Many infrastructure technology teams believe they have mastered infrastructure automation, but the data tells a different story. We commissioned a survey to explore the state of infrastructure automation, and this research uncovered a stark gap between perception and reality. While 45% of organizations believe they have achieved a high level of infrastructure automation, only 14% … continue reading
With AI making its way into code and infrastructure, it’s also becoming important in the area of data search and retrieval. I recently had the chance to discuss this with Steve Kearns, the general manager of Search at Elastic, and how AI and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) can be used to build smarter, more reliable … continue reading
ActiveState today announced it is rebranding and relaunching its product as an open source management platform to help enterprises manage open source complexities, ensure supply chain security, and streamline DevSecOps. The platform, which integrates with existing tools, aims to proactively manage open-source risks by providing tools for discovery, analysis, remediation, and governance. It offers a … continue reading
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivers mail to almost 167 million addresses in the United States, and anyone who has tried to order something online has likely had the experience of not getting a package delivered on time (or at all) because the address was entered incorrectly or in a weird format, causing shipping delays. … continue reading
Platform engineering has been gaining quite a lot of traction lately — and for good reason. The benefits to development teams are many, and it could be argued that platform engineering is a natural evolution of DevOps, so it’s not a huge cultural change to adapt to. According to Jonathan Harding, Senior Product Manager of … continue reading
Having the correct customer information in your databases is necessary for a number of reasons, but especially when it comes to active contact information like email addresses or phone numbers. “Data errors cost users time, effort, and money to resolve, so validating phone numbers allows users to spend those valuable resources elsewhere,” explained John DeMatteo, … continue reading
Fostering a positive developer experience and aligning it with business goals may seem like an obvious focus for organizational stakeholders. When developers feel empowered to innovate, they deliver customer experiences that positively impact the bottom line. Yet key organizational stakeholders still struggle to get visibility into how products are advancing, from ideation to delivery. To … continue reading
Buildpacks help ease the burden on developers by taking source code and turning it into fully functional apps. To learn more about this technology, we interviewed Ram Iyengar, chief evangelist of the Cloud Foundry Foundation, on the most recent episode of our podcast, What the Dev? Here is an edited and abridged version of that … continue reading
As AI-driven testing (ADT) becomes increasingly integral to software development, the importance of data privacy and security cannot be overstated. While AI brings numerous benefits, it also introduces new risks, particularly concerning intellectual property (IP) leakage, data permanence in AI models, and the need to protect the underlying structure of code. The Shift in Perception: … continue reading
Much of the conversation in the software industry is around developer experience. From new ways to measure productivity to reducing important but drudge work, organizations are looking to make life more joyful for developers. One area that’s gaining more attention is the use of buildpacks to create apps for cloud-native environments. Though not a new … 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
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a powerful tool in software testing, by automating complex tasks, improving efficiency, and uncovering defects that might have been missed by traditional methods. However, despite its potential, AI is not without its challenges. One of the most significant concerns is AI bias, which can lead to false results and undermine … continue reading
Companies that are collecting data need to ensure that the data is valid in order to actually make good use of it. And making sure they have the correct names in their database can help establish a good customer relationship by supporting a customer’s sense of identity. Think back to times when you’ve signed up … continue reading
Automated testing began as a way to alleviate the repetitive and time-consuming tasks associated with manual testing. Early tools focused on running predefined scripts to check for expected outcomes, significantly reducing human error and increasing test coverage. With advancements in AI, particularly in machine learning and natural language processing, testing tools have become more sophisticated. … continue reading
