DevOps and Agility for Multi-Speed IT
Let’s step back for a moment and look at the IT world a bit differently from the traditional technology-centric lens through which most of us IT peeps tend to look at things. Line of business (LOBs) need us, the IT organizations, to deliver capabilities to their customers and users that deliver business value. They also […]
Building a Business Case for DevOps
You can get your DevOps vehicle as fast and fine-tuned as you like, but until you provide an effective business case to the board it will remain in the garage. To get the thumbs up, you have to prove your model is efficient and makes financial sense for the company as a whole. Do You […]
Chef Makes DevOps Workflow Faster and Safer for Enterprises Amid Rapid Business Growth
New Chef Delivery Product Enhancements Come as Company’s Annual Recurring Revenue Grows 94 Percent Year-Over-Year in 2015 and Chef Nears 1,000 Customers SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwired – Mar 10, 2016) – Chef, the leader in automation for DevOps, today introduced Dependency Management, a new feature of its Chef Delivery product, that enables faster and safer developer collaboration […]
Top 5 Reasons to Back Up Your OpenStack Environment
I am a big fan of lists. If you recall the movie “High Fidelity,” John Cusack’s character Rob and his co-workers—armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things musical—compile “top five” lists for every conceivable occasion, openly mock the tastes of people, and, every so often, sell a few records. In the spirit of a […]
Threat Stack Cloud Security and Monitoring Now Integrates With Slack For Real-Time Response to Security Threats
New Integration Provides Security Alerting and Immediate Collaboration for Security and DevOps Teams BOSTON– March 9, 2016 – Threat Stack, a leader in cloud security management and compliance, today announced its integration with team communication platform Slack. The Slack integration with Threat Stack’s Cloud Security Platform™ alerts channel members to security concerns and enables instant […]
Embracing DevOps in the IoT Era
To those of us struggling to cope with the challenges of delivering software over the Internet of Things (IoT), DevOps can be the savior. Delivering software over the Internet is no easy task, and delivering it over the Internet of Things is even more formidable. How do you deliver software to so many “things,” many […]
Taking Stock of DevOps: Where to from Here?
Have you noticed how every technology trend goes through a series of stages on the path to mainstream adoption? First comes doubt and denial, then tacit acceptance and finally acknowledgement that it works fine after all. The DevOps movement is no different. First came questions about what DevOps actually is and its usefulness in an […]
Murphy’s DevOps: 7 Habits of Rugged DevOps
Attendees of Rugged DevOps Connect at RSA packed Moscone West’s second floor Feb. 29 to immerse themselves in security. Among the presenters of the daylong event was Forrester analyst Amy DeMartine, who provided a tutorial on how security, developers and operations folks can work together better in the new DevOps world. Through a slide show, DeMartine […]
Avaya Delivers the Next Big Thing for Developing Digital Business Communications and Customer Service Smart Apps
Avaya Breeze Provides a Next-Generation Technology Platform With a Framework, Development Environment, and the Industry’s First eCommerce Delivery Mechanism for Embedding Open, Mobile Digital Communication ORLANDO, FL – Enterprise Connect 2016 – Booth #1707 — More than two-thirds of IT executives plan to increase spending on mobile, customer-facing and cloud migration applications over the next two years […]
Are databases part of Agile? The new partnership between Redgate and DevOpsGuys points the way
Cambridge UK, 7 March 2016 – DevOpsGuys, the Cardiff-based company that builds, deploys, and manages enterprise-scale web applications for blue-chip companies and the public sector, has become Redgate Software’s first Certified Partner in the UK. The move brings advantages for both businesses, with DevOpsGuys given the support and expertise to enable them to include the […]
Software Complexity Driving DevOps Automation
The drivers behind increasing software complexity also are the drivers behind expansive DevOps automation. As the saying goes, “Software is eating the world.” DevOps is gobbling up software, too, engulfing it in practices that are necessary to make it thrive under the pressure of the current environment. That environment and those drivers are of keen […]
Appvance Raises $5 Million Led by Javelin Venture Partners
Latest Funding Round Drives Continued Growth in Disruptive DevOps-Ready QA Automation SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – Mar 2, 2016) – Appvance has closed a $5 million round of venture capital funding led by Javelin Venture Partners to continue its mission to reinvent enterprise software and application testing with the world’s first “DevOps-ready” software quality assurance solution. […]
Building a Foundation for Big Room Planning
When people think of agile, the first thing that comes to mind is a software development team. But agile is much more than that now, as every DevOps practitioner knows. Nearly a decade and a half of practice has shown us that high-performing agile software development teams are critical, but not sufficient on their own. […]
DevOps Connect at RSA: In Security, Choose Increments
Earlier this week the worlds of DevOps and information security collided at the DevOps Connect Rugged DevOps event, held in conjunction with RSA Conference 2016. The security-centric audience got to hear from a number of thought leaders across the DevOps and infosec worlds about ways security pros and DevOps teams can work together and establish […]
Murphy’s DevOps: Is Security Causing Things to Go Wrong?
“Rugged DevOps,” “DevSecOps”—am I missing any? About the only thing more abundant than the volume of terms emerging to describe different facets of how security supports DevOps are the number of vendors now claiming to provide products and services that “solve” related security problems. There have been some interesting offerings we’ve seen emerge at this […]
Conformiq Launches New Transformer for Automated Software Testing
Transforms Tests for Execution, extending the Conformiq 360ᴼ Test Automation Solution San Jose, CA (PRWEB) February 23, 2016 Conformiq™, transforming software testing with 360ᴼ Test Automation™, today announced Conformiq Transformer™, which helps automate software testing across all markets by transforming tests for execution. The new offering extends the Conformiq 360ᴼ Test Automation solution for complex […]
xMatters Boosts DevOps in the Enterprise with New Integration Platform
Next-Generation Intelligent Communications Technology Integrates Processes and Systems for Enterprise DevOps Stakeholders London, UK. — 23rd February, 2016 — xMatters, inc., a leader in communication-enabled business processes, today announced the release of its integration platform – enhanced connectivity technology designed to help enterprises overcome key hurdles in DevOps adoption. "IT support and service management tools […]
DBmaestro Raises $3M in Series A Funding to Expand DevOps for Database
Financing came after DBmaestro tripled subscription revenue in 2015 Houston, Texas, February 24, 2016 – DBmaestro (http://www.dbmaestro.com/), the pioneer and leading provider of DevOps for Database solutions, announced today it raised $3 million in Series A funding from a number of venture capital firms including StageOne Ventures, lool Ventures and iAngels. The financing will be […]
Rugged DevOps: Less Capture the Flag, More Teamwork
At the recent DEVNEXUS conference in Atlanta, I caught up with Chris Corriere to talk about his experiences in the realm of Rugged DevOps. Chris is a DevOps Engineer at AutoTrader and a contributor here at DevOps.com. During our conversation, we discussed automation, culture and collaboration, and which thought leaders he is following. Chris also shared insights on […]
Mobile-Disruptor Simgo Launches World’s First eSIM
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile-disruptor startup, Simgo® today announced the availability of an SDK for it’s award winning virtual eSIM cloud-platform (vSIM™) for cellular devices. Simgo’s v-SIM SDK, simgoinside™ is the world’s first fully functioning e-SIM for smartphones, tablets, wearables, connected cars and the exponentially expanding universe of IoT. The simgoinside™ SDK is […]
451 Research and Actifio Announce DevOps and Test Data Management Best Practices Webinar
BOSTON, Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Actifio, the copy data virtualization company, today announced its participation in an upcoming webinar featuring Jay Lyman, an analyst at 451 Research, and Chandra Reddy, VP of product marketing at Actifio, to discuss best practices for accelerating application development with DevOps, and copy data virtualization strategies. Webinar overview: This live […]
The Difference Between DevOps and Anarchy
DevOps is about being more efficient. It’s about breaking down silos and removing traditional business obstacles that get in the way of just getting things done. It’s about enabling teams and individuals to collaborate more seamlessly. None of that, however, means that DevOps is about turning your IT into some sort of “Wild West” anarchy, […]
Devops meme mondays
Today starts a new week and a new round of entertaining memes. Again this week we will leave the creativity open to a meme of your choosing. Simply find a picture and create a funny and/or cunning devops themed meme. You can use https://imgflip.com/memegenerator as an easy source for generating memes. To submit your meme for […]