Many companies operate under the assumption that disaster won’t strike them. It’s easy to think, “It hasn’t happened yet, so why would it happen now?” But this kind of thinking is risky. Disasters are unpredictable and can happen to anyone, at any time. Read on to discover how you can build a disaster recovery plan now.

GDPR is designed to protect the personal data of EU citizens, ensuring it is processed lawfully, transparently, and securely. For many businesses, the fear of non-compliance and hefty fines makes cloud adoption seem daunting. But let’s clear up some misconceptions about the cloud and GDPR compliance.

Let’s be honest: the path toward an effective DevOps team is often littered with failed initiatives, misaligned strategies, and culture clashes. So, how do you build a DevOps team that actually works Here’s a brutally honest guide to creating a DevOps team that doesn’t just survive, but thrives.

Struggling with discrepancies between lower environments and production? Discover practical strategies to ensure consistency, reduce deployment risks, and streamline your DevOps processes. Learn how to bridge the gap and achieve seamless, reliable software delivery.

If you’re looking to streamline your workflow and scale, infrastructure as code is non negotiable. But which tool should you use to manage it? CloudFormation and Terraform are two great options. We’ll discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each one, and find out which one is the best choice for you.

The recent global IT outage had eye-opening consequences, bringing industries from airlines to hospitals to a standstill. Today we are exploring what we can learn from this catastrophe - how it might have been prevented, and five essential takeaways to make us stronger in the face of future incidents.

Future-proofing your system does not mean falling into the trap of over-engineering. Learn when to think about scalability, the pitfalls of premature optimisation and how to avoid them, and the best approach for setting up your MVP infrastructure. Read on for practical tips to validate your product idea and prepare for growth.

Explore the essentials of cloud infrastructure in 2024. Understand its components, types (public, private, hybrid, multi-cloud), and the benefits for businesses. Learn about scalability, flexibility, performance optimisation, and what it means to build resilient cloud infrastructure. Discover why it’s indispensable for modern business success with this comprehensive guide to cloud infrastructure.

Discover how to streamline your development process with on-demand environments. Learn step-by-step how to use Terraform and GitHub Actions to create efficient, isolated environments at the push of a button. Save time, reduce costs, and ensure consistency across all stages of your workflow with this technique.

Does your software break at the worst possible moment? Or maybe you’ve discovered a security vulnerability after deployment, and had to stop everything to fix it? “Shift left” could be the answer you are missing. By catching issues earlier in the development cycle, you can save time, money, and a heap of frustration. Read on for what it means, the benefits and how to get started.

DevOps is the heartthrob of modern software development: everyone's clamouring to adopt it, to integrate it, to live and breathe it. But in our rush to embrace DevOps, have we developed an unhealthy obsession with the “how” rather than the “why”? In the fixation on processes, tools, and rituals, have we lost sight of the real goal? And what is the real goal again?

Have you ever felt pressured by looming deadlines with features not quite ready for production? Feature toggles let you hide half-baked features while gathering real-time user feedback and running A/B tests. Read on to discover how these clever switches can revolutionise your deployment process, enhance collaboration, and keep your releases smooth and risk-free.

Though it sounds like something you might hear at a UN general assembly rather than in a software context - data sovereignty is in fact a very important concept in cloud computing. Essentially, it holds your business’s privacy and legal compliance together, and can have serious implications for privacy, access, and control. But what does data sovereignty actually mean? Why should you care? And how do you go about it?

Have you considered bringing in DevOps consultants, but decided that you couldn’t afford it? After all, your in-house team is competent, eager, and, let’s face it, already on the payroll. They can probably figure it out right? The hard truth is that this “economising” could actually be costing you much more than you realise. Here are 5 ways you might be losing money without a DevOps consulting partner.

DevOps and Platform Engineering – are they just two buzzwords duelling for the spotlight, or do they actually offer distinctly different paradigms? This article cuts through the jargon to reveal the contrasts. Learn how DevOps breaks down barriers for seamless software delivery, while Platform Engineering creates the tools and infrastructure developers need. Discover why both roles are essential and how they enhance each other.

We're excited to share something special with you today! At Releaseworks, DevOps isn't just what we do—it's who we are. We have decided to distill our many years of expertise into a free quiz, designed to help you assess your DevOps maturity level and provide personalised recommendations based on your result. You’ll get specific actions that you can take right away to improve your software development process.

Forget big, cumbersome releases that turn into nerve-wracking ordeals. Discover why smaller, frequent deployments are the key to reducing risk, boosting agility, and building user trust. If your releases are still causing pain, you're missing out on the true benefits of agile development. Ready to make software releases a non-issue? Find out how.

Are you confident you’re squeezing every drop of value out of your cloud strategy, or could you be leaving potential on the table? Here are three tell-tale signs that your cloud strategy might be underwhelming compared to the powerful impact you were expecting. We'll help you identify where your cloud ecosystem could use a tune-up, in order to make the most out of your investment.

At Releaseworks, we are experienced in supporting large and well established platforms. However, we know that not everyone is ready for this kind of specialised support. Recognising that startups and SMEs have unique needs and smaller budgets, we're thrilled to announce DevOps Express—our streamlined service designed to turbocharge emerging online businesses.

In the past, even minor modifications to a software code base required testing the entire application, an extremely inefficient process. This type of large, complex, and singular software design is often referred to as a "monolith." Here's where Microservices come into play, transforming the game by breaking down an application into many independent components.