Keeping up with DevOps

Source – techrepublic.com Waterfall program design was first described in 1956. It continues to operate today in companies because of the volumes of legacy software that IT still supports. Waterfall is also an excellent, step-by-step software development methodology that has proven itself for decades. The methodology is named waterfall because application development flows only one way: downward, like a waterfall. Waterfall development begins with requirements definition, moving down into design, then programming, test, and implementation. In contrast, DevOps, which can approach

August 25, 2018 bestdevops Agile, Continuous Delivery, DevOps Leave a comment

When DevOps and ITSM Collide: Mistakes to Avoid

Source – devops.com In many ways the DevOps movement evolved as a reaction against the worst elements of IT service management (ITSM). IT leaders wanted to get from under the yoke of overly complex processes, bureaucracy and red tape to speed up software delivery, and to just get stuff done. Now that DevOps has kicked into full gear at so many organizations, the question remains: What do we do about ITSM? While the instinct in some may be to completely ditch

August 23, 2018 bestdevops Continuous Delivery, DevOps Leave a comment

The DevOps guide to evaluating modern log management tools

Source – jaxenter.com Enterprise IT, information security, and engineering teams share many priorities, workflows, and even technology. But each is very different from the rest in the context of operational visibility. Engineers, especially those on the front line of a rapid, continuous software delivery process, require a strong focus on performance and alignment with their teams’ work styles. Legacy operational visibility tools have long been optimized for the needs of IT and information security users. As new architectures have changed software

August 21, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices Leave a comment

How DevOps can use smart data to protect against security risk

Source – devopsonline.co.uk As businesses everywhere undergo a digital transformation, the hybrid cloud has become a key component of success. Organisations around the world are moving applications and services workloads to the cloud, and reaping the benefits of lowered CAPEX, OPEX, and quicker time to market with new services as a result. The role of DevOps in capitalising on these benefits has become increasingly important, with developers and IT operations now working together closer than ever in an effort to continuously

August 20, 2018 bestdevops Continuous Integration, DevOps Leave a comment

SnapLogic Extends DevOps Reach via GitHub

Source – devops.com SnapLogic has extended the reach of its SnapLogic Enterprise Integration Cloud into the realm of DevOps by making it possible to store integrations creating using Snap connectors in GitHub. The company also announced integration with the DC/OS platform from Mesosphere along with a new service catalog and several updates to the Iris artificial intelligence (AI) software it uses make recommendations concerning the construction of integration pipelines. At the same time, SnapLogic has enhanced both its monitoring tools for application programming

August 20, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices Leave a comment

ASEAN firms need to overcome DevOps hurdles

Source – computerweekly.com Thai telco Advanced Info Service (AIS) took just 30 minutes to build a mock-up for its Play mobile app, which was developed in just 45 days. AIS would have taken twice as long to build the app – if it had not embraced DevOps, a movement that aims to have software development and IT operations teams working more closely together in a bid to respond faster to changing business requirements. This push to become more agile while developing higher

August 18, 2018 bestdevops Continuous Integration, DevOps, DevOps Tools Leave a comment

SnapLogic Extends DevOps Reach via GitHub

August 17, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices, DevOps Updates Leave a comment

DevSecOps: How to conquer 3 big culture challenges

Source – enterprisersproject.com Just about any DevOps shop will hit speed bumps on the path toward continuous learning and improvement. “Organizations are increasingly adopting DevOps environments in hopes of achieving transformative velocity and innovation,” says Elizabeth Lawler, VP of DevOps security at CyberArk. “But like any new business initiative, this comes with challenges – and in the case of DevOps, it’s often around culture and areas of responsibility.” Even issues that seem technical in nature are often rooted in people. Take security: It’s as

August 17, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices Leave a comment

OverOps Brings Machine Learning to DevOps

Source – devops.com OverOps has launched a namesake platform employing machine learning algorithms to capture data from an IT environment that identify potential issues before a DevOps team decides to promote an application into production. Company CTO Tal Weiss said the OverOps Platform is unique in that, rather than relying on log data, it combines static and dynamic analysis of code as it executes to detect issue. That data then can be accessed either via dashboards or shared with other tools via an

August 14, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Tools Leave a comment

SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF DEVOPS FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Source – irishtechnews.ie Historically, the DevOps movement ascended from an utter aspiration to employ the principles of agile software development for IT operations. Essentially, the model involves practices like automated testing, continuous integration, proactive monitoring, continuous delivery, agile development and automated configuration management. As explained by experts from Firewall Technical, DevOps is a combination of tools, philosophies and cultural practices which work in unison to bolster a business’s capacity to offer services. Its principles and ideologies expedite a company’s ability to adapt

August 14, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices Leave a comment

DevOps Experts Share Advice on Measuring Success

Source – informationweek.com Sears is at risk of bankruptcy, but not for the reasons we’re used to reading about here. While Sears has been in decline for many years, most recent CEO Eddie Lampert’s plan to sell “member” (employees aren’t allowed to say “customer”) data from subscription sign-ups floundered when an aggressive customer sign-up campaign called Shop Your Way slowed down check-out lines at Sears-owned stores. This aggravated customers and resulted in a loss of sales and decreased sales per minute, according

August 11, 2018 bestdevops Cloud Computing, DevOps Leave a comment

Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.6 Boosts Multicloud DevOps Capabilities

Source – eweek.com Red Hat is updating its Ansible Engine technology with the new 2.6 release that became generally available on July 17. New features in Ansible Engine 2.6 support automation across multicloud application deployments. Enhanced networking features in Ansible now make it easier for organizations to support different types of software-defined networking (SDN). In addition, Red Hat has boosted support for Microsoft Windows environments in the new Ansible update. “There are a few all-new capabilities in Ansible that are focused

August 10, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices Leave a comment

A proactive flavor of DevOps grows at Google

Source – zdnet.com Everyone wants to do DevOps these days, but what does a well-humming DevOps environment really look like? What is the vision to strive for? To date, DevOps has been popping up as a hodgepodge of activities and initiatives across companies, perhaps in the name of doing it because it’s the thing to do. As a result, companies really aren’t seeing the full potential of DevOps. Consistency in DevOps approaches is a rare thing indeed, relates Kurt Marko, citing a recent

August 10, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices, IT trends Leave a comment

DevOps lessons learned: What I wish I knew sooner

Source – enterprisersproject.com The DevOps movement is nearing its 10th anniversary. A lot has changed since 2009, the year of the first major DevOps conference led by Patrick Debois (now known as the Father of DevOps). Today, DevOps practitioners and enthusiasts are no longer the “lone wolves” at their organizations. DevOps skills are in increasingly high demand as organizations realize that digital transformation requires the speed, agility, and efficiency that come with DevOps. Since DevOps Engineer ranked second in GlassDoor’s 10 Best Jobs in America for 2018, many

August 9, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices, DevOps News, DevOps Updates Leave a comment

How to turn DevOps fakers into believers

Source – enterprisersproject.com We recently shared some strategies for sniffing out DevOps fakers in your recruiting and hiring. By DevOps fakers, we mean candidates whose qualifications for a DevOps role might be more hype than substance. But what if the “faker” is already on your team? Moreover, what if they’re faking not their technical skills or other qualifications – you hired them, after all – but their commitment to your organization’s ongoing DevOps transformation? They’re talking the talk but not walking the walk, perhaps. Or

August 8, 2018 bestdevops Cloud Computing, DevOps, DevOps Tools Leave a comment

Back to the Future: Stick to the Fundamentals for DevOps Security

Source – tripwire.com In early August, I will be leading a couple of sessions at the Community College Cyber Summit about cybersecurity fundamentals. I’ve also been spending time working with my amazing colleagues here at Tripwire on a really cool new offering for DevOps pipelines – Tripwire for DevOps. Spending so much time going back and forth from “back to basics” and “the future of development” had me thinking that securing DevOps is really Back to the Future. There have been a number of great posts about

August 7, 2018 bestdevops Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps Leave a comment

Enterprise IT struggles with DevOps for mainframe

Source – techtarget.com The mainframe is like an elephant in many large enterprise data centers: It never forgets data, but it’s a large obstacle to DevOps velocity that can’t be ignored. For a while, though, enterprises tried to leave mainframes — often the back-end nerve center for data-driven businesses, such as financial institutions — out of the DevOps equation. But DevOps for mainframe environments has become an unavoidable problem. “At companies with core back-end mainframe systems, there are monolithic apps

August 6, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices Leave a comment

How the new developer culture dictates development security

Source – sdtimes.com The 24×7 digital economy is requiring many organizations to release apps and application updates on a near-continuous basis in order to keep up with increasing customer demand—or face being left in the dust by competitors. Developer teams have their hands full trying to deliver functional, feature-rich updates on time. In this hyper-competitive environment, security is often too easy to deprioritize when faced with the pressure to get an app out the door. The rising trend of breaches from

August 4, 2018 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices, DevOps Updates Leave a comment

How Can DevOps Enable Your Software Testing efforts?

Source – devops.com Digital transformation is not an easy task for business enterprises. There are myriad issues to conquer, such as department silos, legacy systems and a well-entrenched work culture that often refuses to align with the business goals. Needless to say, the imperatives of reaching out to the market quickly and with quality products often are not achieved because of these issues. To eliminate the bottlenecks that end up blighting business enterprises, a growing number of organizations are adopting DevOps,

August 1, 2018 bestdevops Agile, DevOps Leave a comment

How to be a stronger DevOps leader: 9 tips

Source – enterprisersproject.com How do you make DevOps grow and thrive within your organization? We recently looked at the special traditions and meaningful rituals that rally people around agile ways of working. But even the best breakfast tacos won’t make a difference if you don’t have a solid strategy in place to scale DevOps in your organization. IT leaders and DevOps experts tell us that key considerations around talent, measurement, vision, and IT culture are the real secrets to taking DevOps to the next level.

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