Optimizing Prometheus Implementations With Managed Services
Prometheus is a leading metrics-based open source monitoring solution and time series database used across the IT community to collect metrics from systems, applications and services. According to the 2021 Cloud Native Survey from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the use of Prometheus in production has reached 65%, an increase of 43% year-over-year. “As […]
Heat Cooks Twitter DC | AI Will Kill All Humans | Patreon Layoffs, CSAM Claim
In this week’s The Long View: Twitter is in a “non-redundant state” thanks to a hot summer, AI is likely to eliminate us, and Patreon fires 80 staff amid nasty allegations.
Where Should I Store My IaC?
The most successful software companies rely on repeatability, auditability and simplicity when building solutions. The emergence of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) has empowered developers to apply these practices to infrastructure allocation. What are the best practices for storing IaC? Should IaC code be stored with the application and feature code? Should it be stored separately in its […]
Embrace Change in Production to Improve MTTR
DevOps creates value through constant deployment changes. When done right, more frequent deployments allow teams to continuously improve their products or services while making it easier to manage the effects of the change. One way to do this is with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). CI/CD helps to reduce the risks to each build […]
The Definition of Done: Why it’s Important for Success
Establishing clear communications and expectations across software organizations is essential to the success of any project. A company is less likely to experience unexpected delays or other unpleasant surprises if everyone is on the same page. To ensure all team members are synchronized and to eliminate unnecessary ambiguity, engineering teams should create a “Definition of […]
How’s Facebook Work? They Don’t Know! | Cali. Pay Law | NASA RISC-V Launch
In this week’s The Long View: Facebook engineers admit they’ve no idea what Meta stores (or where), California requires job ads quote salaries, and RISC-V will power future NASA spacecraft.
Getting Started With GraphQL APIs
GraphQL, a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data, is rapidly growing in popularity. According to the latest State of JavaScript survey report, 44.3% of respondents said they had used GraphQL APIs in 2020 compared to only 5% in 2016. Additionally, many Fortune 500 companies now use […]
The Power of Automation and Distributed Sources of Truth
Enterprise networks are vast, intricate systems with multiple methods for storing configuration and state information. The configurations of those networks are also constantly changing as new applications, services or other updates are added. When you consider the complexity and dynamic nature of an enterprise network, it may be alarming to learn how much data–including most […]
Apache Hop Integrates DevOps and DataOps – Techstrong TV
Matt Caster, chief solution architect for Neo4j, explains how open source Apache Hop projects advances integration of DevOps and DataOps. The video is below followed by a transcript of the conversation. Mike Vizard: Hey, guys, thanks for the throw. We’re here with Matt Casters, who is Chief Solution Architect at Neo4j and we’re talking about […]
Force Me Back to the Office? Apple ‘Hasn’t Learned Anything’
In this week’s The Long View: New ways of working. Whether it’s remote work, enforced hybrid working or a four-day working week, let’s triage the trends and futz with the future.
A New Development Model: Bringing SaaS Apps to Data
The last few decades have seen multiple major shifts in how applications are built and deployed, and now we’re seeing the start of a new shift that opens up enormous opportunities for all kinds of developers. Instead of bringing data to applications, developers are bringing their applications to the data. Let’s back up. In the […]
Agile Sucks (Redux) | Plus: DevOps on Mars
In this week’s The Long View: Agile is bad, but “Wagile” is worse. Plus: This prod is even worse than yours.
A Guide to Sustainable Application Modernization
Sustainable development is a blueprint for societal growth that is applied around the world to balance the needs of the present while optimizing for the future. Sustainability consists of three pillars — economic, environmental and social — that must work together to meet this goal. The complexities of digital transformation and application modernization can benefit […]
Four Secure Coding Best Practices for Mobile Apps
Mobile apps have become the primary point of innovation for many companies, and skilled mobile developers are in high demand. The business asks developers to innovate fast using the latest smartphone features and capabilities to drive high download rates, wow their users, capture customers and grow their business. Dev teams facing constant pressure to move […]
Tech Workers Struggle With Hybrid IT Complexity
Confidence levels among IT workers have plummeted as tech teams’ jobs have become more complex. The reasons behind IT worker angst are unprecedented, signaling a shift paralleling other post-pandemic industries. Running applications across cloud and on-premises infrastructure, hybrid office environments with distributed workforces and the accelerated adoption of new and automated technologies have all contributed to […]
Recession! DevOps Hiring Freeze | Data Centers Suck (Power) | Intel to ‘be’ Wi-Fi 7
In this week’s The Long View: Engineer jobs are being cut, cloud infrastructure is using too much energy, and Intel’s 802.11be silicon is alive.
A Guide to Cloud Migration Trends and Strategies
For several years, we have witnessed widescale cloud adoption as a software infrastructure growth and maintenance strategy. Spending on cloud application services (SaaS) continues to grow as monolithic applications are replaced by microservices-based apps and monoliths become relics of the past. In 2021 alone, companies spent $410.9 billion on public cloud services, and Gartner expects […]
Myth Busting: 5 Misconceptions About FinOps
Over the years, moves to the cloud have happened in several different ways and at various speeds. The reality is that today most enterprises are spending massive amounts on their cloud environments, and many teams are struggling to contend with the governance implications of this reality. Fundamentally, teams struggle with an either-or proposition: Either they […]
Applying TestOps to Cultivate a Quality Culture
Quality assurance is a universal concern, especially when it comes to application development. Enterprise applications are faster and more reliable than ever before. However, in addition to performance, application developers also must consider data security, regulatory compliance and cost-effectiveness, among other things. Organizations are embracing quality engineering (QE) as a foundation to create a software […]
How 5G Will Change the Public Cloud as We Know It
When it comes to realizing the promise of 5G, we’re still a few years away. Under the hood, though, the rollout of 5G infrastructure and the new applications 5G will enable—from AR and VR to new drone capabilities and beyond—will drive dramatic changes in infrastructure demands, starting with the public cloud. In the 5G era, […]
CPRA for Developers: Road to CCPA 2.0 Compliance
California voters passed the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) in November 2020. It replaces the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and is often described as a cousin to the EU’s GDPR law. The law applies to all for-profit organizations within the state. It also requires compliance from anyone doing business in California or collecting […]
Future of DevOps: Trends to Watch
Technology is transforming every aspect of industry, and digitalization and automation have flourished in the past few years. DevOps has established itself as an indispensable software development methodology for successful digital transformation. According to a recent market survey, the DevOps market will exceed $20 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 24.7% from 2019 […]
3 New WFH and Hybrid Work Trends That YOU Need to Grok
In this week’s The Long View, a remote/hybrid work special: Bribes to relocate you, Fridays are forgotten, and big tech firms stop building offices.