Dell Technologies updated its edge computing platform to make it simpler to programmatically provision infrastructure using DevOps best practices.
Dynatrace Survey Sees Continuous Delivery Challenges Ahead
A global survey of 1,300 application development and DevOps leaders conducted by the research firm Coleman Parkes on behalf of Dynatrace finds, on average, organizations expect to increase the frequency of their software releases by 58% over the next two years. Andreas Grabner, director of strategic partnerships at Dynatrace, an observability platform provider, said that […]
Meet the New(ish) Pipeline
My company keeps a sample project running pretty much all of the time. Our current project (multi-target web/Android app using Java and Spring built with Gradle and Ant that we’ll call “Finder” here) is getting a bit long in the tooth, so we have been casting about for a new one over the last several […]
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Appian Infuses Low-Code Platform With AI
Appian this week released an update to its low-code application development and deployment platform that employs artificial intelligence (AI) to recommend best next steps, including how to address cybersecurity issues. In addition, the latest version of Appian also makes it easier to incorporate robotic process automation (RPA) modules to automate rote tasks in addition to […]
Chef Extends IT Automation Reach
Chef, at its online ChefConf 2020 event today, launched Chef Compliance and Chef Desktop as well as additional enhancements to the tools it provides for application deployment automation. John Wyss, vice president of product for Chef, said Chef Desktop enables IT teams to write their own configuration and compliance requirements as human-readable code using YAML […]
5 Capabilities Network Infrastructure Must Have to Support DevOps
According to the Accelerate 2019 State of DevOps report, high-performing DevOps organizations achieve over 200 times more frequent deployments and over 2,600 times faster recovery times than low performers. These outcomes have been realized by both forward-leaning organizations such as Amazon, which deploys code every 11.6 seconds, and more traditional enterprises that have been in […]
Report Finds Much Room for CD Improvement
A report published by Harness, a provider of continuous delivery (CD) platform accessed via the cloud, finds organizations are spending on average $109,0000 per year just to deploy per application. Based on a survey of more than 100 organizations, the report finds organizations are struggling with deployment frequency, lead time and meantime to recover after […]
The Right Toolchain Is the One You Build
One of several iterations that IT likes to go through is corporate standards for technology versus best tool for the job. We like to have standardization because it allows staffing portability between projects, but we like right tool for the job because from the moment you choose a standard, competitive factors and changes in needs […]
New Relic Adds Support for W3C Trace Context Spec
New Relic has begun adding support for the W3C Trace Context standard within the agent software it uses to collect metrics for its application performance management (APM) platform. W3C Trace Context is a specification that defines the format for propagating distributed tracing context between services. Distributed tracing makes it simpler for DevOps teams to track […]