Modern development environments, in which rapid continuous delivery is facilitated by automated continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines, require thorough and automated testing in development prior to integration. This article explains how test-driven development (TDD) and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) methodologies reduce CI/CD lead times. Lack of test automation in development impacts CI/CD lead time for […]
CDF Report Reveals Lack of DevOps Maturity
A global survey of nearly 26,000 DevOps professionals published today by the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) at the cdCon + GitOpsCon event found 84% of respondents are involved in some type of DevOps activity. However, the report also found just under half 49% are using a continuous integration (CI) or continuous delivery (CD) platform and […]
Atlassian Embeds Metrics for Measuring DevOps in Jira
Atlassian today announced it has added four features to Jira Software Cloud that allow developers to visualize and measure progress across DevOps workflows. Suzie Prince, head of product for DevOps at Atlassian, said rather than organizations having to acquire and deploy separate tools to track DevOps metrics, Atlassian is moving to incorporate those capabilities in […]
DORA Report: DevOps Maturity Levels Rise
The annual DORA report on DevOps shows a marked increase among Elite performers compared to last year The DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) arm of Google Cloud today published the results of an annual survey that suggests there have been marked gains in the level of DevOps maturity. The “2019 Accelerate State of DevOps Report,” […]
CXOs Overestimating DevOps and Continuous Testing Maturity
More work is needed to achieve continuous testing, Forrester report shows Forrester recently completed an interesting new research project exploring what separates DevOps leaders from DevOps laggards. After analyzing data collected from 603 global enterprise respondents responsible for their firms’ DevOps strategies, Forrester learned that firms with the most mature DevOps practices do several key […]
Jenkins World, Training and Infostretch
I’ve talked to a fair number of vendors about Jenkins World 2017, and I’ve spent a decent amount of time lately supporting DevOps training initiatives at a variety of vendors. The thing is, the DevOps world is changing fast enough and there are enough options out there that training is not something you need only […]
Atlassian Builds a DevOps Stack for the Enterprise
One of the major challenges associated with DevOps is that it’s not something an enterprise IT organization can buy. Because of that issue, it’s often challenging for IT organizations to forecast what types of DevOps tools they are going to need. To make it a lot easier to cope with that issue, Atlassian has announced […]
Puppet, Like DevOps, Continues to Mature
Over the course of the last several years we have seen the DevOps movement continue to mature and evolve. It has moved beyond the early adopter, visionary stage into the mainstream of the market. Therefore, it should be no surprise that some of the leading solutions in the DevOps space should likewise mature and evolve […]
How Mature Is Your Automation Strategy?
Working in Operations can sometimes feel like walking up a down escalator. The business puts relentless pressure on your team to overcome bottlenecks, accelerate the overall delivery process and grow the volume and frequency of deployments. You’re also faced with a growing number of service level requirements and demand for higher release velocity—all stretched across […]
Carving through the hype – take the DevOps maturity assessment
As anyone who spends time with their family over the holidays can attest, the notion of maturity is a highly subjective concept. Whether it’s sizing up the next generation’s advancement or defaulting to time-honored inter-sibling behaviors, annual get-togethers offer tangible proof of what’s new and those things that likely won’t ever change. In the domain […]