ServiceNow Extends Reach Into DevOps Ecosystem
ServiceNow this week, as part of a massive Paris update to its core software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for managing IT operations, has extended its DevOps integration efforts by adding connectors for Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO) and Atlassian Jira platforms. Pablo Stern, senior vice president for IT workflow products at ServiceNow, said those connectors are the latest […]
What To Expect at a Virtual DevOps World 2020
DevOps World is coming soon and this means you can look forward to plenty of opportunities to learn about all things DevOps, network with like-minded professionals, attend in-depth training courses and technical workshops and just generally have some fun. DevOps World 2020 will have all those things. But, with the pandemic still impacting society, this […]
NGINX Expands Portfolio to Include Service Mesh
NGINX at its online Sprint conference today launched a bevy of offerings including a service mesh as part of an expanded effort to meld network and security operations within the context of a larger DevOps workflow. Rob Whiteley, chief marketing officer for the subsidiary of F5 Networks, said NGINX Service Mesh 1.0 provides an easier […]
Shifting Left With DevSecOps: ESG Report Exposes Difficulties
A recent report asks the tough questions about DevSecOps adoption, and the results are surprising In a world of increasing development velocity, companies are placing more responsibility on developers to enact quick deployments. Naturally, security is “shifting left” as well. Theoretically, DevSecOps sounds great, but it opens up many questions. Who exactly is responsible for […]
Progress Acquires Chef to Expand DevOps Portfolio
Progress today announced it has acquired Chef for $220 million in cash as part of an effort to advance adoption of best DevOps and DevSecOps practices in the midmarket. Once the deal is completed next month, Chef will operate as an independent business unit led by Sundar Subramanian, who currently is a senior vice president […]
Security Compass Unveils DevSecOps Platform
Security Compass today launched a DevSecOps platform that guides developers toward building secure applications faster using a set of security analysis tools and processes embedded within it. Company CEO Rohit Sethi said SD Elements is the first instance of what the company is positioning as a balanced development automation (BDA) platform. By defining a set […]
Critical Controls for DevOps: Best Practices for Continuous Security
In relentless pursuit of automation and velocity, DevOps teams can reduce the software development cycle and ensure that their products are responsive to client feedback. However, this quest for perfection may compromise security, leaving room for vulnerabilities or misconfigurations that can create huge problems later on. Ensuring security integration throughout the life cycle while retaining […]
Consider DataOps for a Competitive Edge
DataOps seeks to eliminate existing barriers between people, technology, tools and data It’s no secret that COVID-19 has put the economy under enormous strain and future economic prospects are uncertain. A smart way to give your organization a leg up against competitors is DataOps. Adopting a DataOps culture makes the best use of your data—it […]
GitLab Presses Case for DevSecOps Collaboration
GitLab today at its GitLab Commit Virtual event pledged to make securing its open source continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform a more collaborative effort. Cindy Blake, senior security evangelist for GitLab, said the company is committed to sharing a road map developed in collaboration with DevOps teams that lets organizations see what cybersecurity issues will […]
Z is for Zowe – the Open Path to Mainframe DevOps
The energy and excitement in the IBM Z mainframe community during the two years since the announcement of Zowe have not been seen in a generation. By enabling mainframers to work like technologists who work on the cloud, mobile and distributed platforms, Zowe unlocks the power of DevOps for mainframers, ensuring the vitality of the […]
DevOps and Compliance: A Recipe for Success
In today’s world, DevOps and compliance teams need to work together, not separately Imagine this: You organized a dinner party weeks ago, promptly forgot about it and just realized tonight’s the night! You have two hours to whip up a gourmet meal for 10 friends. Instead of panicking, you get smart and enlist your kids […]
The Role of AI, ML-Powered DevOps in Digital Transformation
Global businesses are in the midst of an enormous digital transformation wave. As we step into the realm of industry 4.0, exponential technologies are becoming a fundamental segment of traditional business settings. Despite having access to transformative technologies, however, many organizations fail to embrace disruption and harness their potential to stay ahead of the curve. […]
How Serverless Technologies Can Achieve Optimal DevOps Practices
Growing competition and increased customer expectations drive the speed of development. Adopting DevOps, meanwhile, can be a challenge, as it includes adjusting practices and new infrastructure. However, although engineering resources may be slim, serverless offers new solutions to tackle the DevOps challenge. From improved IoT devices to cost-effective machine learning applications, the serverless ecosystem is […]
What Is Resilience Engineering?
Admitting things will go wrong isn’t easy for anyone or any team. But modern engineering practices have moved beyond this fear, giving birth to a new practice in DevOps and site reliability engineering (SRE) known as resilience engineering. Resilience engineering today isn’t thought of as a function. However, just as DevOps was a description of […]
Survey: Cloud Security, DevOps Emerging as Enterprise Priorities
A survey published today by 2nd Watch, a provider of IT services, finds that in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, cloud security and DevOps have emerged as the top two priorities for large enterprise IT organizations. The survey queried more than 100 IT directors working at companies with at least $500 million in annual […]
Spotify Adds Custom Deployment Templates to Service Catalog Project
Spotify has entered the next phase of the open source Backstage catalog project by adding support for templates through which the process of deploying software components now can be automated. Backstage was developed by Spotify to create an open source catalog through which DevOps teams could build portals through which developer tools are centrally managed. […]
TechStrong TV: ‘The Startup Community Way,’ With Brad Feld
Brad Feld, co-founder of Foundry Group and Tech Stars, recently joined us on TechStrong TV to talk about his new book, co-authored by Ian Hathaway, “The Startup Community Way.” Brad is one of my oldest friends and has a lot of great insight into the tech community and the shift in the balance of power […]
RecruitOps, A Better Way To Fill Technical Roles
Today at MediaOps, we are really excited to announce the launch of RecruitOps, a new and exciting way for companies to find the right candidates for hard-to-fill technical positions. It’s also a great place to find your next career stop. Sitting at the nexus of a worldwide audience of the biggest DevOps, cloud-native and cyber […]
Pushing Beyond Agility: The Kanban Maturity Model
Kanban is not a novel idea. It is a well-practiced and known method for organizations to increase productivity and efficiency, reduce the lead time of processes and improve delivery flow. However, historically Kanban has been frequently misunderstood. Many people think that Kanban is just a whiteboard with stickies in columns of to-do, doing, and done. […]
Datadog Expands Scope of Monitoring, Analytics Services
Datadog, at its online Dash conference today, launched an incident management platform along with additional analytics tools to identify application errors and performance and compliance issues. Amit Agarwal, chief product officer, said these latest additions to the Datadog platform are intended to further consolidate IT management and monitoring. IT organizations should not find themselves acquiring […]
CircleCI Adds to Salesforce CI/CD Orbs Collection
CircleCI today announced it has extended its CI/CD support for DevOps teams building applications that extend the software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform from Salesforce. Company CEO Jim Rose said interest in building applications that complement the Salesforce platform is rising sharply in the wake of the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than build […]
Government Has a DevOps Lesson for Private Sector
The missions of government organizations and DevOps are well-aligned, according to F5 system engineer Scott Van Kalken, who works with many organizations at various levels of government around Australia. That’s because government organizations provide services to the community, and DevOps is about providing services to a community of users. He sees more use of DevOps […]