Harness Blog

Getting Started with Enterprise GitOps

Announcing easy getting started options for Enterprise GitOps

Announcing new features of Harness Chaos Engineering at the ChaosCarnival 2024

Discover the latest features of Harness Chaos Engineering, unveiled at ChaosCarnival 2024, enhancing automation, governance, and resilience testing.

ArgoCD, Terraform and Harness

Explore integrating ArgoCD, Terraform, and Harness for efficient GitOps, automating deployments, and managing infrastructure effectively.

CI/CD for Serverless

Learn how to implement CI/CD for serverless apps, leveraging automation to enhance scalability, cost efficiency, and simplified deployments.

Understanding Different Types of Usability Testing

Enhance user experience with effective testing! Dive into multiple usability testing approaches and learn how each method helps you gain valuable user insights for a user-centric product design.

Elevate Your Code Quality with Harness SEI: Mastering the Art of Software Excellence

Discover how Harness Software Engineering Insights (SEI) revolutionizes code quality and productivity. Explore the Trellis Framework, quality metrics, and structured engineering improvements for unparalleled software development. Learn more in our comprehensive guide.

Hygiene in SDLC: A Key to Engineering Efficiency

Explore the importance of hygiene in software development with our blog. Discover how it ensures top-notch software quality and insights. Get practical tips for improvement and join us in fostering a culture of continuous excellence. Prioritize quality and efficiency for success in the software world!

Push Helm Charts to Container Registries with Harness CI

Learn how to publish OCI Helm charts to a Container registry

Navigate a New Way: Your Dedicated User Experience

Introducing Nav 2.0, a new design that updates the information hierarchy of our platform to provide a curated user experience for multiple personae.

January 2024 Product Updates

Harness Product Updates. Learn what has changed in Harness over the previous month.

Harness Acquires Armory Assets

We’re excited to announce that Harness has acquired key intellectual property and technology from Armory.

5 Reasons to Attend Chaos Carnival

Harness is excited to host the third annual Chaos Carnival, a FREE two-day virtual conference on March 15-16, 2023. So, have you registered yet? Here are five reasons why you should register today!

How to Contribute to the Harness CLI

Lessons learned from committing to a new project, and to open source in general

Retiring Harness CD Community Edition in favor of Gitness

We are retiring the Harness CD Community Edition in favor of Gitness to deliver the true promise of a simple CD pipeline.

December 2023 Product Updates

Harness Product Updates. Learn what has changed in Harness over the previous month.

Webinar: Increased Velocity with Better Control

Field CTO Martin Reynolds joins The Register's Tim Phillips to discuss the challenges of modern software delivery.

Ephemeral CI environments using ttl.sh and Gitness

Read this blog to learn how Gitness and ttl.sh can be used to create temporary CI environments to expedite development processes.

The Seven Phases of the Software Development Life Cycle

Discover the 7 phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Planning, Requirements Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance, each with tasks and objectives.

Getting Started with the React SDK

What is going on with all of my amazing friends in the developer community? In this post we are taking a look at getting the Harness React SDK up and running in your project. This article is a low barrier to entry with the core code to get started. In the example below we are going to take what the React SDK GitHub has to offer and shorten it to get you started with your first feature flag in React.

ShipTalk Podcast - Starting an SRE Practice in a Critical Industry

In this episode of ShipTalk, we get to talk to Dr. Vlad Ukis, Head of R&D for Siemens Healthineers and author of Establishing SRE Foundations.

Unlocking Efficiency: Exploring Churn Rate with Harness Software Engineering Insights (SEI)

Explore the dynamic world of Churn Rate and its role in revolutionizing software delivery with Harness Software Engineering Insights (SEI). Uncover actionable insights, optimize workflows, and navigate the seas of development challenges with precision.

Announcing the Harness SRM Backstage Plugin

We are excited to introduce the latest addition to our suite of Open Source Backstage Plugins - the Harness SRM Backstage Plugin. This plugin is designed to seamlessly integrate with your Backstage Instance as well as with Harness IDP to help with development team's workflow, ensuring that Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and error budgets are not just a metric but a part of your daily development practice.‍

The Basics of a Release Branching Strategy

Release branching ensures code stability by isolating final tweaks and bug fixes before deployment. This strategy enhances development workflows, balances parallel development, and streamlines efficient release preparation.

Harness Chaos Engineering Faults Landscape

Discover the range of chaos faults supported by Harness Chaos Engineering, enhancing system resilience across various infrastructures and platforms.

Run Ruby Builds Up To 4x Faster Using Harness CI Test Intelligence

Announcing Ruby Test Intelligence preview for Harness CI! Run only the subset of tests relevant to your Ruby code changes and skip the rest.

Simplifying Policy Creation and Management with Harness AI

Open Policy Agent (OPA) Policy Creation will become a whole lot easier with the help of AIDA Policy as Code Assistant. Dive into this blog to learn about how our new feature will revolutionize policy creation with cutting-edge AI technology.

A Git Branching Strategy for Efficient Software Development

Efficient software development relies on a well-defined Git branching strategy, balancing collaboration and release management. Explore proven workflows and best practices to streamline your team’s development process.

Securing CI/CD Images with Cosign and OPA

This blog examines container image security in CI/CD, focusing on tools like Cosign for image signing and Open Policy Agent (OPA) for policy enforcement. It offers a comparative look at various image signing tools, explores methods to ensure image integrity and compliance with organizational standards, and includes practical implementation guidance for Kubernetes, along with a hands-on tutorial.

Github Flow vs. Git Flow: What's the Difference?

Git Flow offers a structured approach with multiple branches for feature development, releases, and fixes, ideal for larger teams. GitHub Flow streamlines this with a focus on continuous delivery, making it more agile for smaller projects.

Introducing Switch, Split’s New AI Developer Assistant

Learn how we used the Split platform to rapidly [and safely] launch Switch, our new AI-powered developer assistant designed to enhance the in-app development experience.

KubeCon 2023 NA Recap - Developer Experience is Monumental

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America has wrapped up, and those of us who attended are left with a wealth of new insights and ideas.

Bitbucket Server's sunset on February 15th, 2024:  Evolving to streamlined DevSecOps from a disjointed past

Embrace a post-Bitbucket era of software delivery with Harness, where AI-powered DevSecOps shapes a superior future.

Increase Developer Velocity with Harness AI and Harness CI

See how Harness AI helps developers quickly troubleshoot and resolve build failures in Harness CI.

Trunk Based Development with Feature Flags

Learn how trunk-based development with feature flags optimizes your workflow. Implement faster and safer feature releases.

Harness Doubles Down on GitOps

Harness has added support for Flux and Argo Rollouts.

ArgoCon 2023 Recap: GitOps Achieves Escape Velocity

ArgoCon North America 2023 in Chicago brought Kubernetes experts together to discuss the Argo Project's impact on deployment, with Harness spotlighting their Continuous Delivery offering that leverages Argo CD for simplified artifact promotion and custom approval flows.

Lower Infrastructure Costs with Arm; Get there Faster with Harness CI Cloud

The Arm architecture offers significant potential cost and energy savings. Build Arm Docker images five times faster than emulation using Harness CI Cloud.

Got Monorepos Instead of Microservices? This is How Harness IDP Has Got You Covered

Backstage, an open-source developer portal, has become a favorite for many organizations, especially those leaning towards microservices. But what about those still using or transitioning from monorepos?

Adventures at MagnoliaJS

I had a blast speaking at MagnoliaJS, a developer community event in Jackson, Mississippi. Read about my adventure!

Cost Reporting for Chargeback and Showback: Why Choosing Harness Beats Building In-House

Harness Cost Categories enable custom cost views for efficient cloud spend tracking and management.

Harness Continuous Error Tracking Now Generally Available: Accelerate Error Identification and Resolution with In-Depth Code-Level Insights

Customer feedback on Harness Continuous Error Tracking reveals how it's helping them identify and fix errors faster in their SDLC

Harness Developer Hub - Ease of Authoring with Git Triggers

Harness Developer Hub [HDH] leverages Git Triggers to delivery developer education to the world. Learn about how HDH gets published.

Migration Made Easy - Automatically Migrate From Drone To Harness CI

Simplify and accelerate your Drone to Harness CI migration with the Harness CI Migration Utility, automating tasks to save time and effort.

Express Typescript: What It Is and How to Get Started

Express TypeScript combines Express.js’s flexibility with TypeScript’s static typing for enhanced error detection, code quality, and developer productivity. Learn to set up your environment, build a simple API, and master advanced features for robust web applications.

CD and the Modern Software Shop

CD doesn't need to feel overwhelming. Learn how we arrived where we are, and the best practices needed to modernize continuous delivery and deployment in your organization.

Harness Terraform Provider: Managing Feature Flags with Terraform

Learn how to manage feature flags using Harness and Terraform. Enhance deployment pipelines and ensure consistent feature management.

Architecting for Cost Savings at Tyler Technologies

Cloud architecture affects cost control. Tyler Technologies optimized their shared architecture to maximize Cloud AutoStopping savings.

Use Feature Flag-Driven Development to Drive Innovation

Feature flag-driven development enhances agility, control, and speed by allowing gradual feature releases, real-time experimentation, and risk mitigation. This approach, when paired with advanced tools like Split by Harness, empowers teams to innovate continuously and deliver optimized user experiences.

Road to KubeCon 2023 - Join Harness at KubeCon NA 2023

Harness will be back at KubeCon NA this year and also participating in Co-Located events. Learn about our latest contributions and predictions.

Why Platform Engineers Trust Harness

Harness is tailored to the needs of Platform Engineers. Recently, Gartner rated highly in a Platform Engineering use case.

October 2023 Product Updates

Harness Product Updates. Learn what has changed in Harness over the previous month.

Need for Automation - GitOps at Scale

Master GitOps like building software: from initial tests to advanced automation challenges. Learn how Terraform can address the bootstrapping dilemma.

Hate reading docs? Me too. That's why we have Support powered by Harness AI

Discover how Harness is revolutionizing software delivery with the introduction of AIDA’s newest capability: Support. Dive into the transformative power of AI-driven customer service and learn how we are infusing AI to create a seamless user experience.

Experimenting With Statistical Rigor to Make Data-Driven Taco Decisions

Elevate your product development process with statistical rigor. Learn how to use data to make informed decisions, from A/B testing to analyzing user behavior using a real-world product development scenario.

Deploying to Kubernetes with Gitness

Learn how to deploy applications to Kubernetes using Gitness. Follow a detailed guide on setting up, configuring, and executing deployment pipelines.

How We Use Our Own Feature Flags at Harness

Discover how Harness uses feature flags to enhance product development and customer success, ensuring reliable, tailored feature releases.

Safe Testing in Production with Harness Feature Flags

Safely test in production using feature flags. Learn to target users, roll out features gradually, and revert changes quickly.

How You Can Use Feature Flags to Simplify Your Rollback Plan

Feature flags can simplify rollback plans by enabling quick deactivation of features and automation of rollback processes, making rollbacks more efficient and reliable.

Elevating Reliability in Software: Harnessing Smart Feature Flags for Velocity and Performance

Enhance software reliability with smart feature flags. Learn how to improve performance, manage flags, and ensure continuous delivery.

Demystifying Trunk-Based Development

Discover trunk-based development to streamline your workflow and reduce merge conflicts. Learn best practices and get started quickly.

Delegates and Agents - Onramp to Scale with Harness

By leveraging a Harness Delegate or GitOps Agent, you are able to model commands you would have to maintain locally for remote execution.

Kubernetes: 10 Best Practices for Unlocking Success in Container Orchestration

Mastering Kubernetes best practices! 10 valuable tips to streamline your container orchestration journey, from setting goals to ensuring resilience.

Harness Unveils Four Game-Changing Modules

At our {unscripted} conference, Harness introduced 4 new modules: Code Repository, Internal Developer Portal, Infrastructure as Code Management, and Software Supply Chain Assurance.

Elevating Harness AI: Harness Unveils 7 New Innovative Capabilities

Harness is proud to announce 7 new AIDA features that span across the software delivery lifecycle. These capabilities empower engineers and team members with tools that increase productivity, streamline software delivery processes, and enhance governance. 

A Complete Guide to Trunk-Based Development

Trunk-based development promotes frequent code commits to a single source of truth, reducing merge conflicts and accelerating release cycles. It boosts productivity through continuous integration, automated testing, and rapid deployment.

Introducing Harness Infrastructure as Code Management

We are now happy to announce the launch of a new module the provide CI/CD solution for infrastructure changes

Gitness: Your Ultimate Open Source Development Platform

Gtiness is a new alternative to the limited open source version control solutions available with the breadth and depth of features to empower development teams to write and deliver code with safety and speed.

Introducing Harness Software Supply Chain Assurance (SSCA)

Boost Your DevSecOps Practice With SLSA-based Artifact Integrity and SBOM-driven Open Source Governance

Harness Announces Engineering Leadership Community to Codify Engineering Excellence Standards

Harness Releases Gitness– Open Source Git Platform

First open source developer platform in nearly a decade offers unified source code management, CI pipelines, improved collaboration, enhanced security

Step into Tomorrow: Harness Internal Developer Portal is Ready for the Public

Discover the public preview of Harness Developer Portal, enhancing developer onboarding and service management.

Become Harness Certified in CI and CD & GitOps at Any Level

Harness now offers three levels of certifications in both our CI and CD & GitOps modules.

Accelerating Harness CD & GitOps Learning for New Users

To solve the need of new user learning especially for the Harness CD & GitOps Free plan, we are pleased to announce the public preview of a new “Get Started” UI that takes the user through a guided learning journey.

How Quizlet Automates Pull Requests for Cloud Cost Recommendations

Discover how Quizlet boosted engineer engagement by 75% and saved 40% on Kubernetes costs using an automated cloud cost workflow.

Introducing the Harness CLI

We are pleased to announce the public preview launch of the new Harness CLI.

Harness Announces the 4th Edition of Chaos Engineering Conference focusing on Software Resilience

Save the date for January 24th-25th, 2024, as Harness brings back Chaos Carnival, the annual worldwide conference on Chaos Engineering.

The Impact of Github Copilot on Developer Productivity: A Case Study

Managing the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Lifecycle: Adhering to Modern Standards and Regulations

Learn how to manage the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) lifecycle, adhering to modern standards and regulations like Executive Order 14028.

Trunk-Based vs. Feature-Based Development

Master Git branching with this guide on trunk-based and feature-based development. Learn the pros, cons, and how they impact CI/CD.

HashiCorp’s BSL License Change: What this means for Harness CD customers?

HashiCorp's BSL license change doesn't impact Harness CD's Terraform, Vault integrations for provisioning, onboarding, and secret management.

Harness Cloud Asset Governance powered by Harness AI: The Path to a Well Managed Cloud

Harness Cloud Asset Governance automatically eliminates cloud waste, ensuring compliance & freeing engineers for innovation.

Misfit vs. 10X Processes

As teams scale, the role of "Process" becomes a central topic, eliciting both strong support and vehement opposition. Processes can sometimes feel burdensome and ineffective, yet they're indispensable for seamless growth and concerted progress. The challenge lies in distinguishing between good and bad processes and finding the equilibrium between the need for consistency and the freedom to innovate. To unravel this, let's first examine the pitfalls that make processes cumbersome and prone to failure.

Growing the Harness Developer Hub

Harness Developer Hub gets updated! Explore new content, clearer explanations, and a more intuitive user journey based on customer feedback.

Charting Software Delivery Flight Paths: Intro to GitOps Source Patterns

Automate cloud cost optimization and compliance with Harness Cloud Asset Governance. Free engineers to innovate.

Harnessing Next-Gen AI for Secure Software Delivery: A Look at Harness AI

Discover how Harness Security Testing Orchestration uses GenAI with Google Vertex AI to transform your DevOps & DevSecOps for secure software delivery

What is Continuous Integration?

Explore Continuous Integration, its benefits, best practices, and implementation strategies. Enhance your software delivery process with CI.

A/B Testing For Feature Flags, What It Is And What It Shouldn’t Be

Understand the right way to use A/B testing with feature flags. Learn best practices for engineering verification and behavioral analytics.

August 2023 Product Updates

Harness Product Updates. Learn what has changed in Harness over the previous month.

Advanced Deployment Strategies

This article talks about the different deployment strategies along with the best practices.

Automate Your CI/CD Pipeline Using Triggers

Learn how triggers automate CI/CD pipelines and explore the various trigger types available for complete automation.

Harnessing The Power of Secrets Management

Introducing the Harness Idea Portal: Share Your Insights, Shape Our Future

Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re changing how we engage with our customers to collect feedback and prioritize our roadmap.

CI/CD Pipeline as Code with Harness

Learn how to implement CI/CD pipeline as code with Harness, simplifying configuration, collaboration, and automation using YAML.

How Organizations Can Reduce DevOps Costs with CI/CD Pipeline Templates

Everything that ties to DevOps promotes automation in one or the other ways.

How to Mitigate Risk in AI Software Development

AI offers immense potential, but risks lurk beneath the surface. Discover how to navigate these challenges through data quality, model transparency, and rigorous testing.

Optimizing Facebook’s Proxygen Project Build Time with Harness CI: A Case Study

In this article, we build Facebook's Proxygen project on the Harness CI module. Additionally, we conduct a comprehensive analysis, comparing the build time obtained from Harness CI with that of Github Actions, which happens to be Proxygen's default CI tool.

Easily Migrate Continuous Integration Pipelines to Harness

Explore Harness CI Migration Utility, our latest innovation for effortless CI migration

Thousands of community plugins at your fingertips with Harness CI

Tap into the collective wisdom of the developer community by running Drone plugins, Bitrise steps, and GitHub Actions from your Harness CI pipeline

GitOps: The Push and Pull Approach

Explore the push and pull approaches in GitOps. Learn how to streamline software delivery using Git as the single source of truth.

Jira Releases

We are thrilled to introduce an exciting new addition to Software Engineering Insights!