Survey Surfaces Significant Levels of IDP Investment to Reduce SDLC Friction
A survey of 954 IT decision-makers suggests more resources are now being allocated to reducing friction across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Conducted by CDW, the survey finds more than two-thirds of respondents (68%) report their organization has adopted an internal developer platform (IDP). The primary goal is to improve operational efficiency (57%), provide better […]
VibeCode Meets DevOps: Accelerating Low-Code Innovation
AI-assisted low-code tools like VibeCode speed app development, but DevOps teams must ensure security, quality and CI/CD integration.
Free Tiers and Open Source LLMs – Mana for Developers, Platform Engineers and QA
Development rarely follows one straight path. You sketch ideas, prototype, test, swap tools, iterate, and repeat. The increasing availability of free, limited-use AI tiers and locally run open-source AI LLMs is accelerating that loop. These tiers are not marketing fluff. They are practical on-ramps for developers and engineers. They offer the freedom to test, compare, […]
AI as the Architect’s Muse: Redefining Software Design in the Age of Intelligence
Software architecture is no longer a static artifact — it’s a dynamic, living thing, shaped by AI’s relentless curiosity and our own audacity.
Application Modernization: A Catalyst for Fixing Sub-Optimal UX
Efforts to improve legacy systems allow both public and private organizations to operate more efficiently and improve UX.
Business Leaders Will Trade Speed for Security
A global survey of 600 C-level executives conducted by CloudBees found that when it comes to building software, more than three-quarters of respondents said it is more important to be secure and compliant than fast and compliant. As a result, more than three-quarters (77%) also noted their organization is implementing a shift left strategy for […]
CloudBees Acquires ReleaseIQ to Advance DevOps Orchestration
CloudBees announced today it has acquired ReleaseIQ, a provider of an orchestration platform for automating software delivery via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. Sacha Labourey, chief strategy officer for CloudBees, said the addition of ReleaseIQ to the CloudBees platform will provide more visibility into and control over software delivery on an end-to-end basis. CloudBees already provides […]
The Power of Automation and Distributed Sources of Truth
Enterprise networks are vast, intricate systems with multiple methods for storing configuration and state information. The configurations of those networks are also constantly changing as new applications, services or other updates are added. When you consider the complexity and dynamic nature of an enterprise network, it may be alarming to learn how much data–including most […]
Overheard at CloudBees Connect: The Reality of Delivering Modern Software
What’s it like delivering modern software today? We posed that question to eight DevOps leaders from a diverse range of industries and development organizations. They were all participants in panel discussions I moderated at CloudBees Connect – held virtually this year. Needless to say, there were no short answers to our questions, but here’s a sampling of […]
How to Do Agile Software Development the Right Way
Agile development has been around for years, but not everybody is doing it the right way. Just ask Elisabeth Hendrickson, who until recently was vice president of quality assurance at Pivotal Labs, a leader in agile software development and now a division of VMware. Hendrickson’s career in the software industry spans a few decades and includes stints […]
How IHG Puts DevOps Developers First
The following is a guest post by Robert Kelley, Director of Delivery Engineering at IHG, based on his session at CloudBees Connect. His full presentation is available below. You may not necessarily recognize the company name IHG – the company I work for – but I bet you’ve heard of our brands and stayed in […]
All CloudBees (Approved and Proprietary) Tier 1 Plugins Support Configuration as Code
Plugin Configuration So how do plugins come into this picture? As you may know Jenkins and CloudBees CI are largely the sum of the plugins that have been installed. A lot of these plugins come with their own configuration, which is used to customize their behavior or define what they integrate with. Below is an […]
How to Disable Code
The following is a guest post written by Carlos Schults. Being able to disable code in production is a power that many developers aren’t aware of. And that’s a shame. The ability to switch off some portions—or even complete features—of the codebase can dramatically improve the software development process by allowing best practices that can […]
Technical Debt Management with Feature Flags: Strategy & Best Practices
Technical debt is accumulated as unmanaged flags accrue in an application’s code. And the associated marginal gain (i.e. each unmanaged flag added) directly impacts the amount of time and resources needed for testing. This can lead to more serious issues with the affected development, performance/testing and product processes becoming more expensive. As software teams grow […]
Testing with Feature Flags to Improve Developers Productivity
Feature Flags can improve your continuous integration process in a number of ways. This post will focus on how CloudBees Feature Flags can help improve your developer productivity and shorten the feedback loop with the Flag Override view for frontend validation. It includes Javascript in examples, but the override view can be used in all available platforms. The flag […]
Fidelity drives Software Delivery Performance
The following blog post is based on a presentation at CloudBees Connect. The full recorded session is available below. Few industries depend on software more than financial services. Jimmy McNamara, software engineering product manager at Fidelity, should know: He’s worked in the industry as a software developer and project manager for over two decades, most […]