3 Simple Steps to Rugged DevOps 101
As the CEO of WhiteSource, I regularly consult enterprises about building and enforcing their open-source security policies. In the course of my consultations, I discuss open-source security protocol with many software companies and enterprises, and I’m often baffled by the fact that many organization aren’t boosting their software development performance and speed by bringing their […]
Simplify and Streamline Hybrid Cloud with DevOps
The cloud is not new. The virtues of the cloud have been proclaimed incessantly for years, and most businesses have embraced cloud servers and services on some level. The realities of data security and the need to leverage existing investments in IT infrastructure, however, generally result in some sort of hybrid cloud setup, with servers […]
Why Your Organization Needs DevOps
The recently released fifth annual “State of DevOps Report” by Puppet has once again brought with it fresh insights into what drives high-performance teams. The report, which comes at a time when DevOps has ceased to be a buzzword, provides proof of why more and more businesses across the world are adopting DevOps to improve their organization’s performance, revenues […]
Checks and Balances to Build Stronger Code
Every software development needs coding; without it, nothing can be developed. The quality of the software depends on the way its developers write code. It’s an essential part of the system and the behavior of the system depends on it. A small mistake in coding may make the software vulnerable and unstable. Quality engineering works […]
Hybrid Cloud: How to Avoid Twice the Problems
Regardless of how enthusiastically you embrace the cloud, unless you’re a brand new business, you have already have an infrastructure running your applications. Odds are, you’re either renting space in one or more data centers. Or maybe long ago you reached the tipping point and built a data center or two of your own. Regardless, […]
DDoS Defense: Can You Tell Friend from Foe?
In many organizations, networks are at the core of the business, enabling not only internal functions such as human resources, supply chain and finance, but also the services and transactions the business depends on for revenue. That makes network availability critical. Any interruption of access from the outside world turns off the revenue spigot, impacting […]
Delivering DevOps’ Business Value
DevOps is an interesting space to be operating in right now. More than just culture or a set of tools and processes, DevOps delivers speed and agility that can be truly meaningful for the business. Unfortunately, for most large enterprises, the path to the benefits isn’t always well-known and isn’t assured. Over the last five […]
The DevOps Force Multiplier: Competitive Advantage + Security
Several years ago, DevOps started hitting the eyes of enterprise business leaders when news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and Forbes began reporting that the IT culture and methodology was helping adopters to gain a competitive advantage. Since then, we’ve seen story after story about how DevOps-focused employees are becoming the driving force […]
Intersections: DevOps, Release Engineering and Security
With emerging ideas, innovation and talents, the lines between DevOps, release engineering and even security are rapidly blurring. I invite you to sit down for a moment with principal consultant, J. Paul Reed, and listen to his take on what the intersection between these once individualized fields entails—and may even foreshadow. Derek Weeks: Good morning, […]
How DevOps Can Help Improve Security
Automation and standardization along with development-inspired reviews can address the three top risks to IT security. The term “DevOps” these days tends to evoke images of automation and push-button application deployments whenever app dev wants. It’s anarchy, it’s chaos, and it’s a frightening notion to those for whom stability and security of the core business […]
Managing Your DevOps Releases Efficiently
The Top 5 Things You Need to Know When Selecting a DevOps Release Management Solution DevOps is a modern software delivery movement that encompasses agile principles and encourages automation in application delivery. Why adopt it? It allows teams to reduce errors due to manual steps and break down silos between teams to improve communication and […]
WaveMaker Extends Lead in Enterprise Rapid Application Development with Out-of-the-Box RAD-based App Security
Expanded Security Functionality Lets Developers Focus on Developing Great Apps, With Assurance of Protection Against Network Breaches MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – July 14, 2016 – WaveMaker, Inc., a leading enterprise Rapid Application Development Platform software company, today announced two major enhancements to its enterprise-class Rapid App Development platform. Built with a strong foundation in application […]
Every (Data)dog Has its Day
Bienvenido, Datadog! You have truly made it to the big leagues, as you join a growing list of reputable companies that have suffered an apparent data breach/security incident. Many people view this as a dreaded moment, one that should always be avoided. However, it’s almost as though nowadays it’s a rite of passage for a […]
Backup and Recovery of MongoDB, Part 2
This blog is the second in a two-part series on backup and recovery for MongoDB. In one of my previous blogs, I covered why companies require both replication and backup for enterprise grade data protection. And in the first part of this blog series, I discussed the existing solutions for backup and recovery of MongoDB […]
Cohesive Networks Customers Validate VNS3 4.0 Elevates AWS Security
Newly Released 5-Star Rated Application-Layer Network and Security Software Now Available AWS SUMMIT – LONDON, UK – 6 July, 2016 – Cohesive Networks, a cloud-native security and networking company, today announced the availability of VNS3 version 4.0 in the AWS Marketplace, and all cloud environments. Cohesive Networks’ innovative approach to application-focused security differentiates VNS3 as the […]
Does Security Slow Down DevOps?
Since the primary goal of DevOps is to eliminate bottlenecks to increase a company’s speed and efficiency, organizations tend to embrace new strategies that make DevOps even more efficient. However, when it comes to integrating security into DevOps, there is some debate whether such integrations help to improve the success rate of the DevOps process. […]
User Identity in Focus as Cloud, Device Use Grows
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending SailPoint’s Navigate ’16 identity management conference. I’ve always been interested in the identity management aspect of security. Many of the first wave of identity management vendors launched around 1999, when I started covering information security as a full-time focus. These vendors dealt with all of the identity challenges […]
Threat Stack Speeds Up Cloud Security Operations with New Alert Tagging and Daily Vulnerability Management Reporting
Only cloud security provider to offer alert tags to accelerate incident resolution; Daily vulnerability reporting including Amazon Machine Images (AMI) IDs BOSTON – June 16, 2016 – Threat Stack, a leader in cloud security and compliance management, today announced feature enhancements designed to speed up security team velocity and improve efficiency with new alert tags […]
Lean Security: How Better Development Can Protect Your Business
If companies are to reach their strategic goals—reducing time to market, boosting sales, improving product market fit and brand image, and cutting cybersecurity costs—then it’s time for a new outlook on software security. Today’s business leaders must learn to see security for what it is: A differentiating factor. Companies with reputations for secure developmental processes […]
Q&A: Quali’s Wrabetz on Security Testing
DevOps is the perfect storm of automated testing and development that should make secure software commonplace. Yet, there are hurdles to testing for security. DevOps.com asked Joan Wrabetz, CTO of Quali, about security, DevOps and her laundry list of those testing challenges. David Geer: Isn’t secure software important to DevOps? Wrabetz: DevOps is a practice […]
Best Practices for Cloud Deployment
When it comes to deploying apps in the cloud, the conventional wisdom is that DevOps is not required if you’re a small or midsized company. The cloud is designed to enable virtually anyone to set up the infrastructure they need, quickly and easily, without a lot of experience in the intricacies of managing data center […]
Understand Why You’re Doing DevOps
DevOps has been all the rage for a few years now. It has quickly matured from a fringe concept to a mainstream imperative, and organizations that haven’t already embraced DevOps are scrambling to understand and implement it to keep up with rivals and remain competitive. Despite its benefits, though, DevOps may not be for everyone. […]
Data Protection for Operational Reporting Platforms
Making real-time business decisions based on data from social, mobile and cloud platforms is a requirement in today’s world. That’s why an ecosystem of next-generation operational reporting platforms such as Spark, Apache Cassandra, Kafka, Docker, Mesos, Marathon and more have come to life. Enterprises are using these technologies to re-architect their data storage and processing […]