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Why you need an artifact management platform for best-in-class software delivery

Discover the pivotal role of artifact management platforms in software delivery. Learn how Cloudsmith streamlines storage, boosts security, scales effortlessly, and more. Elevate your software delivery with indispensable tools and insights. The tools and strategies you employ in software delivery can make all the difference when distributing and managing software. As the intricacies of software projects amplify, the call for streamlined, secure, and adaptable solutions becomes undeniable.

Cycle's New Interface, Part 1

After a span of 5 long years, we've bid farewell to Cycle's old portal. Our engineering team has been working tirelessly over the last 10 months to bring a fresh, new interface to the platform for our users. This new design encapsulates the wealth of insights we've gained during this period. Just last week, we took the decisive step of launching it into production, and the initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.

The Importance of Using Supported Integration Packs for Your Orchestrator Deployment

When looking at any automation task in System Center Orchestrator, it will inevitably need to connect to other enterprise management systems to automate the process. This means using an Integration Pack or writing your own piece of PowerShell script to build an integration yourself.

Data at the edge: Meet modern data processing demands with edge computing

We’ve all experienced latency in some form. It’s unfortunately something we’re all too familiar with. We’ve even gone so far as to accept it as a regular albeit undesirable part of the user experience. Yet despite various steps taken over the years, it still exists and is as disruptive as ever.

Azure Files: Latest Enhancements and Features

The Azure Files update in 2023 introduced Azure Active Directory support for REST API, enabling SMB file share access with OAuth authentication. This advancement improved the scalability of Azure Virtual Desktop by increasing the root directory handle limit from 2,000 to 10,000. Additionally, the public preview of geo-redundant storage for large file shares enhanced capacity and performance, while the Premium Tier now guarantees a 99.99% uptime SLA for all premium shares.

The Unplanned Show, Episode 11: Donnie Berkholz on ITIL, DevOps and Platforms

In this episode, Donnie breaks down where ITIL came from and where it’s starting to go, and why that’s useful for teams that are trying to adopt DevOps practices in ITIL-oriented organizations. Donnie gives some great examples of building empathy and bringing the ITIL teams along for automating changes and decentralizing Sev 2 incident management. He also lays out his core philosophies on Platform Engineering and how to justify the effort.

Things We've Learned About Software Delivery Principles Through A Pandemic - Civo Navigate NA 2023

Dive into the world of high-performing engineering teams with Jeremy Meiss of CircleCI in this Civo Navigate NA 2023 talk. Discover the pivotal metrics that drive success and learn how to strike the perfect balance between rapid delivery and robust stability in software engineering.