The Ultimate Guide to DevOps
A curated Canadian 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.
Canadian DevOps News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Watching the Agents: AI Observability Has to Evolve for the Agentic Era
Blind spots in agentic AI could turn routine tasks into breaches, as Canadian firms ramp up use faster than oversight can keep pace.
Kyndryl expands Broadcom tie-up for private cloud AI
Enterprises facing tighter data and cyber controls will get more support as Kyndryl deepens its Broadcom alliance around VMware Cloud Foundation.
The cloud debt crisis coming for Canadian enterprise IT
Cloud spending is set to trigger costly remediation for Canadian firms as undocumented systems, rising costs and security gaps pile up.
Alberta uses Claude to scan 466 million lines of code
The province found hidden security flaws in public sector systems in hours, a task officials say could have taken a manual review 6.5 years.
Premier Construction Software adds early payment tool
Construction suppliers could be paid sooner on approved invoices as Premier folds Quickly's early payment option into its cloud ERP at no upfront cost.
Feds launch 'AI readiness scorecard' for early-stage teams
Projects are being told to pause unless they can prove a problem is suitable for AI, as Canada tightens early-stage checks on spending.
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
Reviews
Expert Columns
Watching the Agents: AI Observability Has to Evolve for the Agentic Era
The hidden cost of technical debt in the race to modernise Java applications
The cloud debt crisis coming for Canadian enterprise IT
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.