Report Surfaces DevOps Challenges for Mobile Applications
An assessment of 1,600 DevOps teams involved in building and deploying mobile applications found that 62% were adversely impacted by manual processes that slowed the rate at which these applications were deployed and updated. Based on the Mobile DevOps Assessment (MODAS) created by Bitrise, a provider of a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform for building […]
Microsoft’s 9th Outage in 2023 ¦ RISE of RISC-V ¦ Meta Ends WFH
In this week’s #TheLongView: Redmond SaaS keeps failing, RISC-V is RISEing, and Meta is enforcing hybrid work.
Atlassian Advances DevSecOps via Jira Integrations
Atlassian announced today it has allied with Snyk, Mend, Lacework, Stackhawk and JFrog to make it simpler to aggregate vulnerability data within the Jira project management software that many organizations rely on to manage application development and deployment efforts. Andrew Pankevicius, a senior product manager for Atlassian, said the collaborations will make it easier to […]
Mastering DevOps Automation for Modern Software Delivery
DevOps automation services are a crucial aspect of modern software development that helps organizations to improve their software delivery processes and keep up with the pace of innovation. With DevOps automation, developers can automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks, enabling them to focus on writing code and delivering features faster and with higher quality. By automating […]
DigiCert Allies With ReversingLabs to Secure Software Supply Chains
DigiCert today announced it has allied with ReversingLabs to integrate binary analysis and threat detection capabilities with a code signing service it provides. Deepika Chauhan, chief product officer for DigiCert, said the addition of these capabilities to the DigiCert Software Trust Manager service would make it simpler for organizations to operationalize a methodology for securing […]
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 […]
VMware Streamlines IT Management via Cloud Foundation Update
VMware this week updated its Cloud Foundation platform and rolled up recent updates to the company’s virtualization portfolio all at once. Version 5.0 of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) encompasses the latest versions of VMware vSphere 8.0u1 for workload management, VMware vSAN 8.0u1 for scale-out storage, VMware NSX 4.1 for networking and VMware vRealize LifeCycle Manager […]
CDF Marries Emporous Repository to Ortelius Management Platform
The Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) has added the open source Emporous repository for software artifacts to an Ortelius platform for managing the software artifacts that make up a microservice. Ortelius was originally created by DeployHub and subsequently contributed to the CDF, which also oversees the development of the open source Jenkins continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) […]
GitLab Adds More AI and Cybersecurity Capabilities to CI/CD Platform
GitLab this week delivered an update to its continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that adds additional generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity capabilities. The GitLab 16 release included cybersecurity capabilities such as centralized policy management, expanded compliance reports and controls, compliance dashboards and default Level 3 attestation for the supply-chain levels for software artifacts (SLSA) […]
How to Choose an Observability Data Pipeline
A complete full-stack observability platform combines data from multiple sources to gain holistic insights into system behavior. In fact, organizations without a full observability solution could find themselves facing departmental silos since teams with different data sources cannot share insights. While a key step in observability is the ability to combine logging data with metrics, […]
Red Hat Unveils Developer Hub to Boost Dev Productivity
At its Red Hat Summit conference today, Red Hat unveiled its Red Hat Developer Hub, a developer portal that provides access to an opinionated set of development tools based on the open source Backstage project. The portal pulls together a set of curated tools and resources so that developers encounter less friction and avoid the […]
Red Hat Adds Generative AI and Event-Driven Capabilities to Ansible
Red Hat today unveiled a technical preview of Ansible Lightspeed with IBM Watson Code Assistant, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service specifically trained on domain-specific data collected via the Ansible automation platform. At the same time, Red Hat is also making available an event-driven capability within version 2.4 of the Ansible platform that enables runbooks […]
8 Hot Takes: Will We See a Monolithic Renaissance?
Is the DevOps world slowly backing away from microservices and to a monolithic renaissance? After years of proselytization about the benefits (Flexibility! Resilience! Support faster release speeds!) of microservices and serverless architecture, there are signs of a potential backlash against the singularly fragmented microservices architectural approach. The argument in favor of rolling back to monolithic […]
How to Secure C-Suite Buy-In for Your DevOps Efforts
You could be forgiven for assuming DevOps is the modus operandi only for big modern enterprises like Tesla and Uber, but this is not the case. DevOps builds on earlier approaches, such as Agile development and Lean methodology, by emphasizing the importance of collaboration between development and operations teams and the use of automation to […]
Despite DevOps, Software Supply Chain Security Challenges Persist
A survey of 397 IT, cybersecurity and application development professionals conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) found that while most respondents work for organizations that have adopted DevOps practices, multiple software supply chain security issues and DevSecOps concerns have yet to be addressed. The survey, conducted on behalf of Data Theorem, a provider of a […]
GitHub Adds Accessibility Improvements for Developers With Disabilities
GitHub today revealed it added several capabilities to make it easier for developers with disabilities to access its code repository platform. The new capabilities were announced to coincide with Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Capabilities highlighted include a navigation tool and a search tool that can be used with a screen reader that GitHub provides. In addition, […]
Boomi Brings Generative AI to Integration Platform
Boomi announced today it is applying generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enable organizations to automate integrations via a natural language interface. Boomi CEO Steve Lucas said Boomi AI makes it much simpler for professional and citizen developers alike to create integrations at scale using generative AI platforms to invoke the low-code engine that Boomi already […]
Google Previews Generative AI Service to Improve Code
Google is previewing an instance of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service that surfaces code recommendations to make it possible to build high-quality applications faster. Specifically, Duet AI for Google Cloud surfaces code recommendations in real-time, generates full functions and code blocks and suggests fixes for vulnerabilities and errors in the code that it discovers. […]
The Hidden Configuration Tax Affecting Uptime SLO
This article is a preview of a talk by Greg Arnette for SLOconf 2023 on May 15 – 18. To watch this talk and many more like it, register for free at sloconf.com. Tax season was just a few weeks ago, and that got me thinking about how frustrating it is to get hit with […]
Spotify Adds More Plugins for Backstage Developer Portal
Spotify this week added additional plugins for its open source Backstage platform that is used to build developer portals. The new plugins make it simpler to address role-based access and access Insights, a tool from Spotify that tracks Backstage usage trends. In addition, Spotify is also enhancing a Soundcheck plugin for Backstage that is used […]
Why We Need to Rethink Data Pipelines
Data is the fuel that powers modern business. But as demand for data surges, so does the pressure on data leaders and practitioners to deliver it. Businesses need resilient data pipelines that deliver critical insight for real-time decision-making to users on demand. However, against the backdrop of today’s chaotic modern data ecosystems, this is much […]
CDF Report Reveals Lack of DevOps Maturity
A global survey of nearly 26,000 DevOps professionals published today by the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) at the cdCon + GitOpsCon event found 84% of respondents are involved in some type of DevOps activity. However, the report also found just under half 49% are using a continuous integration (CI) or continuous delivery (CD) platform and […]
Cycode Adds ASOC Module to Streamline DevSecOps Workflows
Cycode has added a module to its platform for mapping metadata and events using graph technology that makes it simpler for application development and cybersecurity to consolidate alerts generated by their DevSevOps tools. Lotem Guy, vice president of product for Cycode, said the Cycode Application Security Orchestration and Correlation (ASOC) module will automatically discover all […]