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Coffee Break Update: What's New In Team Insights for Jira | Mar '24

Grab a coffee and take 3 minutes to see what's new in Git Integration for Jira's free extension, Team Insights for Jira. This month we talk about Jira sprint auditing (how your scope changes after starting a sprint), performance improvements, and a new Teams view to help run better stand ups and understand workload. Plus, we'll take a sneak peak into what's coming next (hint: saved filters and UI customization).

Densify Named a Market Leader in GigaOm Radar Report for Kubernetes Resource Management

Densify has just been recognized by GigaOm as a Leader and “Fast Mover” in the market for Kubernetes Resource Management. This is the second year in a row that Densify has gained this distinction and comes in addition to also being named a leader and outperformer in GigaOm’s report on Cloud Resource Optimization in June of last year.

The Ultimate Guide to Service-Oriented Architectures

Software development is a sophisticated process that comes with complexity built in. Enter DevOps (many years ago, of course) to foster an environment where developers can build complex applications while minimizing backend overhead, ensuring that processes are replicable and software design is standardized. One of the first examples of DevOps in action was the surge in popularity for service-oriented architecture.

The 6 FinOps Principles: How To Apply Them To Your Software Dev Cycle

The FinOps Foundation sets out six FinOps principles cloud-based companies should follow to achieve and maintain optimal control over their cloud spending and cost efficiency. On the surface, they seem straightforward enough. The first principle, for example, is that teams should always collaborate in real-time to “continuously improve for efficiency and innovation” when it comes to staying on top of software development cloud costs.

Simplifying software-defined vehicles (SDVs) with EB corbos Linux - built on Ubuntu

Carmakers are facing numerous challenges on the path towards software-defined vehicles (SDVs), such as legacy vendor dependence, which is leading to a lack of scalability, and high maintenance costs. Adopting a software-centric approach should reduce complexity and costs, accelerate time to market, improve product quality, increase flexibility, and provide more robust cybersecurity.

15 Engineering KPIs to Improve Software Development

Software engineering key performance indicators (KPIs) help engineer leadings keep teams accountable while ensuring focus on highest leverage activities. They are essential for driving process improvement, managing risks, supporting data-driven decision making, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Without KPIs, teams may encounter challenges related to visibility, efficiency, decision-making, quality, and customer satisfaction, which can ultimately impact project success and organizational performance.

Build vs Buy: When to Build or Buy an Internal Developer Platform

An Internal Developer Platform (IDP) is an ecosystem that empowers developers to manage the entire application lifecycle from development to deployment autonomously. As a vital component for organizations, the implementation of an IDP often presents a ‘Build vs. Buy’ dilemma: should you construct your own IDP, tailored to your unique needs, or would it be more efficient to purchase a pre-built solution?

Know Before You Go: Cloud Native Rejekts

You may have heard of KubeCon, but have you met its cool & edgy sibling, Cloud Native Rejekts? A human-sized conference that offers speakers the opportunity to upcycle their rejected KubeCon sessions, this one is truly curated for the community, by the community. Join Divya Mohan, our Principal Technology Advocate and first-time attendee, as she hosts Benazir Khan, one of the organisers, to learn what you can expect from the conference, some behind-the-scenes banter, and much more on this Know Before You Go episode.