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Build on Apple silicon with M1 support for CI/CD pipelines

Apple developers across the globe leverage CircleCI’s vast selection of macOS resources to swiftly build, test, and deploy software. Today, CircleCI introduced its first M1 resource to provide customers with record-breaking build speed that will bring their software delivery to the next level.

Calculating Business Value of Automation in PagerDuty Process Automation

Budgets in IT departments are tight these days, so proving a return on investment is essential for justifying or expanding a project. The good news is that automation saves money by reducing the amount of human effort required. It is similar to investing in a robot vacuum cleaner. Despite the upfront cost, you save time (and money) by not having humans do the vacuuming. Reporting the value delivered by an automation program can be challenging since the value depends heavily on what is being automated.

Accurate DORA Metrics: How Sleuth Measures Engineering Efficiency

DORA metrics are the only studies-proven metrics that get measuring engineering efficiency right. And Sleuth provides organizations with accurate DORA metrics plus insights on the actions teams need to take to improve. Sleuth's co-founder and CEO, Dylan Etkin, explains how Sleuth works. Give Sleuth a try and see why it's a deploy-based Accelerate / DORA metrics tracker both managers and developers love.

Epinio Meets s3gw

Since the very first version, Epinio has made use of an internal S3 endpoint to store the user’s projects in the form of aggregated tarballs. Those objects are then downloaded and staged by the internal engine’s pipeline and, finally, they are deployed into the Kubernetes cluster as consumable applications. Epinio makes use of S3 as an internal private service. In this scenario, S3 can be thought of as an internal ephemeral cache with the purpose of storing temporary objects.

Kubernemlig's Multi-Cluster DNS Setup

Are you ready for a geeky deep-dive into the world of multi-cluster DNS setups? Buckle up, because we're about to embark on a journey through the magical realm of domain name resolution! A multi-cluster DNS setup is like the ultimate TARDIS for your servers. Just like how the TARDIS can transport the Doctor to any location in time and space, a multi-cluster DNS setup allows users to access multiple clusters of servers from anywhere in the world, using a single, convenient domain name.

Flyway Desktop and MySQL

This is an early preview of the new functionality being introduced to MySQL and Flyway Desktop. Not only can you automate your deployments to MySQL through the Flyway command line, but you can capture changes to your databases, on an individual object level. Flyway Desktop will even help you generate your migration scripts for your MySQL database. Check out all this new functionality.

CircleCI Outages: Have They Kept Their Promises in 2022?

At the beginning of April 2022, a massive disruption in CircleCI caused large portions of their cloud offering to be unavailable for users worldwide. It occurred after CircleCI deployed a change to its front end and an auto-vacuum job on one of its core databases. Due to this outage, CircleCI users were unable to run tests and deploy code. After the incident, CircleCI promised to prevent these kinds of disruptions in the future.