
FinOps Foundation Previews FOCUS to Help Optimize Cloud Costs
The FinOps Foundation’s FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) promises to normalize cost and usage data and optimize cloud computing costs.

Elevating Developer Experience (DevEx) in Platform Engineering
In platform engineering, DevEx is a pivotal linchpin that amplifies developer productivity and expedites the software delivery timeline.

It’s All About Communication
With all of our technological advances, DevOps teams are still facing unexpected issues that need to be communicated clearly and quickly.

Service Upgrade Pods Quiz Results
After a service upgrade the pods are taking too long to serve traffic. What would you need to find out to debug? 1. The validating webhook for pods has failed 2. The cluster doesn’t have enough CPU/memory to schedule the pod to a node 3. The new code added an init container and the init […]

How DevOps Teams Can Unlock Cloud Savings and Improve DevEx
DevOps engineers can unlock cloud cost savings and improve the developer experience in the process. Here’s how.

CISA, NSA Issue Supply Chain Security Guidance Report
The NSA, ODNI and CISA have issued guidance to assist software developers and suppliers in shoring up software integrity and security.


10 Ways to Increase Productivity by Improving Your Developer Experience
True developer productivity only comes from giving your DevOps teams a great developer experience. Here’s how.

Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Zoom, Grammarly, McDonald’s and more!

Microsoft Previews Additional Copilot Tools for Azure
At its Ignite 2023 conference, Microsoft previewed Copilot tools to simplify the management of the Azure cloud service.

Nobl9 Allies With Microsoft to Simplify SLO Creation
Nobl9 integrated its reliability center platform for managing SLOs as code with the Microsoft Azure Monitor service to simplify creation and tracking of service levels.

Immutable Infrastructure: The Next Step for DevOps
For DevOps teams, immutable infrastructure offers a transformative approach to organizational security for companies of all sizes.

Where to Start With Secure Design – Tips for Developers
Designing secure software is an increasingly hot topic, and for good reason. In recent weeks, we’ve seen a global effort from governments and cybersecurity agencies to encourage security by design through new guidance and changes to procurement rules. During the G7 in May, the QUAD nations (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) released a […]

Redgate Automates Pulling of Test Data From Production Databases
Redgate’s Test Data Management (TDM) tool eliminates manual tasks that previously inhibited testing and protects PII.

What the Future Holds for FinOps and DevOps
The advent of cloud computing and its pay-as-you-go model means DevOps teams must also manage costs. This is where FinOps comes in.

BMC Mainframe Survey Results Show a Platform on the Rise
A BMC survey found he majority of those who are most enthusiastic about the mainframe’s future are relative newcomers to the platform.

GitHub Aims to Expand Copilot Scope and Reach in 2024
GitHub’s Copilot Workspace will leverage generative AI to automatically propose a plan for building an application based on natural language descriptions.

Cutting Costs, Boosting Efficiency: The Economic Benefits of Framework-Defined Infrastructure
Understanding the role of framework-defined infrastructure in defining and automating infrastructure—and its impact on the development experience in open source frameworks—is crucial.

It’s Funny How We Forgot About Container Sprawl
Don MacVittie explains how DevOps technology and tools have saved developers from the horrors of container sprawl.

Canonical Automates Provisioning of Cloud Environments Anywhere
Canonical’s MicroCloud framework leverages Linux containers and Snap to automatically orchestrate the provisioning of cloud environments.

EP 40: DevOps Building Blocks Part 3 – Making the “Sec” in DevSecOps Happen
Many organizations still make the mistake of treating security as an afterthought instead of considering it a top priority from the start, which can lead to breaches and major losses for their business. By adopting a DevSecOps approach, security is integrated early in the SDLC to identify and address potential risks promptly. In part 3 […]

Grafana Labs Acquires Asserts.ai to Bring AI to Observability
Grafana Labs has acquired Assert.ai to automate configurations and customization of dashboards.

New Relic Adds Ability to Monitor AI Models to APM Platform
New Relic is extending its APM platform to make it simpler to monitor the behavior of AI models within the context of an application.
