How shifting information left can empower developers and accelerate innovation
Development teams are increasingly seen as the engine room of the modern digital enterprise, tasked with building the new services and capabilities that the business needs to thrive. However, with resources stretched to their limit, organizations must find a way to empower their developers to work more productively, so they can deliver newer, better digital capabilities faster and more reliably. If they fail to do so, it will be more difficult to keep pace with market demands, and many will see their competitors gain the advantage.
In response, organizations are increasingly adopting a shift left approach, to ensure that new code is tested earlier in the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This reduces the risk that code could contain errors or vulnerabilities that lead to delayed innovation, as applications or features are rolled back to be reworked by developers. But shift left should not be about moving extra work “left” in the SDLC, or demanding developers assume extra responsibilities. It should be about empowering developers to work smarter, by shifting all relevant information left. Developers should have all the insight they need, when they require it, to make better decisions.
Shifting left to improve data reliability [Q&A]
The concept of 'shifting left' is often used in the cybersecurity industry to refer to addressing security earlier in the development process.
But it's something that can be applied to data management too. Shifting left in this sense means performing data reliability checks sooner. The ability to execute data reliability tests earlier in the data pipelines helps keep bad data out of production systems.
Adapt or get left behind: Why 'shift everywhere' is the new imperative for application security
Digital transformation is now an integral part of the success story of every modern organization. However, there is ever greater pressure on developers to speed up release cycles as the software on which organizations rely. This is the foundation for revenue growth, competitive advantage and long terms business success so the impetus to reduce lifecycles is built on commercial necessity.
Organizations want to be the first to market with the latest and greatest software which can mean that risks are introduced as the pressure to meet a deadline surpasses the need to ensure that all code is free from any vulnerabilities.