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By DAVID STREITFELD and DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2HNIL2f

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2WdvEAc

While all developers strive for bug-free code, it’s particularly crucial in a blockchain deployment where sensitive data or other confidential info is being exchanged, such as in health care or finance. However, some businesses have learned that lesson the hard way. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance recently revealed a devastating security breach that resulted in a loss […] The post How to Create Bug-Free Blockchain Apps appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2EKgojc

Many organizations are making a move to agile-powered environments, but agile development is more than a name. How do you determine if your organization is truly agile? The evaluation starts with the Agile Manifesto. If you’re following the principles laid out in the manifesto, that’s a good sign that you’re on an agile journey. For […] The post Are Your Development Processes Truly Agile? appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2I9uImx

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By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2EK1MAB

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2I8a3iM

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2WboVXr

Pivotal Software has officially thrown its weight behind OpenJDK, the open source version of the standard edition of Java, by adding support for OpenJDK to the Pivotal Spring Runtime on its Spring framework. At the same time, Pivotal announced it is extending its commercial support for open source Apache Tomcat servers in addition to providing […] The post Pivotal Software Embraces OpenJDK appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2WzlA3I

Database Release Automation Leader’s New Patent Proactively Prevents Application Downtime and Security Vulnerabilities Related to Bad Database Changes AUSTIN, Texas – May 30, 2019 – Datical, the leading provider of database release automation solutions, today announced the issuance of United States Patent number 10,268,709 for its Database Change Management Simulator. The patented technology proactively forecasts and determines […] The post Datical Announces Issuance of Patent for Database Change Management Simulator appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2YT82NS

Distributed SQL Database Provider partners include AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure NEW YORK, MAY 30, 2019 − Cockroach Labs, the company behind CockroachDB, the leading enterprise-grade distributed SQL database, today announced one of the broadest public cloud partnership programs to date. Cockroach Labs now has partnerships with AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, […] The post Cockroach Labs Launches Broad Multi-Cloud Database Partnership Program appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2Wbxf9z

GitLab has expanded the capabilities of its continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) platform to include tighter integration with collaboration platforms from Slack and Mattermost along with the ability to support Docker containers running on Windows. Version 11.11 of GitLab adds a caching dependency proxy for Docker images to the Premium edition of GitLab along with the […] The post GitLab Updates Advance Its CI/CD Platform appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2W3UU77

Currently, there is much debate about how artificial intelligence (AI) will transform our lives. One of the technology’s key benefits lies in its power to transform traditional approaches to app development and software testing. Gartner identified AI-driven development as one of its top three strategic technology trends for 2019. Digital transformation is dependent on better-quality […] The post How AI is Transforming Testing Today appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2EG90pi

DevOps is one of those things—like Marxism or baking macarons—that is easy to understand in theory, but much messier to implement in practice. Real-world DevOps rarely aligns with textbook DevOps or the DevOps practices that organizations should follow in theory. That is true for a number of reasons. Let’s walk through some of the biggest […] The post Textbook DevOps vs. Real-World DevOps appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2WEq9Kl

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2I8o7bR

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2MfAwjC

Dedicated to Building a New Open Source Experience for Developers, Logz.io will Use Funds to Extend Product Portfolio and Expand Internationally Boston and Tel Aviv – May 29, 2019 – Logz.io, an intelligent and scalable machine data analytics platform based on open source ELK and Grafana, today announced it has raised $52 million in Series […] The post Logz.io Raises $52 Million in Series D Funding Led by General Catalyst appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2Kem2Oq

AIOps Platform Pioneer and Leader Transforms Service Assurance with Workflow Engine, other New Features   SAN FRANCISCO – May 29, 2019 – Moogsoft, a pioneer and leading provider of artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps), announced today the release of Moogsoft AIOps 7.2, the latest version of its enterprise platform. Release 7.2 features groundbreaking new […] The post Moogsoft AIOps 7.2 Optimizes Ease of IT Operations with New Transparency, Efficiency & Customization Enhancements appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2YOqbfY

By MIRIAM JORDAN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2JKvg5q

New machine learning-based solution addresses monitoring gap created by complex, multi-cloud application architectures for IT and DevOps teams Cambridge, Mass., May 21, 2019 – Devo Technology, the data operations company, today announced the tech preview of its Service Operations solution purpose-built for complex IT and application environments. In an era where enterprises are becoming completely […] The post Devo Technology Announces Devo Service Operations to Address Enterprise Monitoring Gap appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2WczRUN

Model-based automation technology trusted by 1600+ enterprise organizations now drives a dedicated Tricentis RPA offering Mountain View Calif., May 22, 2019 – Tricentis today announced the availability of Tricentis RPA, which is differentiated by its award-winning model-based automation technology and radically simplified bot pricing model. Tricentis’ model-based automation technology has over 12 years of research […] The post Tricentis Disrupts RPA Market with Resilient Model-Based Automation appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2YTohuu

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2K9Bknu

By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Kc3cqY

The amount of data created every day is staggering: 2.5 quintillion (that’s 18 zeros) bytes, to be exact. And that number is growing exponentially, thanks to mass deployments of internet of things (IoT) networks and devices. Cisco Systems estimates that by the end of 2019, IoT will generate more than 500 zettabytes of data per […] The post Data: the New Currency That Accelerates Business appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2Wtsjwc

It was once written that “software is eating the world,” “APIs are eating the world” and “APIs are eating software.” In 2019, a more accurate statement might be, “APIs (or application programming interfaces) fuel the software that’s still eating the world.” In today’s world, there is an ever-constant demand for software, enterprise applications and mobile […] The post Citizen Developers Drive Productivity and Innovation appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2wq8SFE

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A few months ago, I wrote about the release of Zowe, the first Open Source project based on z/OS. Zowe is a framework for including z/OS in your applications with less pain than we have traditionally suffered. IBM supported this project as part of its view that enterprises need to have interoperability between platforms. This […] The post IBM Extends z/OS Toward DevOps Again appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2MeH2XW

DAOPS Foundation recently hosted its “Global DevOps Development Forum” in Santa Clara, California. The meetup, which was held May 13, was hosted by Jeff Liu, a DevOps expert from Google, and drew DevOps experts from Tencent, JFrog and JD. The topics of this meeting were the history of DevOps and the introduction of DevOps capability […] The post DAOPS Foundation Hosts Global DevOps Forum appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2EAXDis

By RAYMOND ZHONG and CAROLYN ZHANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2YSKSqS

I’m all for DevOps. Sometimes, however, I have a hard time talking about DevOps. The reason is because many of the key terms related to DevOps lack clear and precise definitions. Let me explain … DevOps is such a big deal that it has bred its very own lexicon. Search Google for “DevOps terms,” and […] The post 5 DevOps Terms That We All Use, Yet No One Can Define appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2ECs8o2

DevOps teams seeking to step up their mojo in developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) features are facing a big skills bottleneck when it comes to data analytics and machine learning modeling. As a result, the market is seeing an influx of self-service machine learning models and machine learning-as-a-service offerings designed to help development teams more […] The post Are Self-Service Machine Learning Models the Future of AI Integration? appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2ED6KyU

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XhzFQF

Lumigo finds itself in the middle of one of the biggest waves in infrastructure deployment today, serverless. This is no accident, the company was started about a year ago with the mission of providing a serverless intelligence platform. The founders are ex-Checkpoint folks who saw the need for a best practices based platform to help […] The post DevOps Chat: Serverless Intelligence With Lumigo’s Aviad Mor appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2M8zaXO

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By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2QkWqQX

By NICOLE PERLROTH and STACY COWLEY from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2EvSvvL

CloudBees has increased the pool of dollars it is aggregated to drive further consolidation across the DevOps sector by $10 million, thanks to an investment from HSBC. The investment comes on the heels of $62 million in funding that CloudBees raised last year, which brings the total amount invested in the company since 2010 to […] The post CloudBees Increases Size of DevOps War Chest appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2HVrKSB

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2K0WRP3

I first learned the term “deployment pipeline” when I read “Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test and Deployment Automation,” by Jez Humble and David Farley back in 2009. End-to-end automation of the build, deploy, test and release processes kick in each time a team member commits a change to the source code repository. […] The post Get Testing Bottlenecks Out of Your Pipelines appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2HPjWBI

Containers have taken the tech community by storm with their ability to drive agile and effective innovation. Compared to the rigid nature of virtual machines, it’s no wonder developers and IT teams have flocked to containers and their flexibility. By dropping the strict hardware focus of virtual machines, containers are allowing teams to surface innovation […] The post Growing Pains for Containers, Data Centers Call for Better Management appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2M6loou

What initially drove the need for embarking on the DevOps journey in your team or at your company in the first place? Was it: Market shift? New leadership or an acquisition? New product or service idea? Cost savings or consolidation? All of the above? Whatever drove the need, my guess is there were pre-sales demos, […] The post Successful DevOps Initiatives Start With Company Culture appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2HAvQR3

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One of the trickier issues IT vendors in the age of DevOps are dealing with is that very few organizations have standardized on a platform from a single vendor. Not only do organizations mix and match tools as they see fit, but different departments within the same organization also embrace different tools to automate the […] The post CircleCI Adds Integration With Atlassian Jira appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2M1EqfF

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2WmdUBI

With DevOps teams under constant pressure to improve software delivery cycles while maintaining—and improving—quality, many have turned to continuous testing (CT), implementing it as part of their overall development strategy. CT offers a number of benefits to DevOps teams, but it also introduces new challenges, specifically infinite amounts of data that require analysis. As more […] The post The Essential Toolbox for DevOps Analytics appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2JyVDeA

In general, DevOps is a process and culture of organizations to get applications out the door faster and with higher quality. To do so, security champions are essential. In DevOps, security champions work as a backup mechanism in various projects and take multiple leadership roles. Security champions make effective decisions and take projects forward while […] The post DevOps Security Champion: Who, What and Why? appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2K3JmOR

By BRIAN X. CHEN and CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2JCj6LU

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Hw8V9t

Next Generation DDI Reduces Friction and Complexity in Deploying and Delivering Applications in Distributed Environments at Scale NEW YORK –May 22, 2019– NS1, the leader in next generation DNS and application traffic management solutions, today announced its new Enterprise DDI solution. Designed for modern distributed application-centric computing infrastructure, NS1 Enterprise DDI reduces the friction and […] The post NS1 Launches DDI for Modern Distributed Enterprise Application Infrastructure appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2VH5bG6

By JENNIFER VALENTINO-DeVRIES from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VSydY6

Veteran tech pros will tell you: Failure does not always mean failing at something; it often means failing to do something. Failure can be unpredictable and accidental, but usually, a lack of preparedness causes the most significant incidents. Data centers go down, huge bursts of bot activity generate too many requests for a network to […] The post Tech Pros: Plan for Failure to Breed Success appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2HJt0Io

Enterprises don’t own the cloud, just the experience. If there’s an outage or even a hiccup in the performance or network service, it’s on the network and application teams (not the cloud provider) to fix it. But often with problems in the cloud comes finger-pointing, as network and application teams look to determine liability and […] The post DevOps and Networking: Working to Achieve Nirvana appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2HIb00Q

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By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2JAgZZ0

At its ChefConf 2019 conference today, Chef extended its core platform in ways that collectively serve to automate further the management of applications and the IT infrastructure they are deployed on. Extensions to the Chef Enterprise Automation (EAS) Stack include the addition of Application Operations Dashboards, Migration Accelerators for moving applications to the cloud and […] The post Chef Extends Automation Reach and Scope appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2VHTKh3

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2JwhuDu

Integration of FMEA and ISO standards, as well as regulatory requirements, provides a comprehensive system of record to manage risk and help companies manage product development complexity   Portland, Ore., May 21, 2019 – Jama Software, the leading product development platform provider for building complex products and integrated systems, announced they have expanded the Jama Connect™ Risk Management […] The post Jama Connect Risk Management Center Expands to all Industries and Platforms appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2wcS4lD

Leading DevOps Provider Has Raised More than $120M in Funding Since 2010 LONDON – May 21, 2019 – CloudBees, an enterprise DevOps leader powering the continuous economy, today announced that it has secured a $10 million capital investment from HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations. Today’s announcement is a follow-on […] The post HSBC BANKS ON DEVOPS, INVESTS $10M IN CLOUDBEES appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2wasCNx

You know the feeling: You open your calendar in the morning to find a completely booked day, back-to-back meetings and not even 15 minutes of time to complete any of the items on your to-do list. In fact, your day tomorrow and the day after look just as booked. An HBR study conducted last year […] The post CTOs Should Embrace, Stick to a No-Meeting Day appeared first on DevOps.com . from DevOps.com http://bit.ly/2JvGN8v