Apps gain more security flaws as they get older
Just as machinery becomes less reliable as it gets older and people develop more health issues with age, so it seems software is more likely to have security flaws later in its life.
A new report from security testing company Veracode shows that while 32 percent of applications are found to have flaws at the first scan, by the time they have been in production for five years, nearly 70 percent contain at least one security flaw.
Almost half of IT pros see a rise in their Kubernetes spending
A new survey of 1,000 cloud developers from Civo finds 47 percent have seen an increase in their year-on-year spending on Kubernetes clusters.
Of those who have seen costs rise, the majority saw a rise of up to 25 percent in year-on-year spend, and a significant group (10 percent) had seen a more than 50 percent increase. This is partly a result of increased adoption as 57 percent of respondents have seen an increase in the amount of Kubernetes clusters running in their organization over the last year.
How usage data can strengthen software monetization initiatives [Q&A]
Today's software customers have varied requirements about how that software is deployed and how they pay for it. So how can software companies provide high-value offerings that support customer retention?
As software suppliers offer a mix of monetization and deployment models, they need clarity into how their products are being used. We spoke to Vic DeMarines, vice president, software monetization product management, at Revenera, for insights into current trends and best practices in software monetization.
Why enterprises need to tame IT complexity [Q&A]
It often seems to be the case that progress in the technology world is offset by an increase complexity. This can be seen in increased IT infrastructure costs, multi-cloud frameworks that need bigger teams of software engineers, increased data capture needing additional analytics, and more.
All of which lead in turn to spiraling budgets. We spoke to Andy Nallappan, chief security officer and head of software engineering and operations at Broadcom, about how organizations can partner with their strategic vendors to reduce IT complexity, drive more innovation and ultimately boost their bottom line.
Kubernetes as-a-service, security issues and skills shortages -- container predictions for 2023
Containers have become increasingly popular in recent years, they can be spun up quickly and offer developers the opportunity to deliver projects faster as well as gains in agility, portability and improved lifecycle management.
Here are what some industry experts think we'll see happening in the container market in 2023.
Platform engineering, SBOMs and off-the-shelf solutions -- development predictions for 2023
Developers are under more pressure than ever to deliver projects quickly, but at the same time applications and the supply chain need to be kept secure.
So, what things can we expect to see for development in 2023? Here are some expert views on the key trends.
Why cross-platform capability is vital to the future of development [Q&A]
Increasingly consumers and businesses alike are relying on portable devices, and that means it's important that apps are available across several different systems.
We spoke to Jerome Laban, CTO of Uno Platform -- which allows Microsoft developers, using traditional C# and XAML, to take their apps to iOS, Android, Mac, Linux, and the web -- to find out more about cross-platform development and how it can future-proof applications.
AI-powered gardening app wins IBM Call for Code
This year's annual Call for Code Global Challenge, backed by IBM and the Linux Foundation, invited innovators across the world to help accelerate sustainability and combat climate change with open source-powered technology.
It's been won by GardenMate for creating an app that uses the IBM Watson AI platform to connect gardeners with excess produce to people in need.
Microsoft is adding a quick launcher to PowerToys for easy access to the best Windows utilities
Some of the most exciting software developments associated with Microsoft are to be found in PowerToys. Here it is possible to see inspired developers innovating as they create new tools for Windows 11 and Windows 10.
There has been a large number of new utilities added over the course of the last year, and there's another exciting one on the way. What's promised is a "quickaccess systemtray launcher", and it will make it easier than ever to launch your most frequently used PowerToys modules.
More than half of organizations are using Kubernetes in their day-to-day operations
New research into the adoption of Kubernetes finds 51 percent of cloud developers are using Kubernetes and containers in their daily operations, and 57 percent have seen an increase in the number of Kubernetes clusters running within their organization over the last year.
The survey of 1,000 cloud developers by Civo finds the most common benefits cited for Kubernetes are its ease for scaling of work and for management of containers, named by 36 percent and 35 percent of respondents citing respectively.
The challenges of modernizing enterprise API infrastructure [Q&A]
APIs allow products and services to communicate with each other and have become essential to digital transformation projects as they make it easy to open up application data and functionality to third-party developers and business partners, or to departments within the enterprise.
Where legacy systems are involved though it's often necessary to modernize the API infrastructure to ensure things work smoothly and this can lead to serious challenges, especially where security is concerned.
Financial services developers under pressure to deliver digital transformation
A new study shows 83 percent of IT leaders from banks, insurers and other financial services providers confirm there are challenges facing their development teams.
According to the research from Couchbase these challenges include having to do too much in too little time (54 percent); and that deadlines and agility requirements are difficult to meet (30 percent).
Culture is the biggest barrier to DevOps and DevSecOps success
New research from Progress reveals that 73 percent of IT decision makers admit more could be done to improve their DevSecOps practices, with many organizations behind in their goals.
It's culture that is the biggest impediment to success, with 71 percent of respondents agreeing that culture is the biggest barrier to their DevSecOps progress, yet only 16 percent are prioritizing culture as an area to optimize in the next 12-18 months.
New platform aims to tackle API security problems
API security is a major challenge for IT teams, traditional solutions are often fragmented, leading to the need for multiple products and added complexity and cost.
Israeli cybersecurity startup Wib is launching a holistic API security platform to bring complete visibility and control across the entire API ecosystem from code right through to production.
Remote work is here to stay for developers
Remote work is the new normal for developers, with 83 percent working remotely more than half of the time and 76 percent saying they've maintained or increased their frequency of working remotely in the last year.
This is one of the findings of the latest Jamstack Community Survey, from development platform Netlify, which aims to identify trends happening across the global web developer ecosystem built around Jamstack.
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