertained with the simplicity of […]

15-May-2014

Building a Quality Software Testing Framework

The complexity of software testing has certainly kept pace with the complexity of […]

15-May-2014

Digital Convergence: Are We There Yet?

Traditional marketing continues to be transformed and converge with digital marketing, presenting the […]

12-May-2014

Requirements Traceability: Test Cases and their Relationship with Use Cases

I have found that it is difficult to describe the full purpose of […]

09-May-2014

Reasons You Need Automated Cross-Platform Testing: Quality, Speed and Solid ROI

An ongoing quality assurance strategy, along with other proven test approaches and techniques, […]

29-Apr-2014

Cross Platform Testing: Challenges & Solutions

With the flood of multiple devices pouring into the market – tablets, smartphones, […]

23-Apr-2014

Engage and Entertain with GlobalNow and Chromecast

It’s what consumers want: to be engaged and entertained and it has changed […]

17-Apr-2014

Achieving Greater Reach with Cross-Platform Software Capability

In the purest sense, cross-platform software development simply means that an application can […]

11-Apr-2014

Improving User Experience through a Chromecast Application

If you are in the content creation, entertainment or even advertising industries you […]

03-Apr-2014

Yes, There is a Difference in Usability and User Experience.

User experience and usability are both important to the overall success of […]

06-Mar-2014

How to Select the Best Video Player Approach for Your Website

It’s to your advantage to know the right questions to ask in order […]

28-Feb-2014

Things to Know About Software Testing

Software testing methods and trends that reflect the thought leadership of the Q/A […]

24-Feb-2014

The Olympic Mindset: Winning. Is Your Software Development Team in the Game?

With the Olympics in full swing and the best of the best competing […]

17-Feb-2014

Engage Your Customers with Exceptional, Compelling and Empowering Web Experiences

Engage your customers with exceptional, compelling and empowering web experiences. There is a […]

15-Jan-2014

A CEO’s Thoughts on Client Solutions

I had a nice conversation this morning with Mike, an associate of mine […]

24-May-2013

HTML5 Video Player Development

As described in our team lead’s whitepaper, off the shelf HTML5 video players […]

01-May-2013

HTML5 Website Resources

By partnering with a few progressive clients we have been able to grow […]

12-Apr-2013

Creating customized HTML5 Video Players

Our programming team has been working on a sizable web development project for […]

22-Dec-2012

Riding the SaaS Wave – Exploring Software as a Service Options

By Bob Foster Innovation from SaaS offerings is not only obvious from […]

29-Aug-2012

Seamless Customer Service

It strikes me that providing seamless customer service is a great competitive advantage. […]

09-Apr-2012

Is your head in “The Cloud”?

I like clouds. I always have. My mother use to always tell me […]

23-Jun-2011

Setting Expectations for SharePoint Portals

Yesterday I viewed the web presentation from our friends over at Global360 and […]

29-Mar-2011

Welcome to New GlobalNow site

Welcome to the new GlobalNow website! We hope this site will not only […]

22-Dec-2010