My take on the State of DevOps in 2016

Author Mike Kavis breaks down the recently-published, annual State of DevOps report. Read on for his findings.
5 things you really need to know about DevOps

5 things you really need to know about DevOps It seems like the world and her sister are talking about DevOps these days. Whether it’s the adoption of DevOps as a Lifestyle (NOT a job title) or confirmation from Gartner that DevOps is moving mainstream, there’s no doubt that DevOps is the talk of the town. But […]
Java vs. .NET vs. Python vs. Ruby vs. Node.js: Who rules the job market?

We crunched 351,799 job openings – here are the languages you need to master to get them…
Continuous feedback in DevOps improves application deployment

Continuous feedback is fundamental when it comes to continuous delivery in DevOps. Find out why it’s a best practice for enterprises.
Record & playback automation: why it’s a trap

A critical look at the pros and cons of leveraging record and playback test automation…
What makes test automation successful?

Testing is, by definition, challenging. If bugs were easy to find, they wouldn’t be there in the first place.
Agile is dead, long live Continuous Delivery!

The word Agile has come to be somewhat meaningless, which is why it’s time to move on from it. What do you think?
Even Gartner confirm 2016 is the year DevOps will evolve from a Niche to a Mainstream strategy

Although DevOps emphasizes people (and culture) over tools and processes, implementation utilizes technology. As a result, Gartner, Inc. expects strong growth opportunities for DevOps toolsets, with the total for DevOps tools reaching $2.3 billion in 2015, up 21.1 percent from $1.9 billion in 2014. In 2016, DevOps will evolve from a niche strategy employed by large cloud providers to a mainstream strategy employed by 25 percent of Global 2000 organizations.
Why DevOps brings an “El Nino”-scale impact to software testing

DevOps’ constant deluge of new functionality undeniably creates a torrential disruption to traditional testing.
Quality Control: Best Practices for Agile and outsourced QA testing

The 3 best practices for getting the most from your Agile efforts and your outsourced QA testing…