https://devops.com/category/blogs/devops-practice/ Where the world meets DevOps Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:20:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://devops.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-130x130.png https://devops.com/category/blogs/devops-practice/ 32 32 144979424 https://devops.com/the-anti-pattern-of-standard-practices-in-agile-devops-and-the-antidote-idp/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:20:43 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=174519 By acting as the centralized enabler, an IDP transforms fragmented practices into a cohesive, governed system that drives speed, efficiency and safe innovation. ]]> 174519 https://devops.com/the-day-a-software-update-broke-corporate-america/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:39:32 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=174454 For organizations prioritizing resilience, adopting infrastructure-agnostic solutions that enable seamless workload management across platforms should be at the top of the list.]]> 174454 https://devops.com/how-to-craft-a-cloud-testing-strategy/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:49:25 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=174375 Before crafting a cloud testing strategy, you should determine the top strategies, and testing goals, and devise a plan accordingly.]]> 174375 https://devops.com/accelerating-business-growth-using-aiops-and-devops/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:04:53 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=174312 Adopting AIOps helps DevOps through automation, predictive intelligence and better data-driven decisions. This collaboration fosters efficient processes, improved quality and continuous improvement to meet the ever-changing demands of the industry and customer requirements.]]> 174312 https://devops.com/analysis-finds-devops-engineers-are-being-promoted-faster/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:22 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=174163 An analysis of a data set collected by SignalFire, a platform provider for recruiting employees, finds that IT professionals specializing in areas such as DevOps move into leadership roles within their organizations within two to three years.]]> 174163 https://devops.com/the-high-price-of-a-digital-disaster-is-your-site-ready-for-black-friday/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:25:55 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=174107 Just as you ensure a physical store is fully staffed and stocked for the holiday rush, you must also ensure your digital presence is ready to meet and exceed customer expectations.]]> 174107 https://devops.com/breaking-free-from-the-dead-zone-automating-devops-shifts-for-scalable-success/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:47:00 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=174016 When building software, especially SaaS, sticking to manual processes in DevOps is like bringing a knife to a gunfight. Manual processes not only slow down operations but also open the door to mistakes that can escalate into significant problems. This tricky spot, where there’s not enough automation and too much room for human error, isn’t […]]]> 174016 https://devops.com/survey-it-teams-spend-about-a-third-of-time-responding-to-disruptions/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:16:26 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=173972 A global survey of 1,700 IT professionals finds on average teams are grappling with 280 hours of median annual downtime a year, which at 12 hours of a 40-hour work week equates to about 30% of their time. Conducted by Enterprise Technology Research (ETR) on behalf of New Relic, the most common causes of downtime […]]]> 173972 https://devops.com/devops-for-both-discontinuous-and-continuous-improvements/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:13:03 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=173872 According to Dr. Russell Ackoff, pioneer of systems design theory. “Discontinuous improvements are more important than continuous improvements” because creativity is a disruptive process. True quality focuses on value not efficiency. And to achieve quality it is essential to engineer a system as a whole, and not only improve its parts. This viewpoint is different […]]]> 173872 https://devops.com/6-essential-components-of-a-successful-security-rewards-program-for-software-developers/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:02:20 +0000 https://devops.com/?p=173735 The software development industry could use a rewards program especially when it comes to ensuring a ‘security first’ mindset among developers.]]> 173735