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VMware is pleased to reveal that we have been named an Outperformer in the 2023 GigaOm Radar Report for GitOps. In the outperformer ring and moving closer to a leadership position, VMware has been placed in the Platform Play and Innovation quadrant. The GigaOm Radar for GitOps shows VMware as an outperformer.
Incident management is a critical aspect of IT service management (ITSM) that revolves around restoring normal service operations as swiftly as possible after an unplanned interruption or reduction in quality. Also referred to as “incidents,” these interruptions could range from a minor issue like a single user being unable to access a service to a significant problem such as a server crash or network outage affecting many users.
In our previous article about Database migrations we explained why you should treat your databases with the same respect as your application source code. Database migrations should be fully automated and handled in a similar manner to applications (including history, rollbacks, traceability etc).
Most modern infrastructure architectures are complex to deploy, involving many parts. Despite the benefits of automation, many teams still chose to configure their architecture manually, carried out by a deployment expert or, in some cases, teams of deployment engineers. Manual configurations open up the door for human error. While DevOps is very useful in developing and deploying software, using Git combined with CI/CD is useful beyond the world of software engineering.
The contemporary software development landscape is being continuously reshaped by various paradigms, two of which are ClickOps and GitOps. While they may seem polar opposites, a well-calibrated blend of the two can yield fruitful results, as has been demonstrated in various organizations.
In software development, GitOps and DevOps are prominent techniques for enhancing collaboration and automating software delivery processes. While these two models aim to improve the efficiency of the software development life cycle, they differ in their core principles and implementation.
