Testing is integral to modern software development. Technically, software testing is an indispensable part of the software development life cycle i.e., SDLC. Although there are very many SDLC approaches, such as Agile, DevOps, and RAD, testing is omnipresent. Interestingly, testing has its very own lifecycle, appropriately dubbed software testing life cycle. What does that suggest? It’s […]
Microsoft, at its online Ignite 2020 conference, has launched a bevy of updates that collectively further adoption of best DevOps practices on the Microsoft cloud platform, including for the first time a preview of an ability to store artifacts created using low-code Power Apps tools on GitHub. In addition, Microsoft announced a preview of an update to Visual Studio […]
GitLab this week delivered an update to its namesake continuous integration/continuous delivery platform that promises to make pipelines more efficient and easier to manage, in addition to making it easier to set up pipelines in Windows environments. Version 12.7 of the core GitLab platform adds support for Parent-Child Pipelines and Pipeline Resource Groups. Parent-Child Pipelines make […]
If a company needs continuous access to classy DevOps skills, it can either keep an in-house team or outsource the project to a trustworthy partner. We will explain when and why DevOps outsourcing is better and how your business can make a good thing out of it. What do companies like WhatsApp, Slack, Github, Groove, […]
Editor – This seven‑part series of articles is now complete: Introduction to Microservices Building Microservices: Using an API Gateway Building Microservices: Inter‑Process Communication in a Microservices Architecture Service Discovery in a Microservices Architecture Event‑Driven Data Management for Microservices Choosing a Microservices Deployment Strategy (this article) Refactoring a Monolith into Microservices (this article) You can also download […]
Microservices is a hot topic in software development circles these days. And for some very good reasons. Put simply, the traditional way of building enterprise applications—using a monolithic approach—has become problematic as applications get larger and more complex. So developers are turning to a microservices software development architecture, in which applications are structured as collections of […]
CI CD Pipeline implementation or the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software is the backbone of the modern DevOps environment. You can find the requirement of Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment skills in various job roles such as Data Engineer, Cloud Architect, Data Scientist, etc. CI/CD bridges the gap between development and operations teams by automating build, test and […]
DevOps has been gaining immense popularity in the recent past as IT decision-makers across the globe have started realizing the benefits that it offers. Powered by automation and aided by cross-departmental collaboration, DevOps has taken the software development world by storm. However, not a lot of IT executives are aware of the nitty-gritty of a DevOps […]
Remote working brings a lot of flexibility. You can do the school run, or home school if the need arises. You can go to the shops off peak, take care of others and a host of other things that are well talked about. But I’m not sure any of this makes us truly flexible. Over […]
What is DevOps? DevOps is a set of practices that works to automate and integrate the processes between software development and IT teams, so they can build, test, and release software faster and more reliably. The term DevOps was formed by combining the words “development” and “operations” and signifies a cultural shift that bridges the gap between […]