Modern-day engineering teams rely on continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) providers, such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, and Jenkins to build automated pipelines and testing tools that enable them to commit and deploy application code faster and more frequently.

In the dynamic realm of container orchestration, Kubernetes stands tall as the go-to platform for managing and deploying containerized applications. However, as the complexity of applications and infrastructure grows, so does the challenge of efficiently managing configuration files. Enter Kustomize, a powerful tool designed to simplify and streamline Kubernetes configuration management.

Software delivery are paramount. The ability to swiftly deploy, manage, and scale applications can make a significant difference in staying ahead in the competitive tech industry. Enter Docker and Kubernetes, two revolutionary technologies that have transformed the way we develop, deploy, and manage software.

Containerization has become a cornerstone of modern software development and deployment. Docker, a leading containerization platform, has revolutionized the way applications are built, shipped, and deployed. As a DevOps engineer, mastering Docker and understanding best practices for Dockerfile creation is essential for efficient and scalable containerized workflows. Let’s delve into some crucial best practices to optimize your Dockerfiles.

Freedom of choice can make choosing harder. Since a JFrog cloud (SaaS) account provides the same functionality as a self-hosted JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform how will you decide which is right for you? Choice without tradeoffs is one of the key ways JFrog enables you to be cloud-nimble, and run the mission-critical heart of your DevSecOps process wherever you need it to be — in any cloud, public or private, as SaaS, BYOL, or on-prem. So how will you decide?

Software development, the adoption of DevOps practices has become imperative for teams aiming to streamline workflows, boost collaboration, and deliver high-quality products efficiently. At the heart of successful DevOps implementation lies a robust toolchain—a set of interconnected tools and technologies designed to automate, monitor, and manage the software development lifecycle.

Your applications are only as powerful as they are iterable. To keep up with their rapidly changing production environments, your teams need reliable CI/CD systems that implement best practices—including build and test automation, flaky test management, and deployment management. By optimizing their CI/CD pipelines, your teams can build their apps more efficiently, deploy them more safely, and catch bugs and security vulnerabilities before they make it to production.

Kubernetes (also known as k8s or “kube”) is an open source container orchestration platform that automates many of the manual processes involved in deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications.

Today’s companies need to determine whether their software rollouts are successful to ensure good user experience, software stability, reliability, and effectiveness during rollouts. To assess their rollouts, they monitor metrics like memory consumption, CPU usage, error rates, and more.

As the "new guy" here at Cloudsmith (I was named CEO in August), I'm learning more every day about how customers use us to protect their software supply chains. We're doing everything we can to give you a single source of truth for every artifact - whether it's an open source package, a Docker container, a Linux image - that enters your software supply chain, and everything that you produce on the other side.