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Secure Delivery: Better Workflows for Secure Systems and Pain-Free Delivery

The software delivery process has been transformed in the last decade; we’ve adopted well-understood workflows around functions such as testing, release management and operational support. In this article we'll explore the impact that security workflows have on software delivery, explain the root causes and share battle-proven techniques to show how we can make delivering secure software easier.

Chris Rutter
on Feb 10, 2023
Culture & Methods

Your Tech Stack Doesn’t Do What Everyone Needs It To. What Next?

Stack extensibility is an essential trait of well-designed IT ecosystems. Low-code BPA (Business Process Automation) has advantages that puts it at the forefront of approaches to stack extensibility. Learn how low-code software increases process resiliency by empowering business teams with an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand and, most of all, IT-sanctioned set of tools.

Alessio Alionco
on Jan 31, 2023
DevOps

Platform Engineering 101: What You Need to Know about This Hot New Trend

Platform engineering is a current hot topic with a rapidly growing tooling ecosystem and landscape. This article reviews many of the important trends in platform engineering.

Luca Galante
on Jan 24, 2023
Development

InfoQ Software Trends Report: Major Trends in 2022 and What to Watch for in 2023

2022 was another year of significant technological innovations and trends in the software industry and communities. The InfoQ podcast co-hosts met last month to discuss the major trends from 2022, and what to watch for in 2023. This article is a summary of the 2022 software trends podcast.

Daniel Bryant Wesley Reisz Thomas Betts Shane Hastie Srini Penchikala
on Jan 13, 2023
Culture & Methods

Driving Employee Retention and Performance through Recruiting

With employee turnover expected to reach all-time highs, improving retention must start with a recruiting approach that connects meaning, and a mission, to each position and for every candidate. Recruiting expert Shannon Pritchett shares how organizations can improve future tenure through the recruiting experience, with technology and insight to impact candidate selection, outreach, and nurturing.

Shannon Pritchett
on Jan 02, 2023
Culture & Methods

How Behaviour-Driven Development Helps Those with Sleep Disorders Contribute Effectively

Invisible illnesses, including sleep disorders, are prevalent in the workplace. Teams that are open and accepting of those with sleep disorders benefit in their planning accuracy and quality practice from diverse viewpoints. An open and welcoming team culture plays a large part in helping team members overcome challenges.

Dermot Canniffe
on Dec 22, 2022
Culture & Methods

The Most Common Developer Challenges That Prevent a Change Mindset—and How to Tackle Them

Software engineers are feeling burnt out, and this is directly affecting their productivity and ability to learn new skills. But in today’s ever-growing digital world, developers must be on top of new technologies and tools. Team leaders, therefore, need to cultivate a change mindset by adopting a business-impact-first approach and learning from startup environments, among other tips.

Shree Mijarguttu
on Dec 16, 2022
DevOps

Platform Engineering Needs a Prescriptive Roadmap: a Conversation with Nigel Kersten

Nigel Kersten feels that it is time for a prescriptive roadmap for how to adopt and implement platform engineering. A lack of definition for DevOps enabled early adopters but didn't allow late-majority enterprises to be successful in their adoption of DevOps. The platform engineering community is in danger of repeating this mistake.

Nigel Kersten Matt Campbell
on Dec 14, 2022
Culture & Methods

The Future of Technology Depends on the Talent to Run it

Effective nearshore staff augmentation—a savvier form of outsourcing—allows organizations to bypass the skills gap and mitigate turnover. Nearshoring can help companies build great teams of professionals who are located in the same time zone, charge reasonable rates, and collaborate directly with in-house teams.

Andres Garzon
on Dec 08, 2022
Culture & Methods

Great Leaders Manage Complexity with Self-Awareness and Context Awareness

People's perception and expectations on leadership requires a leader to understand their own contextual significance which makes it difficult to become an appreciated leader. Also trivialisation many times unknowingly stands in the way of progress in complex situations. This article explores specific traits that distinguish people who repeatedly provide appreciated and appropriate leadership.

Martin Wasielewski
on Dec 06, 2022
DevOps

Adopting Low Code/No Code: Six Fitnesses to Look for

When selecting a no-code/low-code platform, six key fitnesses should be examined: purpose fit, cost fit, ops fit, user fit, use-case fit, and organization fit. The IT team should be heavily involved in this decision as they play a pivotal role in helping citizen developers with platform adoption.

Arunkumar Arunachalam
on Dec 05, 2022
Culture & Methods

Extinguishing IT Team Burnout through Mindfulness and Unstructured Time

Burnout is taking a toll on IT and creating serious skill shortages. How can you keep your IT team engaged, productive, and happy? Mindfulness and unstructured time are delivering tangible business benefits that positively impact the bottom line, all while driving worker satisfaction and well-being.

Niraj Shekhar
on Nov 25, 2022