DevOps and Application Development

The software industry is undergoing unprecedented innovation, transitioning from back-office support to a core driver of business strategies and competitive capabilities. The DevOps and Application Development practice now spans containers, microservices, cloud, legacy systems, and distributed architectures. This evolution has birthed new disciplines like SRE, SecOps, and AIOps, while AI/ML and DevSecOps are reshaping workflows with tools like AI copilots and code generation. Key 2025 issues include advancing DevOps maturity, leveraging AI across the SDLC, securing the software supply chain, improving AppSec and API security, and modernizing applications. Kubernetes is emerging as the dominant operational system for applications and cloud services.

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The Latest Insights on DevOps and Application Development

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Predicts Business Applications Will Be Created With AI Agents
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and AppDev at The Futurum Group, explores how AI agents are set to redefine SaaS by automating workflows, enhancing efficiency, and reshaping enterprise software architecture.
Johnny Halife, CTO at SOUTHWORKS, joins Mitch Ashley to share his insights on employing DevOps strategies for smarter, faster business outcomes.
Bruce Kornfeld, CMO at StorMagic, joins Mitch Ashley to share his insights on the evolving alternatives to VMware for virtualization and HCI, discussing the challenges, benefits, and future directions.
Can GitHub Copilot Free Fend Off Competition from Amazon Q Developer, Google Gemini Code Assist, and Microsoft’s Own Copilot Studio in the Hot AI Development Tool Market?
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice lead, DevOps and AppDev at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on GitHub reaching 150 million developers and introducing a free tier of its popular GitHub Copilot AI development tool, aiming to expand its user base and move developers toward its paid Copilot Pro and other offerings. Mitch addresses the future commoditization of today’s AI offerings in the highly competitive software development market between titans GitHub, Google, AWS, and Atlassian.
Eduardo Mota, Senior Cloud Architect at DoiT, and Jobi George, Global Head of Partnerships at Weaviate, join Mitch Ashley to share their insights on mitigating cloud costs with GenAI tools while maximizing ROI through strategic reinvestment.
Elastic Posts 18% Revenue Growth, Driven by Elastic Cloud While Addressing Leadership Changes and Persistent GAAP Losses
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and AppDev at The Futurum Group, discusses Elastic's Q2 FY2025 earnings, exploring cloud growth, key AI innovations, and the challenges posed by leadership changes and profitability concerns.

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Four Strategies Software Leaders Must Embrace: Kubernetes, Cloud-Native, AI, and DevOps Maturity

Four Strategies Software Leaders Must Embrace: Kubernetes, Cloud-Native, AI, and DevOps Maturity

Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Leader, DevOps and Application Development at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on why embracing AI, Kubernetes, and cloud-native advancements…
The Rise of Cloud Native, WebAssembly, and FinOps in Application Development

The Rise of Cloud Native, WebAssembly, and FinOps in Application Development

Paul Nashawaty, Practice Lead, at The Futurum Groups shares his take on top trends and challenges organizations are facing in The Rise of Cloud Native,…

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