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The Role of Observability in Successful Cloud Migrations
As organizations face rising VMware costs and tighter renewal timelines, migrating to AWS has become both urgent and complex. This article explores how an observability-first approach—spanning pre-migration planning, real-time execution, and post-migration optimization—helps IT leaders reduce risk, control costs, and ensure successful cloud migrations. Jenn Yarnold
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Showing 1–24Transforming Legacy IT for Agility and Growth
This article explores how organizations can break free from costly, fragile VMware-based environments and transition to an agile, scalable cloud foundation. It outlines LTIMindtree’s AI-powered VMware migration framework on AWS, providing a structured path to assess readiness, execute low-risk migrations, modernize workloads, and optimize licensing costs. Through real-world results, including a major airline’s 60% efficiency […]
From Legacy to Innovation: Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS Explained
This article explains how Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) offers a unified, fully managed platform that brings virtual machines and containers together while reducing costs, eliminating tech sprawl, and enabling end-to-end automation. By integrating virtualization, Ansible automation, and native AWS services, ROSA provides a modern path for migrating legacy workloads, streamlining operations, and […]
Migrate and Modernize: A Practical Path to Cloud Transformation with Nutanix
This article explores why cloud migration is only the beginning of true IT transformation and how a migrate-and-modernize strategy helps organizations gain stability, reduce risk, and unlock innovation. Featuring Nutanix on AWS, it outlines a practical, low-risk path to cloud adoption with simplified mobility, consistent operations, and modernization at your own pace. Jenn Yarnold
What I’m Thankful for in DevOps This Year: Living Through Interesting Times
Alan reflects on a chaotic yet inspiring year in DevOps, highlighting the rise of AI in engineering, the maturation of DevSecOps, the evolution of hybrid work culture, the surge of platform engineering and IDPs, and the continued strength and inclusivity of the DevOps community — while acknowledging the talent crunch, tool sprawl and security theater that still challenge the industry.
Observability: The Real Killer App
My friends, I’ve been around long enough in the world of DevOps, cybersecurity and cloud-native to see the “next big thing” fade into “just another dashboard.” But today I’m here to tell you: observability isn’t just another tool—it might very well be the killer app of our era. The Rise of Observability Remember when “monitoring” […]
I Saw DevOps’ Future—and Its Name is AI Native Dev
I was down in Brooklyn this week attending AI Native DevCon, and let me tell you—there’s no hidden metaphor or clever subtext in that name. What GuyPo and the gang have built here is exactly what it says on the tin: a community and a movement laser-focused on using AI natively in software development. Not […]
The DevOps Impact of API-First Development
Balaji Raghavan, chief technology officer at Postman, breaks down key findings from the company’s 7th Annual State of the API Report — offering an inside look at how APIs are reshaping software development and DevOps practices worldwide. Raghavan notes that APIs have evolved from tactical integration tools into strategic enablers of digital transformation. According to […]
Vibe Coding vs. Spec-Driven Development: Finding Balance in the AI Era
David Yanacek, Sr. Principal Engineer, AWS Agentic AI, dives into the rise of vibe coding versus traditional spec-driven development. As generative AI continues to transform how code is created, developers are moving faster than ever, but not always with the same level of structure, review, or intent that defined earlier software engineering practices. Yanacek explains […]
DevOps Dozen 2025 Finalists Announced
Every year, the DevOps Dozen tells a story about where our industry is headed. When we look at the finalists, we see innovators who lift communities, teams that turn practice into outcomes, and stronger tools that help us build, run and secure software at scale. Our Community Awards finalists are the voices and contributors who […]
How Data, Empathy and Visibility Are Redefining DevOps Maturity
Amy Carrillo Cotten shares her perspective on how DevOps teams are evolving in an era defined by AI acceleration, rapid release cycles, and shifting engineering priorities. Drawing from her experience leading engineering transformation initiatives, Cotten emphasized that while automation continues to drive efficiency, true DevOps maturity still depends on people, processes, and the right mindset. […]
The New Metrics of DevOps: Speed, Trust and Transparency
At swampUP 2025, Alan sits down with Aman Sardana and Vijay Kumar Soni to talk through one of the defining challenges of modern software delivery—how DevOps practices must evolve to accommodate the growing influence of artificial intelligence across the software development lifecycle. They explore the intersection of automation, security and scalability as organizations rethink their […]
How DevOps Is Evolving for the Age of Intelligent Automation
At swampUP 2025 in Napa Valley, Alan sat down with Vishal Raina and Shibashis Mishra to discuss how DevOps is adapting to a new era defined by artificial intelligence, automation, and digital transformation at scale. As organizations embed AI across their software delivery pipelines, the conversation has shifted from simple productivity gains to questions of […]
Strengthening Software Trust in Modern DevOps Workflows
At swampUP 2025 in Napa Valley, Alan Shimel sat down with Tariq Shaukat, CEO of Sonar, and Gal Marder, EVP of Strategy at JFrog, for a discussion on how partnerships across the DevOps and AI ecosystems are reshaping the way software is built, secured and delivered. Shaukat emphasized that Sonar’s relationship with JFrog is rooted […]
Secure Governance and Scalable Management for AI Models
At swampUP 2025, Yuval Fernbach, vice president and CTO of MLOps at JFrog, and Adel El Hallak, senior director of product for NVIDIA AI Enterprise, discuss how JFrog is integrating machine learning operations (MLOps) into its platform strategy. Fernbach, who joined JFrog through its acquisition of Qwak, outlined how JFrog is extending its mission beyond […]
How Graph Intelligence Is Transforming Software Supply Chain Visibility
At swampUP 2025 in Napa Valley, longtime JFrog collaborator and Java community veteran Stephen Chin talks about the evolution of software delivery, the fusion of graph intelligence with DevOps, and the growing need for integrated security across the software supply chain. Chin, who has worn many hats across his career — from developer advocate to […]
Building Faster, Safer Pipelines Through Practical Automation
At swampUP 2025, Alan Shimel spoke with Hariharan Ragothaman, a technologist and repeat attendee who has taken his passion for DevOps automation to the next level. While not a JFrog employee, Ragothaman has been a frequent participant in the JFrog community, first attending swampUP 2023 and returning this year to present a framework he developed […]
Worms in the Supply Chain: Shai-Hulud and the Next DevOps Reckoning
DevOps was supposed to make software delivery faster, safer and more reliable. For the most part, it has. But every so often, something nasty crawls out of the shadows and reminds us how fragile the system really is. It wasn’t a zero-day in Kubernetes or a cloud misconfiguration that caught my eye. It was a […]
DORA 2025: Faster, But Are We Any Better?
The 2025 DORA Report — The State of AI-assisted Software Development by DORA / Google Cloud — introduces the DORA AI Capabilities Model, arguing that AI functions best as an amplifier of existing organizational strengths and weaknesses rather than as a silver-bullet tool.
MLOps at Scale: How Community Is Driving AI Into Production
At swampUP 2025, Alan caught up with Demetrios Brinkmann, founder of the MLOps Community, to discuss the growing gap between AI research and real-world production deployments. Brinkmann leads a global network of more than 100,000 developers dedicated to bridging that divide, helping teams move beyond flashy demos and academic models to systems that deliver tangible […]
Securing the Software Supply Chain with Full Visibility and Compliance
At swampUP 2025 in Napa Valley, JFrog’s Yossi Shaul, senior vice president of DevOps, joined Alan to reflect on both his personal journey and JFrog’s evolving role in shaping modern software delivery. Shaul has been with JFrog since its early days, starting with the creation of Artifactory nearly 16 years ago — before “DevOps” was […]
Empowering Secure, Agentic Software Delivery
At swampUP 2025 in Napa Valley, JFrog co-founder and CTO Yoav Landman joined Alan to reflect on the company’s latest announcements and the broader direction of software delivery in the AI era. Landman noted that this year’s event may have been JFrog’s most ambitious yet, with a wave of product releases designed to tie together […]
Building End-to-End Trust in the Software Supply Chain
At swampUP 2025, JFrog’s Guy Levi, head of the architects team, highlights some of the technologies shaping the company’s next chapter. Levi’s role centers on exploring advanced technologies “beyond the horizon,” but he emphasized that swampUP isn’t about future promises — it’s about showing what’s available today. One of the highlights Levi pointed to was […]
Outages and Security Threats in DevOps Tooling: Cracks in the Foundation
Alan warns that DevOps toolchains — from GitHub to Jira — are showing cracks, with outages and breaches threatening delivery resilience. He urges platform engineers to design for failure, harden security, and rethink vendor trust to prevent fragile foundations from collapsing.