Fiberplane Adds Open Source Libraries to Automatically Collect Metrics
Fiberplane today added an ability to automatically collect metrics in real-time and make them accessible either via its namesake notebook software for debugging infrastructure or an open source Grafana dashboard. Fiberplane CEO Micha Hernandez van Leuffen said Autometrics is an open source set of libraries the company created to make it simpler for developers to […]
Harnessing the Power of AI Chatbots for Continuous Testing
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we develop and test software, especially with the advent of AI chatbots. These intelligent agents have the potential to streamline and automate continuous testing while improving software quality. However, software and QA managers must understand the urgency, opportunities, pitfalls and best practices associated with integrating AI chatbots into […]
5 Best Practices for Using VMs on Azure Cloud
When beginning a cloud improvement/optimization project, an easy place to start is to focus on the initial low-hanging fruit of your virtual machine (VM) environments. This article takes a closer look at these steps, using a Microsoft Azure VM environment as an example. Here are five best practices that can be easily achieved when using […]
Orgs Shift Toward Centralizing Automation Initiatives
A survey published today found that 75% of respondents recognized that automation silos hamper their ability to unify cloud operations across functions. Conducted by CloudBolt Software, the survey polled 350 senior IT and DevOps leaders at organizations with more than 3,000 employees. On a positive note, the survey found 57% of respondents were starting to […]
CodeSee Extends Reach of Code Visualization Platform
CodeSee updated its code visibility platform to enable instant mapping of application services, directories, file dependencies and code changes. CodeSee CEO Shanea Leven said CodeSee Enterprise 2.0 should extend the appeal of the platform beyond developers to include software engineers managing DevOps workflows. CodeSee Enterprise 2.0 provides real-time visibility across multiple repositories regardless of whether […]
The Benefits of a Streaming Database
Streaming databases offer an innovative approach to data processing that combines the familiarity of traditional models with a powerful data transformation engine. This hybrid system provides DevOps and DataOps teams with extremely fast results for complex SQL queries, aggregations and transformations that are impossible or take hours to process in the traditional batch computation model. […]
npm is Scam-Spam Cesspool ¦ Google in Microsoft Antitrust Thrust
In this week’s #TheLongView: The npm registry suffers spam infestation, and Microsoft makes Google sad.
Salesforce Spring 2023 Release: Out With the Old, A Lot of the New
Salesforce is the connector and enabler of so many critical business functions. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t come with its headaches. The environment is so complex that it really takes a conscious, focused effort to properly leverage all that Salesforce has to offer, as well as stay up-to-speed on everything that’s new and evolving. […]
A Seven Point Checklist for Getting SAST Right
With so many physical products—from automobiles to airplanes and medical devices to industrial control systems—now being driven by software, product security has become a top-level concern for manufacturers. Software flaws can not only affect security by introducing vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers but also impact safety by compromising a product’s functional operation. In […]
GraphQL Documentation Generators: How They Work and Why They Matter
GraphQL is an open source query language developed by Facebook that provides a more efficient, powerful and flexible alternative to traditional REST APIs for fetching and manipulating data over the web. It allows clients to specify the shape and structure of the data they need and receive exactly that, no more and no less. Unlike […]
Postman Releases Tool for Building Apps Using APIs
Postman today made generally available a visual tool infused with artificial intelligence (AI) that makes it simpler to build software by invoking application programming interfaces (APIs) found on its network. Shamasis Bhattacharya, chief software architect for Postman API, said Postman Flows makes it possible to use a low-code tool to build software using tens of […]
5 Unusual Ways to Improve Code Quality
Code quality refers to how well-written and maintainable software code is. It encompasses factors such as readability, efficiency, scalability, reliability, maintainability and security. High code quality ensures that software is easy to understand, modify and extend, has fewer bugs and is less likely to break down. It also reduces development time and costs and improves […]
DevOps Adoption in Salesforce Environments is Advancing
A global survey of DevOps professionals building apps in Salesforce environments found 44% of respondents reported their organization has a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform in place, with another 39% planning to adopt one. The survey, conducted by Gearset, a provider of a DevOps platform for building custom applications in Salesforce environments, polled 1,254 DevOps […]
How Bazel and GitHub Can Fix the Dependency Availability Problem
Recently, GitHub upgraded the internal version of Git they use to produce repository archives. You’ve probably used these archives before if you’ve downloaded a .zip or .tar.gz file from a repository at a particular version. GitHub produces those archives on demand using Git archive and caches them for a short time. Upgrading Git regularly is […]
JFrog Aligns With New Relic to Improve Observability
JFrog and New Relic jointly announced today they will provide a free integration tool that will enable New Relic’s observability platform to consume log data from JFrog platforms for building and deploying applications securely. Announced at the Futurestack conference hosted by New Relic, this integration eliminates the manual effort that was previously required to integrate […]
Eclipse Foundation Touts Java SE Temurin Certification Momentum
The Eclipse Foundation revealed today the number of downloads for Java Standard Edition (SE)—dubbed Eclipse Temurin—certified using both a technology compatibility kit (TCK) and compatibility tests for evaluating associated runtimes reached 12.3 million in February. Tim Ellison, a project lead for creating compatibility tests for the Eclipse Foundation, said that level of activity suggests the […]
SVB: When Silly Valley Sneezes, DevOps Catches a Cold
In this week’s #TheLongView: Silicon Valley Bank and what it means for DevOps. Your salary is safe, but who’s to blame?
ReversingLabs Adds Ability to Detect Secrets in Application Binaries
ReversingLabs today announced it added an ability to detect secrets exposed in application binaries to its Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS) platform. Tomislav Peričin, chief software architect for ReversingLabs, said this addition will make it easier for DevSecOps teams to identify secrets that are inadvertently left in applications as plain text or that can be […]
Linux Tweak Brings Big Speedup ¦ DCs in SPAAACE (Redux) ¦ Atlassian Fires 500
In this week’s #TheLongView: Intel optimizes Linux multithreaded networking, data centers in space (again), and more DevOps layoffs.
AWS Delivers on Latest Graviton3 Price/Performance Promise
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded the number of virtual machines based on the latest generation of its Graviton processors to include instances that support DDR-5 memory. The latest Amazon EC2 instance types, dubbed M7g and R7g, that are now generally available are based on the AWS Graviton3 processors developed using an architecture created by […]
New-Age Tech and Culture Driving Data Democratization
Data democratization has become critical for organizations to leverage data’s true value and fully realize its benefits. Making data available across the organization helps companies to serve customers better and make data-driven decisions that align with their goals and objectives. It essentially means enabling access to a company’s data resources to employees, bound by reasonable […]
Sysdig Launches Wireshark Foundation
Sysdig this week announced there is now a Wireshark Foundation that will oversee future development of the widely used open source traffic protocol analyzer. Gerald Combs, who is now director of open source projects at Sysdig, along with Loris Degioanni, CTO of Sysdig, launched Wireshark in 2006 to enable teams to monitor network traffic, learn […]
LinkedIn Job Scams: Out of Hand ¦ 4-Day Workweek: Let’s Get Serious
In this week’s #TheLongView: Don’t get scammed looking for a job, and momentum grows for the 32-hour working week.