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The Skills Successful DevOps Pros Need in 2023
There’s a huge range of knowledge, skills and abilities that DevOps professionals will need to master if they want to thrive in 2023.
Dell Looks to Expand Pool of Available DevOps Expertise
Dell Technologies has quietly launched a training and education initiative to significantly expand the number of IT professionals that have DevOps skills. Brad Maltz, senior director for DevOps and developer relations ecosystems for Dell, said the next era of IT will require IT professionals that understand how to automate the management of application development and […]
What a Dev Wants: Security Training for Today’s Developer Workforce
It’s no secret that developing a strong security culture is a critical component of the production of secure products, yet organizations often overlook the fact that their security training programs set the foundation on which this culture is built. When it comes to developer training, our goal should be to align the intrinsic motivations of […]
Are You Feeling the Hiring Crunch?
After years of experience, we can now definitively say one thing about information technology: There is always a hiring crunch, and it will always be better soon. I first noticed this trend in InfoSec years ago. Everyone was short-staffed and looking for available candidates. Everyone wrote their recruitment text like there was no shortage and […]
Learning ‘The First Way’ of DevOps – Continuous Flow
Many organizations are struggling to realize well-engineered DevOps, even ‘the first way’ of DevOps – continuous flow. DevOps is an evolving body of knowledge. There is no one-stop shop that covers all roles and the complete range of skills required for DevOps. A DevOps-competent workforce requires an ongoing commitment to DevOps skills development and mastery. […]
Linux Foundation Exam for Certified IT Associates Available
A while back I wrote about an upcoming certification people receive from passing the Linux Foundation Exam. Now that it is available, I’m circling back as promised with more information. For those unfamiliar, this certification is specifically targeted at people who are newer to their IT career or just launching it. The goal is to […]
Two-Part Training Required for Developers to Slay the Security Beast
Developers’ defensive qualities are only as good as the training they receive The playing field between the heroes and villains in cybersecurity is notoriously unfair. Sensitive data is the new gold, and attackers adapt quickly to circumvent defenses, exploiting security bugs large and small for potential paydirt. The volume of code being produced is too […]
Linux Foundation Adds Entry-Level Certification
The Linux Foundation has announced the development of a new entry-level certification exam to complement their existing Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin (LFCS) and Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE) exams. This new certification, the Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA), targets people just moving into systems administration. The certification will focus on the test taker’s knowledge […]