Artificial Intelligence Supports Secure DevOps mol.doak_zH4F Tue, 02/04/2025 - 09:50 With recent events resulting in significant security breaches and substantial downtime for companies around the world, it is more evident than ever that DevSecOps must become a common practice in the software and application development industry. The aftermath of recent major incidents has been devastating, resulting in countless hours of downtime, hundreds of millions of dollars lost, wrecked company reputations, and extremely irate customers and end users. Compounding the risks prevalent today is the realit ..read more

How To Build a Software Factory mol.doak_zH4F Wed, 01/22/2025 - 12:32 Many organizations are starting to build their own software factories to enable continuous integration and delivery of new applications amid an ongoing software modernization push. Target, HSBC and Deutsche Bank have all found that their software factories not only accelerate development but also improve scalability, reduce technical debt and drive innovation. Microsoft’s software factory, called Azure Data Factory has allowed teams to quickly develop, test and deploy applications on Azure’s secure, flexible cloud plat ..read more

4 Reasons Businesses Are Turning to Cloud-Native Solutions mol.doak_zH4F Fri, 11/15/2024 - 07:42 Cloud-native solutions offer businesses a way to handle increased complexity, scale efficiently and rapidly deploy new updates. In a cloud-native environment, containerization and microservices work together to build applications that respond to changing demands quickly. This fast pace not only aligns with DevOps practices — enabling organizations to integrate continuous delivery, automated testing and agile collaboration into their IT strategy — but it also allows teams to iterate the tools on a ..read more

Breaking Myths on Platform Engineering mol.doak_zH4F Tue, 10/29/2024 - 14:56 Gartner says “by 2026, 80% of large software engineering organizations will establish platform engineering teams” with the goal of providing a frictionless, self-service experience so developers can produce valuable software with as little overhead as possible. That goal is admirable, but is it realistic? With the migration from on-premises to hybrid cloud and cloud-native apps, DevOps matured from lone-wolf team aggregation to rigorous teamwork and side trips to agile, scrum and cloud-centric approaches that were pr ..read more

What Financial Services Organizations Need to Know About Application Modernization mol.doak_zH4F Fri, 08/16/2024 - 13:46 As financial services organizations continue to migrate workloads to cloud and hybrid platforms and pursue aggressive digital transformation strategies, application modernization becomes essential. This includes embracing cloud-native architectures for seamless integration, rapid deployment and enhanced security while simultaneously opening opportunities for improved customer satisfaction and retention. But how do organizations know what needs to be modernized, and in what ..read more

The Top 4 Benefits of Platform Engineering mol.doak_zH4F Thu, 08/15/2024 - 10:19 Platform engineering takes DevOps to the next level. By providing a standardized, self-service platform for developers, this process reduces operational overhead, accelerates software delivery and fosters greater collaboration between teams. “As organizations reach more advanced stages in their DevOps journey, the need for a dedicated approach like platform engineering becomes clear,” notes Puppet’s 2024 State of DevOps Report. IT leaders who integrate platform engineering also report less technical complexity in ..read more

What to Ask Before You Start on Platform Engineering mol.doak_zH4F Fri, 08/02/2024 - 13:50 Before implementing a platform engineering program — which includes the standardization and automation of development platforms in an enterprise, among other changes — in your organization, make sure you have the answers to these five questions: Does Your Organization Have a Clear Vision and Strategy? All of an organization’s development teams need to be on the same page regarding what their goals are. Platform engineering is about improving DevOps processes so software engineers can be more effective a ..read more

How to Bake Security into Platform Engineering Bob.Keaveney_u64t Tue, 07/30/2024 - 16:35 As organizations aim to design, build and maintain software development tools more efficiently, they must incorporate security as a key component in this platform engineering process. A recent IDC survey shows that security and compliance guardrails are the top capabilities that DevOps professionals want their platform engineering teams to provide. “One of the core benefits of platform engineering is that it forms a bridge between the needs of developers and security teams to bake security into the DevOps ..read more

4 Stages of App Modernization to Support Your Business lily.lopate_dRm5 Thu, 06/20/2024 - 13:09 Any given business has a wide range of applications in use, but not all may be integrated and compatible. Too often, teams work on a diverse set of software tools in siloed locations, which reduces the likelihood that they can communicate and pull from related data sets. That’s why “92% of enterprises say they are actively working on at least one app modernization project,” this year, according to this source. Why? To put it simply, modernizing applications improves integration and makes it ea ..read more

The Ultimate Roadmap to Modernizing Legacy Applications mol.doak_zH4F Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:32 Modernizing an organization’s application portfolio has many benefits, including a better customer experience and lower costs for hardware and staff when it comes to application maintenance. However, many organizations struggle with how to get started. IT leaders say they plan to spend 42 percent more on average on application modernization because it is seen as a solution to technical debt and a way for businesses to reach their digital transformation goals, according to the 2023 Gartner C ..read more