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Solving the DevOps Labor Deficiency
We all know there’s a chronic imbalance when it comes to DevOps talent: High demand and limited supply. Look no further than a 2021 DevOps Institute report which found that while 60% of organizations are hiring for such roles, 64% of IT leaders have a tough time finding skilled DevOps professionals. And it’s not just the […]
Sep 2, 2022 · 3 minAll articles by Valerie Fenyn
Showing 1–5Technical Debt: When It Works and When It Doesn’t
Every software team has probably faced technical debt—the accumulation of little development deficiencies that will require rework down the line. Just like financial debt, they accrue interest as they build up, in the form of difficult software modifications or challenges in adding new features. Time is the usual culprit; your development team has one timeframe […]
Three Common Testing Mistakes – And Solutions
A few weeks ago at SauceCon, devopsy.kinsta.cloud talked to Matt Wyman, chief customer officer at SauceLabs. This year’s theme, Reimagine Test, emphasized the need to prioritize the user experience in testing. As Wyman put it, “We really focused on that customer experience, using the right type of test tool at the right moment.” After the […]
Stytch Launches New, Flexibility-First SDK
Passwordless solutions have been a trend for a while now, improving user experience (UX) while reducing exposure to common attack vectors. Now, Stytch’s new JavaScript SDK aims to make password-free authentication a bit easier by increasing customization and flexibility while offering fully baked authentication out of the box. Julianna Lamb, Stytch CTO, said the solution […]
FusionAuth Adds Support for ARM-Based Architecture
Most developers need three things in life: Control, interesting projects and the ability to build on the technology of their choice. Now a new development promises to put all three in developers’ hands—FusionAuth’s announcement of its support for ARM-based architecture. FusionAuth solutions offer multi-factor authentication, passwordless authentication and single sign-on, among other features. ARM-based architectures […]