Datadog Extends Scope and Reach of Observability Platform
Datadog at its DASH 2024 conference added a bevy of tools and capabilities to streamline DevSecOps workflows, including integration with open-source OpenTelemetry agent software developed under the auspices of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and the Datadog On-Call tool to optimize incident management workflows in a way that maintains context with observability data already collected.
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Cloud-First, Cloud-Smart to Cloud-Minimalism – A Strategic Shift
We do not know if cloud minimalism is the answer to cloud complexity, but it provides pathways to onboard and explore cloud computing.
Fostering an AI-Focused Engineering Team That Accelerates DevOps Maturity
An AI agent is a series of prompts that leverage AI to carry out a role within the engineering team, such as the business owner or tester.
Testing Agents: More than a Copilot
Copilots boost productivity for both use cases but are generally passive tools that must be fed precise requirements to get the desired results.
Sapient.ai Automation Platform Leverages AI to Create Unit Tests
Sapient.ai today launched a testing automation platform that makes use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automatically creates unit tests as the applications are developed.
Policy-as-Code Will Rule Your CD Pipelines
If you are using tools with PaC, start building some policies, and if not, consider experimenting with those tools.
Survey Surfaces Significant Adoption of AI Tools to Build Software
A global survey of 5,315 IT professionals that included 804 C-level executives and 1,439 security experts finds 39% of respondents reporting they work for organizations currently using artificial intelligence (AI) to build software.
JFrog Acquires Qwak to Meld MLOps and DevOps Workflows
JFrog today revealed it has acquired Qwak to add a machine learning operations (MLOps) platform to its existing portfolio of DevOps tools and platforms.
Broadcom Updates to VMware Portfolio Streamline DevOps Workflows
Broadcom today extended VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) to provide templates that promise to make it simpler for DevOps teams to provide self-service catalogs to developers building applications on top of the private cloud based on an integrated compute, storage and networking platform.
Survey Surfaces Varying Levels of Enthusiasm for AI Coding Tools
A survey of 406 developers, software engineers, CTOs, CISOs and application security professionals finds that while the majority of respondents (80%) said their organization is ready to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to write code, the level of enthusiasm for these tools is far higher among C-level executives. In fact, 40% of the 135 C-level […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted as part of an effort to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it just that much easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of […]
Why Business Risk Observability is Becoming Critical for Modern Applications
Full visibility into hybrid infrastructures is crucial for supporting the secure development and deployment of modern applications.
Decoding DevSecOps: Striking the Right Balance
DevSecOps has promise and pitfalls, and we need a path forward to achieve a balance between speed and security.
SmartBear Adds More Generative AI Testing Tools to Platform
SmartBear this week extended its efforts to bring generative artificial intelligence (AI) to its test automation portfolio to include test data and application programming interface (API) contracts.
From Concept to Reality: How ASPM Brings DevSecOps to Life
Building on the foundation laid by DevSecOps, ASPM represents a leap forward in operationalizing these principles within the CI/CD process.
Transforming the Mainframe Developer Experience With Generative AI: A Day in the Life of a Developer
GenAI helps developers maintain consistency and compliance across the codebase, reducing the risk of introducing errors or vulnerabilities.
Survey Surfaces Extent of Web Application Security Crisis
A survey of 349 U.S. and UK cybersecurity professionals finds that while 60% work for organizations that update web applications at least once a week nearly three-quarters (75%) test their web applications monthly or less often.
Comparing Approaches: Center of Excellence Versus Platform Engineering
Both CoE and platform engineering aim to boost productivity and collaboration. Which is best for your shop?
The Rise of Coding Assistants: Supercharging Developer Productivity
The rapid advancements in large language model (LLM) coding assistants have sparked debates about the future of coding, with some even predicting doomsday for coders.
Six Ways the Software Development Platform can Reduce Developer Burnout
The frantic pace of digitization impacts on innovation and creativity, and burnout is a very present issue estimated to affect four in five software developers.
Only 10% of Organizations are Doing Full Observability. Can Generative AI Move the Needle?
Generative AI, powered by large language models (LLMs), introduces a transformative solution to the challenges of modern observability.
Can AI Replace DevOps Engineers ?
Let’s figure out what AI does well, where it falls short, and whether DevOps professionals should fear it and start re-skilling today.