Solving Serverless and Tracing Is Key to Success in Observability
Using logs, metrics, and traces together is part of the definition of “observability,” according to 83% of the nearly 1,000 respondents to Logz.io’s annual DevOps Pulse study.
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Bespoke Software Development Spending Pops.
Efficiencies achieved because of SaaS and open-source-reliant infrastructure have been redirected to innovative software projects.
Managing APIs Is a Time Suck
The effort needed to provide an API is significant, with 63% of the over 10,000 people surveyed for the “2019 Postman State of the API Report” spending at least 10 hours a week working on APIs.
Big Tech’s Value to Open Source Sustainability
Big Tech’s Value to Open Source Sustainability Open source technology is sustainable in its current form, according to 64% of the 5,800 people recently surveyed by the cloud provider DigitalOcean. More than three-quarters of these optimists (77%) cite a dedicated community as a reason for […]
CrowdStrike and the Nation-State Threat to Cybersecurity: Facts vs. Hype
Nation-state sponsored cyberattacks are far more common than most people think, according to a recently-released report commissioned by CrowdStrike. The stats are attention-grabbing and so is the study’s sponsor. Overall, nation-states are threats, but CrowdStrike is overstating the threat.
Making Sense of the GitHub Octoverse Report
A few quick takes on GitHub’s annual report includes insights on non-U.S. contributions, developers supporting dependencies and the number of private repos.
Survey Says: GitLab Widely Used for Software Scanning, GitHub Looms Large
Is GitLab far and away the top tool being used for software scanning and software composition analysis of open source projects? Obviously the answer is no if you include GitHub’s default capabilities in your analysis, but for a long time GitHub has not figured into […]
Integrating Security into Build Processes Signals DevSecOps Tipping Point
The nearly 3,000 technical professionals and executives surveyed for the “2019 State of DevOps Report” believe these steps positively impact a company’s security posture. Yet, adding “security” to testing and deployment also increases friction between security and developer teams.
Reliable Support Inhibits Open Source Growth
Open source lags behind proprietary software in reliable support and availability of consulting services.
Research Shows Open Source Program Offices Improve Software Practices
Using open source software is commonplace, with only a minority of companies preferring a proprietary-first software policy. Proponents of free and open source software (FOSS) have moved to the next phases of open source adoption, widening FOSS usage within the enterprise as well as gaining […]
One Toolchain to Manage All Development Is a CI/CD-Vendor Obsession
Measuring CI/CD adoption is difficult for many reasons, but one of them is the choice between all-in-one bundled software or best-of-breed tooling.
Data Center Management: Self-Healing Shifts to Self Optimization
According to Vertiv’s survey, high bandwidth will be the primary data requirement for edge applications in 2025.