The Ultimate Guide to DevOps
A curated Australian edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for DevOps.
What to know about DevOps
DevOps represents a transformative approach in IT that combines software development and operations to deliver applications and services at high velocity. This methodology enables organisations to evolve and improve products faster than traditional software development processes, fostering greater agility, collaboration, and automation.
Exploring our recent stories will provide readers insight into the evolving landscape of DevOps, including cutting-edge automation, security integration (DevSecOps), AI-powered enhancements, container adoption, and challenges faced by enterprises globally. Readers will also discover how trusted companies are integrating DevOps practices to enhance digital transformation efforts, manage cloud and hybrid environments, and tackle cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Whether you are an IT professional seeking to stay current with DevOps trends, a manager aiming to implement DevOps in your organisation, or simply curious about modern software development practices, these stories offer valuable lessons on the cultural, technical, and strategic aspects that define successful DevOps adoption today.
Australian DevOps News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Atlassian launches Jira tools for agentic software teams
Paid Jira customers will get tighter controls and better measurement of AI agents as Atlassian widens software teams' access to shared project context.
Why Australian businesses are still underestimating the time it takes to recover from a cyberattack
Boards are being warned that recovery from cyberattacks often takes weeks, not days, under mounting pressure from regulators and customers.
Beyond DevSecOps: Why Devs and SecOps must unite for API and AppSec protection
APIs are now a major attack surface, making shared context between developers and SecOps vital to spot real threats and avoid false alarms.
How observability powers Australia's biggest streaming event
Fans were spared buffering as Seven used New Relic to scale 7plus Sport for AFL demand and meet strict geotargeting rules.
JFrog clears IRAP check for Australian government use
Australian agencies can now assess JFrog faster, after the platform cleared a PROTECTED-level IRAP review for security approvals.
Rocket Software: mainframes are modern critical infrastructure
A shortage of skilled engineers is slowing efforts to keep banks and agencies running on secure core systems as Rocket adds AI tools.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to DevOps
Looking for cyber risk in the wrong places
Google Cloud named Leader in Forrester cloud assessment
Google named Gartner leader in enterprise AI assistants
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
CloudBolt launches free cloud platform for 100 resources
Featured News
Open source is powering the next generation of frontier AI
Rising inference demand and custom hardware needs are pushing AI infrastructure beyond standard cloud setups, boosting open source tools.
Datadog targets enterprise risk with AI and automation
Australian enterprises are under pressure to tame AI-driven complexity, compliance risk and rising technology costs as Datadog broadens its platform.
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
Fresh perspective: New Gentrack CTO on AI-driven utility future
AI tools could cut utility costs and reduce customer friction as Gentrack's new Chief Technology Officer pushes a more proactive service model.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Why Australian businesses are still underestimating the time it takes to recover from a cyberattack
Beyond DevSecOps: Why Devs and SecOps must unite for API and AppSec protection
How observability powers Australia's biggest streaming event
The hidden cost of technical debt in the race to modernise Java applications
AI visibility becoming the new boardroom blind spot
Why 'vibe-coded' observability is both a governance and technical risk
How to prevent your AI agents from going rogue
The real cost of build vs. buy for agentic AI in regulated banking
Buying more tools won't scale your security ambitions, operational maturity will
How AI is changing the rules when it comes to observability
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent DevOps News
Percona & Coroot expand observability to databases
Customers will get a broader view of outages as the tie-up links database support with tracing across applications, networks and infrastructure.
Amazon Web Services adds cross-account EBS volume copies
Customers can now refresh test environments with recent production data in separate AWS accounts while keeping control of encryption and audit trails.
Azul launches AI assistant for Java security checks
IT teams can now spot unpatched Java versions and Oracle licensing exposure in live production data, cutting the risk of audit surprises.
UiPath adds governance & data controls to AI platform
Enterprises adopting AI agents are getting tighter oversight and data boundaries as UiPath expands controls across automation, integration and deployment.
Datadog launches tools to monitor & test user journeys
The new tools aim to help teams spot when customers fail to complete checkout, sign-in or onboarding, despite healthy system metrics.
Stacklet launches Cloud AI FinOps Benchmark for cloud costs
Cloud AI bills are drawing new scrutiny as Stacklet targets waste across AWS, Google Cloud and Azure with tested controls.
UiPath adds AI agents to automate enterprise testing
Enterprise quality teams could cut manual testing as UiPath adds AI agents to run, explore and maintain tests across applications.
Liquibase Secure launches on Snowflake Marketplace
Snowflake customers can now buy Liquibase Secure through the marketplace, with spend eligible for Capacity Drawdown as teams tighten change control.
Australia & New Zealand top Asia-Pacific in IT stability
Outages are detected quickly in Australia and New Zealand, but fragmented monitoring leaves teams slower to restore services across APAC.
A10 launches AI Gateway for enterprise model control
Enterprises could get tighter control over AI spend and access as A10's gateway routes requests, tracks usage and enforces policy.
Google Cloud launches Filestore agent volumes for AI
The service aims to cut storage overheads for firms running thousands of AI agents, while keeping workspaces isolated and quick to spin up.
Google Cloud issues six-step guide for outage response
Customers can use the six-step workflow to tell whether an outage stems from Google, their own systems or a third-party service.
Perplexity adds Portable Computer to Windows RTX PCs
High-end RTX users can now keep sensitive work on-device as Perplexity extends its local AI agent to supported Windows PCs.
GitLab 19.4 adds agentic automation & cost controls
Administrators now have tighter oversight as GitLab 19.4 expands AI agent controls, model choice and usage visibility across teams.
Mandiant warns of AI agents fuelling new attack risks
Autonomous systems are now creating fresh avenues for code theft, remote execution and runaway cloud spending, Mandiant says.
Akuity launches control plane for AI software delivery
Engineering teams face a governance gap as AI agents begin handling production changes, prompting tighter controls over access, audits and permissions.
Google launches open-source Agent Substrate on GKE
Teams running AI agents at scale could save idle compute and tighten isolation as Google opens Agent Substrate on Kubernetes Engine.
Hexnode launches Synapse AI layer for IT workflows
It aims to cut manual handoffs in onboarding, access changes and incident response by linking multiple enterprise tools under one AI layer.
FPT wins AWS DevOps Competency as cloud demand rises
Businesses pushing AI into production need more reliable cloud operations, and FPT says its latest AWS badge strengthens that support.
Google Cloud outlines SQL Server login migration fix
Applications can be left unable to connect after database cutover unless server logins are recreated or remapped with matching SIDs.
Job Moves
Prophet hires senior duo as enterprise base surges
iCatalyst appoints delivery executives for ERP growth
Gallagher Security names Siler to lead SMB & perimeter
Slipstream Cyber appoints Chris Pallister to cyber role
myPlates names Shikha Thakur Head of Marketing Performance
Cybertify appoints Arni Hardarson to lead offensive security push
Confluent appoints Stephen Deasy as Chief Technology Officer
SQiBLE appoints Tony Hammond as Sales Executive to drive growth
Logicalis Australia appoints Peter Cardassis as Technical lead
