At Broadcom’s Spark VSM Summit—“VSM evolution meets AI revolution”—SD Times sits with VSM head Jean Louis Vignaud to explore AI’s impact on value stream management. Key takeaways include – AI automates tasks, assesses risk and progress, and augments work like user stories, while VSM offers the alignment, visibility and metrics AI needs. Top use cases include resource … continue reading
AI technology is disrupting industries at unprecedented speed, yet Gartner research reveals 47% of AI initiatives fail to reach production. This session examines how enterprise-grade AI capabilities, now accessible to businesses of all sizes, are fundamentally transforming operations, while organizational readiness lags critically behind. Through case studies from financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare, attendees will discover … continue reading
AI may be the loudest voice in the room right now, but it’s far from the only one shaping modern software development. The full development life cycle still relies on a rich ecosystem of tools and platforms, from APIs and databases to observability and testing frameworks. In this year’s SD Times 100, we celebrate the … continue reading
Think your organization is too small to be a target for threat actors? Think again. In 2025, attackers no longer distinguish between size or sector. Whether you’re a flashy tech giant, a mid-sized auto dealership software provider, or a small startup, if you store data someone is trying to access it. As security measures around … continue reading
Open source fuels innovation, but hidden vulnerabilities can put your entire organization at risk. The 2025 State of Vulnerability Management and Remediation Report explores the growing risks organizations face due to vulnerable open source components. While open source powers modern innovation, outdated and unpatched libraries can compromise entire applications, leading to financial … continue reading
ActiveState is revolutionizing open source management with a streamlined, secure, and scalable approach. In this microwebinar series, learn how ActiveState helps DevSecOps teams eliminate the complexities of managing open source, securing the software supply chain, and integrating with your CI/CD workflows. With experts like CTO Scott Robertson and Product Director Pete Garcin, discover how ActiveState … continue reading
As we do every year, we’ve heard from folks around the software development industry who share their thoughts on which areas will thrive and which might not survive in 2025 and beyond. Here are some of their predictions for next year. Derek Holt, CEO of Digital.ai While Value Stream Management continued to lose steam in … continue reading
D2 Emerge, publisher of SD Times, has acquired the developer community CodeProject. Founded in 1999, CodeProject served as a hub for developer resources, including articles, tutorials, libraries, discussion forums, and more. David Lyman, co-founder and CEO of D2 Emerge, said, “David Cunningham and co-founder Chris Maunder have created an incredible resource with CodeProject for software … continue reading
If there’s one thing a platform engineering team doesn’t lack, it’s ideas. When your customers are your colleagues and friends, you have an ever-expanding wishlist to improve developer experience — you only have to ask! But as with any product team, you have limited resources and the need to balance both business and engineering objectives. … continue reading
Though this is technically a “Buyer’s Guide” by SD Times terminology, let’s preface this article by remembering that buying a piece of software isn’t the key to fixing all security issues. If there was some magical security solution that could be installed to instantly fix all security problems, we wouldn’t be seeing a year-over-year increase … continue reading
There’s really but one topic that most of our industry is talking about – artificial intelligence. They talk about how it will remove menial, repetitive tasks to free up developers to work on higher value projects. They talk about LLMs, and model training, and GenAI, and trust. Our view from the cheap seats is seeing … continue reading
With more development teams today using open-source and third-party components to build out their applications, the biggest area of concern for security teams has become the API. This is where vulnerabilities are likely to arise, as keeping on top of updating those interfaces has lagged. In a recent survey, the research firm Forrester asked security … continue reading
