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Golang Wrapper: Dependency Wrapping, in Go

All but the simplest applications borrow code. You could write everything yourself from just core language features but who has time for that? Instead you take on dependencies, pieces of code written by others that usually give us 80% or more of what we need with 20% of the effort. Sometimes these dependencies are made to interact with a specific technology like a database, or perhaps it’s just a library providing some feature that would be onerous to write yourself.

Master Developer Productivity: Secrets to Boosting Performance!

Join Matt Saunders, a leading expert from Adaptavist, as he delves into the critical aspects of developer experience and how to empower your teams. In this engaging session from Civo Navigate Europe 2024, discover actionable strategies to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and leverage platform engineering to overcome common developer challenges. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting, this talk offers invaluable insights to transform your approach to software delivery.

The Top 10 Debates in Platform Engineering

Let’s be honest: platform engineering is evolving fast, and a lot of teams are being forced to write the rules while still collecting context. Plenty of terms and topics are still up for debate—from, “Is this just DevOps 2.0?” to “How much abstraction is too much?" In this blog we pulled together 10 of the biggest topics being debated today. While we may not have all the answers, we think just getting up to speed on what's left to decide helps all of us get better.

Upsun now a Certified B Corp, continues to aim for the stars

Upsun was built on a set of core principles: positive impact, caring for others, fairness, aiming for the stars. Since 2015, our founders have followed their own true north, creating a cloud application platform and technologies that would make developers’ daily lives easier. Like most for-profit businesses, the leadership team sought marketplace differentiation. Revenue growth. Continuous innovation. But they wanted something more.

incident.io is best in class for momentum, relationships and enterprise adoption

Trust doesn’t just happen overnight. For us at incident.io, it’s been a journey—one that’s focused on people just as much as the product. From the start, we knew that building great incident management software wasn’t just about creating features and functionality. It was about building relationships, understanding our users, and truly being there for them when it matters most. Our focus has always been to help teams manage incidents better.

Why enhanced connectivity is critical for the future of SaaS applications

Software as a Service (SaaS) is growing at a rapid rate with businesses increasingly reliant on cloud-based solutions. According to the 2024 State of SaaS Growth report, organisations globally now use an average of 371 SaaS applications. This surge in adoption means that IT leaders are tasked with managing a more complex environment, which comes with a suite of challenges. To ensure the performance, security and reliability of these services, network connectivity is critical.

Breaking the Myths About Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms (SOAPs)

In the ever-evolving IT landscape, new buzzwords and acronyms seem to emerge almost daily, each promising to revolutionize how we manage technology. One such term that’s gaining traction is Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms (SOAPs). You’ve probably seen the news by now: Gartner just released their latest Magic Quadrant for Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms.

Partnering for the planet: our investment in a supplier education programme to step up environmental responsibility in Pulsant's supply chain

As part of Pulsant’s commitment to make a positive difference to our environment, we recently pushed ourselves forwards in value chain engagement and brought together a cohort of SME suppliers for a series of in-person decarbonisation workshops. In association with sustainability specialists SLR Consulting, our investment in these sessions supported our suppliers in understanding the landscape of decarbonisation and establishing their own action plans.