Accenture Aims to Infuse AI into App Testing
Accenture plans to infuse greater amounts of artificial intelligence into application development testing following its acquisition of Real Time Analytics Platform Inc., which provides tools that make use of machine learning algorithms, neural networks and natural language processing (NLP) to analyze every stage of the software development life cycle. Kishore Durg, senior managing director and […]
Compuware Adds Testing Tools to DevOps for Mainframe Portfolio
Compuware is extending its ongoing campaign to bring DevOps processes to the mainframe by acquiring XaTester, a provider of tools for creating unit tests for both batch and CICS-based programs written in COBOL, PL/I and Assembler. In addition, Compuware announced it has formed an alliance with Parasoft, a provider of tools for testing application programming […]
SUSE Preps Independent DevOps Path
Once SUSE completes a separation from Micro Focus sometime next year, the goal for the again independent company will be to drive continued investments in a range of open source technologies that collectively advance DevOps. Michael Miller, president of strategy, alliances and marketing for SUSE, said the acquisition by EQT, a private investment firm, is […]
10 Views on What Microsoft’s GitHub Deal Does for DevOps Users
The DevOps and open source communities have been in a tizzy all week over the massive $7.5 billion Microsoft acquisition of GitHub. Even as many developers rage on Twitter about the deal and still others are rushing to migrate their repositories to alternative solutions—#movetogitlab has trended heavy this week—for the most part the DevOps community […]
Microsoft Snaps Up GitHub for $7.5 Billion
Recognizing the role GitHub plays in the larger developer and DevOps ecosystems, Microsoft is acquiring the software development platform for a cool $7.5 billion, the two companies have announced. GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform, has more than 28 million users who “learn, share and collaborate to create the future,” according to the press […]
GitLab Acquires Gemnasium to Advance DevSecOps
GitlLab, as part of its effort to extend the reach of its DevOps platform into the realm of security, has acquired Gemnasium, a provider of tools to mitigate vulnerabilities in open source code. The goal is to incorporate the IT security tools Gemnasium has developed within a single software development lifecycle (SDLC) platform, said GitLab […]
AppDynamics Buy Expands Cisco’s DevOps Agenda
AppDynamics’ $3.7 billion acquisition by Cisco Systems has two major implications for the DevOps space. On a tactical level, Cisco has committed to distributing AppDynamics’ agent software everywhere from the public cloud to individual devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) and in between. On a more strategic level, the company is positioning itself […]
Compuware Buy Aims to Enable DevOps on Mainframes
How do you bring DevOps to mainframes? Eliminate the need for developers and admins to have mainframe expertise. That’s the strategy mainframe specialist Compuware is following as it seeks to break into the DevOps market. On Dec. 6, Compuware announced its acquisition of Standardware Inc., adding Standardware’s COPE IMS virtualization software to Compuware’s portfolio. That’s […]