Software development practices and methodologies have evolved significantly since the time humans were introduced to an idea of a code. The most critical outcome of this evolutionary journey has been the greater focus on software testing. We are now in the era of DevOps – a methodology that harmonizes each [...]
The definition and purpose for DevOps is unique to every company, varying with how it fits in with a company’s overall objectives and how it enables the company to optimize its software development practices. Cigniti had the privilege to host Chris DeGonia, Director of QA at International SOS, on our [...]
DevOps has been practically misinterpreted by many in the last few years of its evolution. The fact being, it’s not just a technology or platform adoption, it entails adoption of fresh cultural philosophies, practices, technologies, and tools. The ultimate objective is to enable an organization to deliver software and [...]
There is no slim possibility that users will bear with applications and software that demand downtime. Digital Transformation of business implies that customer experience is not disturbed, it must only enhance. There is no scope of hindering the operations or expecting a break for further development and deployment. Development [...]
Introduction The new age IT world is making revolutionary advances in the ways that nobody predicted. Developing applications such as the cloud, advanced analytics and expanding mobility have transformed the vision of software industry. In today’s IT world it is all about agility with quality. Traditional processes and methods of [...]
Disruption doesn’t send meeting invites! Xerox learned about it. Kodak was doomed with it. Encyclopedia Britannica never knew it coming. Nokia gave into it! And, Googles of the world can disrupt themselves. RajendraPrasad Thota, Global Practice Head – Advisory & Transformation at Cigniti in this blog post explains how the [...]
With so much happening around the world of Agile and DevOps, it would be hard not to label them as the new wheels of IT. Much less the language these new worlds have introduced, they are actually helping tear away those high walls between the teams that were at [...]
The increasing adoption of DevOps by most organizations across the globe indicates its potential as a key enabler to achieving scale. Implementing DevOps practices helps an organization deliver faster, better, high-quality, and reliable software, relying on the culture of cooperation and collaboration among all functions of an organization. It calls [...]
Saying that an organization is ready to adopt DevOps is synonymous to saying that it is ready to embrace change. Certainly, successful DevOps implementation is mostly dependent on the willingness of an organization to adapt itself to some big changes within. Usually, the DevOps roadmap and strategy of an organization [...]
DevOps is the fancy name given to a theoretical framework that, if put into proper practice, brings about a cohesive, seamless functioning of the development and operations teams of organizations. DevOps needs (and in effect, creates) a culture of knowledge and information sharing, that leads to collaboration between the [...]
