Software

DevOps praised, but divisions between development, operations hold fast

Technologists may evangelize the merits of DevOps, but without enterprise process changes, companies will remain slow to adopt the methodology.

By Naomi Eide • June 15, 2018

Tell me I'm pretty: Microsoft rolls out Office 365 user experience updates

The announcement comes shortly after Google's Gmail renovations in April as both companies react to a push around improved user engagement.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • June 14, 2018

How Spotify is migrating from an in-house Docker orchestration platform to Kubernetes

The company started small, experimenting with a few services on Kubernetes clusters then moving up to more complex workloads and self-service migration.

By Alex Hickey • June 12, 2018

Incoming GitHub CEO: 'Fear' stopped Microsoft from embracing open source earlier

There's a lot riding on the GitHub acquisition "because if Microsoft screws this up, we will lose the trust of developers for a generation," Nat Friedman said.

By Naomi Eide • June 12, 2018

Opinion

Evolution of RPA: From rule-based to intelligent cognitive automation

Buoyed by RPA enthusiasm, automation tools and platform vendors offering automation capabilities have mushroomed, pushing the adoption rate further.

By Sathish PV

With GitHub buy, Microsoft accesses — and matures — software development community

Looking to scale and move further into the enterprise, GitHub had the choice to go public and scale through acquisitions or search for buyers.

By Naomi Eide • June 05, 2018

G Suite for the early adopters, Office 365 for the established

With the exception of Google's G suite, adoption of cloud apps from Microsoft, Slack, Box and Salesforce increased as businesses grew their workforce. 

By Alex Hickey • May 30, 2018

When 'everything is on fire,' chaos engineers rush to save tech infrastructure

During a network outage, they are the ones who "save the day," said Kolton Andrus, CEO and co-founder of Gremlin.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • May 30, 2018

Tension between agile, bimodal development as organizations work to become digital at scale

The minute organizations are given the "excuse" bimodal is acceptable, three-fourths of them are going to move slow. 

By Naomi Eide • May 25, 2018

Slack is rounding out software collaboration efforts

Because Slack is not creating services like sales tracking, integrations will help round out the company's performance portfolio.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • May 23, 2018

11 technologies set to shape smart manufacturing

Tools like 3D printing and AI have created a paradigm shift in technology and revealed a new world of supply chain efficiencies yet to be unlocked.

By Jordan Branch , Edwin Lopez • May 22, 2018

3 lessons from Talend Connect to drive technology innovation

With good data, AI and cloud, companies can build out the scalability, agility and compute power for continued digital transformation.

By Alex Hickey • May 15, 2018

Facing international pressure and lost business, Kaspersky moves critical infrastructure to Switzerland

The move is an attempt to distance the company from its Russian roots following backlash from the U.S. government and other customers last fall.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • May 15, 2018

Opinion

Rethinking the cost-trimmed approach to outsourcing development

Companies shouldn't have to work with outsourcers who cut corners or deliver sub-par work. But those issues can be hard to catch and quantify.​

By Oliver Muhr

Stack Overflow CEO: Build tools for nonprofessional developers

Software development needs better access to tools for all experience levels and more inclusivity on its online platforms, according to Joel Spolsky.

By Alex Hickey • May 07, 2018

Workplace by Facebook unleashes more than 50 SaaS integrations

The integrations will allow users to summon an available enterprise software in company groups or conversations on Work Chat.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • May 02, 2018

Google Assistant outperforms Alexa, Cortana, Siri again

Will the gains in accuracy be the key to introducing more intelligent assistants to business settings?

By Alex Hickey • April 30, 2018

Marc Jacobs: Hybrid cloud solutions — so haute right now

The hybrid cloud approach has helped make 92% of Marc Jacobs' invoices correctly route to the approver within five days instead of 90 days.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 26, 2018

Oracle's patch updates include 254 security fixes

Customers who failed to update vulnerabilities with already available patches are still experiencing attacks.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 20, 2018

Microsoft offers IoT solution as answer to hardware security shortcomings

To take “cybersecurity from an art to a science,” Microsoft is engineering a more secure edge with Azure Sphere, according to President Brad Smith.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 17, 2018

Gmail is going 'confidential' to prevent unintended data sharing

The redesign of the platform will address companies' concerns over employee email habits.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 16, 2018

How AppNexus is upgrading storage infrastructure to get ready for Kubernetes

A reduction in the number of servers being used translates to a reduction in spending, boosting the bottom line for the online advertising company.

By Alex Hickey • April 13, 2018

Goldman Sachs hiring 60 software engineers to 'scale' its custom API store

The bank is looking for engineers "across the stack who enjoy working in a client-driven and agile environment," according to a LinkedIn job listing. 

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 13, 2018