June 2018 Summaries

Implementing DevSecOps requires a cultural shift that emphasizes collaboration among development, operations, and security teams, spearheaded by CIOs and CISOs, to integrate security into the software development lifecycle without compromising speed. This approach parallels a team sport like soccer, where collective effort dictates success, necessitating cross-functional teamwork and shared objectives. The CIO plays a crucial leadership role, akin to a coach, fostering a culture of collaboration and trust while the CISO serves as a team captain, bridging business and technology. Developers must embrace security as an integral part of their process to maintain velocity, while security teams need to adopt a more collaborative mindset, integrating security seamlessly throughout the development pipeline. Automation and orchestration are crucial to advancing DevSecOps, ensuring that security becomes a shared responsibility across all stages of development and deployment.

Harness enhanced its Continuous Delivery platform by integrating support for HashiCorp Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Microsoft IIS, .NET, Azure, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry, alongside new features like microservice impact analysis and flow control. Over May and June 2018, the company achieved 1,900 deployments, maintaining high velocity while onboarding new customers. The platform now allows users to reference and reuse existing infrastructure templates and supports Microsoft technologies, enabling seamless integration and execution within the Microsoft ecosystem. Pivotal Cloud Foundry support was added due to demand from financial services within F500 companies. New features like deployment markers for APM solutions and global application variables further enhance the deployment workflows, while additional enhancements include Dockerized Delegate Support, QuickSearch filters, and Github webhook support for triggering build workflows.