In this blog, we'll focus on the Change Failure Rate (CFR), one of the four DORA metrics. This metric is considered the true measure of quality and stability as it provides useful insights into what percentage of deployments have failed and require rollback ...
A build that used to take 10 minutes to finish, once you add automated tests into the picture, suddenly takes 45 minutes. And if failed tests are set to "retry" — that 45-min build can easily double in time! So enters AI to save the day ...
Platform engineering as a replacement for DevOps has become a hot topic, with provocative critics stoking the controversy by pronouncing DevOps dead. The underlying reason for these pronouncements is that the once-radical DevOps model is at odds with the new cloud-native container management model to which the now-obsolete DevOps model is being applied. Let's take a closer look ...
Mean time to recovery (MTTR) gained fame thanks to the DevOps "four keys" and the DORA State of DevOps Report ...
Truly Shifting Left means embracing a clean-as-you-go approach to software development. It means exactly what you'd think — it enables developers to identify and fix errors in real-time as they create code. When developers are able to clean-as-they-code, they move the security process as early into the software development life cycle (SDLC) as possible — when the code is first being written. You can't shift further left than that ...
As organizations increasingly rely on APIs to streamline their operations and drive innovation, the need to securely authenticate across these critical communication channels is more important and complex than ever. The Corsha State of API Secrets Report 2023 highlights the need for better tools, technologies, and tradecraft around API secrets ...
In this blog, you'll learn more about DevSecOps, including why making your entire organization more secure is essential. You'll also learn about tools you can use for each step in a sample DevSecOps toolchain ...
The conventional wisdom in security, and mobile app protection in particular, was that consumers care about features, not security. At mobile brands across the globe, a healthy internal debate exists over this dichotomy. Mobile developers say features are more important. Cyber security teams say security is more important. Operations teams serve as the tie breaker, often choosing whatever will get the app out the door the fastest ...
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the technological landscape. Its application in several facets of software development continues to grow. One of the areas of software development where the adoption of AI can advance is software testing ...
Containers are a popular way to deliver applications. They're well suited to those working in many environments or building software in microservices. But what are containers exactly? How do containers work? Why should you use them? And how do they differ from related services? This post explains everything beginners need to know about containers ...
As the software industry continues to evolve, developers and testers need to stay ahead of the curve by keeping up with the latest DevOps trends and practices. This blog will explore the top DevOps-related trends, practices, and key takeaways we collected from hundreds of industry experts across the globe and published in the 2023 State of Testing report ...
When developing software, you want the application to be as ready as possible before exposing it to the real world. In production, the software needs to be able to deal with many different scenarios, which we can prepare for using a virtual test environment that mimics the actual system ...
Service virtualization (SV) is a method that DevOps teams use to simulate components of an app's behavior. Components are APIs, databases, networks, devices, and more ... Using SV saves time, money, headache, and frustration ...
The threat landscape is only expanding as businesses are adopting new digital technologies such as cloud computing, automation, AI, and ML at greater scale and with greater speed. With stakes higher than ever, it is imperative for organizations, irrespective of their business nature and size, a roust Security Posture to identify, prevent, and respond to ever-evolving cyber threats ...
A developer experience (DevEx) gap is delaying application deployment, according to a new survey of over 500 platform teams and application developers at enterprises ...
