CircleCI Report: Pipeline Optimization Best Practices
CircleCI today published a report that found most successful software engineering teams have average workflow durations of five to 10 minutes, with any failed run being fixed or reverted in under an hour. The report was based on two years of data gathered from more than a quarter-billion workflows and collected from nearly 50,000 organizations […]
What is DevSecOps?
While traditional development practices have long separated security and compliance, DevSecOps as a series of best practices integrates security into every phase of the DevOps software development life cycle. DevSecOps introduces and automates security in the earlier phases of the software development life cycle rather than bolting it on at the end. The approach saves […]
CircleCI Acquires Ponicode to Gain AI Testing Tool
CircleCI today revealed it has acquired Ponicode to gain control over a unit testing platform infused with artificial intelligence (AI) that makes it simpler to review application code prior to uploading it into a build. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jean-Philippe (JP) Leblanc, senior vice president of engineering at CircleCI, said the […]
Tabnine, GitLab Build Custom Apps Faster With AI
Tabnine today revealed it has integrated its code completion tool with the GitLab continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform. Tabnine’s platform employs artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate application development. Brandon Jung, vice president of ecosystems and business development at Tabnine, said the goal is to make it easier for developers to automatically write code based on […]
What to Expect When Transitioning to DevSecOps
How do you ensure your DevOps pipeline is secure? Does DevSecOps protect you against serious breaches or is it just a way to allay the concerns of stakeholders about security in DevOps? A data breach can cost an average of $3.92 million USD, as per IBM’s study Cost of a Data Breach. In this report, […]
Tricentis Expands Scope of Cloud-Based Testing Tools
Tricentis this week extended a suite of cloud-based testing tools that promise to make it simpler to both develop cloud-native and mobile applications and migrate existing applications to the cloud. New capabilities added to the portfolio include integrations for cloud-based planning tools and a wider range of testing capabilities for mobile applications. DevOps teams can […]
CircleCI Adds CI/CD Service for macOS Development
CircleCI today added a dedicated continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) edition of its namesake platform for developers building applications on the macOS platform. Jim Rose, CircleCI CEO, said this offering is aimed at developers that either want dedicated resources to speed up their build processes or have to address compliance and security requirements that prevent them […]
The DevOps Journey: Continuous Mindset Starts With Cultural Change
DevOps is not just about technology. In many ways, the technology aspect of DevOps is finite but the people, organizational and cultural aspects are infinite. We see many clients get so focused on the tools and technology that they forget about the impact beyond the technology. An important part of building a world-class DevOps process […]
Continuous Security: The Next Evolution of CI/CD
Following a wave of high-profile cyberattacks and the White House’s release of the executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity, how to build a successful cybersecurity program has never been so hotly debated as it is now. From SolarWinds to the Colonial Pipeline attacks, these events demonstrate that defensive measures alone cannot mitigate cybersecurity risk, […]
A Pandemic Side Effect: Rampant Technical Debt
On average, about a quarter of all IT budgets are allocated to handling technical debt each year. And this figure is set to rise, as 68% of organizations say their technical debt will increase in 2022. As digital acceleration continues to drive more IT investment across divisions, the technical burden almost seems like an inevitable […]
Embracing Security by Design in Development
The number of data breaches publicly reported in 2021 far exceeded the total for 2020, making 2021 a record year. With cyberattacks on the rise and bad actors and ransomware gangs demanding millions in ransom, cybersecurity has taken on new urgency. In addition to more sophisticated hacking techniques, the rapid pace of tech adoption during […]
CircleCI Adds Free Unlimited Access Tier to CI/CD Service
CircleCI has added a free unlimited access tier to its continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform. Jim Rose, CircleCI CEO, said in contrast to other ‘freemium’ offerings, CircleCI’s free tier provides developers and DevOps teams with frictionless access to all the premium capabilities of the platform. Those capabilities include up to 6,000 build minutes per month, […]
Harness CD Platform Now Available via Source-Available License
Harness today announced a free community edition of its continuous delivery (CD) platform is now available under a source-available license rather than a more traditional open source license. Scott Sanchez, chief marketing officer for Harness, said the goal is to make CD as accessible to developers and DevOps teams as their current CI platform. Harness […]
Testlio Adds Fused Testing to Automate Testing Platform
Testlio announced today it is adding fused testing capability to its application testing platform; Testlio is used by IT organizations to manage application testing teams consisting of internal employees and external contractors vetted by Testlio. Fused testing describes the combination of automated and manual testing IT organizations use to improve overall productivity. Fused testing strikes […]
How AI Can Improve Software Development
Change is constant and inevitable. While some changes are welcome, others are just a necessary evil. Continuous calls for digitalization combined with a pandemic-prompted emphasis on transforming business operations, force organizations across industries to modernize their legacy systems. The emergence of cloud computing has shrunk organizations’ on-premise IT footprints. However, with 96 of the world’s […]
Continuous Delivery Challenge Looms Large in 2022
As 2022 kicks off, it’s becoming apparent that the major DevOps challenge organizations will face is mastering best practices that enable continuous delivery. A global survey of more than 19,000 software development professionals conducted by the Continuous Delivery (CD) Foundation found 44% of respondents use either continuous integration or deployment. However, less than one in […]
Connecting Your Cloud & DevOps Tools to Enable CI/CD
An effective continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline must integrate cloud and DevOps tools seamlessly to ensure the build, compile, test and release of applications is accomplished efficiently and without friction. Application architectures, internal processes and personal preferences mean organizations and teams set up the CI/CD pipeline differently, resulting in a diversity of infrastructure and tooling […]
Only 30% of Orgs Fully Implement DevSecOps
With the pressure to release more rapidly, security is shifting left within the continuous development pipeline at most organizations. This imperative is increasing with the rise of cyberattacks. Yet both a lack of training and poor visibility are stalling many DevSecOps rollouts, a recent CSA study found. DevSecOps is still a relatively new practice and […]
Best of 2021 – 7 Popular Open Source CI/CD Tools
As we close out 2021, we at DevOps.com wanted to highlight the most popular articles of the year. Following is the fourth in our series of the Best of 2021. DevOps is a software development strategy that incorporates agile practices for fast, efficient product creation and release. It focuses on integration of development and operations […]
Low-Code: Bridging the Gap Between DevOps and Business
The need to innovate faster, manage multiple environments, optimize an application’s life cycle and achieve continuous delivery are aspirational goals that a successful DevOps team strives for. But there are loads of challenges, as meeting these goals increases the pressure on DevOps teams to adopt improved application architecture, new tools and developer workflows. The overarching […]
Reflections: A DevOps Christmas Carol
“Marley was dead, to begin with.” So begins my DevOps Christmas Carol. In this reflection, I am visited by the ghosts of DevOps past, present and future. I hope that, after hearing my story, you will have a better understanding of where DevOps is going based upon where it came from and where it is […]
CI/CD Is Still All About Open Source
One of the lessons I’ve learned in my years at the helm of DevOps.com is that the heart of DevOps is CI/CD. And at the heart of CI/CD is open source. While the names have been changed to protect the innocent (and the obsolete), these lessons are as true today as they ever were. CI/CD […]
DevSecOps for Databases: Data Masking, Cloud Backup, WAF and More
DevSecOps is everywhere. More and more organizations realize that the traditional separation between DevOps and security is wasteful and dangerous. As a result, they are rushing to integrate security into all their software development processes. Adding security to containerized applications, cloud resources and other parts of modern DevOps infrastructure is already well understood. But what […]