
adesso BLOG
17.10.2023 By Sven Sethmann
A passion for software testing – drawing lessons from competitive sport
You can learn a lot from competitive sports that you can apply in your professional life. However, my aim in this blog post is not to lay out a set of golden rules, because everyone is different. I will instead describe the personality traits that mark me out and have helped me learn and grow – both in sports and in my job.
Read moreThe renewable energy industry is booming, with wind turbines taking on a central role in driving this growth. While the wind energy sector continues to grow, approval procedures are becoming increasingly complex and time-consuming. This is where augmented reality (AR) comes into play. By integrating AR into the wind turbine construction process, approval procedures can be sped up and digitalised. I will show how this works in my blog post.
Read more13.10.2023 By Sabine Fischer
Electronic patient record – the opt-out procedure and opportunities available in the private health insurance sector
The German government passed a bill to increase the pace of digitalisation in the health care system on 9 August 2023. The bill set outs the opt-out procedure for the electronic patient record and e-prescription (eRezept). In this blog post, I will describe the situation as it now stands along with the related challenges in this area.
Read more09.10.2023 By Leonie Prümm
Document Understanding: the smart way to process information
Vast amounts of information and documents are generated in today’s digital world. Being able to process this information quickly and efficiently is vital for business success. Document Understanding can be used to categorise and analyse various documents such as contracts, invoices and forms as well as extract relevant information from them. I will explain exactly what this looks like in this blog post.
Read more05.10.2023 By Tanja Picker
Taking a medical device into the cloud: what manufacturers need to consider beforehand
If a piece of software is designed by the vendor for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes, it is regarded as a medical device under the law. That means that the manufacturer must comply with all applicable laws and hence all guidelines set out in the different standards there are. In my blog post, I will describe how the expectations described in the standards and regulations can be presented and grouped to ensure it is possible to examine and document them as part of a larger overall process.
Read more04.10.2023 By Sissy-Christin Lorenz
Does having a dog at the office promote a healthy, stress-free workplace?
Dogs are man’s best friend. This applies just as well at home as at the workplace as demonstrated by adesso, which has dog-friendly policies at many of its offices across Germany. In this blog post, I will present the advantages and challenges of having a four-legged friend as the newest member of the team who you can spend time with between project meetings or when you are off on a coffee break.
Read more06.09.2023 By Stefanie Ehrlich
Life sciences – a highly regulated project environment
Working on and supporting projects in the life sciences sector means dealing with a whole host of regulatory requirements. In this blog post, I will provide an overview of which standards, regulations, laws and guidelines might be involved and what impact they have on project management.
Read more23.08.2023 By Lilian Do Khac
AI roulette – a rough guide to AI applications that are allowed and those that are not
The European Union’s proposed AI Act will make working with artificial intelligence (AI) on a daily basis even more complex. Some potential AI applications might end up on a blacklist, while others remain untouched, but in a way, both applications use the same technology. It feels like AI roulette. The entire situation is poised to cause doubts during the idea phase of potential AI applications – namely, is my AI idea allowed? This is a question that crops up a lot at the moment.
Read more22.08.2023 By Yelle Lieder
Testing the sustainability of software – how do you test sustainability as a quality feature of software?
Sustainable IT is a question of software quality. Excellent software is sustainable and has as little negative impact on preserving a habitable environment as possible. In this blog post, we will look at what sustainability as a testable requirement in software quality assurance means and how we implement it.
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