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The latest News and Information on Continuous Integration and Development, and related technologies.

Policy Management - The Key to Unlocking a Secure Software Supply Chain

During this pre-KubeCon online event, we will tackle the big questions that should be at the center of conversation at this year's event. If over 90% of software deployed is open-source; It's time for engineering leaders to make their IDP tooling bets. KubeCon is the opportunity to answer these big questions and share ideas. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the leading minds in the software supply chain management about the most pressing questions in the industry today ahead of the only event that matters.

Streamline your IT operations: Harness the power of Ansible Automation Platform with OpManager

ManageEngine OpManager now integrates with Ansible, an open-source automation tool, enhancing its network monitoring capabilities with Ansible’s powerful automation features. This integration enables IT teams to automate routine tasks such as incident response and configuration management, reducing the need for manual intervention and providing a more efficient, streamlined approach to maintaining network reliability and improving overall operational performance.

New and Improved: The JFrog Packages User Experience

I think we can all agree that, in general, different users have different needs. For instance, we’ve found that developers generally use Artifactory to find, select, and then install packages into their development environment, while administrators tend to use Artifactory for troubleshooting, confirming package operations, and other related analyses.

Dashboards are dead; long live Reviews!

Dashboards are everywhere. We use them to inform us about the next big decision we need to make, understand the current state of our business, or see how our Engineering org is running. However, are dashboards actually useful? Are dashboards truly solving a problem for us? Ultimately, we don’t really want more data in our lives - we want answers. Getting these answers is not about adding another dashboard. It is about observing data and taking action to find answers that help us drive outcomes.

Using Helm Hierarchies in Multi-Source Argo CD Applications for Promoting to Different GitOps Environments

Two of the most popular guides we’ve written are the GitOps promotion guide and the ApplicationSet guide. Used together, they explain an end-to-end solution for organizing your GitOps applications and promoting them between different environments, while keeping things DRY by using application sets. Both of these guides use Kustomize. We offered some hints for Helm users, but this is a dedicated guide for Helm applications.

How to use CircleCI Support Center: Submitting tickets and accessing resources

CircleCI Technical Success Manager, Nico, guides you through using the CircleCI Support Center to efficiently resolve issues and access support. Learn how to navigate the Support Center, use the knowledge base, and utilize the AI widget for quick answers. Nico also explains how to submit a support ticket, ensuring it reaches the right team—whether for build issues, billing, or advisory services.

Reduce storage costs on CircleCI: Managing artifact, cache, and workspace retention

In this video, CircleCI’s Technical Success Manager, Adrian, walks you through simple yet effective strategies for managing storage costs on CircleCI. Learn how to adjust retention periods for artifacts, caches, and workspaces to significantly reduce credit usage each month. Adrian covers how to review storage usage in the CircleCI UI, identify high-storage components, and set optimal retention durations. Ideal for teams looking to lower overhead costs on CircleCI while maintaining efficient builds. Start saving credits and optimizing your storage strategy today!

Optimizing resource utilization with CircleCI: A guide to right-sizing

Learn how to maximize efficiency and minimize costs with CircleCI by right-sizing your resources. In this video, CircleCI's Technical Success Manager, Nic, demonstrates how to adjust resource allocations for jobs based on utilization trends, helping you optimize CPU and RAM usage, reduce credit consumption, and prevent resource overuse issues like out-of-memory errors. Discover tips on monitoring resource usage, leveraging the insights tab, and using CircleCI’s Usage API for automated tracking. Perfect for developers looking to streamline their CI/CD workflows and get the most out of CircleCI’s platform!