Harness announces new feature to proactively identify errors
The new Harness Continuous Tracking (CET) release is designed to provide developer-first observability for modern applications to proactively identify and solve errors across the SDLC. The Harness CET provides several advantages to developers, such as minimizing the occurrence of defects that go undetected, removing the need for manual troubleshooting, and enabling quicker resolution of customer problems. This enables teams to...
Microsoft Bing AI moves to Open Preview, eliminating waitlist
Microsoft announced that it is opening Bing’s new AI chat feature to more people by moving from limited preview to open preview and eliminating the waitlist for trial as part of its initiative for the next generation of AI-powered Bing and Edge. Users can simply sign into Bing with their Microsoft account. Microsoft also announced that it’s moving from text-only search & chat to one that’s more visual with rich image/video...
Vercel introduces a suite of serverless storage solutions
Vercel announced its suite of serverless storage solutions: Vercel KV, Postgres, and Blob to make it easier to server render just-in-time data as part of the company’s efforts to “make databases a first-class part of the frontend cloud.” Vercel KV is a serverless Redis solution that’s easy and durable, powered by Upstash. With Vercel KV, it’s possible to generate Redis-compatible databases that can be written to and read from...
Google launches inaugural North American Google for Startups Accelerator
Google’s North American Google for Startups Accelerator Cloud is aimed at supporting startups that are developing cloud-based solutions. The accelerator will provide a 10-week program for 8-12 startups and will offer them access to Google Cloud resources, mentorship, technical expertise, and networking opportunities. Startup founders and leaders can also benefit from deep dives and workshops on product design, customer...
InfluxDB 3.0 released with rebuilt database and storage engine for time series analytics
InfluxDB announced expanded time series capabilities across its product portfolio with the release of InfluxDB 3.0, the company’s rebuilt database and storage engine for time series analytics. “InfluxDB 3.0 is a major milestone for InfluxData, developed with cutting-edge technologies focused on scale and performance to deliver the future of time series,” said Evan Kaplan, CEO at InfluxData. “Built on Apache Arrow, the most...
GitLab announces new AI-powered capabilities
GitLab announced that it has been expanding support for Code Suggestions, has added a new level of visibility with Value Stream Dashboard, and has added a new and improved license compliance scanner along with license approval policies. The company’s aim behind the improvements is to help fill the skills gap since security engineers are outnumbered and 85% of respondents to a 2023 GitLab Global DevSecOps Report: Security Without...
Slack’s new platform makes it easier for developers to build and distribute apps
Slack has launched its next-generation platform with new features and capabilities to make it easier for developers to build and distribute apps on the Slack platform. The platform includes modular architecture grounded in building blocks like functions, triggers, and workflows. They’re remixable, reusable, and hook into everything flowing in and out of Slack. It also includes new tools such as the Slack CLI and TypeScript SDK...
InstallAware improves IDE’s visual designers and setup engine in Multi Platform Beta 4
InstallAware announced updates such as instant access to commonly used operations, setup build modes with output folders, significant improvements to the IDE’s visual designers and the setup engine, and more in the latest Multi Platform Beta 4 release. Developers can benefit from larger IDE fonts and unified dialog theme file names in the latest beta. InstallAware Multi Platform is an application repackager for macOS and Linux...
Android Studio Flamingo released with several UI improvements
Google announced that its IDE for building Android apps, Android Studio Flamingo, is now stable. The new release of the IDE includes improvements to help build UIs with Live Edit, new features that assist with inspecting apps, IntelliJ updates, and more. Developers can build an app using Compose by pushing code changes directly to attached devices or emulators. You can automatically push any changes made to a file, and the user...
Progress Sitefinity DX 14.4 aims to improve user engagement and increase customer satisfaction
Progress announced the latest release of Progress Sitefinity DX 14.4 with new features to help organizations modernize their digital experiences including enhanced behavioral analysis, expanded conversational interfaces, and a high-performance frontend backed by .NET 7. Progress’ composable digital experience platform (DXP) revolves around Progress Sitefinity, providing organizations with the capability to create personalized...
Most severe supply chain attacks occur due to third-party dependencies
Software supply chain attacks occur primarily because most software development involves using third-party dependencies. The most severe attacks occur on a “Zero Day,” which refers to vulnerabilities that have been discovered without any available patch or fix, according to William Manning, solution architect at DevOps platform provider JFrog, in an ITOps Times Live! on-demand webinar “Zero Day doesn’t mean Zero hope – Fast...
vFunction enables continuous monitoring, detection, and drift issues with latest release
The vFunction Continuous Modernization Manager (CMM) platform is now available, enabling software architects to shift left and find and fix application architecture anomalies. vFunction also announced a new version of vFunction Assessment Hub and updates to vFunction Assessment Hub. CMM observes Java and .NET applications and services to set baselines and monitor for any architectural drift and erosion. It can help companies detect...