DevOps
Explore the organizational team structure and vast umbrella of tools and technology created to facilitate and support it. Covering both tools and culture from internal and external viewpoints, by practitioners and analysts alike, these articles will help guide you on your adoption journey.
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News
09 May 2025
Datadog acquisition gives it feature flagging for AI
The move enables the vendor to integrate the startup's feature flagging software into its products. It is the second acquisition the vendor has made in the past few weeks. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 May 2025
18 ways to improve developer productivity
One of the most important factors of dev productivity is a good developer experience. Give developers a productivity boost with these concrete strategies. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 May 2025
18 ways to improve developer productivity
One of the most important factors of dev productivity is a good developer experience. Give developers a productivity boost with these concrete strategies. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
05 May 2025
Red Hat Summit 2025 news and conference guide
Our guide to the annual Red Hat Summit keeps you up to date on trends, emerging technologies, and information from keynote speakers and industry experts. Continue Reading
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Definition
05 May 2025
What is infrastructure as code (IaC)?
Infrastructure as code (IaC) is an IT practice that codifies and manages underlying IT infrastructure as software. Continue Reading
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Tip
01 May 2025
How to measure developer productivity
Measuring only the hard numbers of dev activity can have deleterious effects on developer experience, productivity and even retention. Try measuring dev productivity holistically. Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2025
Software supply chain security AI agents take action
Three software supply chain security vendors join the AI agent trend that is sweeping tech, as AI-generated code threatens to overwhelm human security pros. Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Apr 2025
What is workflow orchestration?
Workflow orchestration is the process of coordinating and automating tasks across different systems to ensure they run within a defined workflow. Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2025
Datadog sees data observability join DevOps, adds Metaplane
Datadog has customers already bringing data science under DevOps and, with its latest acquisition, aims to create a unified tool set for the newly converged combo. Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2025
Docker plans Model Context Protocol security boost
Docker said it plans new tools integrating the emerging agentic AI standard protocol into existing workflows, including security controls. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Apr 2025
What is orchestration in IT?
In IT, orchestration is a commonly used term for the automated coordination and management of different processes, systems and tasks. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Apr 2025
Agile vs. Waterfall: What's the difference?
Is change good or bad? The manner in which you embrace change might influence whether you prefer Waterfall or Agile methodologies. Here we compare the two approaches. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2025
Availity eyes GitLab Duo with Amazon Q for code refactoring
The healthcare network's release engineering team is testing the new AI agent pairing to help with code consolidation, modernization and risk mitigation. Continue Reading
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Video
16 Apr 2025
Agile software development or the Waterfall framework?
Ever wonder if you've chosen the right software development strategy? Here we explain when Waterfall is right, and when an Agile approach makes more sense. Continue Reading
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News
11 Apr 2025
Atlassian Data Center stops multiyear license renewals
The company confirmed that new on-premises product licenses are now limited to one year as it adds high-security cloud offerings. Users see the writing on the wall. Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2025
Agentspace vs. Rovo: A new battlefront in enterprise search
Aligning DevOps and business teams using agentic AI prioritizes effective data and knowledge management and prompts fresh enterprise search offerings. Continue Reading
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Podcast
07 Apr 2025
OpenTelemetry adapts to AI observability
A core contributor and governing board member for the CNCF project reflects on how AI is changing observability, programming and business. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
07 Apr 2025
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2025 news coverage
Trying to keep up with the latest news out of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon? Use this comprehensive guide to stay updated and informed on both the European and North American events. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Apr 2025
MLOps vs. DevOps: How are they different?
DevOps and MLOps share common goals -- but managing machine learning models brings a whole new set of challenges. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Mar 2025
The benefits and limitations of headless browser testing
Headless browsers offer efficient web UI testing but lack the visual debugging capabilities of traditional browsers, making assessing the app's state upon test failure challenging. Continue Reading
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Definition
27 Mar 2025
What is IT automation? A complete guide for IT teams
IT automation is the use of instructions to create a clear, consistent and repeatable process that replaces an IT professional's manual work in data centers and cloud deployments. Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2025
Site reliability engineers weigh MLOps vs. LLMOps
Some of the same lessons -- and unsolved problems -- from supporting machine learning apps in production carry over to generative AI apps, but not all. Continue Reading
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News
24 Mar 2025
Open source AI agent frameworks add enterprise ops polish
Kagent and Dapr Agents offer connections to cloud-native infrastructure and microservices, taking differing stances on Microsoft's AutoGen. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Mar 2025
6 open source workflow engines and how to use them
When evaluating open source workflow engines, learn their features and strengths, then view top platforms that streamline data pipelines, roll out microservices and automate tasks. Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2025
Prompt engineering takes shape for devs as agentic AI dawns
Real-world best practices are emerging at companies such as LinkedIn, Oracle and AWS, and agentic AI is poised to fundamentally alter the day-to-day work of software engineers. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Mar 2025
Kubernetes automation: Use cases and tools to know
Kubernetes automation simplifies the configuration, deployment and management of prepackaged container components supporting business apps, but it's not recommended in all cases. Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2025
GitHub Actions supply chain attack spotlights CI/CD risks
Experts say a GitHub Actions vulnerability should renew enterprises' attention to securing build pipelines the same way they secure production environments. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Mar 2025
8 service desk automation examples to enhance IT support
NLP-powered chatbots, escalation algorithms, data insights, onboarding, SLA monitoring and faster response times are service desk automation examples boosting IT support. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Mar 2025
IT automation vs. orchestration: Key differences
As complementary technologies, automation defines each repetitive task to be performed, while orchestration assembles arrays of individual tasks to accomplish complex workflows. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Mar 2025
Benefits and challenges of IT automation
Adopting IT automation comes with improved process efficiency, greater scalability, lower costs and the power of AI, yet implementation, integration and maintenance issues persist. Continue Reading
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News
04 Mar 2025
JFrog integrates with Hugging Face, Nvidia; intros JFrog ML
The partnership aims to give developers a clearer guide on safe models. It also aims to ensure enterprise-grade safety and security with the deployment of open models. Continue Reading
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Tip
03 Mar 2025
10 steps to develop your IT automation strategy
Setting business goals, establishing governance practices, identifying and deploying the right tools, and providing training are the foundations of a sound IT automation strategy. Continue Reading
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Definition
03 Mar 2025
What is a word in computing architecture?
In computing architecture, a word is a fixed unit of data containing a specific number of bits that can be addressed and moved between storage and the computer processor. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Feb 2025
IT process automation: 6 examples to boost efficiency
A variety of software offerings, increasingly infused with AI, can help an IT shop become more productive, from handling service requests to conducting user satisfaction surveys. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Feb 2025
What is continuous deployment (CD)?
Continuous deployment (CD) is a strategy for software development and releases in which every code change is automatically run through a pipeline of tests and inspections before being pushed into production. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Feb 2025
6 IT automation trends to watch in 2025 and the future
Trends reshaping IT automation include the convergence of formerly distinct platforms, the role of generative AI as automation glue and the stepwise expansion of agentic AI. Continue Reading
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Definition
20 Feb 2025
What is hexadecimal numbering?
Hexadecimal is a numbering system that uses a base-16 representation for numeric values. It can be used to represent large numbers with fewer digits. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2025
Users eye LaunchDarkly experiments boost with Houseware buy
LaunchDarkly customers envision fresh opportunities for app development and business alignment with a new data warehouse option on the back end. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Feb 2025
What is application lifecycle management?
Application lifecycle management (ALM) is the process of managing a software lifecycle from creation to its end of life. Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2025
DevSecOps platform tucks in API security as AI apps heat up
Harness merges with its sister company, Traceable, for API security, which has broadening appeal as organizations develop generative and agentic AI applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
27 Jan 2025
What is cloud orchestration (cloud orchestrator)?
Cloud orchestration (cloud orchestrator) is the use of programming technology to manage the interconnections and interactions among workloads on public and private cloud infrastructure. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Jan 2025
11 best free DevOps certifications and training courses in 2025
Learn why DevOps is important and how getting certified can help launch a career in the field with these 11 free certifications for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Continue Reading
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Tip
03 Jan 2025
A practical guide to real-world ML deployment
Deploying machine learning models to production is complex, with many potential pitfalls. Use this technical roadmap as a guide to navigate the process effectively. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Dec 2024
Platform teams draw on DataOps, MLOps to support GenAI
GenAI calls for more rigorous data discipline than previous forms of analytics, but there are lessons platform teams can learn from existing approaches. Continue Reading
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Quiz
17 Dec 2024
Professional Scrum Developer exam questions and answers
Professional Scrum Developer is a highly respected certification, but it's not easy to get. Take this sample PSD exam to test yourself and see how prepared you are for the exam. Continue Reading
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Video
09 Dec 2024
Watch an example of continuous integration
CI/CD pipelines keep mistakes out of production. Here's how continuous integration workflows work and why we need them. Continue Reading
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News
21 Nov 2024
IT pros revise pipelines for software supply chain security
Software supply chain security has reached an awkward stage for enterprise IT, as platform and security pros grapple with adding upstream tools to existing workflows. Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2024
AI gateways, Kubernetes multi-tenancy loop in LLMOps
There are many areas of IT infrastructure affected by the emergence of LLMOps; for each, there were products and projects rolled out this week at KubeCon. Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2024
Intel, Nvidia vie for dominance with agentic AI blueprints
Rival sets of tools meant to better support AI apps on developer platforms have hit the market as an even bigger wave of change looms in agentic AI. Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2024
Google DORA issues platform engineering caveats
As with generative AI, the same techniques that can boost enterprise developer productivity can also slow and destabilize overall software delivery. Continue Reading
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Tip
06 Nov 2024
How to improve DevOps through collaboration
Collaboration is key in DevOps, surpassing any one tool, product or individual. Discover why collaboration is crucial and tips for collaborating effectively in DevOps. Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2024
IBM Apptio preps FinOps link with Terraform via GitHub
IBM drops another hint about its plans for HashiCorp with a shift-left FinOps integration in private beta, while tie-ins with Red Hat remain an open question. Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2024
GitHub Copilot Autofix expands as AI snags software delivery
GitHub Copilot Autofix could help vulnerability management keep pace as the volume of AI-generated code swamps delivery processes, but can AI be trusted to rein in AI? Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Oct 2024
Continuous delivery vs. continuous deployment: Which to choose?
Continuous delivery and continuous deployment both compress and de-risk the final stages of production rollout. Learn how to choose the proper path for your organization. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Oct 2024
What is change failure rate (CFR)?
Change failure rate is a software development performance metric that measures the percentage of software deliveries that required remediation after release to production. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Oct 2024
CI/CD pipeline security: Know the risks and best practices
Rapid release cycles need not compromise the security of an application and supporting infrastructure. Follow these guidelines to ensure security throughout the CI/CD pipeline. Continue Reading
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News
17 Oct 2024
HashiCorp CTO talks AI strategy, Ansible tie-ins, FedRAMP
In a Q&A to wrap up HashiConf, the company's co-founder and CTO gave his outlook on HashiCorp's approach to AI, configuration management and cloud compliance. Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2024
Terraform Stacks, HCP Waypoint prompt migration questions
HashiCorp fends off challengers that sell ease of use with fresh infrastructure-as-code abstraction, while Terraform users grapple with a potential move to cloud-first services. Continue Reading
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News
11 Oct 2024
Buildkite: CI/CD pipelines still a job for app developers
In an era of platform engineering, Buildkite and its high-scale users maintain that CI/CD pipelines and testing should remain the purview of app developer teams. Continue Reading
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Video
11 Oct 2024
Git commit message conventions and best practices
Never underestimate the power of a good git commit message. Need help writing one? Here are the commonly accepted git commit message guidelines and best practices. Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2024
Atlassian 'cloud-first' becomes 'enterprise-first'
Atlassian's tune has changed in the past few months, as the company builds bridges to Data Center products and works on FedRAMP cloud compliance. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Oct 2024
Top 8 configuration management tools in DevOps
Configuration management tools ease the IT burden. Explore the top configuration management tools in DevOps, evaluate their features and consider key aspects that set them apart. Continue Reading
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Tip
07 Oct 2024
How to use security as code to achieve DevSecOps
Security as code helps organizations achieve DevSecOps and shift-left security. Learn about SaC's benefits, challenges and implementation best practices. Continue Reading
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Definition
01 Oct 2024
What are ModelOps (model operations) analytics models?
ModelOps (model operations) is a holistic approach to building analytics models that can quickly progress from the lab to production. Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2024
Fresh crop of startups takes on infrastructure-as-code toil
Emerging vendors, including a new venture from the founder of Chef, set out to put a fresh face on IT infrastructure automation for the platform engineering era. Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2024
Harness DevOps tools add database, QA automation, AI agents
With a series of updates this week, Harness claims unique support for database DevOps, as well as pipeline generation and UI test automation using AI agents. Continue Reading
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News
19 Sep 2024
Platform engineers embrace secrets management tool
Pulumi's ESC, now GA, filled an automation gap in multi-cloud identity and permissions management for platform engineers well-versed in general-purpose programming languages. Continue Reading
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Answer
19 Sep 2024
What are the types of requirements in software engineering?
Requirements fall into three categories: business, user and software. See examples of each one, as well as what constitutes functional and nonfunctional software requirements. Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2024
Docker pricing changes hike mid-tier costs
Docker adds features but raises Pro and Team prices and adds consumption-based Docker Hub pricing for container image pulls and storage. Continue Reading
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News
09 Sep 2024
OpenTofu, OpenBao reach milestones post-HashiCorp BSL
OpenTofu capped a year since launch with a new registry UI and API, while OpenBao reached GA, but open source forks didn't keep HashiCorp from beating growth estimates. Continue Reading
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Definition
05 Sep 2024
What is machine learning operations (MLOps)?
Machine learning operations (MLOps) is the development and use of machine learning models by development operations (DevOps) teams. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Sep 2024
What is FinOps?
FinOps -- a combination of the terms finance and DevOps -- is a framework for managing operational costs across an organization, often in conjunction with cloud computing. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 Aug 2024
QAOps vs. DevOps: Important differences
QAOps represents an extension of DevOps that can help enterprises mature their software QA practices. Learn how QAOps can help DevOps-driven organizations zero in on quality. Continue Reading
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News
27 Aug 2024
VMware Tanzu hones integration, but faces Broadcom backlash
VMware Tanzu now offers a single UI for Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes, a feature years in the making, but the improvement could get lost in post-Broadcom drama. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Aug 2024
How to weigh the benefits and challenges of CI/CD
Many organizations begin their DevOps journey with a continuous integration and delivery pipeline. Before getting started, understand some fundamental benefits of CI/CD. Continue Reading
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Definition
09 Aug 2024
What is shift-right testing?
Shift-right testing is a method of continuously testing software while it is in a post-production environment. Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2024
Endor Labs ships Java 'Magic Patches' with SCA tools
Upgrade impact analysis and backported fixes will help one enterprise customer make a major Java upgrade manageable and keep compliant with FedRAMP. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Aug 2024
12 CI/CD best practices for DevOps teams
Building and maintaining a CI/CD pipeline requires more than just chains of automation. Adopt these CI/CD approaches to maximize your development and deployment efforts. Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2024
CloudBees buys co-founder's AI test automation tools startup
Jenkins creator Kohsuke Kawaguchi rejoins CloudBees as co-CEO of Launchable, which aims to stem the tide of AI-generated code with AI-driven test optimization. Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2024
DevOps platform aids app modernization, sets stage for AI
Amid a company rebranding and product consolidation, IT ops teams at Rival HR paved a path for DevOps velocity and AI-based automation with updates to legacy infrastructure. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 Aug 2024
How to put CI, CT and CD together in a DevOps pipeline
DevOps pipelines aren't just about CI/CD. Learn why continuous testing is a crucial piece of the puzzle and how it ultimately results in cleaner code with fewer errors. Continue Reading
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Video
02 Aug 2024
Agile vs. Scrum: How to choose between them
Scrum and Agile both emphasize collaboration and efficiency for DevOps teams in different ways. Learn when to use each approach and when to use them in tandem. Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2024
AWS CodeCommit, Cloud9 closure communication critiqued
AWS CodeCommit gives up the Git ghost to competitors, while a lack of advance notice to users has some IT pros questioning the future of other services. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2024
GitLab users cautiously optimistic on Datadog DevSecOps deal
Datadog is reportedly a suitor for GitLab; existing users understand the rationale for such a deal, but key questions must be answered before they'd adopt deeper integrations. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2024
AI gateways emerge in response to governance concerns
Enterprise IT investment is pouring into AI, but security and governance remain major stumbling blocks to production. Enter API gateway vendors eager to assist -- and cash in. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2024
IT ops pros grapple with glut of AI assistants
After nearly two years of hype, it's still early for enterprise GenAI. That said, skepticism -- and outright pessimism -- have begun to emerge about AI assistants for IT automation. Continue Reading
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Definition
09 Jul 2024
GitHub
GitHub is a web-based version control and collaboration platform for software developers. Continue Reading
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Definition
01 Jul 2024
large language model operations (LLMOps)
Large language model operations (LLMOps) is a methodology for managing, deploying, monitoring and maintaining LLMs in production environments. Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2024
JFrog buy bolsters MLOps combo with DevSecOps
JFrog plans to meld AI/ML development with established DevSecOps pipelines through the acquisition of Qwak in a bid to help more enterprise AI apps reach production. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Jun 2024
standard operating procedure (SOP)
A standard operating procedure is a set of step-by-step instructions for performing a routine activity. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2024
Cisco makes Splunk the center of observability
Cisco is integrating Splunk, AppDynamics and ThousandEyes to create a critical differentiator in the observability market. Networking integration will come later. Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2024
JFrog-GitHub partnership eyes software supply chain security
JFrog and GitHub released a set of focused integrations that provide better visibility across the software supply chain and advance the idea of 'EveryOps.' Continue Reading
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Tip
22 May 2024
Waterfall vs. Agile methodology: Differences and examples
Teams have a choice in the way they approach a new dev project. Learn about two main schools of thought -- Agile and Waterfall -- and why Agile is the prevailing methodology today. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2024
Microsoft Visual Studio, Azure updates target AI developers
Microsoft updates this week aim to address the struggles of early enterprise generative AI adopters that have stalled efforts to put pilot projects into real-world production. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 May 2024
Best practices for getting started with MLOps
As AI and machine learning become increasingly popular in enterprises, organizations need to learn how to set their initiatives up for success. These MLOps best practices can help. Continue Reading
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News
03 May 2024
Cloud campaign intensifies for Atlassian software products
Atlassian plans to continue updating Data Center products, but accelerating cloud updates and migrations touted at Team '24 prompt questions about their long-term future. Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2024
Atlassian Jira now a hub for knowledge management, AI tools
Atlassian's raft of product updates at Team '24 spanned long-awaited product integrations and previews of AI automation updates, all of which advanced broader ambitions. Continue Reading
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Podcast
22 Apr 2024
Examining developers' perception of AI tools
At GitHub and for many coders, AI technology can shoulder some of the cognitive burden. However, inaccuracies that come with the tools can be hard for some. Continue Reading
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Definition
19 Apr 2024
Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is the primary data storage system Hadoop applications use. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2024
GitLab Duo plans harness growing interest in platform AI
GitLab's next release will tie its Duo AI tools to the full DevSecOps pipeline in a bid to capitalize on increased interest in AI automation among platform engineers. Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Apr 2024
Key takeaways from KubeCon 2024 in Paris
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 offered attendees a look into the growing popularity of AI but also covered key areas such as sustainability, observability and FinOps. Continue Reading
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Video
08 Apr 2024
Learn Jenkins: Tutorial for beginners
Jenkins is a popular open source CI/CD tool, and it's not hard to learn either. Learn to build your own CI/CD pipelines with this full Jenkins tutorial for beginners. Continue Reading