Next Gen DevOps #16 – Your Monthly Guide to Better Software Delivery

In this edition, we dive deep into tools, strategies, and insights that will help you enhance your software delivery pipelines while ensuring robust security and quality. ??

Featured Article: Technical Due Diligence for Startups – A Complete Guide

In the world of startups, technical due diligence is critical for winning investor confidence and ensuring long-term growth. It’s not just about code quality; it involves a deep dive into your infrastructure, security, and development processes. Learn how startups can prepare for technical reviews, understand what investors are looking for, and avoid common pitfalls that could jeopardize potential deals. Read the full article.

Webinar Replay: Creating a Security Culture – Expanding Your Security Beyond the Core Team

Missed our recent webinar, "Creating a Security Culture: Scaling Your Security Team Outside of Your Security Team?" No worries – it's now available on-demand! Learn how to instill a security-first mindset across your organization and empower every team to take ownership of security, even if they aren’t security experts. Register here for access to the full webinar replay.

Pro Tip: Moving from DevOps to DevSecOps

To move from DevOps to DevSecOps, security must become an integral part of every stage of your software development lifecycle. This means shifting security left, embedding it from the initial code commits through to deployment. Early-stage security checks, secure coding standards, and collaborative workflows between developers, operations, and security teams are essential.

This is where Codacy makes a difference, enabling teams to conduct automated code reviews, security scans, and enforce best practices right from the beginning. With Codacy, you can catch vulnerabilities before they escalate, maintaining a high standard of security without slowing down development.

October Product Showcase Recap

Did you miss the October Product Showcase? No problem! Our recap covers the latest features and enhancements aimed at optimizing your development workflow. Discover new tools that will improve code quality, security, and efficiency. Read the full recap here, or watch the complete video at the end of the blog post.

What We're Reading This Month

- Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps" by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim - a data-driven exploration of how to optimize DevOps performance and the metrics that matter most.

Additional Recommended Reads:

How to Improve Code Coverage?- if your team wants to achieve optimal code coverage, then understanding some best practices and how to implement them is crucial.

A Guide to Manual Penetration Testing - discover effective strategies for manual pen testing processes.

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