The Problems With Golden Templates That No One Wants to Talk About
Golden templates make it easier to get started with IaC, but they don’t effectively fit users’ needs. Let’s fix that.
Snyk Adds Second ASPM Tool to Portfolio
Today, Snyk made available an edition of its application security posture management (ASPM) tool for assessing application risks that provides more context into how code has been written and its role within the application environment. Manoj Nair, chief product officer for Snyk, said Snyk AppRisk Pro leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to provide […]
Spotify to Provide Opinionated Instance of Backstage IDP
Backstage helps large teams document their infrastructure and services. This extends the open source version.
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a DevOps job? Look at these openings at Scientific American, HRL Laboratories, VetsEZ and more.
Copado Applies Generative AI to Salesforce Application Testing
Copado’s genAI tool automates testing in Salesforce software-as-a-service (SaaS) application environments.
IBM Confirms: It’s Buying HashiCorp
Everyone knew HashiCorp was attempting to find a buyer. Few suspected it would be IBM.
Embrace Adds Support for OpenTelemetry to Instrument Mobile Applications
Embrace revealed today it is adding support for open source OpenTelemetry agent software to its software development kits (SDKs) that enable observability of iOS and Android applications. Andrew Tunall, head of product for Embrace, said that as more DevOps teams standardize on OpenTelemetry to collect telemetry data from applications, there is a growing requirement for […]
AIOps Success Requires Synthetic Internet Telemetry Data
The data used to train AI models needs to reflect the production environments where applications are deployed.
Five Great DevOps Jobs Opportunities
Looking for a DevOps job? Look at these openings at NBC Universal, BAE, UBS, and other companies with three-letter abbreviations.
Tricentis Taps Generative AI to Automate Application Testing
Tricentis is adding AI assistants to make it simpler for DevOps teams to create tests.
Valkey is Rapidly Overtaking Redis
Redis is taking it in the chops, as both maintainers and customers move to the Valkey Redis fork.
GitLab Adds AI Chat Interface to Increase DevOps Productivity
GitLab Duo Chat is a natural language interface which helps generate code, create tests and access code summarizations.
The Role of AI in Securing Software and Data Supply Chains
Expect attacks on the open source software supply chain to accelerate, with attackers automating attacks in common open source software projects and package managers.
Exploring Low/No-Code Platforms, GenAI, Copilots and Code Generators
The emergence of low/no-code platforms is challenging traditional notions of coding expertise. Gone are the days when coding was an exclusive skill set reserved for a knowledgeable few. Low/no-code platforms have democratized software development. They empower individuals from non-IT or technical backgrounds to translate their business ideas into applications without the need to master complex […]
Datadog DevSecOps Report Shines Spotlight on Java Security Issues
Datadog today published a State of DevSecOps report that finds 90% of Java services running in a production environment are vulnerable to one or more critical or high severity vulnerabilities introduced by a third-party library, versus an average of 47% for alternative programming languages. Based on an analysis of IT environments being monitored using the […]
OpenSSF warns of Open Source Social Engineering Threats
Linux dodged a bullet. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor. We were lucky. But can we stay lucky? The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSF) and the OpenJS Foundation revealed that a similar hackling attempt had targeted several […]
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CDF Survey Surfaces DevOps Progress and Challenges
Most developers are using some form of DevOps practices, reports the CDF survey. Adopting STANDARD DevOps practices? Not so much.
Survey Surfaces Widespread Reliance on Generative AI Among Developers
Two thirds of developers are using AI in product development, primarily for coding, documentation, and conducting research.
How to Migrate an Observability Platform to Open Source
Migrating to an open source stack gives you control over telemetry data and reduces observability costs. Here’s how to do it with open source.
A Matter of Measurement
We’re all asked to assess our skills, sometimes. Surely this answer is as good as any?