Checkmarx’s open-source KICS (Keeping Infrastructure as Code Secure) solution has been integrated into version 14.5 of the GitLab DevOps Platform as an infrastructure-as-code scanning tool. KICS automatically parses infrastructure-as-code files of any type to detect insecure configurations that could expose applications, data and services to attack. Users of Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, K8S or Terraform can … continue reading
Bridgecrew, the cloud security company, today announced the launch of Smart Fixes, which work as fix suggestions for IaC policy violations sourced directly from code. Bridgecrew’s Smart Fixes work by automatically tracking code changes that fixed a policy violation and if the same code change is used frequently, Smart Fixes will suggest that change for … continue reading
While 82% of respondents to a recent survey by the Linux Foundation stated that they feel welcome in the open-source community, the remaining 18% came primarily from disproportionately underrepresented groups including people with disabilities, transgender people, and racial and ethnic minorities in North America. The study “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Open Source” included the … continue reading
SnapLogic, the enterprise automation company, today announced that it has raised $165 million at a one billion dollar valuation. This funding will go towards accelerating the company’s AI-powered data and application integration. This financing round was led by Sixth Street Growth, which will now be joining the SnapLogic board. These funds will go directly towards … continue reading
Tailwind CSS recently announced the release of Tailwind CSS 3.0, bringing users performance gains, workflow improvements, and several new features. For a full overview of these new features, visit Tailwind CSS’s YouTube channel. A few of the highlights from the release include Just-in-Time, all the time: accelerated build times, stackable variants, arbitrary value support, better … continue reading
WireMock is a simulator for HTTP-based APIs that enables users to stay productive when an API that one depends on doesn’t exist or is incomplete. It supports the testing of edge use cases and failure modes that the real API won’t reliably produce. The company behind the project, MockLab, was recently acquired by UP9. The … continue reading
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are widely used to connect systems and applications, and they have become an integral part of many mission-critical business capabilities. In fact, a recent Gartner survey found that 70% of organizations are using API management and mediation to build their digital platforms. However, many software leaders overlook the business potential of … continue reading
Android released the first Beta of Android 12L, a feature drop for Android 12 that’s built for large screens, for users to test and provide feedback as they prepare apps for the feature drop coming early in 2022. Users can try the new large screens features by setting up Android Emulator in Android Studio. The … continue reading
In a keynote address at the inaugural ArgoCon, Codefresh today announced a new Argo community marketplace, Codefresh Hub for Argo. The goal of this new marketplace is to assist users in optimizing their Argo workflow efficiencies. Codefresh Hub for Argo aims to bring together community and Codefresh contributors in a centralized library of certified templates … continue reading
Part 1 of this article focused on the structural issues of how staff fungibility (the concept that one staff member can be substituted for another) can impede project management. The project management notions of project-month and full-time equivalent, are used to apply simple mathematical operators to people (e.g., two half-time people equals one full time … continue reading
ZenHub, the productivity management solution built into GitHub, today announced Productivity Insights, a new solution in its portfolio of productivity management tools. These Productivity Insights offer teams actionable insights of sprint progress and total productivity in real time. Productivity Insights automates the process of measuring and analyzing a software development team’s performance and immediately shares … continue reading
MuleSoft, provider of an integration and API platform, today unveiled new universal API management capabilities, allowing teams to securely create, manage, and govern any API across any environment and technology. These API management capabilities are built directly on the AnyPoint Platform, MuleSoft’s platform for integration, API management, and automation. This combination transforms MuleSoft’s platform into … continue reading
