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Local preview environments are transforming how developers test and validate code changes before merging them into the main codebase. Acting as temporary cloud environments, they provide a production-like setting where new features and bug fixes can be tested in isolation, catching issues early and streamlining the development code review process. These environments are crucial for enhancing development velocity, especially in CI/CD workflows used by DevOps engineers and QA teams.

In today’s fast-evolving technological landscape, the telecommunications sector faces both exciting opportunities and significant challenges. With the ongoing need to build, maintain, and upgrade digital communication infrastructures, Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are under pressure to make strategic decisions that will shape the future of connectivity.

The AI revolution is transforming enterprises faster than you can say, “sudo apt-get install skynet.” According to McKinsey, 65% of organizations now regularly use generative AI, nearly doubling from last year. However, as developers rush to integrate AI into their products, the shift from AI proof-of-concept to production can feel like trying to assemble flat-box furniture in a hurricane.

As developers we’re always on the lookout for ways to boost application performance and streamline the development process. Whether managing a Symfony application or any other modern PHP framework, to deploy quickly, efficiently, and with enhanced speed is the crucial goal we all want to achieve.

HAProxy Data Plane API 3.0 is now available! The latest version is hosted on our GitHub releases page. This release follows the recent HAProxy 3.0 release and incorporates its changes, along with some improvements and changes specific to the API. HAProxy Data Plane 3.0 adds multiple breaking changes. We'll cover the impacts of these changes in detail to highlight how your implementation and usage of Data Plane API may be affected.

Most companies prioritize developer productivity, yet inefficiencies continue to cost dev teams valuable time. In fact, Atlassian’s State of Developer Experience report reveals that nearly 70% of developers lose more than eight hours a week to workflow friction. Atlassian Solution Partners are uniquely positioned to address this challenge, and GitKraken’s new DevEx Advance Partner Program is designed to help them do exactly that.

As part of our strategy to build for scale, security, and performance, Bitbucket Cloud is continuing to deliver features that help enterprise teams operate at scale to build world-class software. We've made a lot of progress this year with new features across code review and CI/CD. We've added AI functionality, added features to help you scale your CI/CD workflows, and integrated with Forge, our cloud app development platform, to help you build customizations into Bitbucket to meet your specific needs.