Microsoft Taps vFunction to Refactor Java Apps for Azure
Microsoft has teamed up with vFunction to make it easier to convert monolithic Java applications into a set of microservices that can be deployed on the Microsoft Azure cloud. The Microsoft Services Industry Solutions group is making available the Java Refactoring Service, through which IT teams will be able to both lift and shift Java […]
Survey Shows Increased Focus on Modernizing IT, Retiring Apps
A survey of 140 enterprise architects and IT leaders published today suggested that, while moving applications to the cloud remains a priority, more attention is being paid to reducing technical debt by retiring applications. Conducted by LeanIX, a provider of a platform for managing enterprise architecture and managing value stream management (VSM), the survey found […]
The 6 Pillars of DevSecOps: Pillar One-Collective Responsibility
With the increased interest in DevSecOps, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode) brought together a DevSecOps Working Group to identify and share best practices for the development and maintenance of a DevSecOps program. This working group identified and defined six focus areas critical to integrating DevSecOps into […]
ACCELQ Further Automates Testing of Low-Code, No-Code Apps
ACCELQ today unveiled the cloud-based ACCELQ Live test automation platform that is continuously integrated with a wide range of low-code and no-code application development and deployment platforms. ACCELQ CEO Mahendra Alladi said the goal is to make it simpler to run complex tests across a multi-cloud computing environment. Usage of low-code and no-code tools has […]
WhiteSource Offers Free Spring4Shell Vulnerability Tool
WhiteSource has launched a free command-line interface (CLI) tool that detects vulnerable open source Spring4Shell vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22965) that are impacting Java applications built using the Spring development framework. Susan St. Clair, director of product management for WhiteSource, said the WhiteSource Spring4Shell Detect tool is similar to the tool the company made available earlier this year […]
How to Get Started With Low-Code/No-Code
Software development is complex. It can take years of practice to become an experienced developer. But the good news is that you can build many applications without ever learning to code. Low-code/no-code development is the practice of using a visual interface and drag-and-drop elements to build applications for business processes without coding. These types of […]
The Missing Link in Continuous DevOps Cycles
Delivering software quickly, reliably and safely is at the heart of technology transformation and organizational performance regardless of industry. As part of overall technology transformation, many companies are recognizing the benefits of applying DevOps methodologies to areas outside of software development, such as general product development, IT expansion and scaling and new business processes. However, […]
Lapsus$ Shames Okta/Sitel | Bitcoin Nukes Climate | EU DMA E2EE FAIL
In this week’s The Long View: Okta and Sitel under fire over Lapsus$ hack, Greenpeace and others call for bitcoin change, and Europe still hates encryption.
Bringing Development Environments Into the Modern Age
It’s time to rethink how we deliver distributed access to software development environments. We know how to write code. And there are plenty of well-established tools, techniques and processes for doing so. We know what kind of code to write: Functional, scalable and efficient code that’s inherently secure and that we can readily modify whenever and however […]
Building a Culture of Full-Service Ownership
In recent years, our reliance on software has exploded. It has been more than a decade since Marc Andreessen made his prophetic observation that “Software is eating the world.” Today, nearly every interaction is mediated through a screen and backed by software. With the massive shift to remote and digital interactions due to the pandemic, […]
Apple Outage Outrage | Linux Random Redo | Okta Hacked (or Not)
In this week’s The Long View: Why Apple services were down, Linux gets a huge RNG overhaul, and we wonder if Okta was hacked again.
CSS-Tricks Sells Out | Peloton Spins Out | ARM Axes 1,000
In this week’s The Long View: CSS-Tricks gets bought by DigitalOcean, Peloton fiddles while its business burns, and Arm lays off up to 15% of staff.
TikTok Shuns Russia | War on Patent Trolls | Chrome is ‘Faster than Safari’
In this week’s The Long View: ByteDance restricts TikTok in Russia, Unified Patents escalates the fight against trolls, and Google Chrome beats the magic 300.
7 Steps to Unleashing Your Citizen Developers
As digital transformation accelerates, organizations are searching for ways to enable all their employees—not just IT, development or DevOps teams—to design, build, iterate and launch new processes and applications as per their requirements. This democratizing approach is called citizen development—where business users are empowered to create their own processes and apps with only minimal supervision […]
What to Expect When Transitioning to DevSecOps
How do you ensure your DevOps pipeline is secure? Does DevSecOps protect you against serious breaches or is it just a way to allay the concerns of stakeholders about security in DevOps? A data breach can cost an average of $3.92 million USD, as per IBM’s study Cost of a Data Breach. In this report, […]
Akamai: Buying Linode | Firefox: Not OK | Gone: Google Vaccine Mandate
In this week’s The Long View: Linode bought by Akamai, Firefox market share “measly,” and Google brings staff back to the office.
How to Seamlessly Transition to DevSecOps
In the last few months, the cybersecurity world has been taken by storm following the discovery of the Log4Shell vulnerability. The zero-day had the potential to put much of the connected world at risk and left security teams scrambling to quickly apply security patches to software just before Christmas 2021. As a result of the […]
IBM ‘is Ageist and Sexist’ | IBM Mainframe-aaS | IBM Vaccine Mandate
In this week’s The Long View: IBM’s employment practices get held up to scrutiny, IBM z/OSaaS breaks cover, and IBM encourages staff back to the office.
Unreliable Server Scare | Information Batteries | ARM IPO PDQ
In this week’s The Long View: We worry about chips failing randomly, we ponder a new way of thinking about workload shifting, and we grok Arm’s IPO.
The Evolution of Incident Management
Have you ever thought about the history of incident management? If you’re an SRE, you might be so caught up in the day-to-day work of managing reliability and responding to incidents that you never take time to step back and reflect on the evolution of your role and your responsibilities. And that’s a shame because […]
Codenotary Launches Cloud Service to Generate SBOMs
Codenotary has launched a Codenotary Cloud platform that can automatically generate a software bill of materials (SBOM) and make it easier to discover what components have been included in an application. Moshe Bar, Codenotary CEO, said that capability can also play a key role in identifying which components in an application might contain, for example, […]
Why Developer-First is the Future of AppSec
DevOps culture and rapid cloud adoption mean developers are shipping code faster than ever and, in many cases, security teams struggle to keep up. To avoid relegating security to afterthought status, organizations must shift left and adopt a developer-first approach to application security (AppSec). Organizations that depend on software development need a solution that accomplishes […]
Data-Driven Insights & No-Code Automation – Techstrong TV
Nishant discusses the importance of data-led engineering leadership. Nishant shares several examples of enterprises that have significantly improved development productivity, speed, quality, and security by bringing together data-driven insights and no-code automation. The video and a transcript of the conversation are below. Recorded Voice: This is Digital Anarchist. Alan Shimel: […]