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 […]
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 […]
Why You Need a Multi-Cloud and Multi-Region Deployment Strategy
As I began writing this article, I encountered some technical challenges in my attempt to provision three cloud providers in three separate regions to simulate multi-cloud and multi-region deployments. I couldn’t get one of the regions to behave as I expected when provisioning the environment. As it turned out, the region (and by association, cloud) […]
Cloud Drift Detection With Policy-as-Code
Cloud configurations can change and change often. Introducing new technologies, releasing new features and supporting new business requirements entail a constant flow of configuration changes in web application development. However, drift occurs regardless of how well-designed your IaC implementation is. The term “drift” is used to denote a state in which the actual state of […]
Linux Foundation Europe to Host RISE Open Source Project
The Linux Foundation Europe, in collaboration with RISC-V International, announced today it will host a RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) Project. Through the project, multiple organizations will contribute engineering and financial resources to harden critical open source software for use in commercial applications and enterprise IT environments. Founding members of the project include Andes, Google, Intel, […]
What Is a Cloud Operations Engineer?
CloudOps, short for cloud operations, refers to the processes, tools and strategies employed to manage, monitor and optimize the performance, security and availability of cloud-based infrastructure, applications and services. It encompasses a set of best practices and methodologies that ensure the smooth functioning of cloud environments, including resource provisioning, configuration management, automation, deployment, monitoring and […]
FinOps Foundation’s FOCUS Aims to Standardize Cloud Billing
Cloud spending is on the rise. As organizations shift more applications to the cloud, there is a growing need to optimize workloads and reduce spending when possible. But a lack of visibility into complex cloud bills often impedes these goals. This is compounded by a lack of data standardization across the multi-cloud landscape, with cloud […]
Microsoft Adds Slew of Developer Tools to Azure
At its Build 2023 conference this week, Microsoft announced general availability of an Azure Deployment Environment service that provides developers with a portal through which they can employ infrastructure-as-a-code (IaC) templates based on Terraform or Azure Resource Management files. In addition, Microsoft has enhanced Microsoft Dev Box, a workstation environment for developers that run Azure, […]
Red Hat Moves to Secure Software Supply Chains
Red Hat today announced a portfolio of cloud services designed to better secure software supply chains. The expanded portfolio includes Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline to secure continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows and Red Hat Trusted Content offerings to better secure software components. Announced at the Red Hat Summit, the Red Hat Trusted Software Supply […]
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.
ServiceNow Adds Observability Platform to SaaS Portfolio
At its Knowledge 2023 conference, ServiceNow launched an observability service that runs on its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. Based on the observability platform the company gained with its acquisition of Lightstep, the ServiceNow Cloud Observability platform makes it possible to collect and analyze data collected from software running on infrastructure and also from workflows created using […]
Quick Guide to Azure Storage Pricing
Azure Storage is a cloud-based storage service from Microsoft Azure. It provides a scalable, secure and highly available data storage solution for businesses of any size. The platform includes various services such as Azure Blob, which is a service for storing large amounts of unstructured data such as documents, images, videos and backups. Azure Files […]
Using Microsoft Azure as a Backup Repository
Every year, the amount of data that needs to be backed up increases. There are two ways to store backups – using on-premises facilities or trusting cloud-based solutions. Having an on-premises storage infrastructure can be costly for a company. This is because of the high prices for storage equipment and the expenses to maintain this […]
AWS Converts Cedar Policy-as-Code Tool to Open Source Project
At the Open Source Summit North America conference today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it is making Cedar, a language for defining permissions as policies that includes automated reasoning to mathematically prove an IT environment is secure, available as an open source project. In addition, AWS launched SnapChange, an open source fuzz testing tool that […]
Grafana Labs Reins in Cost of Storing Observability Data
Grafana Labs today made available an ability to customize what observability data is collected via its managed cloud service. This capability can help reduce storage costs in addition to enhancing the dashboard Grafana provides to make it simpler to track metrics usage. Wayne Jin, vice president of product marketing for Grafana Labs, said both capabilities […]
Consider Performance, Growth & Budget When Buying Data Analytics
So, your business needs to invest in data analytics technology to improve efficiencies, competitive advantage or business outcomes. There are a ton of things to consider, but underlying each decision are three driving factors: Performance – The need to meet service level agreements. Growth – The need to accommodate success, as well as deal with […]
Survey: Much Greater Focus on Reining in IT Costs
A survey from Vega Cloud found 62% of respondents are more closely monitoring all IT costs, with more than half (52%) more closely evaluating their cloud service provider options. The survey polled 100 vice presidents from organizations with more than 1,000 employees and was published today by Vega Cloud, a provider of a platform for […]
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.
Observability Costs are too Damn High
Today, any business that deploys software faces an obscene amount of expenses. It has to pay for cloud hosting, assuming of course that it’s among the 92% of companies that use the cloud. It needs trustworthy networks to connect its apps to its employees and customers. It probably pays for a suite of cybersecurity software […]
Linux 6.3: What’s New ¦ AWS Layoffs are a Worry
In this week’s #TheLongView: A new Linux kernel drops and layoffs at Amazon Web Services point to trouble.
Sendbird Adds API to Invoke ChatGPT From Mobile Apps
Sendbird today added an application programming interface (API) to its low-code platform for building mobile applications that enables developers to add bots that communicate with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Shailesh Nalawadi, head of product for Sendbird, said this API makes it possible to add the ability to communicate directly with the generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform from […]
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 […]