Digital Business Transformation Driving More API Adoption
A global annual survey of 2,200 developers published today by RapidAPI, a provider of an application programming interface (API) hub, finds digital business transformation initiatives have led to an increase in reliance on external-facing APIs. According to the survey results, nearly three-quarters of developers (74%) are using APIs for internal applications. However, nearly half (49%) […]
FinConDX: Leveraging DevOps in FinTech
The FinTech industry has experienced remarkable growth during the last couple of years as consumers increasingly turn to online shopping and contactless payments. Financial services organizations are adopting DevOps practices to enable faster software releases, improve quality and fulfill customer expectations. On Dec. 9, financial services and tech leaders will come together at FinConDX Virtual […]
EP 21: Leading a DevOps Transformation – Lessons Learned
Alan: Hey everyone. Welcome to another edition of Devops Unbound. Devops Unbound is a biweekly video series featuring relevant topics in devops. We go wherever we think develops is going and what we need to shine a light on. Devops Unbound is sponsored by our good friends at Tricentis and we thank them for their […]
Beyond IaaS: The Benefits of Using EaaS
Beyond IaaS: The Benefits of Using EaaS The market for cloud infrastructure is growing at a rapid clip. Driving factors include IT’s need to cut costs, provide more services, respond faster to business needs, and enable innovation and digital transformation. For many years, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings have been both the first and most used cloud […]
Managing Technical Debt is a Balancing Act
Technical debt is a nightmare for product managers. It can slow down teams and inhibit response time for delivering quality products to market. Yet, there are times when technical debt can be beneficial; but turning it from a headache to a positive is a balancing act. Nimble project managers and developers should strive to develop […]
Software Design Patterns – Gary Gruver, Gruver Consulting & Dave Farley, Continuous Delivery Ltd.
Gary Gruver has partnered with Dave Farley, co-author of “Continuous Delivery,” to supply trainees with key software design patterns and an understanding of how to avoid common mistakes along the way. This curated, wiki-style content library is based on Farley’s breadth of knowledge and decades of experience; Alan, Gary and Dave discuss. The video and […]
Developer Challenges in Commercial Banking
Much like many other business sectors, the banking industry has had to accelerate their digital transformation efforts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s retail banking industry is a far cry from where it was even just five years ago. Consumers no longer have to physically appear in their bank to process payments or […]
A New Era of Observability, Monitoring and Analytics for DevOps
[pdf-embedder url=”https://devopsy.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/a-new-era-of-observability-monitoring-and-analytics-for-devops.pdf”] Amanda Razani
THE UPSKILLING IT 2022 SURVEY IS NOW OPEN
IT SKILLS IN FOCUS By Eveline Oehrlich, DevOps Institute According to McKinsey, nine out of 10 global executives and leaders are saying that their organizations are facing a skill gap or expect to develop additional skill gaps in the next three to five years. During the past few years, IT organizations, in particular, have already […]
Zero-Trust Network Access Platforms Slash DevOps Bottlenecks
In a prior article, I indicated why a new remote zero-trust platform is needed to support DevOps teams. Traditional remote access configurations are not well-suited for DevOps given a shifting user population comprised of employees, contractors and other third parties often using their own devices; the large number of tools and systems to which access […]
Is AI Taking Over DevOps Functions?
Artificial intelligence has taken the tech world to a new level of automation. Today, almost every specialization demands the intervention of machine learning to develop AI technologies that help businesses do more with less time and resources. Still, some organizations question whether leading with AI is a good investment. For DevOps, the answer is a […]
3 Ways to Prevent Developer Burnout
Without developers, software companies wouldn’t exist—and yet, the experience of these experts can be far from ideal. A recent report from Haystack found that nearly 80% of developers report being burned out and the pandemic isn’t even one of the primary factors. Despite similar job requirements, the experience of developers significantly varies across the industry, […]
Solving the DevOps Accountability Problem
DevOps accountability is the idea that both the development and operations teams have equal responsibility for success. But putting this approach into practice has been a thorn in the side of DevOps teams for the past decade, largely due to outdated organizational structures that place responsibilities on a single employee or team. These outmoded structures […]
How Does That Stack Up?
There’s an entire class of successful innovations made up of things that people didn’t realize they needed. Things that were an obstacle they found a way around and didn’t think about until the innovation showed them an easier way. Think of things like virtualization (hardware was the bottleneck, but “That’s just the way it is,” […]
Site Reliability Engineers to the DevOps Fore
[pdf-embedder url=”https://devopsy.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/site-reliability-engineers-to-the-devops-fore.pdf”] Charlene O'Hanlon
MediaOps and DevOps Institute Earn Inc. 5000 Honors
I am really proud to announce today that both MediaOps and DevOps Institute have been honored by Inc. and earned inclusion in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America. For MediaOps, this is the second year in a row we have earned this honor. For DevOps Institute, it is the first year […]
5 Ways to Reduce DevOps Toil
Over the last several years, DevOps has become a bit of a buzzword. It has become simultaneously a practice, a culture, a team, a job title and a vendor product. You can hire some DevOps, buy some DevOps, adopt DevOps and sprinkle a little bit of DevOps on top for good measure. But, at its […]
DevOps Database Platforms Slash DX Bottlenecks
An enterprise with many databases and various data requirements for DevOps continuous delivery presents a problem. For example, test data provisioning is a challenge today, particularly in pre-release testing of database updates. Standard practices involve shared database environments that need to be maintained from one test to the next, slowing test cycles and generally not […]
Puppet Survey Suggests DevOps Adoption is Stagnant
Puppet today published an annual State of DevOps report that suggests overall adoption of DevOps practices has stagnated. The survey of 2,650 IT, development and information security professionals finds 83% are implementing DevOps practices, to a degree. However, only 18% of respondents are working for organizations that have highly evolved, automated DevOps processes in place. […]
Engineering Applications for DevOps (Part 6)
This blog series explains how to engineer applications for DevOps. Topics covered in this blog series include: • Factors used to decide whether an application is a good candidate for DevOps. • Practices to engineer designs for DevOps. • DevOps applied to enterprise apps and software services. • DevOps applied to COTS systems. • DevOps […]
Engineering Applications for DevOps (Part 5)
This blog series explains how to engineer applications for DevOps. Topics covered in this blog series: • Factors to decide whether an application is a good candidate for DevOps. • Practices to engineer designs for DevOps. • DevOps applied to enterprise apps and software services. • DevOps applied to COTS systems. • DevOps applied to […]
Engineering Applications for DevOps (Part 4)
This blog series explains how to engineer applications for DevOps. Topics covered in this blog series: • Factors to decide whether an application is a good candidate for DevOps. • Practices to engineer designs for DevOps. • DevOps applied to enterprise apps and software services. • DevOps applied to COTS systems. • DevOps applied to […]