DevOps security shifts left, but miles to go to pass hackers

Source:-searchitoperations.techtarget.com DevSecOps has gone mainstream as companies bake security automation into app development, but experts say the toughest cybersecurity challenges remain unsolved. DevOps security processes have matured within enterprises over the last year, but IT shops still have far to go to stem the tide of data breaches. DevOps teams have built good security habits almost by default as they have increased the frequency of application releases and adopted infrastructure and security automation to improve software development. More frequent, smaller, automated app

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The Struggles DevOps Administrators are Up Against

Source – devops.com DevOps has quickly gone from being a niche concept to a widespread practice that is gaining traction rapidly in both large and small organizations. As it becomes a key part of many development teams, administrators must work to integrate DevOps techniques, tools and practices into a wide range of teams, from operations to development, support and management. The seamless completion of this implementation, together with the overall change in methodology and culture from top to bottom, provides a

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Four challenges teams must crack in a DevOps lifecycle

Source – techtarget.com Today’s world revolves around digital technologies. Whether we’re phoning a friend, scrolling through Instagram or checking our bank account, various technologies are central to our daily lives. But what if all our apps suddenly stopped working? Easy access to things that affect daily life, like checking accounts or health monitoring systems, would be much more difficult. That’s why — in 2018 — it is imperative that developers deliver continuous quality throughout the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC). This

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Top DevOps vendors promise faster releases with fewer bugs

Source – theserverside.com Whenever I attend a software conference, I always like to survey the exhibition floor to discover what latest trend, fashion or fad is taking over the industry. At the 2017 Gartner Application Strategies & Solutions Summit, held earlier this month in Las Vegas, the dominant theme was once again DevOps — continuing a craze that has been pervasive at pretty much every software conference I’ve attended this year. But the big shift that seems to be happening in

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Atlassian updates Bitbucket Server and Bamboo to support DevOps workflows

Source – sdtimes.com Atlassian is bringing DevOps workflows to scale with the release of Bitbucket Server 5.4 and Bamboo 6.2. Bitbucket is the company’s Git code management solution while Bamboo is for integration and release management. “Implementing DevOps practices in large or highly regulated organizations is a balancing act. How do you make your development and operations teams as productive as possible, improve the flow of work moving throughout the system and maintain the scale and security required?” the company wrote in its blog.

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