Logz.io Taps AI to Surface Incident Response Recommendations
Logz.io this week added a supervised machine learning capability to its observability platform that reduces mean-time-to-remediation by surfacing recommendations for resolving incidents. Asaf Yigal, vice president of product for Logz.io, said the Alert Recommendation capability added to the Logz.io Open360 platform uses artificial intelligence (AI) to model the steps a DevOps team needs to complete […]
Cloud Drift Detection With Policy-as-Code
Cloud configurations can change and change often. Introducing new technologies, releasing new features and supporting new business requirements entail a constant flow of configuration changes in web application development. However, drift occurs regardless of how well-designed your IaC implementation is. The term “drift” is used to denote a state in which the actual state of […]
Checkmarx Brings Generative AI to SAST and IaC Security Tools
Under an early access program, Checkmarx today made available query builder and guided automation tools that take advantage of OpenAI’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to make it simpler for developers to resolve application security issues. AI Guided Remediation surfaces actionable remediation recommendations for vulnerability issues such as misconfigurations directly from within integrated development environments […]
Linux Foundation Europe to Host RISE Open Source Project
The Linux Foundation Europe, in collaboration with RISC-V International, announced today it will host a RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) Project. Through the project, multiple organizations will contribute engineering and financial resources to harden critical open source software for use in commercial applications and enterprise IT environments. Founding members of the project include Andes, Google, Intel, […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so […]
CDF Marries Emporous Repository to Ortelius Management Platform
The Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) has added the open source Emporous repository for software artifacts to an Ortelius platform for managing the software artifacts that make up a microservice. Ortelius was originally created by DeployHub and subsequently contributed to the CDF, which also oversees the development of the open source Jenkins continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) […]
GitLab Adds More AI and Cybersecurity Capabilities to CI/CD Platform
GitLab this week delivered an update to its continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that adds additional generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity capabilities. The GitLab 16 release included cybersecurity capabilities such as centralized policy management, expanded compliance reports and controls, compliance dashboards and default Level 3 attestation for the supply-chain levels for software artifacts (SLSA) […]
The Metrics Disconnect Between Developers and IT Leaders
A survey of 350 software developers found a majority (91%) of respondents are unhappy with the actual metrics leadership teams are measuring. The survey, conducted by Atomik Research on behalf of Uplevel, an enterprise intelligence platform provider, found the top metrics developers say should be tracked include hours worked (52%), work allocation (49%) and the […]
US DoJ Makes PyPI Give Up User Data ¦ Tape Storage: Not Dead
In this week’s #TheLongView: PyPI complies with a “string of subpoenas,” and LTO continues to grow, despite predictions of its demise.
Dell Looks to Expand Pool of Available DevOps Expertise
Dell Technologies has quietly launched a training and education initiative to significantly expand the number of IT professionals that have DevOps skills. Brad Maltz, senior director for DevOps and developer relations ecosystems for Dell, said the next era of IT will require IT professionals that understand how to automate the management of application development and […]
FinOps Foundation’s FOCUS Aims to Standardize Cloud Billing
Cloud spending is on the rise. As organizations shift more applications to the cloud, there is a growing need to optimize workloads and reduce spending when possible. But a lack of visibility into complex cloud bills often impedes these goals. This is compounded by a lack of data standardization across the multi-cloud landscape, with cloud […]
Microsoft Adds Slew of Developer Tools to Azure
At its Build 2023 conference this week, Microsoft announced general availability of an Azure Deployment Environment service that provides developers with a portal through which they can employ infrastructure-as-a-code (IaC) templates based on Terraform or Azure Resource Management files. In addition, Microsoft has enhanced Microsoft Dev Box, a workstation environment for developers that run Azure, […]
Red Hat Enhances Insights to Simplify RHEL Management
This week at its Red Hat Summit event, Red Hat introduced an expanded set of capabilities to Red Hat Insights that simplify management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Managing Linux across the hybrid cloud is complex, and it’s made even more so because of current macroeconomic conditions and the challenge of finding and retaining […]
Red Hat Unveils Developer Hub to Boost Dev Productivity
At its Red Hat Summit conference today, Red Hat unveiled its Red Hat Developer Hub, a developer portal that provides access to an opinionated set of development tools based on the open source Backstage project. The portal pulls together a set of curated tools and resources so that developers encounter less friction and avoid the […]
Red Hat Adds Generative AI and Event-Driven Capabilities to Ansible
Red Hat today unveiled a technical preview of Ansible Lightspeed with IBM Watson Code Assistant, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service specifically trained on domain-specific data collected via the Ansible automation platform. At the same time, Red Hat is also making available an event-driven capability within version 2.4 of the Ansible platform that enables runbooks […]
Red Hat Moves to Secure Software Supply Chains
Red Hat today announced a portfolio of cloud services designed to better secure software supply chains. The expanded portfolio includes Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline to secure continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows and Red Hat Trusted Content offerings to better secure software components. Announced at the Red Hat Summit, the Red Hat Trusted Software Supply […]
8 Hot Takes: Will We See a Monolithic Renaissance?
Is the DevOps world slowly backing away from microservices and to a monolithic renaissance? After years of proselytization about the benefits (Flexibility! Resilience! Support faster release speeds!) of microservices and serverless architecture, there are signs of a potential backlash against the singularly fragmented microservices architectural approach. The argument in favor of rolling back to monolithic […]
Dell Extends Reach of Managed IT Infrastructure Service Portfolio
Dell Technologies today expanded the scope of its APEX managed cloud offerings to include integration with the Microsoft Arc hybrid cloud computing framework. In addition, Dell is fulfilling a commitment to deliver block and file storage services on the Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platforms. The announcements were made at the Dell […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so […]
Despite DevOps, Software Supply Chain Security Challenges Persist
A survey of 397 IT, cybersecurity and application development professionals conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) found that while most respondents work for organizations that have adopted DevOps practices, multiple software supply chain security issues and DevSecOps concerns have yet to be addressed. The survey, conducted on behalf of Data Theorem, a provider of a […]
OpenAI to go Open Source — Elon Musk was a ‘Huge Idiot’ ¦ Mojo Risin’
In this week’s #TheLongView: Sources say it’s an open source future for OpenAI, and improving AI perf with Mojo.
GitHub Adds Accessibility Improvements for Developers With Disabilities
GitHub today revealed it added several capabilities to make it easier for developers with disabilities to access its code repository platform. The new capabilities were announced to coincide with Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Capabilities highlighted include a navigation tool and a search tool that can be used with a screen reader that GitHub provides. In addition, […]
What’s the Difference Between DevOps and Platform Engineering?
The DevOps space is buzzing with a new trend—platform engineering. Platform engineering has been gaining steam over the last few years but has really peaked in interest lately. In fact, according to a study conducted by Puppet Labs, 51% of organizations have adopted platform engineering or plan to do so in the next year. But […]