How AIOps Makes DevOps Less Noisy

January 14, 2019 by Phillip Lorenzo 0 Comments

For DevOps engineers, “noise” is the enemy of productivity. In this context, the noise we’re talking about is unnecessary or low-priority alerts and notifications that distract engineers from identifying serious issues—and ultimately can cause alert fatigue syndrome, in which alerting systems are ignored altogether. Without the application of a well-constructed noise reduction plan, alert noise […]

Red Hat Adds Support for Nested Workflows to Ansible Automation Framework

January 9, 2019 by Mike Vizard 1 Comments

Red Hat today announced it is adding support for nested playbooks created using the open source Ansible automation framework within one another, which, in turn, will make it easier to automate complex IT processes. Bill Nottingham, product manager for Ansible, said the goal is to enable DevOps teams to reuse existing Ansible playbooks to kick […]

9 Pillars of Continuous Security Best Practices

January 8, 2019 by Marc Hornbeek 3 Comments

Without proper consideration given to security best practices, the continuous delivery of software changes facilitated by DevOps is risky. On the other hand, DevOps provides an opportunity to reduce security risks if security is integrated into the continuous delivery pipeline according to best practices. This blog enumerates best practices for security across nine pillars of […]

DevOps and Agile: Your New Year’s Resolution

January 8, 2019 by Don Macvittie 0 Comments

Don’t apply Agile principles to DevOps. That’s not how it works. We in the west often celebrate the new year with a promise to do more or less of something in the coming year. While these promises are often broken, they can occasionally be transformational. And it’s time your organization had a transformational one: More […]

DevOps and Retail: Transforming Brick-and-Mortar to Brick-and-Click

January 8, 2019 by Bill Doerrfeld 1 Comments

Brick-and mortar-retail is rapidly transforming with the digital age. As physical storefronts turn digital, it’s safe to say that traditional retail is quickly becoming a mesh of “brick-and-click.” So, how are retail giants surviving in this new landscape? Interestingly enough, the remaining brick-and-mortar retail are reinventing themselves by applying helpful DevOps principles. In this post, […]

Feature Flagging Poised for Wider Adoption

January 7, 2019 by Mike Vizard 0 Comments

Feature flags, also known as feature toggles, provide a means for DevOps teams to test and add new capabilities to their applications without having to take the entire application offline. The downside is they generally result in more branches of applications that need to be carefully managed within the context of a DevOps process. A […]

The 4 Keys to Effective Continuous Testing

January 4, 2019 by Lubos Parobek 0 Comments

In the digital era, products no longer can win on capabilities alone. Speed to market and buyer experience now matter just as much to customers as the extent to which a product meets a pressing need or outperforms competitive offerings. Against this backdrop, software developers find themselves under increasing pressure, left with no choice but […]

AWS re:Invent 2018 Product Launches: An Overview

December 21, 2018 by Lars Cromley 1 Comments

AWS re:Invent is always rich in product launches. Some products are entirely new, while others are updates or enhancements to existing tools. The 2018 event was no exception. In case you missed it, here’s a drive-thru on some of the best products—and one important statement—from this year’s show. AWS Marketplace for Containers Announced at the […]