Accenture Aims to Infuse AI into App Testing
Accenture plans to infuse greater amounts of artificial intelligence into application development testing following its acquisition of Real Time Analytics Platform Inc., which provides tools that make use of machine learning algorithms, neural networks and natural language processing (NLP) to analyze every stage of the software development life cycle. Kishore Durg, senior managing director and […]
Can You Implement DevOps in Large Organizations?
Trying to modernize workflows through DevOps can be a challenge for any company, but there are different challenges, risks and benefits for bigger companies It is now more or less standard procedure to implement DevOps principles in startups or smaller companies. But what if you’re trying to utilize DevOps in large organizations? This is a […]
The Software Testing Metrics That Make Or Break DevOps Success
Organizations today are racing to develop software at a breakneck pace through efficient DevOps processes. But it’s important for them to avoid losing sight of the forest for the trees. If too much of that speed comes with quality sacrifices that degrade the user experience, the rapid software iterations hurt the business more than they […]
9 Ways DevOps Success or Failure Is Like Baseball
The baseball season is in full swing. There are 30 major league teams competing for a playoff spot, but, as I write this, only five of them—or 16.67 percent—qualify as elite performers with a winning percentage over .600. The number is strikingly similar in DevOps, where, according to one survey, just 17 percent of organizations […]
The Move to Platform: Unleashing a Wealth of Opportunities in Fintech
Closed, legacy systems and requirements around availability and security remain major obstacles to innovation in the financial services industry. But there’s now an appetite for change and a growing recognition of the benefits to be gained from a platform-based approach. This article explores the legacy challenges that still plague financial services, examines the case for […]
Threat Modeling: The Why, How, When and Which Tools
You may have heard of threat modeling as a structured activity for identifying and managing threats. Threat modeling can be applied to a wide range of things, including software, applications, systems, networks, IOTs and business processes. Threat modeling’s motto should be, “The earlier the better, but not too late and never ignore.” Without threat modeling, […]
Artificial Intelligence: Coming to the Rescue of ITOps
According to McKinsey’s Global Institute Report of 2018, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to create an annual value of $3.5 billion to $5.8 billion across different industry sectors. Today, AI in finance and IT alone accounts for about $100 billion; hence, it is becoming quite the game changer in the IT world. With the […]
The Importance of Soft Skills in Engineering
In college, professors regularly told us that in the real world, we need to be able to work in groups. As a young skeptical undergraduate, I naturally rolled my eyes every time I heard this. Most of us hated group projects. More often than not, people would go missing or not do their part with […]
An Easy Way to Optimize Network Performance Monitoring
Network performance monitoring, and especially network optimization, is more of an art than a science because there are so many factors that figure into network and application responsiveness. In addition, because there is a vast amount of data traversing the network, determining the right kind of data you need to monitor (and where you should […]
Kubernetes Jenkins Master-Slave: Scaling the Scalability Issue
LinkedIn, Sony, Dell and many other companies use Jenkins as a CI/CD tool and builds happen with substantial code bases that run 365 days in parallel. Generally, you may not have as much code to build, but the slave that’s created during the build process is in an upstate even after the build is completed. […]
Digital Transformation Strategy? Think Cloud
A few years back companies used innovation and digital transformation mostly to differentiate themselves and to stay competitive. The drastic growth in digital and cloud computing over the last couple of years have changed this mindset. Today, organizations have to be innovative and leverage the latest technologies just to sustain and stay in business. Enterprises […]
DevOps in the Age of Blockchain
The current state of software development results in a lot of redundant efforts. The same functionality is built repeatedly, which is a waste of time and resources for a company. Open source has been a partial solution, but doesn’t fully solve the problem of reliable code upgrades, which are critical for sustaining a high speed […]
Why Digital Transformation Can’t Happen without Experimentation
A sure sign of a company’s successful digital transformation is when it can leverage data to optimize every area within the enterprise. As Forrester puts it, for a company to realize the return on investment (ROI) of a digital investment, “benefits from digital investments need to be aligned with the business requirements for a specific […]
SDN/NFV DevOps: Release Automation for Network Operators
A powerful force is waiting to be unleashed. Software defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) are already acknowledged as exciting possibilities in the world of telecom and media. Leading providers, such as Verizon Enterprise Solutions and My Republic, along with original equipment manufacturers including Cisco Systems and Ericsson, have unveiled their SDN-based services. […]
DevOps’ Role in Developing a Robust and Secure IoT Framework
Creating a secure IoT infrastructure is a challenge for developers, requiring a holistic approach. It requires a dynamic framework that is capable of collecting data from a cloud back end as well as directly from the embedded hardware. Supporting this secure environment is another challenge, requiring the development of complex systems capable of deployment in […]
Hunting Down the Mythical High-Quality Code
The definition of high-quality code is hard to pin down. Depending on who you talk to, there are a lot of different theories on what makes code good or bad. Sometimes, this line is blurry, and that’s why hunting down the mythical high-quality code is a complicated process. Most importantly, how can you define high-quality […]
TechRepublic’s Bombshell Survey: A DevOps Fiasco?
This month, I chose to share the findings of a TechRepublic’s recent survey on DevOps not only because it’s a bombshell within the IT community, but because it brings out two eye-opening facts: Seventy-eight percent of organizations haven’t fully implemented DevOps because “they don’t get it” Only 22 percent of organizations have merged their teams for […]
DevOps Adoption: The Driving Force of the Industry
DevOps has transformed from a mere idea on paper to the way processes function in the face of an immediate requirement. Development and Operations together make for one of the most successful collaborations today. As per a research report, people have now begun to understand what DevOps is. When asked how familiar they were with […]
The Need for a Command Center in Managing Complex IT Operations
A few days ago, I was traveling from Bangalore to Mumbai. It was an overcast and wet morning so I started out early to avoid having to battle traffic and worry about the prospect of being delayed. At the airport, I checked in, went through the usual formalities and boarded the flight. I was anticipating […]
DOES UK: Nike Applies ‘Just Do It’ Attitude to DevOps
Nike’s DevOps transformation has had a lasting impact on its culture and productivity, while allowing the company to connect with its customer in ways it never could before. Its journey down the path to DevOps was shared at the DevOps Enterprise Summit (DOES UK) 2018, in London. For a company of its size and success […]
Developer Trend Chat: Microservices, Node.js, Kubernetes
The role of software developers has never been more important. Developers touch almost every corner of our lives, from health care and retail to education. It’s an extremely rewarding career—so much so that software development is now ranked the Best Job in the United States. The nature of software development demands that developers be fast-moving. […]
Integrating Blockchain and DevOps
Blockchain is one of today’s hottest technology buzzwords. And at the same time, the concept of DevOps has achieved acceptance and is gaining momentum. Blockchain and DevOps already offer a number of benefits individually. Together, they can provide significant tactical and strategic advantages. However, some challenges must be overcome simply to adopt blockchain, as well […]
Serverless Computing: Moving from DevOps to NoOps
Developers rejoice as serverless computing ushers in a new era of ‘NoOps’ to replace the ill-fitted DevOps model. While some organizations do better than others when it comes to implementing DevOps, almost everyone agrees it’s a concept easier penned to paper than pinned to reality. The idea of integrating development and operations is smart, but […]