Survey Sees AI Coding Creating Need for More Software Engineers
A GitLab survey of 3,266 DevSecOps professionals shows AI is boosting code creation but increasing the need for skilled engineers, compliance challenges and human oversight.
How Hyperconnected AI Development Creates a Multi-System Secret Sprawl
If you’ve been building artificial intelligence (AI) tools lately, you’ve probably noticed something: Your development workflow has become incredibly connected. Tools such as model context protocol (MCP) sit at the center of it all, acting as the ‘brain’ that orchestrates how your large language model (LLM)-powered projects talk to databases, cloud services, APIs, design tools and messaging platforms. This hyperconnectivity makes rapid integration possible. We can now spin up […]
GitOps in the Wild: Scaling Continuous Delivery in Hybrid Cloud Environments
A deep dive into scaling GitOps for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, exploring architecture, governance, security, observability and real-world enterprise practices.
Chronosphere Adds AI Remediation Guidance to Observability Platform
Chronosphere this week previewed artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that are embedded into its observability platform that, in addition to helping identify the root cause of an issue, also provides remediation suggestions. Additionally, the company made available a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server through which AI coding tools and agents will be able to query observability […]
ClickOps, IaC and the Excluded Avocado Middle
Let’s start with a confession: I think Infrastructure-as-Code solves a lot of problems. Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, all of it. IaC changed how we work. It gave us version control, audit trails, repeatability, and a level of discipline that the old “log in and click around” era couldn’t touch. But somewhere along the way, we turned […]
AI-Driven Performance Testing: A New Era for Software Quality
Discover how AI and large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing performance testing—shifting from reactive load testing to predictive, continuous assurance powered by intelligent agents and automation.
Why Traditional SLOs Are Failing at Hyperscale: Building Context-Aware Reliability Contracts
Discover how context-aware reliability contracts (CARC) redefine SLOs for hyperscale systems—optimizing uptime, reducing infrastructure spend by 33%, and aligning reliability with business value across user tiers, regions, and workloads.
The Future of Observability: Predictive Root Cause Analysis Using AI
In the past few years, systems have become more complex than ever. Microservices, Kubernetes, cloud environments and distributed application programming interfaces (APIs) have changed how we build and manage software. However, this complexity has also made it harder to find the root cause when things go wrong. That’s where observability and artificial intelligence (AI) come together to change the game — helping us move from reactive monitoring to predictive root cause analysis (RCA). […]
JFrog Adds Ability to Track Usage of AI Coding Tools
JFrog introduces AI-Generated Code Detection and Shadow AI Detection tools to identify AI-created code, track model usage, and enhance DevSecOps governance across software supply chains.
Survey Surfaces Multiple DevOps Platform Migration Challenges
A survey of 300 enterprise IT and technology leaders published this week finds that while 85% work for organizations that have completed DevOps platform migrations in the last two years, only a quarter (25%) said consolidation delivered expected value within a year. Conducted by the market research firm TrendCandy on behalf of CloudBees, the survey […]
Bindplane Adds Ability to Automate Deployment of OpenTelemetry Collectors
Bindplane introduces an ability to streamline large-scale OpenTelemetry collector deployments, enabling teams to reuse telemetry pipelines, and improve observability.
Why Your SLO Dashboard is Lying: Moving Beyond Vanity Metrics in Production
Discover how redefining service level objectives (SLOs) around business impact — not vanity uptime metrics — reduced incidents by 75% and saved $2.3M in lost revenue.
Vibe Coding Can Create Unseen Vulnerabilities
Vibe coding uses AI to write software fast — but without developer oversight, it can introduce security flaws, technical debt and compliance risks.
Learning From the Past: What Automation Mistakes Can Teach Us About AI
Across industries, organizations are rushing to embed AI into their operations. In fact, 84% of organizations are looking to add more AI capabilities within the next three years. From customer service bots to AI copilots, the future is arriving faster than many expected. But in the rush for quick wins, many executives are overlooking a […]
DevOps Dozen 2025 Finalists Announced
Every year, the DevOps Dozen tells a story about where our industry is headed. When we look at the finalists, we see innovators who lift communities, teams that turn practice into outcomes, and stronger tools that help us build, run and secure software at scale. Our Community Awards finalists are the voices and contributors who […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps brings you a weekly jobs report, including, this week, opportunities at Amentum, Oliver James and Morgan Stanley Services Group.
MIT Researchers Propose a New Way to Build Software That Actually Makes Sense
MIT researchers propose a new framework to make software clearer and safer by organizing code into “concepts” and “synchronizations” for better visibility.
AIOps for SRE — Using AI to Reduce On-Call Fatigue and Improve Reliability
Site reliability engineering (SRE) has become an emergent niche practice invented at Google to become a foundation of contemporary enterprise performance worldwide. With the continued growth of microservices, a multi-cloud infrastructure and continuous deployment pipelines adopted by organizations, the operational surface area has increased to the extent that human personnel cannot monitor and manage it in real time. The effectiveness […]
DevSecOps in Practice: Closing the Gap Between Development Speed and Security Assurance
In the world of modern software development, speed is king. Teams are under constant pressure to release features, fix bugs and stay ahead of competitors. Yet, as development velocity increases, so does the risk of introducing vulnerabilities — an inconvenient truth that security teams have been sounding alarms about for years. This tension between speed and […]
AWS to Help Fund Open VSX Registry Hosted by Eclipse Foundation
The Eclipse Foundation this week revealed that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is providing funds needed to strengthen the reliability, performance and security of the infrastructure used to make the Open VSX Registry, an online marketplace for Visual Studio Code extensions. Like other AI coding tools, the Kiro tool developed by AWS relies heavily on Visual […]
Qovery Adds Multiple AI Agents to DevOps Automation Platform
Qovery has added multiple artificial intelligence (AI) agents to its DevOps automation platform that, in addition to responding to natural language prompts and executing complex operations, also anticipates the next step in a workflow. Company CEO Romaric Philogène said the AI DevOps Copilot family of AI agents automate a range of tasks, including provisioning environments, […]
The Most Destructive Cloud Cost Pitfall: Discounts Before Optimization
Organizations under pressure to cut cloud costs often reach for discount programs first as the simplest lever. It feels like a win to commit to reserved capacity or enterprise agreements because it lowers the rate paid per unit of compute or storage. However, this approach conceals a dangerous trap. When discounts are secured before workloads […]
5 Pillars of Successful Web App Development
Today, building a high-quality and competitive web application requires more than just clean code, a user-friendly UX and good development practices. The success of such a project also hinges on creating a strategic approach and prioritizing components that bring long-term value to both your business and your customer. The following five aspects — security, performance, user-centricity, scalability and cross-platform compatibility — define an efficient, future-proof app that […]