Managing dependencies isn’t just best practice, it is an essential ongoing process. Implement these strategies in your projects to stay ahead of potential issues and ensure your software remains reliable, secure and up to date.
SCA, SBOMs and Floodgates
Two criteria are used to determine pervasiveness of a new idea. Availability of an easy-to-understand solution and customer need. Given both of these items, what might be a market-differentiating feature available in a single IT/DevOps market becomes a wave of options in multiple markets that an organization can (and should) choose from. What started this […]
Leveraging the Open-Source Ecosystem When Developing Modern z/OS Applications
Developers today are under great pressure to create apps faster than ever before, and they must continuously update them, adding new features and incorporating new technologies. Many companies have adopted DevOps, cloud-native architectures, and low-code development solutions to accelerate the development and updating cycle. But another critical aspect to modern application development has been to […]
Yes, You Do Need SCA
We often go to restaurants and treat ourselves to unfamiliar and exotic foods made with ingredients we’re only vaguely aware of. A chef and their team (or a manager and their crew) are our vouchsafe that what’s in there isn’t deadly. Most of the time, that works out just fine; but, very rarely, we end […]
Open Source License Compliance Tips for DevOps Pipelines
Open source components are used in most modern organizations, either included directly into software as code or as tools integrated into workflows. In DevOps environments, often a combination of the two occurs. These components can help speed development processes, provide functionality that isn’t otherwise available and decrease operating costs of teams. To successfully implement open […]
5 Best Practices for Managing Open-Source Components
In today’s connected world, software development environments focus a lot on faced-paced development. Organizations that adopt agile development practices such as DevOps and use Open-Source (OS) software and components to their advantage have a much better chance of keeping up with demand and shorten the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). However, incorporating OS components into applications […]