GitLab Readies Enterprise Edition of AI Tools for DevOps
GitLab this week revealed that, in the coming months, it will add an enterprise edition of its artificial intelligence (AI) add-on for its namesake continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform.
Building Toward Unified Observability
Observability, AI and automation can help organizations achieve proactive IT management and eschew traditional monitoring. Here’s what’s involved.
No Country for No-Code: Are We Heading Towards a Wild West of Software Security?
The specter of an untrained employee creating applications is alarming: No-code/low-code platforms empower employees with no application security knowledge to develop programs that security teams don’t know exist.
vFunction Adds Real-Time Observability and GenAI Tool to Modernization Platform
vFunction, the AI-driven architectural observability platform today added real-time observability and GenAI assistant. vFunction today added an ability to observe IT architectures in real-time to a platform that automatically converts monolithic application code into a set of microservices. In addition, vFunction has added a generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that identifies issues and surfaces recommendations […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a new DevOps job? Consider these roles, including at Paramount+, Western Union and Michaels Stores.
Red Hat Plans to Add Policy-as-Code Tools to Ansible Platform
Red Hat is previewing a policy-as-code capability for the Ansible Automation Platform that promises to make it simpler to apply and enforce governance and compliance policies. Demonstrated at the Red Hat Summit and AnsibleFest 2024 conference, Matthew Jones, chief architect for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, told conference attendees this capability would, for example, make […]
The Basics of Infrastructure as Code: A Primer for DevOps
IaC changes the way IT operations and development teams collaborate to create, provision and manage infrastructure and applications. This short introduction explains its benefits.
Survey Credits Engineering Teams With Keeping Lid on Cloud Costs
A CloudZero survey credits engineering teams with keeping cloud costs under control, but there’s still some room for improvement. A survey of 1,000 U.S. engineering and finance professionals working in organizations with 100 to 9,999 employees, that spent at least $500,000 annually on cloud services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or […]
Transforming DevOps With AI: Practical Strategies To Supercharge Your Workflows
Despite the hype, AI can benefit actual DevOps workflows. These four machine-learning algorithms can make a real difference.
StarTree Makes Observability Case for Apache Pinot Database
StarTree broadly enhances its real-time database platform by adding query support for metrics, logs and traces. StarTree today made a case for becoming the foundation upon which observability is gained in IT environments by adding support for metrics, logs and traces to its real-time database platform delivered as a cloud service. In addition, the company […]
The Role of DevOps in Orchestrating Enterprise-Wide Cloud Security
By implementing DevSecOps practices, organizations can proactively address security concerns early in development, reducing vulnerabilities.
Mind the Shift: Answering Common Questions About OpenTofu
A lead contributor to OpenTofu answers the (truly) frequently asked questions about the open source project.
Oracle Plans to Apply Generative AI to Java and SQL
Oracle is developing a generative AI assistant that uses multiple LLMs to create Java and SQL code. Oracle Code Assist will provide expert, opinionated feedback for code snippets, dependency analysis, error mitigation alternatives, test cases, annotation, summarization and documentation.
What OpenTofu 1.7 Means for DevSecOps
With built-in end-to-end encryption, OpenTofu is a natural DevSecOps fit.
Atlassian Taps AI to Automate Software Engineering Workflows
Atlassian acquired Optic, which uses OpenAPI to track API changes across a continuous integration pipeline. It also announced a new AI tool.
Postman Makes AI Tool for API Management Platform Available
Postman today generally made available a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool for its platform for building and managing application programming interfaces (APIs) that automatically creates tests and documentation. Announced at a POST/CON 2024 conference, Postbot is included with version 11 of the Postman platform which also adds workspaces that make it simpler for software engineering […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]