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• A cure for complexity in software development

  Although microservice architectures create larger and more complex applications, they simplify work for rank-and-file developers.

• Software composition analysis: how it identifies open source software risks

  SCA tools give insight into open source software components and the vulnerabilities they have.

• Inner source in the enterprise gains momentum

  A growing number of forward-thinking enterprises across retail, banking, and the media have embraced an inner source culture. Here’s why.

• 5 devops use cases for developing with feature flags

  Feature flags boost integrations with analytics, provide feature controls to product owners, and improve app rollouts.

• Why complexity is killing software developers

  The growing complexity of modern software systems is slowly killing software developers. How can they regain control?

• Unstoppable Jamstack and the Gatsby opportunity

  Gatsby offers developers a lightweight, flexible, API-driven approach to building web applications -- and freedom from the heavyweight CMS.

• Sumo Logic enhances observability suite for app, infrastructure performance

  The new DevSecOps-oriented software is designed to provide real-time, deeper insights into critical enterprise infrastructure and applications.

• Jumbo builds digital core with SAP and Synnove, overhauls ERP

  Jumbo Group has joined forces with SAP and specialist partner Synnove to scale digitalisation efforts across Singapore and global markets.

• SaaS market bounces back from pandemic slump

  Global demand is surging for vertical software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions aimed at specific industries, according to new research.

• Juniper Networks software triggers network response to threats

  Juniper Networks continues to grow its enterprise cloud-security family with a new product that promises to protect application workloads.

• GitHub Copilot is ‘unacceptable and unjust', according to Free Software Foundation

  The non-profit defender of software freedom has raised questions about the fairness, legitimacy, and legality of GitHub’s AI-driven coding assistant.

• IBM upgrades Big Iron OS for better cloud, security and AI support

  IBM continues to fine-tune its mainframe​ to keep it attractive to enterprise users interested in keeping the Big Iron in cloud and AI development plans.

• How 5 companies got their developers to care about cloud costs

  Software developers don’t typically worry about the costs of running their services but more will have to learn to embrace cloud cost optimisation.

• How customers select RPA software, and the vendors leading the market

  Menial tasks rob workers of time they could spend on more productive activities. Done right, RPA can banish bucketfuls of mindless chores.

• SAP brings new tools and modularity to Rise

  SAP has added HR and vertical industry support to hosted S/4 HANA offering, while furthering its foray into AI for process intelligence and expense auditing.