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5 takeaways from the State of Software Delivery Q2 Pulse report

AI is pushing code volume up almost everywhere. Shipping it is still the hard part, and the gap between leaders and everyone else is getting wider. Today we’re releasing the 2026 State of Software Delivery Q2 Pulse report, a shorter check-in between our annual reports. We analyzed more than 20 million CircleCI workflows from March 2026 to see what’s changed since the comprehensive 2026 State of Software Delivery report we published in Q1.

DORA measures delivery. DRIVE measures the organization behind it.

You can hit every DORA target and still be losing ground. Deploy frequency up, lead time down, change failure rate and MTTR both healthy, but underneath it could be hiding an organization slowly getting worse at turning work into reliable software. New services shipping without clear owners, an attack surface widening faster than anyone is tracking, on-call rotations quietly filling up, a migration that was supposed to close last quarter still limping along.

Apple Container Machine: A Persistent Linux VM Inside macOS

A year ago, at WWDC 2025, Apple open-sourced container — a Swift-based CLI for running Linux containers on macOS, built on the Containerization framework and Apple's Virtualization.framework. The Apple container model is genuinely different from Docker Desktop's single shared Linux VM: every container gets its own lightweight VM. It matured out of preview and shipped its first stable 1.0.0 release on June 9, 2026.

Best Brand Positioning Agencies

As a business owner, one of the things that you should be thinking about is how you can create the strongest possible brand. It can be tough at times, but it shouldn't be tough to the point where you are unable to do this effectively. If you're finding it particularly tough to see results with your marketing and perception around your business, it's imperative that you are finding the right company to help you.

5 of the Best Email Marketing Services Reviewed: 2026

Email marketing has long been a popular way for brands to reach their target audiences and offers a host of benefits. The returns for email marketing make for impressive reading, with the average ROI coming in at around $36 for every $1 spent. While the returns may sound promising, many companies find themselves struggling with email campaigns that simply don't deliver. In reality, running an email marketing campaign can feel complex and a little overwhelming. This is especially true if you're trying to build a campaign yourself from scratch.

From Data Warehouses to AI: How Enterprise Data Quality Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years

An interview with Marcin Chudeusz, co-founder and CEO of digna Two decades ago, enterprise data quality looked very different. Organizations were building centralized data warehouses, business intelligence projects revolved around structured reporting, and most data quality initiatives relied on thousands of manually created validation rules. The objective was simple: ensure the data entering reports was accurate enough for decision-making.

How Windows Teams Can Improve Document Workflow Reliability

For many organizations, documents are still at the center of daily work. Project plans, internal reports, client proposals, onboarding files, invoices, meeting notes, and compliance records often move between multiple people, devices, and departments before they are considered complete. When a team depends heavily on Windows devices, a reliable document workflow becomes more than a matter of convenience. It directly affects productivity, security, accountability, and operational continuity.

How to Verify Official Productivity Software Sources Before Installation

Productivity software is part of almost every modern workplace. Teams rely on document editors, spreadsheet tools, presentation software, PDF utilities, collaboration apps, and cloud-based platforms to complete daily work. Because these tools are so common, many users install them quickly without spending enough time checking where the installer came from.