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Puppet and Government: DevSecOps in government environments

This blog is the second in a four-part series about how Puppet can help government agencies meet compliance and security requirements. Read the first post here. Zero Trust is a strategy created to combat system intrusions through a “never trust, always verify” model. DevSecOps is a collaborative software development strategy that integrates development, security, and operations practices into a continuously evolving lifecycle.

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4 Database Access-Control Methods to Automate

Regardless of which role a person has in an organization, they will always need access to one or more databases to be able to perform the functions of their job. Whether that person is a cashier at McDonald's or a technical account manager supporting a Fortune 500 company, data entry and retrieval is core to the services they provide.

Using Relay's flexibility to turn scripts into permanent tools

Relay’s inputFile capability is handy because it allows you to use familiar programming languages to get custom solutions working quickly. Using an inputFile with Relay is as easy as writing a script in bash, Python, or Powershell, and storing it in a remote Internet-accessible repository like GitHub. Let’s see how Relay enhances our daily driver skillset to solve problems quickly and reliably with minimal code.

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IT Automation is a Key to Reckoning the Challenges of The Great Resignation

The Great Resignation has been a time of reckoning and disruption for many businesses. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 40 million people voluntarily left a job in 2021, the highest such rate in more than four decades.

What's New: Updates to Incident Response, AIOps, Pagerduty Process Automation, and More!

Summit’s right around the corner (have you registered yet?) but the shipping doesn’t stop! We’re excited to announce a new set of updates and enhancements to PagerDuty’s Digital Operations Platform. Recent updates from the product team include On-Call Management, Incident Response, Process Automation, and Integrations, to PagerDuty Community & Advocacy Events. New capabilities enable users and customers to resolve incidents faster, do the following, and more.

Puppet and Government: Achieving Zero Trust adoption and mission success at the same time

Government agencies have been working diligently to comply with the 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The Executive Order (EO) addresses cybersecurity issues by imposing a new series of federal-wide Zero Trust mandates. Agencies were required to submit their plan development and cloud migration path reporting by July and August of 2021, with more deadlines on the horizon.

Top Three Benefits For Enterprises Transitioning To Smart Cloud-Native Now

Smart Cloud-Native is powering digital innovation and transforming the way enterprises are doing business. While every new technology introduces risks and rewards, the world is moving to smart-cloud native because of its numerous advantages. This webinar featuring Tobi Knaup (CEO & Co-Founder, D2iQ) and Joe Taborek (President, D2iQ) is an exploration of the top benefits of transitioning to Smart Cloud-Native and how cloud-native + AI can improve your business results and make the world a better place.

Automated Developer-First Security: Our Partnership with Snyk

Today’s developers move at increasingly rapid speed – making it more critical than ever to identify and resolve code vulnerabilities early in the software development lifecycle. By tackling security early – instead of waiting until testing and deployment – engineering teams can reduce unnecessary patching and maintenance cycles, reduce risks, and ensure timely delivery of new features.

What Makes the Automated Testing Process More Reliable Than Manual Testing?

Manual software testing processes have been around for decades and have proved reliable all these years. However, when benchmarked with automated testing processes, it seems to be lacking in this regard. It is a known fact that test automation speeds up delivery for software testers, but at first glance, this methodology of testing systems and apps seems unreliable. A deeper dive into both automated and manual testing processes reveals a shocking truth.