Trends, tips and news to help you start 2019 with a bang

Application Development Digest A roundup of application development content from TechTarget's network | December 28, 2018 FEATURED STORY Containers, AIOps, CI/CD tools poised to go mainstream in 2019 By Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer IT industry trends to watch in 2019 include container management maturity among mainstream enterprises, truly effective AIOps tools, and a CI/CD refresh. (SearchITOperations.com) Advertisement NEWS   2018 app-dev trends and news that will shape 2019 Aside from big acquisitions, IBM and Microsoft turned heads with new releases and features in 2018. Learn what the top news of the year will mean for you next year. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com)   IBM and Red Hat wield power over enterprise Java After the big acquisition, expect enterprise Java to evolve under the influence of IBM and Red Hat, which will likely steer it toward cloud-native and microservices development. (TheServerSide.com)   Microsoft-GitHub acquisition shakes up DevOps market Microsoft's $7.5 billion blockbuster deal for GitHub in June was a sea change for the IT market, as an enterprise software bellwether with legacy baggage snapped up an open source DevOps mainstay. (SearchITOperations.com)   A look back at the top cloud computing news of 2018 To finish off 2018, look back at the top cloud computing news stories of the year and the ripple effects they're likely to have on users, providers and the future of the market. (SeachCloudComputing.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Five tips to jump-start a DevOps pipeline DevOps pipelines create, test and deliver code more quickly than traditional methods -- if implemented correctly. To accelerate app delivery, follow this expert advice. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com)   Test your knowledge of 2018 cloud vendor acquisitions AWS, Azure, Google and VMware all made moves in 2018 to strengthen their hybrid, multi-cloud and security portfolios. See what you remember about these acquisitions. (SearchCloudComputing.com)   The pros and cons of serverless architecture The serverless trend may hold advantages for developers, but consider the trade-offs. There are many aspects of serverless computing that developers should understand. (SearchMicroservices.com)   Emerging technologies will improve containers in 2019 Containers show no sign of winding down. With technologies, product options and providers focused on further improvement, container ecosystems will develop rapidly in 2019. (SearchITOperations.com)   What's the big deal with application integration architecture? Learn how enterprise architecture, componentization, evolving development processes and the cloud have changed app integration architecture for organizations. (SearchMicroservices.com)   IT organizations anticipate DevOps evolution DevOps evolution has picked up steam and won't slow any time soon. Kurt Marko explores some areas where he expects DevOps to go in 2019, including CI/CD and containerization. (SearchITOperations.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Application Development Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Application Development Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.