vFunction Adds Real-Time Observability and GenAI Tool to Modernization Platform
vFunction, the AI-driven architectural observability platform today added real-time observability and GenAI assistant. vFunction today added an ability to observe IT architectures in real-time to a platform that automatically converts monolithic application code into a set of microservices. In addition, vFunction has added a generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that identifies issues and surfaces recommendations […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a new DevOps job? Consider these roles, including at Paramount+, Western Union and Michaels Stores.
Red Hat Plans to Add Policy-as-Code Tools to Ansible Platform
Red Hat is previewing a policy-as-code capability for the Ansible Automation Platform that promises to make it simpler to apply and enforce governance and compliance policies. Demonstrated at the Red Hat Summit and AnsibleFest 2024 conference, Matthew Jones, chief architect for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, told conference attendees this capability would, for example, make […]
The Basics of Infrastructure as Code: A Primer for DevOps
IaC changes the way IT operations and development teams collaborate to create, provision and manage infrastructure and applications. This short introduction explains its benefits.
Survey Credits Engineering Teams With Keeping Lid on Cloud Costs
A CloudZero survey credits engineering teams with keeping cloud costs under control, but there’s still some room for improvement. A survey of 1,000 U.S. engineering and finance professionals working in organizations with 100 to 9,999 employees, that spent at least $500,000 annually on cloud services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or […]
Transforming DevOps With AI: Practical Strategies To Supercharge Your Workflows
Despite the hype, AI can benefit actual DevOps workflows. These four machine-learning algorithms can make a real difference.
StarTree Makes Observability Case for Apache Pinot Database
StarTree broadly enhances its real-time database platform by adding query support for metrics, logs and traces. StarTree today made a case for becoming the foundation upon which observability is gained in IT environments by adding support for metrics, logs and traces to its real-time database platform delivered as a cloud service. In addition, the company […]
Mind the Shift: Answering Common Questions About OpenTofu
A lead contributor to OpenTofu answers the (truly) frequently asked questions about the open source project.
Oracle Plans to Apply Generative AI to Java and SQL
Oracle is developing a generative AI assistant that uses multiple LLMs to create Java and SQL code. Oracle Code Assist will provide expert, opinionated feedback for code snippets, dependency analysis, error mitigation alternatives, test cases, annotation, summarization and documentation.
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a DevOps job? Look at these openings at Capital One, Sherwin Williams, Marriott International and more
Postman Makes AI Tool for API Management Platform Available
Postman today generally made available a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool for its platform for building and managing application programming interfaces (APIs) that automatically creates tests and documentation. Announced at a POST/CON 2024 conference, Postbot is included with version 11 of the Postman platform which also adds workspaces that make it simpler for software engineering […]
Snyk Adds Second ASPM Tool to Portfolio
Today, Snyk made available an edition of its application security posture management (ASPM) tool for assessing application risks that provides more context into how code has been written and its role within the application environment. Manoj Nair, chief product officer for Snyk, said Snyk AppRisk Pro leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to provide […]
Spotify to Provide Opinionated Instance of Backstage IDP
Backstage helps large teams document their infrastructure and services. This extends the open source version.
The Role of AI in Securing Software and Data Supply Chains
Expect attacks on the open source software supply chain to accelerate, with attackers automating attacks in common open source software projects and package managers.
Exploring Low/No-Code Platforms, GenAI, Copilots and Code Generators
The emergence of low/no-code platforms is challenging traditional notions of coding expertise. Gone are the days when coding was an exclusive skill set reserved for a knowledgeable few. Low/no-code platforms have democratized software development. They empower individuals from non-IT or technical backgrounds to translate their business ideas into applications without the need to master complex […]
How to Migrate an Observability Platform to Open Source
Migrating to an open source stack gives you control over telemetry data and reduces observability costs. Here’s how to do it with open source.
Why GraphQL is a Better Choice for Building Microservices
There’s been a long debate about whether it’s better to use REST or GraphQL for building microservices. Both technologies have their proponents and critics, but when it comes to the specific needs of microservices architectures, GraphQL emerges as the clear front-runner. Here’s why. Understanding the RESTful Concerns While REST has been the go-to API style […]
Bringing DevOps Automation to Legacy Systems
A critical step toward adopting automation for legacy applications is to change your organization’s mindset about legacy systems.
Smoothing API Onboarding With Simulation and Documentation
“Soon we’ll be making another run…And love, exciting and new, Come aboard, we’re expecting you…”– Theme from The Love Boat, American television program, circa 1977 If software is eating the world, then APIs are eating software. Investment in the API economy is increasing. More than 200 million APIs are already out there in the world, […]
The Ruby on Rails Resurgence
Ruby combines functional and imperative programming to create an easy-to-use, powerful language where everything is an object. Introduced in 1995, the open source programming language became popular in the 2000s during the dot-com era, when developers at startups and established companies were under pressure to rapidly launch new web applications. Ruby on Rails, released in […]
A Brief History of DevOps and the Link to Cloud Development Environments
The history of DevOps is worth reading about, and “The Phoenix Project,” self-characterized as “a novel of IT and DevOps,” is often mentioned as a must-read. Yet for practitioners like myself, a more hands-on account is “The DevOps Handbook” (by the same author, Gene Kim, and others), which recounts some of the watershed moments around […]
Building an Open Source Observability Platform
By investing in open source frameworks and LGTM tools, SRE teams can effectively monitor their apps and gain insights into system behavior.