During this special KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023 edition of DevOps Unbound , Alan Shimel and Mitch Ashley are joined by Martin Klaus, Tricentis VP Product Marketing. The trio discuss the progress software testing has made during the rise and adoption of DevOps and cloud native. Adapting to increased delivery velocity and modern cloud native software architecture are but a few of the strengths testing teams continue to build up along with testing AI/ML and generative AI within applications ..read more

Day Two DevOps is a phase in the SDLC that focuses on enhancing, optimizing and continuously improving the software development and deployment processes to ensure increased efficiency, reliability and collaboration between development and operations teams.  In this episode hosts Alan Shimel and Mitch Ashley are joined by Ana-Margarita Medina (Lightstep), Bryan Cole (Tricentis), Adriana Villela (Lightstep) and Larry Maccherone (Contrast Security) for part six of the DevOps Building Blocks series. The panel explores how incorporating Day Two DevOps practices, including observability, testin ..read more

The DevOps process flow is about combining speed and agility with reliability and security to deliver the highest quality possible. But, what do you need to do to get it right? And what are the stages of the DevOps process flow? In part five of this series, hosts Alan Shimel and Mitch Ashley are joined by Bryan Cole (Tricentis), Ixchel Ruiz (Karakun AG) and Jeff Keyes (Planview) as we focus on the DevOps flow, continuous improvement and how to fit all the pieces together. We discuss the crucial components of the DevOps process flow, how to quickly identify and remediate bottlenecks and how to ..read more

Many organizations still make the mistake of treating security as an afterthought instead of considering it a top priority from the start, which can lead to breaches and major losses for their business. By adopting a DevSecOps approach throughout the SDLC, including Ops, to identify and address potential risks promptly. In part 4 of this series, hosts Alan Shimel and Mitch Ashley are joined by Andi Mann (Sageable), Tracy Bannon (Mitre) and Kshitij Nigam (Tricentis) to discuss how to adopt a DevSecOps model and promote a security culture within an organization, so that security becomes a shared ..read more

Automation is critical to DevOps success. Test automation accelerates and simplifies the software development process, empowering DevOps teams to deliver high-quality, secure and reliable products to market faster without sacrificing crucial debugging and troubleshooting processes. Automated testing minimizes the chance of human error, removes redundancy and increases collaboration between DevOps and QA teams. On the other hand, over-automating can also be counterproductive. So how much test automation is too much? How do you find a balance? And what tools should you use? Join host Mitch Ashle ..read more

Many organizations still make the mistake of treating security as an afterthought instead of considering it a top priority from the start, which can lead to breaches and major losses for their business. By adopting a DevSecOps approach, security is integrated early in the SDLC to identify and address potential risks promptly. In part 3 of this series, hosts Alan Shimel and Mitch Ashley are joined by Andi Mann (Sageable), Shannon Leitz (ThirdScore) and Tracy Bannon (Mitre) as we discuss how to adopt the "Sec" in the DevSecOps model and promote a security culture within an organization so that s ..read more

Automation is the key to DevOps success, and CI/CD is the driving force behind it. The CI/CD pipeline is a series of automated workflows that help DevOps teams reduce manual tasks, achieve faster feedback, identify and fix issues early in the SDLC and improve the quality of software. However, keeping up with the latest CI/CD best practices and tools can be challenging. In this episode, hosts Alan Shimel and Mitch Ashley are joined by Bryan Cole (Tricentis), Adam Arakelian (Dell), Jacqueline Porter (GitLab) and Ravi Lachhman (Harness). This panel of DevOps leaders breaks down everything you ne ..read more

What does the rise of platform engineering bring to the table for DevOps and SRE? Or is it simply the next evolutionary step of DevOps? Despite some confusion about mission and responsibility, there are key differences between these roles, and there's a need for all three across the SDLC. Platform engineers, SREs and DevOps teams have shared goals and methodologies, and they all play a role in optimizing the software creation and delivery process. Host Mitch Ashley is joined by our panel of experts: Tim Banks (Dell), Adrianna Villela (Lightstep), Bryan Cole (Tricentis) and Taylor Pechacek (Atl ..read more

The bottomline is that we couldn’t have survived the impact of the pandemic and wouldn’t have been able to successfully speed up digital transformation without DevOps. Hosts Alan Shimel and Mitch Ashley are joined by Tracy Ragan (DeployHub), Brian Dawson (Linux Foundation) and Stephen Chin (JFrog) as they discuss how DevOps has helped their organizations grow and why DevOps is so essential for business ..read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) help improve the performance of DevOps teams by automating repetitive tasks and eliminating inefficiencies across the SDLC. By using AI, teams can test, code and check software faster and more efficiently. Join this panel of experts to learn how AI and ML are transforming DevOps as they discuss the new uses of AI and ML they anticipate for 2021 and beyond ..read more