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Product AI Summit 2026: A Recap of Three Days in Irvine

Events

How three days of workshops, keynotes, and conversations about AI unfolded at the Product AI Summit in Irvine.

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5 Ways Beta Testing Impacts Your Bottom Line

Test Closure

Beta testing plays an integral role in the development and success of any technology product. It can be difficult, however, to pinpoint and quantify exactly how your beta program is impacting your company’s finances. You may have a feeling that beta improves the quality of your product and the success of its launch, but it […]

Using Bug Reports in Centercode

Test Management

Recently we talked about how bug reports are used in beta testing to further quality and support goals. That post looked at what makes bug reports challenging to collect and how you can ensure you’re getting the data your team needs to fix those critical bugs that seem to pop up during most beta tests. […]

Our Most Popular Beta Management Resources of 2013

Content Release

We add a lot of new resources to our library and our blog throughout the year. Over time, some rise to the top, so we’ve put together the winners from 2013. If you’re new to our site (or just looking for the best advice we’ve shared so far) these popular pieces would be a great […]

The Ins and Outs of Shipping Beta Units Internationally

Test Management

This week a beta manager emailed us for advice on shipping hardware beta units internationally. As the head of Centercode’s Managed Betas Team, I’ve been shipping hardware beta units overseas for more than two decades and am very versed in the rules, processes and best practices for making this smooth and successful. Given the complexity […]

Stress Testing: Two Cautionary Tales

Test Management

Stress testing (also known as load testing) is one of the popular goals in prerelease testing. Yet as recent media kerfuffles with product launches such as Healthcare.gov and SimCity have shown us, they can be risky and damaging endeavors if not handled correctly. So let’s take a look at how stress testing can be done […]

Bug Reports in Beta Testing

Test Management

Bug reports are the first thing that comes to mind when many people think about beta testing, and for good reason. Since beta tests are all about improving product quality, almost all betas involve collecting bug reports to give to their development and quality teams. Even if your beta test isn’t focused on collecting detailed […]

6 Goals of Public Beta Tests

Test Planning

Planning a public beta test starts with deciding what you want your beta to achieve. Like private beta tests, public betas can be designed with a wide variety of objectives in mind. How you approach your public beta test will very much depend on your primary and secondary goals, since your goals effect everything from […]

The Power of Thank You Notes

Test Closure

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’re tackling an important (and too often overlooked) part of beta testing: sending thank you notes to your testers. While rewarding your testers with products or gift cards is an integral piece of beta testing, adding a thank you note from your team sends a strong message to your testers. […]

Feature Requests in Centercode

Test Management

Recently we did a post on the role feature requests play in beta. That post looked at the challenges and benefits of collecting feature requests and is a great overview of feature requests as a concept in beta. This post looks at how feature requests are used in the Centercode beta test management platform to […]

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