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What Executives Should Know About Shift-Left Security

CIO

By Zachary Malone, SE Academy Manager at Palo Alto Networks The term “shift left” is a reference to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) that describes the phases of the process developers follow to create an application. Shifting security left in your SDLC program is a priority that executives should be giving their focus to.

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Is it worth measuring software developer productivity? CIOs weigh in

CIO

Therefore, engineering leadership should measure software developer productivity, says Mann, but also understand how to do so effectively and be wary of pitfalls. Yet, he encourages leadership to be purposeful with their intent when implementing them. Another framework Mann has seen in use is DevEx.

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Leaders Identify Critical Areas of Improvement in their Software Lifecycle

Coveros

During the conversation, we walked leaders through our Modern SDLC Checklist of key attributes that can help improve your software delivery processes and strategies. What are the strongest aspects of your SDLC? Leadership that champions continuous improvements in the SDLC. What aspects of your SDLC need more improvement?

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Static vs Dynamic Code Analysis: How to Choose Between Them

OverOps

In which stage of the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) can we use Static code analysis? In which stage of the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) can we use Dynamic code analysis? These often address code vulnerabilities, code smells and adherence to commonly accepted coding standards. These can be used in multiple places.

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What is SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)?

Openxcell

SDLC stands for Software Development Life Cycle. Importance of SDLC. Now, there are countless advantages of SDLC to have for your design project. SDLC Phases. It includes calculating material and labor costs, creating timetables with target goals, projects’ team, and leadership structure. Define Requirements.

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5 Tips to Eliminate Knowledge Gaps in Dev and QA

DevOps.com

To create and release high-quality software, the software development lifecycle (SDLC) was established using different roles and processes designed to work seamlessly together. This approach is of critical importance because it spans the initial planning phase, all the way through production release and monitoring.

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Why Cloud Native?

Daniel Bryant

Obviously strong senior leadership and a willingness to continually change and adapt an organisation’s internal culture has had a large impact on the outcomes. For better or worse, the traditional software development life cycle (SDLC) has been disrupted by the arrival of the cloud. Accordingly, the cloud native SDLC is very different.

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