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Developer self-service can sound like a dream: A platform that developers can use to freely develop — unburdened by sprawling IT, tools they shouldn’t need to know how to use, and tickets that take forever to complete. But in DevOps, self-service is becoming a differentiator for organizations with growth goals, widening skill gaps, a need for visibility, or just an appetite for better DevOps efficiency.

Over the last few years, cloud-native has become a popular buzzword in the tech industry. There are cloud-native applications, cloud-native network functions, even cloud-native storage. But, like many buzzwords, the true meaning of cloud-native has itself become clouded by overuse.

Snowflake is special for several reasons. To begin with, its architecture separates storage and compute, making it fast, highly scalable, and efficient. Snowflake’s cloud-native, SaaS, and serverless approach also means you don’t have to worry about provisioning servers on-premises. Instead, you just need a Snowflake subscription; their team will handle the handy work on your behalf. At CloudZero, we use Snowflake for these and several more reasons.

Learn to monitor host metrics with OpenTelemetry. Discover setup tips, common pitfalls, and best practices for effective observability.

Traffic replay is a valuable technique for capturing and analyzing network interactions, providing essential insights into user behavior and website performance. Utilizing existing traffic enhances software testing accuracy, allowing for more realistic application testing and ensuring that various environmental factors do not lead to unnoticed errors.

In 2024, there’s no shortage of tools to help engineering teams track team health, productivity, or efficiency. But the problem with those solutions has been two-fold. First, most only track “output” metrics, with no insight into what’s causing teams to ship slower, or resolve fewer incidents. Second, these tools lack flexibility in data inputs and metric definitions, preventing teams from building their own unique measures of excellence.

Integrating Cloudsmith, a cloud-native artifact management platform, with Codefresh enhances your CI/CD workflows in several significant ways. Read this blog to learn more about this powerful combination, and its automation of artifact handling and simplification of deployments!

Businesses are under constant pressure to deliver software faster and more reliably. Yet, the real challenge lies in maintaining quality standards without sacrificing speed. Traditional software development methods often lead to silos between teams, slower release cycles, and more frequent errors. These inefficiencies impact the speed of software delivery, risk system downtime, and customer satisfaction. The solution? Implementing DevOps best practices.