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The Leading Release Management Tools

In today's ever-changing digital development landscape organizations face the challenge of delivering high-quality software quickly and efficiently. Developing and producing new products and updates is a compelling but fundamental part of any technology business. But ensuring the process runs smoothly to make certain that your release reaches your customers as expected can be challenging. This is where release management tools come in.

Digital innovation in finance - the open source imperative

Digital innovation is transforming finance. Advances in financial technology such as mobile money, peer-to-peer (P2P) or marketplace lending, robo advice, and insurance technology (InsurTech) are reshaping many areas – from payments to wealth management. Over the past decade, fintechs have already driven enhanced access to financial services for retail users. Technology advances in connectivity, data processing, and storage have contributed to the current wave of technology-based finance.

Amplifying Developer Efficiency: Leveraging Internal Developer Platforms for Optimal Performance

Learn how developers can enhance their efficiency and streamline software development processes by integrating internal developer platforms into their daily workflow. This will set the stage for product successes that have never been seen before.

Alternatives to SMS alerts

While SMS alerts are handy, they also tend to be tricky. Across 120+ countries, we continuously deal with compliances & regulations from Vendors, Government, and Phone carrier companies. Other alert channels similar to SMS are a lot less cumbersome with higher delivery rates. Let’s take a look at the available options to switch from SMS.

An update on CircleCI's reliability

This month, we’re focused on sharing a more comprehensive picture of our reliability and availability. We experienced 6 extended incidents, 2 of which were due to an upstream third party. While we always want to be transparent with our performance against our stated goals, it’s crucial to note that, while they lasted 60 minutes or longer, the impact of these August incidents on our business operations was relatively minimal.

Unveiling Past Incidents: Accelerating Incident Resolution with Historical Context

Having the context of how similar issues were handled in the past can be invaluable. It can help incident responders grasp the nature of recurring problems, their causes, and effective solutions that have worked in the past. Introducing Squadcast’s Past Incidents feature that assists incident responders by presenting them with a list of similar past incidents related to the same service they are currently investigating.

State of DevOps: Takeaways on the 2023 DORA Report

It's that time of year! The 2023 Accelerate State of DevOps Report is about to be released, so we're teaming up with DORA and Google Cloud to give you the lowdown on key findings. Join us October 19 at 9 a.m. PT / Noon ET to hear straight from DORA researcher Eric Maxwell about: Give Sleuth a try and see how we empower software teams to build faster by making engineering efficiency easy to improve and measurable — in a way that both managers and developers love.

Still running Ubuntu 18.04? What you need to know

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, installed by millions of users and continuing to have a massive footprint on AWS, hit its End of Life (EOL) in May 2023. When using an unsupported version of Ubuntu LTS, your system and your end users are vulnerable to security risks. Not every company has the time or resources to undertake a migration project to a later and supported Ubuntu LTS distribution which is why many are adopting Ubuntu Pro.

Sean Astin Dives into Developer Well-Being: GitKon 2023 Spotlight!

Venture into the intersection of Middle-Earth and the coding universe with Sean Astin at GitKon 2023. Best known for his role as Samwise Gamgee in Lord of the Rings, Sean delves deep into the realm of developer well-being. Drawing from personal anecdotes, including his cherished memories of receiving a Commodore 64, Sean bridges his affinity for technology with the pressing issue of mental health in the developer community. Join us for this enlightening talk where passion for code meets compassion for the mind.