Mendix unveils ISV program to exchange software components
Mendix is to further expand its partner ecosystem through a major Independent Software Vendor (ISV) program. This is to exchange reusable building blocks and software components.
The expansion focuses on closer relationships with independent software companies and developers. The idea is that th... Read more
Focus on developer in latest DevSecOps functionality in Snyk
With the latest updates to its developer security platform, Snyk is giving developers more "developer-first" capabilities to make security an integral part of the application development process.
Startup Snyk offers a DevSecOps platform that allows developers to develop and manage the security o... Read more
Google’s Vertex AI has generative AI features
Google head over heels in love with generative AI. AI support in Vertex AI will be generally available starting today.
Generative AI is the common thread in new features from tech companies this year. Google is making the technology available for pre-order in Workspace today. But it doesn't sto... Read more
Kubernetes best practices often not followed
Research from software vendor Fairwinds points to a number of ongoing problems regarding Kubernetes. In the Kubernetes Benchmark Report 2023, the researchers focus on a number of core issues: reliability, security and cost-effectiveness. What stands out most is that 2022 shows worse numbers in some... Read more
Windows 11 makes SMB signing mandatory
Microsoft is cracking down on NTLM relaying. To that end, it is mandating SMB signing for all Windows 11 devices.
A Windows 11 feature that mandates SMB signing is rolling out in the Insider channel. This security signature prevents hackers from tampering with a message during transmission.
T... Read more
Recognize developer contributions with GitLab Achievements
According to GitLab, the code developer should also be put in the spotlight for once. That's why the platform is starting Achievements.
With GitLab Achievements, every Maintainer or Owner of a project can recognize a developer for his contribution. This benefits you as a developer by allowing yo... Read more
Typo caused hours-long Microsoft Azure DevOps outage
A typo in a code upgrade for a scale unit of Microsoft Azure DevOps recently caused the deletion of 17 production databases. The lengthy recovery period subsequently led to 10 hours of downtime in the Azure region of southern Brazil.
According to a statement from Microsoft, administrators of Azu... Read more
Rust 1.70.0 with focus on reliability and efficiency is out
Rust 1.70.0 was recently released. The new version includes features for more stability.
In the new version, the developers of the programming language state that the most important update is that the so-called "sparse protocol" for reading "crates.io index" is now activated by default. The use ... Read more
GitHub introduces new Activity View
GitHub has introduced new Activity View functionality in beta. This gives developers better insight into pushes and pull request mergers from other users in a repository.
Among other things, the insight provided by the new functionality shows the activity of individual developers or branches in ... Read more
Computest DevOps acquisitions merge to form Heeyoo
Computest DevOps, CloseSure and SYSQA are together now called Heeyoo. The new company has 200 specialists in Data & BI, Quality Assurance and software testing. There are already six branches spread throughout the Netherlands.
With the announcement, Computest split off its own DevOps division... Read more