Simplified image management with our Harbor and Jenkins integration We’re excited to introduce our latest setup, aimed at streamlining the process of pushing images to Harbor. The setup can be further distributed to multiple other registries, like ECR or Azure/Google container registries. This is done while ensuring secure credential management within Jenkins and Kubernetes. Our main objective is to achieve full automation, empowering developers to create custom images within Dynatrace and seamlessly integrate their deployment into their projects. Leverage backstage templates If you are fami ..read more

In response to the scale and complexity of modern cloud-native technology, organizations are increasingly reliant on automation to properly manage their infrastructure and workflows. DevOps automation eliminates extraneous manual processes, enabling DevOps teams to develop, test, deliver, deploy, and execute other key processes at scale. Automation thus contributes to accelerated productivity and innovation across the organization. Automation can be particularly powerful when applied to DevOps workflows. According to the Dynatrace 2023 DevOps Automation Pulse report, an average of 56% of end ..read more

DevOps and platform engineering are essential disciplines that provide immense value in the realm of cloud-native technology and software delivery. However, these practices cannot stand alone. Rather, they must be bolstered by additional technological investments to ensure reliability, security, and efficiency. One of these key investments includes observability. Observability of applications and infrastructure serves as a critical foundation for DevOps and platform engineering, offering a comprehensive view into system performance and behavior. It goes beyond traditional monitoring—metrics ..read more

Lest readers believe that business digital transformation has fallen out of fashion, recent data suggests that digital transformation initiatives are still high on the agenda for today’s leaders. According to a recent Thomson Reuters survey, nearly 50% of C-level executives said that business digital transformation was their top priority over the next 18 months, followed by reducing costs (44%) and increasing customer satisfaction (44%). Business digital transformation and modernization are enduring objectives, despite the  rise of generative AI as a priority over the past year. That’s w ..read more

For organizations to operate efficiently in the digital age, it’s vital that IT operations for applications, infrastructure, customer support, security, and compliance run smoothly. There are many moving parts, such as evolving budgets or business objectives, that affect the strategy and effectiveness of these critical operations. However, arguably the most important ingredient is IT teams that are committed, motivated, and happy in their role. Worryingly, retaining skilled IT talent and delivering a positive workplace environment are becoming more challenging, according to a survey of 368 re ..read more

As organizations look to expand DevOps maturity, improve operational efficiency, and increase developer velocity, they are embracing platform engineering as a key driver. Indeed, recent research found that 54% of organizations are investing in platforms to enable easier integration of tools and collaboration between teams involved in automation projects. Platform engineering creates and manages a shared infrastructure and set of tools, such as internal developer platforms (IDPs), to enable software developers to build, deploy, and operate applications more efficiently. The goal is to abstract ..read more

In the previous blog post of this series, we discussed the crucial role of Dynatrace as an orchestrator that steps in to stop the testing phase in case of any errors. Additionally, Dynatrace equips SREs and application teams with valuable insights powered by Davis® AI. In this blog post of the series, we will explore the use of Site Reliability Guardian (SRG) in more detail. SRG is a potent tool that automates the analysis of release impacts, ensuring validation of service availability, performance, and capacity objectives throughout the application ecosystem by examining the effect of advanc ..read more

In the last blog post of this series, we delved into how Dynatrace, functioning as a deploy-stage orchestrator, solves the challenges confronted by Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) during the early of automating CI/CD processes. Having laid the foundation during the deployment stage, we’ll now explore the benefits of Dynatrace visibility and orchestration during the testing phase. The testing stage plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality of newly built code through the execution of automated test cases. Testing includes integration tests, which assess whether the code functions as inte ..read more

In the realm of SRE, time and effort allocation planning are crucial factors that involve a delicate balance between operational management and project improvements. This intricate allocation strategy can be categorized into two main domains. In this blog post, we’ll delve deeper into these categories to gain a comprehensive understanding of their significance and the challenges they present. Planned effort Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) effort and time allocation planning typically fall into two domains: Operations Management (50%) Operations Management includes on-call responsibilities ..read more

In a digital-first world, site reliability engineers and IT data analysts face numerous challenges with data quality and reliability in their quest for cloud control. Increasingly, organizations seek to address these problems using AI techniques as part of their exploratory data analytics practices. Exploratory data analytics is an analysis method that uses visualizations, including graphs and charts, to help IT teams investigate emerging data trends and circumvent issues, such as unexpected traffic spikes or performance degradations. Challenges to exploratory data analytics Among the challen ..read more