OverOps this week announced it has added support for a git blame and automated source attach capability to its namesake platform for analyzing code that surfaces both root cause data for every error as well as the identity of the developer who owns that code. Eric Mizell, vice president of solution engineering at OverOps, said […]
Instana Applies DevOps to APM Agent Management
Instana has announced it has become the first provider of an application management platform (APM) to enable IT teams to automate the deployment of agent software to monitor IT environments using any Git repository of their choice. Jim Hirschauer, director of product management and sales enablement for Instana, said agent software used to instrument an […]
Review, Review, Review
Ossification is an issue in IT, and always has been. It is borne largely out of staff and management knowing what to expect from existing software/infrastructure, and the deep product knowledge that allows teams to make existing systems do what is needed. But this becomes a series of rocks that the ship of progress smacks […]
GitHub Extends Scope and Reach of Repository
GitHub today at its GitHub Satellite virtual conference announced it has made it easier for developers to either launch a project or join an existing project on its repository and has added collaboration tools directly within the platform. GitHub is also moving to advance DevSecOps by adding code scanning tools and making secret scanning tools […]
Kong Brings Collaboration to Designing APIs
Kong has launched an open source tool for designing application programming interfaces (APIs) designed to make it easier for teams of developers to collaboratively edit an API specification that can be stored in a Git repository. Based on the open source Insomnia API management platform the company gained last year by acquiring Floating Keyboard Software […]
DevOps Deeper Dive: Git Turns 15
Git, the version control system that arguably has enabled many DevOps advances over the last decade, is turning 15 this month. Git was developed by Linus Torvalds, best known for his contributions to Linux, and was so-named after he and the rest of the Linux community referred to it as “that stupid content tracker.” The […]
‘DevOoops’ Moves: SCM Conflicts
DevOps’ ultimate aim is to create efficiencies in the software delivery process. But it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes DevOps initiatives lead to mistakes—something we lovingly call a “DevOoops.” CloudBees recently polled some colleagues and came up with five examples of a DevOoops in action. Following is a discussion submitted by solution architect […]
Picking a Git for the Enterprise
Some of my Agile and DevOps transformation work, not surprisingly, involves helping clients with tooling adoption—to set up, scale and operate across the organization. This blog piece is about a recent experience of setting up Git across a client organization. Git, as most of you are aware, is a fundamental building block for many of […]
Should You Migrate to Git? Part 1
There are many factors to consider when making the decision whether to migrate your source code. Is it appropriate for the project? Will it work? How might it impact the quality and performance of the finished product? Git can help make the decision easier. Git is an open source version control system for tracking changes […]
Feature Branching vs. Feature Flags: What’s the Right Tool for the Job?
A dev team’s branch management strategy can have a significant impact on the rate at which it can release high-quality software. In this article we’ll explore the pros and cons of several different approaches for enabling multiple concurrent streams of dev work in the same codebase. We’ll see that two major factors—the cost of merge […]