The Metrics Disconnect Between Developers and IT Leaders
A survey of 350 software developers found a majority (91%) of respondents are unhappy with the actual metrics leadership teams are measuring. The survey, conducted by Atomik Research on behalf of Uplevel, an enterprise intelligence platform provider, found the top metrics developers say should be tracked include hours worked (52%), work allocation (49%) and the […]
US DoJ Makes PyPI Give Up User Data ¦ Tape Storage: Not Dead
In this week’s #TheLongView: PyPI complies with a “string of subpoenas,” and LTO continues to grow, despite predictions of its demise.
Dell Looks to Expand Pool of Available DevOps Expertise
Dell Technologies has quietly launched a training and education initiative to significantly expand the number of IT professionals that have DevOps skills. Brad Maltz, senior director for DevOps and developer relations ecosystems for Dell, said the next era of IT will require IT professionals that understand how to automate the management of application development and […]
Improving DevX Gives Your Business a Boost
As organizations transform and grow, different methodologies and development tools can come together, creating an extra level of complexity for your mainframe application development teams. In a perfect world, developers would be able to focus on delivering solutions without worrying about all the infrastructure necessary to make that happen. Building a better developer experience, or […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so […]
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 […]
OpenAI to go Open Source — Elon Musk was a ‘Huge Idiot’ ¦ Mojo Risin’
In this week’s #TheLongView: Sources say it’s an open source future for OpenAI, and improving AI perf with Mojo.
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, […]
Infrastructure-as-Code Pitfalls in Platform Engineering
In the context of cloud operations, the last decade was ruled by DevOps and infrastructure-as-code (IaC). But what is true DevOps? Is it developers running their own operations? Is it operators learning development skills to automate infrastructure provisioning using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform? Though DevOps is widely understood to incorporate both of these, software […]
What’s the Difference Between DevOps and Platform Engineering?
The DevOps space is buzzing with a new trend—platform engineering. Platform engineering has been gaining steam over the last few years but has really peaked in interest lately. In fact, according to a study conducted by Puppet Labs, 51% of organizations have adopted platform engineering or plan to do so in the next year. But […]
Nobl9 Adds Tools to Make SLO Queries More Efficient
At its SLOconf event today, Nobl9 added a Query Tester tool that validates whether queries made against the data its service level objectives (SLO) management platform collects will deliver meaningful results. Nobl9’s SLO management platform collects data in real-time from data sources such as New Relic, Datadog and Dynatrace to help customers meet SLOs. In […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so […]
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. […]
New Relic Taps Generative AI to Simplify Observability
New Relic has added a tool that takes advantage of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to make it simpler to query the telemetry data collected by its observability platform via a natural language interface (NLI). Jemiah Sius, director of developer relations for New Relic, said New Relic Grok will make the New Relic One platform more […]
Economy Forces Shifts in Tech Talent Hiring
A survey of 418 hiring managers published this week by the Linux Foundation found 59% of respondents changed or revised their technical hiring plans for 2023 because of economic uncertainty. Among those organizations, the primary strategy for addressing these concerns was to freeze hiring (34%), followed by a focus on hiring to address specific skills […]
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 […]
GitHub Revamps Search Engine for Code Repository
GitHub today unveiled a new search engine it has developed to make it simpler and faster to browse and navigate the world’s largest code repository. A completely redesigned search interface now provides suggestions, completions and the ability to slice and dice results, while a redesigned code view tool has integrated search, browsing and code navigation. […]
A Supportive Engineering Culture is Key for Recruiting and Productivity
Skilled engineers are in high demand, as their ability to build new products quickly is extremely valuable for businesses competing in a tight market. Strong engineering talent allows businesses to increase productivity and meet customer demand faster, which is essential for long-term success. However, in the current economic context, companies are being forced to reduce […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so […]
How LinkedIn is Investing in Developer Productivity and Satisfaction
More and more companies are beginning to examine the role developer experience has in improving engineering productivity and morale. And one company often referenced as a model for developer productivity engineering is LinkedIn—its engineering leadership has invested heavily into reducing time-consuming developer tasks and constructing an internal platform to gauge developer satisfaction on the tools […]
FIDO/WebAuthn Passkeys is Inevitable: Get on the Train ¦ IBM CEO Hates WFH
In this week’s #TheLongView: The Passkeys authentication standard gets a huge boost, and Arvind Krishna wants workers back in the office.
How DevSecOps Addresses Supply Chain Security
“The absence of security in the initial stages of system engineering is the single most significant cybersecurity gap and risk in modern system development.” This quote from tech entrepreneur Linda Rawson is a good reminder for the current cybersecurity threat situation. With software supply chain attacks increasing in aggressiveness and sophistication, organizations need to understand […]
Breaking Down Silos: Applying Open Source Practices in the Workplace
DevOps plays a prominent role in mainstream technology and companies’ ability to deliver results. While the definition of DevOps encompasses the complete range of characteristics it covers, in practice, current tech culture tends to focus solely on the tooling aspect, neglecting the equally essential focus on the people and process critical in delivering value to […]