The Future of Continuous Testing in CI/CD
If you ever wonder why continuous testing is so important, think about the following: In the past, software testing was typically done after the code was written and sent to the QA department for independent testing. When bugs were discovered, the code was returned to the developers for correction. While this testing method worked, it […]
How GitHub Actions Simplifies Your CI/CD Workflow
In today’s fast-paced world, being able to deploy applications quickly is essential for success. However, setting up a CI/CD pipeline can be a tedious and time-consuming task. Fortunately, GitHub Actions can help simplify and automate your workflow, making it easier than ever to get your applications up and running in no time. In this blog […]
Software Quality is the Heartbeat of the Best Organizations
JPMorgan recently announced it was hiring 2,000 engineers, despite the gloom in global economic markets. Is this not an odd risk for an organization to take, given the demand for (and cost of) software developers today? What’s happened? JPMorgan’s hiring drive is no mystery. Virtually every company in the world is leveraging software, with many […]
CloudBees Acquires ReleaseIQ to Advance DevOps Orchestration
CloudBees announced today it has acquired ReleaseIQ, a provider of an orchestration platform for automating software delivery via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. Sacha Labourey, chief strategy officer for CloudBees, said the addition of ReleaseIQ to the CloudBees platform will provide more visibility into and control over software delivery on an end-to-end basis. CloudBees already provides […]
The Power of Automation and Distributed Sources of Truth
Enterprise networks are vast, intricate systems with multiple methods for storing configuration and state information. The configurations of those networks are also constantly changing as new applications, services or other updates are added. When you consider the complexity and dynamic nature of an enterprise network, it may be alarming to learn how much data–including most […]
The 6 Pillars of DevSecOps: Pillar One-Collective Responsibility
With the increased interest in DevSecOps, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode) brought together a DevSecOps Working Group to identify and share best practices for the development and maintenance of a DevSecOps program. This working group identified and defined six focus areas critical to integrating DevSecOps into […]
Overheard at CloudBees Connect: The Reality of Delivering Modern Software
What’s it like delivering modern software today? We posed that question to eight DevOps leaders from a diverse range of industries and development organizations. They were all participants in panel discussions I moderated at CloudBees Connect – held virtually this year. Needless to say, there were no short answers to our questions, but here’s a sampling of […]
How to Do Agile Software Development the Right Way
Agile development has been around for years, but not everybody is doing it the right way. Just ask Elisabeth Hendrickson, who until recently was vice president of quality assurance at Pivotal Labs, a leader in agile software development and now a division of VMware. Hendrickson’s career in the software industry spans a few decades and includes stints […]
How IHG Puts DevOps Developers First
The following is a guest post by Robert Kelley, Director of Delivery Engineering at IHG, based on his session at CloudBees Connect. His full presentation is available below. You may not necessarily recognize the company name IHG – the company I work for – but I bet you’ve heard of our brands and stayed in […]
All CloudBees (Approved and Proprietary) Tier 1 Plugins Support Configuration as Code
Plugin Configuration So how do plugins come into this picture? As you may know Jenkins and CloudBees CI are largely the sum of the plugins that have been installed. A lot of these plugins come with their own configuration, which is used to customize their behavior or define what they integrate with. Below is an […]
How to Disable Code
The following is a guest post written by Carlos Schults. Being able to disable code in production is a power that many developers aren’t aware of. And that’s a shame. The ability to switch off some portions—or even complete features—of the codebase can dramatically improve the software development process by allowing best practices that can […]
Technical Debt Management with Feature Flags: Strategy & Best Practices
Technical debt is accumulated as unmanaged flags accrue in an application’s code. And the associated marginal gain (i.e. each unmanaged flag added) directly impacts the amount of time and resources needed for testing. This can lead to more serious issues with the affected development, performance/testing and product processes becoming more expensive. As software teams grow […]
Testing with Feature Flags to Improve Developers Productivity
Feature Flags can improve your continuous integration process in a number of ways. This post will focus on how CloudBees Feature Flags can help improve your developer productivity and shorten the feedback loop with the Flag Override view for frontend validation. It includes Javascript in examples, but the override view can be used in all available platforms. The flag […]
Fidelity drives Software Delivery Performance
The following blog post is based on a presentation at CloudBees Connect. The full recorded session is available below. Few industries depend on software more than financial services. Jimmy McNamara, software engineering product manager at Fidelity, should know: He’s worked in the industry as a software developer and project manager for over two decades, most […]
CloudBees Connect Virtual Summit: Defining the Future of Software Development
CloudBees Connect Virtual Summit will bring together a global community of developers, CloudBees and Jenkins users, DevOps luminaries and continuous delivery experts for two full days of immersive learning, presented in a virtual reality environment. The event is scheduled to take place on May 19 at 11 a.m. EDT for North America, and on May […]
Broadridge’s Annie Michelia on Why DevOps and the Cloud Go Hand-In-Hand
Brian Dawson: Hello. Welcome to DevOps Radio, live at DevOps World | Jenkins World 2019. I have the pleasure of having a chance to interview Annie Michelia. She is a database architect at Broadridge, and really not just a database architect. As we talked and as I understand your bio, you actually have a wide […]
Autodesk Builds Better Software Faster with CloudBees Core
Autodesk Builds Better Software Faster with CloudBees Core Autodesk embraces DevOps, CI & CD to strengthen its competitive market position and deliver higher quality software and features to its customers even faster. I am convinced that we could not have done this without CloudBees. George Swan Senior Director, Build Platform [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gwHCV_njDg&feature=youtu.be”] devopsy.kinsta.cloud
Whitepaper – Easily Build Continuous Delivery Pipelines with Jenkins and Pipeline Plugin
Organizations have been orchestrating pipelines with Jenkins for years. As Jenkins and continuous delivery experience deepens, organizations want to move beyond simple pipelines and chart complex flows that map to their specific software delivery processes. For Jenkins users, creating and managing complex pipelines just became easier with Jenkins and the Jenkins Pipeline plugin. Learn what it […]
8 CI/CD Best Practices for Your DevOps Journey
According to a recent IDC study, the worldwide DevOps software market reached $2.9 billion in 2017 and is forecasted to reach $6.6 billion in 2022. With over 50% of organizations embracing DevOps last year, continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) have become an integral part of the software development process. Your business is likely embarking on […]
Getting Webhooks Behind that Firewall of Yours
In this post I’ll show you how to receive webhooks in real time from GitHub.com, even if your CloudBees Core stuff is behind a firewall. You can generalize this to other services too – such as BitBucket or DockerHub, or anything really that emits webhooks, but the instructions will be for GitHub projects hosted on github.com. The […]
Top 10 Best Practices for Jenkins Pipeline Plugin
The Jenkins Pipeline plugin is a game changer for Jenkins users. Based on a Domain Specific Language (DSL) in Groovy, the Pipeline plugin makes pipelines scriptable and it is an incredibly powerful way to develop complex, multi-step DevOps pipelines. This document captures some definite Do’s and Don’ts of writing Jenkins Pipelines – with code examples and explanations. 1. […]
Webinar – Apache Maven & Continuous Delivery/Deployment – The DevOptics Team’s Approach
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