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How Angle Finance scaled same-day lending with Camunda
Camunda’s customer story on Angle Finance: fully agentic commercial lending on Camunda on AWS, with two-hour priority credit decisions and more than 220 processes live, run by Innovo.
13 October 2026 · Innovo · 3 min read
Essential Stages Of AI Testing
Agentic AI isn't plug-and-play. It's earned through proper preparation. Before deploying agentic testing agents, ask yourself: Are your environments stable and observable? Is your test data clean, secure, and referentially intact?
10 July 2025 · Nick Finlayson · 1 min read
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This is the hard truth: Why Australian Enterprises and Government Keep Getting Delivery Wrong (and the few that don't)
Let me guess - your large Australian enterprise spent the last decade talking about "digital transformation" and "delivery maturity," hired some expensive consultants who drew pretty diagrams about your "golden path," and now everything takes longer…
3 June 2025 · Nick Finlayson · 14 min read
The Future of Software Testing: How Agentic AI-Driven Automation is Revolutionising Enterprise Software Delivery
The rapid evolution of cloud-based enterprise applications—such as Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday, and other SaaS platforms—has placed unprecedented demands on IT teams.
24 February 2025 · Nick Finlayson · 7 min read
The Flawed Thinking That Is Detrimental to Software Testing (And How to Remedy It)
CIOs are under pressure to release software faster, cut costs, and improve quality—all while staying compliant and secure. The business landscape is evolving in unprecedented ways.
20 February 2025 · Nick Finlayson · 8 min read
Speeding Up DevOps and Testing: Why Data Virtualisation is the Answer
In modern software development, speed and efficiency are no longer nice-to-haves; they’re essentials. DevOps has helped bridge the gap between development and operations teams, making delivery faster and smoother.
3 December 2024 · Nick Finlayson · 5 min read
The Importance of TDM and Obfuscated Data in Testing and Development
Test Data Management (TDM) is essential in software development and testing, ensuring data used in non-production environments is secure, relevant, and compliant with regulations.
17 July 2024 · Nick Finlayson · 3 min read
Revolutionising Legacy Software Testing with AI-driven Solutions: A Professional's Guide
Legacy software testing has always been a challenging task for professionals in the industry.
22 May 2024 · Nick Finlayson · 6 min read
The search for the Golden Path
Pursuing the "Golden Path" in DevOps represents an aspirational journey towards achieving operational excellence.
27 March 2024 · Nick Finlayson · 3 min read
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