EP 32: Shift Right Testing – Debunking the Myths of Shift-Right Testing
Shift left has more than its fair share of admirers and advocates, as DevOps and DevSecOps initiatives aim to move responsibility for building and securing applications as early (or as far left) in the development life cycle as possible. But what about its more traditional (and much maligned) cousin, shift right? Shift right, or testing […]
OpsVerse Adds Backstage Catalogue to Managed DevOps Service
OpsVerse this week added an open source Backstage catalogue software for building developer portals to its managed DevOps service. Originally developed by Spotify, Backstage makes it possible to centralize the management of multiple services that are being built and maintained by multiple developer teams. Backstage is now being advanced under the auspices of the Cloud […]
When Self-Service DevOps Forgets Who it Serves
For years, self-service has been touted as the salvation of DevOps. Why? Well, every department in your organization has its own reasons for putting self-service DevOps at the top of its wish list: ● Ops teams need to ensure high availability, performance and security ● Dev teams need speed, self-sufficiency and transparency ● Security teams […]
Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted as part of an effort to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it just that much easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of […]
DevOps Principles, Implementations and Culture
When organizations begin using DevOps for application development, many only reference DevOps as part of their infrastructure and select a subset of DevOps before understanding the cultural and process changes needed for success. Instead, organizations must first determine which ‘Ops’ approach best promotes a DevOps mindset and integrate their workflows into their culture. In doing so, […]
Keeping the DevOps Pipeline Flowing as Attack Surfaces Grow
The attack surfaces that today’s businesses and public entities must manage have never been more complex and difficult to protect. The introduction of cloud and SaaS offerings over the past decade has caused seemingly insurmountable IT sprawl, with a third of successful attacks now occurring via unmanaged or virtually unknown assets. And while shadow IT […]
Immersive Labs Secures $66 Million in New Capital and Expands its Leadership Team to Accelerate Growth
New Raise Led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with Participation from Existing Venture Investors, Strengthens Immersive Labs’ Leadership Position in the Cyber Workforce Resilience Category Cybersecurity Leader Appoints Sandra McDevitt, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Lucian Lui, Chief Marketing Officer; Ten Eleven General Partner Dave Palmer to Join its Board of Directors Bristol, UK & Boston, […]
Zayo Launches Comprehensive Portfolio of Edge Network Solutions
Investments in edge strategy further enable network performance, security, and reliability for improved digital experience Boulder, CO, Oct. 12, 2022 — Today, Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., a leading global communications infrastructure platform, announced the launch of its Edge Network Solutions portfolio to help enterprises enhance the user journey from end user to cloud, enabling better network […]
Checkly Announces Business Milestones, SOC 2 Compliance, New Playwright Test Runner, GitHub Sync, Enhanced Alert Notifications, and More
Boston, MA, October 11, 2022—Today Checkly Inc., the only company with a synthetic app and API monitoring platform made for developers that bridges the gap between Dev, Ops, and QA, announced that over 600 customers and thousands of developers have adopted its platform to seamlessly integrate with their existing development workflows. The company has surpassed […]
LightBeam Democratizes Privacy Compliance Opening New Markets for Startups and Enterprises
Company announces a completely free path for assisting organizations in efforts to comply with state, national and international privacy regulations Palo Alto, CA, October 10, 2022 — LightBeam.ai, a pioneer in data security and privacy automation, is announcing a new PrivacyOps Pro module at no cost1 to help organizations of all sizes and industries meet specific […]
Evolution of DevSecOps – Anuj Kapur and Tim Johnson, CloudBees
CloudBees CEO Anuj Kapur and Tim Johnson, director of product marketing, dive into how DevSecOps needs to evolve to reduce friction between developers and cybersecurity teams. AWS Builder Community Hub
Compliance Synergy – DevOps Unbound EP 25
Achieving compliance might be challenging when embracing DevOps due to the rapid pace of development. However, the agility and automation associated with DevOps might actually simplify compliance. When integrating compliance into the SDLC, DevOps teams may have to use different tools or slightly modify part of their processes to adapt to specific requirements. In this […]
Finding Value in AI-Augmented DevOps
While artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are emerging technologies, we know they can help an organization parse large data sets and glean actionable insights. But do AI-infused processes actually make a difference in organizations that employ DevOps? The answer is explored in a recent survey by Tricentis. Working in partnership with Techstrong Group, […]
The Definition of Done: Why it’s Important for Success
Establishing clear communications and expectations across software organizations is essential to the success of any project. A company is less likely to experience unexpected delays or other unpleasant surprises if everyone is on the same page. To ensure all team members are synchronized and to eliminate unnecessary ambiguity, engineering teams should create a “Definition of […]
DevOps World 2022: DevOps Tail Wags the Dog of Digital Business
As a methodology for building and deploying applications faster, DevOps has been around for more than a decade. But it’s only now that the methodologies and concepts pioneered years ago are starting to wag the dog of digital business transformation. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital business transformation has been all the rage. […]
EP 31: Feature Flags and Microservices: Oil and Water or Vinaigrette
As microservices increased in popularity, the previous uncertainty about feature flag use with cloud-native has been resolved. Feature flags have evolved from solely being used to toggle on license-based functionality to becoming a powerful tool for testing, experimenting and delivering software using DevOps, microservices and much more. But feature flags can introduce chaos and, if […]
Study: Real-Time Data Has A Transformative Effect
We all know that data is the heart of the modern digital business. And real-time data is arguably the next evolution—having up-to-date data can empower energy savings and optimizations to reduce cost. Real-time data processing also aids fraud detection and improves health care responsiveness. Especially in DevOps, access to real-time data is necessary to reduce […]
Tech. Strong. Women. EP 3
In this episode of Tech. Strong. Women., guest Nicole Dove, head of security at Riot Games, discusses with hosts Charlene O’Hanlon and Tracy Bannon her non-traditional path into IT and ways in which females can unconsciously sabotage themselves, as well as the impact of a strong mentor, regardless of gender. The video is below followed […]
Tips for Better Governance – Techstrong TV
David Williams, VP of Porduct Strategy at Quali, and Charlene discuss David’s top tips to better governance in DevOps. The video is below followed by a transcript of the conversation. Charlene O’Hanlon: Hey, everybody. Welcome back to Techstrong TV. I’m Charlene O’Hanlon, and I’m here now with David Williams, who is the VP of product […]
Apache Hop Integrates DevOps and DataOps – Techstrong TV
Matt Caster, chief solution architect for Neo4j, explains how open source Apache Hop projects advances integration of DevOps and DataOps. The video is below followed by a transcript of the conversation. Mike Vizard: Hey, guys, thanks for the throw. We’re here with Matt Casters, who is Chief Solution Architect at Neo4j and we’re talking about […]
Plutora Releases Test Environment QuickStart Bundle – Techstrong TV
Bob talks about Plutora’s new “Test Environment QuickStart Bundle”. It provides an easy, immediate fix to the Achilles’ heel of software development: environments that cause delays, produce bugs, and waste time and effort. The video is below followed by a transcript of the conversation. Alan Shimel: Hey, everyone. Welcome to another Tech Strong TV segment. […]
A New Development Model: Bringing SaaS Apps to Data
The last few decades have seen multiple major shifts in how applications are built and deployed, and now we’re seeing the start of a new shift that opens up enormous opportunities for all kinds of developers. Instead of bringing data to applications, developers are bringing their applications to the data. Let’s back up. In the […]