The Ultimate Guide to DevOps
A curated Irish edition of TechDay 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.
Irish DevOps News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Irish IT teams under stress amid staff shortages & AI
Staff shortages, legacy systems and AI demands are leaving most IT decision-makers in Irish companies reporting stress and mental health issues.
Storm Technology names Conor Flanagan as Practise Director
The internal promotion comes as demand grows for ERP projects that join finance reporting, operations and AI-enabled automation on one platform.
AI shifts client expectations as fees face pressure
Fees are under pressure as two-thirds of service providers say clients want more for less and expect AI to cut costs.
Ireland data & AI workers resist job moves, survey finds
Most Irish data and AI professionals are staying put as employers prepare to expand teams and compete for scarce talent.
Why health IT projects fail at the data layer
Fragmented records and weak governance are making health IT roll-outs slower, costlier and less effective than budgets suggest.
Auxilion names Eleanor Dempsey Advisory Services Chief
Auxilion has promoted Eleanor Dempsey to lead its advisory services, expanding her remit as it targets growth in Ireland and the UK.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to DevOps
Tech Mahindra launches agentic app modernisation services
XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms
Software Improvement Group named Gartner leader on debt
Liquibase urges banks to fix manual database changes
Strike Graph launches Trust Chain for supplier risk
Featured News
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
The new tools aim to help firms spot faulty AI outputs and data risks sooner as production deployments outpace monitoring methods.
Exclusive: How Adobe showcases its innovation engine
Ideas from across Adobe are vetted live at Summit, and some have gone on to become products after further testing and hardening.
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.
Expert Columns
Why trust is the bottleneck for AI-driven operations
Why health IT projects fail at the data layer
Construction claims are shaped before disputes begin
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s
AI won't reduce construction disputes unless documentation improves
Women own the most underrated skill in tech: Translation
Building inclusively at scale: Empowering women in the data center boom
International Women's Day: Expanding access, accelerating progress
I didn't choose tech. Tech chose me
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent DevOps News
Equinix to invest USD $700 million in Dundalk plant
Equinix will invest up to USD $700 million in a new Dundalk plant with Hanley Energy, promising hundreds of skilled jobs and faster kit supply.
DevZero launches autonomous Kubernetes rightsizing platform
The platform aims to cut idle cloud spend for Kubernetes users, with DevZero saying it can shift workloads live as demand changes without restarts.
Rubrik launches Project Hourglass with six partners
The alliance aims to help enterprises curb security and recovery risks as AI agents write and deploy code more widely.
AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production
Yet live deployments are causing headaches for engineering teams, with most respondents reporting more incidents and heavier rework after AI code goes live.
Rubrik launches Agent Cloud for Claude code controls
Security teams gain rollback and policy controls as autonomous Claude agents begin writing and deploying code at machine speed.
GitLab launches managed Google Cloud offer for firms
Regulated firms can now run GitLab's DevSecOps platform on Google Cloud with partner management, tighter data residency controls and new Gemini models.
Komodor adds AI tools to cut Kubernetes cloud waste
The new features promise to curb Kubernetes cloud spending by spotting stranded capacity that blocks cluster consolidation and auto-scaling.
Stack Overflow launches beta product for AI coding agents
Developers using AI assistants may get a verified knowledge base to cut repeated errors, security flaws and duplicated debugging work.
CIQ expands Fuzzball across five clouds & on-premises
Users can now route AI and HPC jobs across five clouds and on-premises through one workflow, cutting rebuilds and manual reconfiguration.
Liquibase Secure adds AI governance for database changes
AI-written database changes can now be checked and traced before deployment, as Liquibase Secure 5.2 targets production risk and audit gaps.
Elastic adds Kubernetes incident workflow for AI tools
Outages in Kubernetes clusters can now be triaged automatically inside AI tools, cutting the time on-call engineers spend hunting root causes.
Datadog launches 100 AI tools for operations & security
The rollout aims to help customers tame rising AI-driven complexity as Datadog adds autonomous monitoring, security and agent oversight tools.
Quali & Cisco launch AI deployment automation platform
Enterprises could cut AI infrastructure deployment from weeks to hours as the new Cisco-only platform automates planning, governance and rollout.
Sweep launches AI agent for Salesforce & Snowflake
Teams can now map downstream risks across Salesforce, Snowflake and Data 360 before making changes, cutting manual checks and compliance gaps.
Kodesage raises USD $6.6 million seed for AI legacy tools
The funding will help Kodesage expand in the United States and Europe as it targets banks and utilities stuck with ageing on-premise software.
Untested code deployed by 60% as AI speeds development
Pressure to ship faster is leaving most firms exposed, with AI-generated code now outpacing testing and lifting quality risks across industries.
CompTIA launches AutoOps+ certification for operations
Demand for automation-savvy IT staff is rising as firms seek to cut manual processes and manage complex cloud and hybrid systems.
Agentic AI Foundation adds agentgateway as hosted project
The addition gives companies a shared layer for securing and routing AI traffic as agentic systems move into production.
CIQ expands Fuzzball to span five clouds & on-prem
The update lets AI and HPC teams move workloads across five clouds and on-premises, cutting duplication and simplifying GPU access.
Microsoft unveils AI agents, models & security tools
Developers and enterprise customers will get more AI controls as Microsoft adds agents, in-house models and security tools across its software stack.