Noname Security Looks to Shift API Security Testing Left
Noname Security today made generally available an update to a tool for testing application programming interface (API) security that promises to make it easier for DevOps teams to ensure APIs are secure. Filip Verloy, a field CTO for Noname Security, said Active Testing V2 is purposely designed to make it simpler to integrate API testing […]
Developers’ Role in Protecting Privacy
Although sharing data has become commonplace in exchange for benefits and value, consumers are becoming more aware of privacy issues.
Revolutionizing DevOps Culture Transformations With AI-Engineered Tools
AI tools can help create a culture of openness, transparency and shared responsibility where DevOps can thrive.
Four Ways to Modernize Your Enterprise Monoliths
In a perfect world, every application would run like Netflix–by which I mean every application would be cloud-native, microservices-based, containerized and, in all other senses of the word, modern. Unfortunately, not every application can be transformed in these ways. Some of the most important enterprise applications–like those powered by SAP or Oracle–don’t lend themselves to […]
The Tragedy of the Data Commons: Balancing Innovation With Risk
Clean drinking water and fisheries are classic examples of the “tragedy of the commons,” the problem in economics and ecology where an individual is incentivized to consume as much of a shared resource as possible at the expense of the larger society. With fisheries, for example, a logical fisherman would like to make as many […]
Avoiding the Pain of a ‘Resume-Driven Architecture’
Successful new technologies follow a predictable arc, from initial innovation to technical gold rush and, ultimately, to mass market adoption. As a consequence, they achieve strong standardization and productization. Being highly attuned to where a specific field lies on the maturity arc is how you yield the greatest benefits to a business. But what happens […]
Leading DevOps Transformations With AI
In my recent article Revolutionizing the Nine Pillars of DevOps with AI-Engineered Tools, I explained that AI-engineered tools can help with automating repetitive tasks, improving decision-making with predictive insights and facilitating proactive issue resolution. AI can drive a higher level of quality, security and performance in the software life cycle. Leadership, the first of the […]
Revolutionizing DevOps With Low-Code/No-Code Platforms
The DevOps industry is growing at an incredible pace, with its worth exceeding $8 billion in 2022. Analysts predict that the market will experience a five-fold increase and reach almost $40 billion by the end of the decade. But with this growth, there is a significant issue within the DevOps chain that continues to escalate: […]
Supercharging Ansible Automation With AI
Whether the latest incarnations of generative AI will live up to their seemingly great promise remains to be seen. This does not always happen with new technology, but the torrent of AI advancements is promising disruption across nearly every industry. Instead of posing a threat to human roles, AI now aims to make tasks easier, […]
Coming Soon: AutoOps
I’ve spent a lot of time looking at products in the DevOps toolchain and paying attention to where they are going, what they are doing that is new and how they are differentiated. That has led me to one inescapable conclusion: AutoOps is on the way. What is AutoOps? AutoOps is full robotic automation; the […]
Mastering DevOps Automation for Modern Software Delivery
DevOps automation services are a crucial aspect of modern software development that helps organizations to improve their software delivery processes and keep up with the pace of innovation. With DevOps automation, developers can automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks, enabling them to focus on writing code and delivering features faster and with higher quality. By automating […]
The Future of Continuous Testing in CI/CD
If you ever wonder why continuous testing is so important, think about the following: In the past, software testing was typically done after the code was written and sent to the QA department for independent testing. When bugs were discovered, the code was returned to the developers for correction. While this testing method worked, it […]
How to Build Successful DevOps Teams
The DevOps sector is still in urgent need of new talent, with 38% of tech companies stating that they struggle to find skilled developers in 2023. These same respondents named DevOps as the number-one area where they are feeling the pinch. Because of this, businesses must ensure they prioritize and nurture the right set of […]
Revolutionizing the Nine Pillars of DevOps With AI-Engineered Tools
In my book “Engineering DevOps,” published a few years ago, I classified DevOps into “nine pillars of DevOps best practices” – a comprehensive framework that covered the full scope of DevOps practices. Each of these pillars represents a vital area of DevOps implementation and, together, they ensure a holistic approach to integrating development and operations […]
How to Choose an Observability Data Pipeline
A complete full-stack observability platform combines data from multiple sources to gain holistic insights into system behavior. In fact, organizations without a full observability solution could find themselves facing departmental silos since teams with different data sources cannot share insights. While a key step in observability is the ability to combine logging data with metrics, […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so […]
How Test-Driven Methodologies Reduce CI/CD Lead Time
Modern development environments, in which rapid continuous delivery is facilitated by automated continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines, require thorough and automated testing in development prior to integration. This article explains how test-driven development (TDD) and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) methodologies reduce CI/CD lead times. Lack of test automation in development impacts CI/CD lead time for […]
Infrastructure-as-Code Pitfalls in Platform Engineering
In the context of cloud operations, the last decade was ruled by DevOps and infrastructure-as-code (IaC). But what is true DevOps? Is it developers running their own operations? Is it operators learning development skills to automate infrastructure provisioning using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform? Though DevOps is widely understood to incorporate both of these, software […]
What’s the Difference Between DevOps and Platform Engineering?
The DevOps space is buzzing with a new trend—platform engineering. Platform engineering has been gaining steam over the last few years but has really peaked in interest lately. In fact, according to a study conducted by Puppet Labs, 51% of organizations have adopted platform engineering or plan to do so in the next year. But […]
DevOps Security: Your Complete Checklist
In a fast-paced environment like DevOps, your security strategy needs to be even more agile. While moving fast is great for delivering application features and functionality, speed shouldn’t come at the cost of security. DevOps security incorporates security strategies directly into your DevOps pipeline, creating a culture of pre-secured software deployments that work seamlessly for […]
Boomi Brings Generative AI to Integration Platform
Boomi announced today it is applying generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enable organizations to automate integrations via a natural language interface. Boomi CEO Steve Lucas said Boomi AI makes it much simpler for professional and citizen developers alike to create integrations at scale using generative AI platforms to invoke the low-code engine that Boomi already […]
Four Trends Defining the Observability Market in 2023
Observability is a market that has grown exponentially over the past few years. It started as a buzzword in late 2015 and early 2016, and since then we’ve seen dozens of insurgent companies rush in, eager to stake their claim in a new (albeit loosely defined) market. Incumbent companies also rebranded their wares, hoping to […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so […]