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
ManageEngine automates final TLS certificate deployment
Shorter TLS validity periods are set to increase outage risk and admin workload, prompting ManageEngine to automate post-renewal deployment.
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.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to DevOps
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
Broadcom adds AI security tools to VMware Tanzu Platform
Featured News
Expert Columns
The hidden cost of technical debt in the race to modernise Java applications
How AI is changing the rules when it comes to observability
A strategic blueprint for governing AI-enabled software development
As agentic development accelerates, workflow auditability becomes a bottleneck
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Exclusive: How Adobe showcases its innovation engine
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
Recent DevOps News
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.
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.
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.
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 launches AI coding plugin for developers
The new bundle lets AI coding assistants handle Google Cloud setup and commands with fewer custom integrations, while adding guardrails.
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.
Google launches AlloyDB Omni RPM orchestrator for servers
Enterprises running PostgreSQL on servers can now automate failover, backups and scaling on-premises as Google broadens AlloyDB Omni support.
Google details Antigravity SDK for custom agent hubs
Developers can now build their own multi-agent control planes with built-in logging, sandboxing and dashboard monitoring for enterprise workflows.
Rubrik launches Iceberg protection for AWS lakehouses
Enterprises using Apache Iceberg on AWS can now restore full, queryable tables after incidents, reducing manual rebuilds and downtime.
Automotive firms face crisis after 24 hours' outage
Outages could shut down vehicle makers and suppliers in hours, with 87% of organisations saying they cannot cope for more than a day.
Flamingo raises USD $4.5 million for AI IT platform
The fresh capital will help Flamingo turn beta users into paying customers as it takes on the high staffing costs of managed IT services.
NETSCOUT expands data platform to boost enterprise AI
Enterprises could cut AI costs and speed incident resolution as NETSCOUT adds packet-derived evidence to existing observability tools.
Entire launches Agentic Search for code repositories
Software agents could cut search time and token use by querying code history across repositories, commits and session transcripts.
Google automates dual-write database migration to Spanner
Automated code generation cut months from Google's finance migration, helping engineers keep legacy systems and Spanner in lockstep without downtime.