Get Testing Bottlenecks Out of Your Pipelines
I first learned the term “deployment pipeline” when I read “Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test and Deployment Automation,” by Jez Humble and David Farley back in 2009. End-to-end automation of the build, deploy, test and release processes kick in each time a team member commits a change to the source code repository. […]
CircleCI Adds Integration With Atlassian Jira
One of the trickier issues IT vendors in the age of DevOps are dealing with is that very few organizations have standardized on a platform from a single vendor. Not only do organizations mix and match tools as they see fit, but different departments within the same organization also embrace different tools to automate the […]
Survey Finds CI/CD Adoption Has Long Way to Go
At the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2019 conference, Codefresh published the results of a survey of 130 developers that finds not only are nearly a third (32%) not using any type of continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) platform at all, but 60% said their organization has yet to take full advantage of automation to accelerate application […]
‘DevOoops’ Moves: Deploying Code Out of Step
‘Everything as code’ can create opportunities for misadventure for DevOps teams DevOps’ ultimate aim is to create efficiencies in the software delivery process. But it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes DevOps initiatives lead to mistakes—something we lovingly call “DevOoops.” CloudBees recently polled some colleagues and came up with five examples of a DevOoops […]
With YAML Support, Puppet Dives Deeper Into DevOps
Puppet this week announced an update to Puppet Enterprise that adds additional DevOps capabilities, including integration with Bolt, an open source agentless task runner that Puppet employs to make IT automation more accessible to IT administrators. Matt Waxman, vice president of products at Puppet, said adding integration with Bolt will make it easier to integrate […]
Best Practices for DevOps in the Cloud
DevOps is commonly defined as a methodology that combines software development with IT operations. The goal is to shorten a system’s development life cycle while delivering features, fixes and updates frequently in close alignment with business objectives. Putting DevOps into practice is an ongoing experiment for many organizations. Developers often struggle with continuous integration (CI) […]
How DevOps Can Help Speed Go to Market
With continuous evolution of IT systems, speed and flexibility have become of paramount importance for businesses. This requirement has caused a massive shift in the IT delivery system. Now, building and releasing a better product in the market is not enough for businesses to stay ahead of the competition. Organizations need an agile approach to […]
Harness Invests in Automating Continuous Delivery
Fresh off raising an additional $60 million in funding, Harness plans to make more investments in machine learning algorithms to advance continuous delivery through automation. Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal said the startup, which he co-founded with Rishi Singh, a former DevOps platform architect at Apple, is now in a position to invest more aggressively in […]
XebiaLabs Injects Predictive Analytics Into DevOps Platform
XebiaLabs is moving to take the guesswork out of DevOps following the launch of a set of tools that leverage machine learning algorithms to predict when and how the release of an application is most likely to go awry. The Risk Prediction Module being added to the XebiaLabs DevOps platform comes on the heels of […]
Tax Day IT Lessons, or How to Avoid Wiping Out on Your Biggest Day of the Year
This time last year, as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) geared up for its biggest day of the year, a firmware bug deep in its storage network was waiting to take down the system. When Tax Day arrived, the onslaught of last-minute filers triggered a systemwide outage that lasted 11 hours and forced the IRS […]
5 DevOps Trends Worth Knowing in 2019
DevOps today is more than the buzzword it was 10 years ago. Back then, the idea of combining development with production in your IT infrastructure was not common; the logistics were nonexistent and most of the time businesses decided it was far too much effort. However, if the last nine years has taught us anything, […]
Using Jira Software Search to Accelerate DevOps Workflows
Imagine driving down the highway and seeming to get a traffic jam at a distance. You realize your car is equipped with GPS to have clear visibility into what’s next and can show exact directions for alternative routes and estimated travel time. It is very easy to pick the fastest and most favorable route to […]
Using Jenkins Configuration as Code
Using the following code, we can configure Jenkins Master to integrate Sonar, Nexus and Jira and manage them as a code. Code as configuration is a plugin in Jenkins, which is very popular and simple to use. First, we need to install plugins from Jenkins Market place. Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Advance After […]
Chef Commits to 100 Percent Open Source Code
Chef has decided to open source its entire portfolio of IT automation software as part of an effort to make it easier for organizations to construct a DevOps pipeline using the company’s software. A part of that effort, Chef also launched the Chef Enterprise Automation Stack—which combines Chef Infra for managing infrastructure, Chef InSpec for […]
Integrating Maven and Nexus for Continuous Delivery with Jenkins
This article demonstrates how to integrate Maven with Nexus repositories and deploy snapshot and release artifacts automatically during the build process. It also helps to understand version uptick using Maven. In this article we’ll cover: Creation of a hosted repository for snapshots and releases. Creation of a proxy repository pointing to Maven Central. Creation of […]
How DevOps Orchestration and Feedback Loops Can Enhance Your DevOps Pipeline
DevOps orchestration and feedback loops can significantly impact and improve your organization’s delivery pipeline. In this post, we’ll define and illuminate the importance of DevOps orchestration and feedback loops, and how together they can make a difference in your pipeline. DevOps Orchestration Although people widely use the terms “automation” and “orchestration” interchangeably, their scopes vary […]
DevOps Chat: The CD Foundation, with CloudBees’ Kohsuke Kawaguchi and Tracy Miranda
A new foundation, the CD Foundation, has been formed under the auspices of the Linux Foundation to serve as the home base for a vendor-neutral movement committed to making it easier to build and reuse DevOps pipelines across multiple continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platforms. The first projects to be hosted under the auspices of CD […]
How CI/CD Can Fast-Track Next-Gen Media Rollouts
Using CI/CD can help digital service providers move as quickly as over-the-top content providers Online video consumption has been increasing tremendously with rapid change in consumer expectations to have seamless viewing experience across various digital devices. To capture this growing demand, it is critical for digital service providers (DSPs) to deliver fast-track rollout of next-gen […]
4 Steps to Improving Your Team’s Continuous Security
A recent npm survey revealed that 77 percent of developers were concerned about the quality and security of the open source libraries they use, while 52 percent said the tools currently available were inadequate. Given the trust issues in open source and the ongoing discovery of website and application vulnerabilities, security should be top of […]
The Linux Foundation Launches Continuous Delivery Foundation
The Linux Foundation announced it will provide the home base for a vendor-neutral Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) committed to making it easier to build and reuse DevOps pipelines across multiple continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platforms. The first projects to be hosted under the auspices of CDF, which was launched at the Open Source Leadership Summit […]
‘DevOoops’ Moves: SCM Conflicts
DevOps’ ultimate aim is to create efficiencies in the software delivery process. But it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes DevOps initiatives lead to mistakes—something we lovingly call a “DevOoops.” CloudBees recently polled some colleagues and came up with five examples of a DevOoops in action. Following is a discussion submitted by solution architect […]
SauceCon Speaker Profile: Phil Wells
This is the seventh in a series of articles highlighting speakers at SauceCon 2019. SauceCon brings together the global community of Sauce Labs users and continuous testing experts to learn from each other and level up their automated testing and continuous delivery skills. This year’s event will be held April 23-25 in Austin, Texas. Phil […]
SoulCycle Flexes Its Muscles with DevOps and CI/CD
When SoulCycle wanted to improve application development and deployment, including improving services for customers across its 80-plus indoor cycling centers in the United States and Canada, the company turned to Mark Sost, a veteran developer and engineer who worked at several media companies, including Hearst. Over the last two-plus years, Sost, who now holds the […]