Harness Blog: DevOps, CI/CD Insights

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!

How Harness Increased Query Efficiency 1000x

Aggregate tables are a powerful mechanism to deliver PDTs that are subsets of a parent explore. Engineered correctly, one can craft these to position it to scale to one’s data needs, positioning the practitioner to ensure efficiency and cost-optimization in the data platform, while also enhancing the customer experience in delivering timely, fast visualizations. Harness has and will continue to utilize aggregate tables to eliminate choke points in query processing to continue to provide a best-in-class customer experience in Custom Dashboards.

6 Myths of Engineering Intelligence

Over the past few years, I've engaged in numerous conversations with Engineering Teams and Engineering leaders, leading me to identify several myths surrounding engineering intelligence. Let's debunk these myths one by one.

July 2023 Product Updates

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

Test-Driven or Feature Flag-Driven Development: What’s Best for Your Team?

TDD vs. FFDD: Choose wisely! Discover the pros and cons of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Feature Flag-Driven Development (FFDD) to help you choose which approach best suits your project.

Introduction to Harness GitOps™

Building a Software Delivery Factory with Goal-Driven Automation

Pros and Cons of AI in Software Delivery

AI in software delivery: Boon or bane? Explore the advantages and disadvantages of AI in streamlining development cycles, enhancing quality assurance, and personalizing user experiences.

Harness Certified Experts - Continuous Delivery & GitOps Admin Certification is GA

We are pleased to announce Harness Certified Experts - Continuous Delivery & GitOps Admin Certification is GA.

Introducing Datadog RUM and Split

Improve your product development process! This blog post explores how Split integrates with Datadog RUM to give product teams valuable insights into user experience.

Introducing Remote Debugger: A Powerful Tool for Real-Time Builds Debugging

Learn how the Remote Debugger simplifies troubleshooting, transforming this time-consuming exercise in guesswork into a targeted, real-time effective investigation.

Introducing Harness AI - AI DevOps Agent for AI Infused Software Delivery

Going Beyond Code Generation, Harness AI Infuses AI Across Entire SDLC, Tackling Error Resolution, Security Vulnerabilities, and Cloud Cost Governance.

Harness Named a Market Fast Mover in GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud FinOps

Harness is proud to be included in the latest GigaOm Radar for Cloud FinOps as a Fast Moving Challenger in the Innovative/Platform Play quadrant of the report.

Continuous Verification - Machine Learning to Safeguard Your Deployments

A challenge facing deployments is validating the health of newly deployed services. Learn how Harness safeguards your deployments with Machine Learning.

The Threat Modeling Process Part 2: How to Set Up Your First Threat Model

Learn step-by-step how to set up your first threat model, including identifying security objectives and decomposing applications.

Running Split SDK in Localhost Mode From JSON

Test features offline with ease! Split's local mode with JSON files empowers developers to experiment with feature flags and iterate rapidly, even without an internet connection.

Introducing Harness Internal Developer Portal - Beta release

Discover the beta release of Harness Internal Developer Portal, streamlining developer onboarding and service management with out-of-the-box features.

Chaos Experiments in Harness CD Pipelines

Chaos Engineering delivers fantastic benefits to the developers, development teams, and overall DevOps when chaos experiments are automated into the regular CD pipelines. Read this blog to know the benefits and how to use chaos experiments in Harness CD pipelines.

Verifying Your Kubernetes Deployments Made Easy

Learn how to verify Kubernetes deployments with Harness using continuous verification and various monitoring tools for optimal performance.

SRM Feature Update - May 2023

Learn about the latest reliability features in the Service Reliability Management module. See how composite SLOs, request-based SLOs, SLO downtime, SLO reporting, and new integrations help you deliver faster with better reliability.

Achieving Continuous Resilience with Harness Chaos Engineering

Introducing the continuous resilience approach. Understand the modern approach to practicing chaos engineering where the efforts to build resilience are inserted into all stages of your software development life cycle through automated chaos experiments. Harness Chaos Engineering or Harness CE comes with all the building blocks required for achieving Continuous Resilience in DevOps.

The Importance of Continuous Verification

Continuous Verification: Is a critical step in the deployment pipeline that validates deployments.

The Threat Modeling Process

Learn about threat modeling, its benefits, challenges, and steps to integrate it into your software delivery lifecycle.

How to Use Error Budgets for Reliability Management‍

In this blog post, we'll explore the importance of error budgets, how they are calculated, and how they can be managed effectively to improve the reliability of your services.

Meeting Federal Zero Trust Requirements With Harness

In this blog, we’ll explore the new Federal Zero Trust Strategy as part of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity and how Harness can help support it.

Announcing the Continuous Error Tracking Module for Developer-first Observability

As the latest module in the Harness Software Delivery Platform, Continuous Error Tracking helps developers proactively identify and resolve errors for modern applications.

How Cloud AutoStopping Complements Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaling for Cost Savings

Learn how Cloud AutoStopping complements Kubernetes autoscaling for maximum cost savings in non-production environments.

Accelerate iOS and MacOS Build Pipelines with Apple M1 and Harness

Apple M1 support is available for CI pipelines! Learn how to optimize your Apple platforms app development by building on Apple Silicon M1 machines with Harness Cloud.

Erlang and Elixir SDK Now Available in Harness Feature Flags

Harness introduces Erlang and Elixir SDK for Feature Flags, enhancing support for scalable, fault-tolerant app development.

Harness Introduces New Jira Software Integrations, Enabling a More Efficient Workflow for Developers

New Harness Continuous Integration and Feature Flags integrations in Jira provide customers with deeper visibility across the development process.

Best Practices for Implementing Value Stream Management

Implementing Value Stream Management (VSM) enables software teams to eliminate inefficiencies, set measurable goals, and foster an environment that boosts productivity and morale. Harnessing these best practices can empower teams to deliver higher-quality products faster and more effectively.

Introducing Cache Intelligence for Faster, More Efficient Continuous Integration Builds

Learn how Cache Intelligence accelerates continuous integration builds through seamless automatic caching for software dependencies.

Centrally Manage Your Split Users & Groups With SCIM Support

Streamline feature releases and improve developer efficiency with centralized user and group management using SCIM. Simplify targeting rules, automate rollouts, and gain valuable insights to optimize your product development process.

A Brief History of Feature Toggles: How the Software Tool Has Evolved

Feature toggles have become an essential tool for software development, allowing for gradual rollouts, experimentation, and risk mitigation. Learn about the history of feature toggles, the benefits and challenges of using them, and how companies are using them effectively.

Crafting a Github Pull Request Template

Improve code review efficiency and team communication with a pull request template. Learn how to craft a template that includes all the essential information for reviewers, and boost collaboration on your next project.

Harness Celebrates Women in Tech for International Women’s Day 2023

As Harness celebrated International Women’s Day, we hosted a panel for women to share their experiences. Read the highlights.

Introducing Harness Certified Experts: Continuous Delivery Developer Certification

We're pleased to announce a new Harness platform certification series, Harness Certified Experts, for Harness users.

Announcing the Harness Feature Flags Backstage Plugin: The Developer-Centric View You Need

Harness introduces the Feature Flags Backstage plugin, providing developers with a focused view to manage flags within their Backstage platform.

Implementing CI/CD for Microservices Architecture

Here are some best practices and tools you should consider if you want to implement a successful CI/CD pipeline for your microservices deployment.

Setting Up PagerDuty Notifications for Incident Management Using Harness

Learn how to integrate PagerDuty incident management tool with Harness to get a clear view of your CI/CD pipeline events.

DORA Metrics & How Feature Flags Help You Measure Up

Unlock higher performance and reliability with DORA metrics and feature flags, which together empower engineering teams to measure, optimize, and streamline deployment processes for faster, more efficient software delivery.

Advanced Feature Flagging: It’s All About the Data

Unlock the power of data-driven feature flagging for A/B testing, gradual rollouts, and more. Learn how to implement randomization, conduct comparative analysis, and avoid common pitfalls.

How HugOps Help Reduce Software Developer Burnout

Feature flags, as part of the HugOps mindset, empower DevOps teams to prioritize collaboration and psychological safety. This approach enhances teamwork, improves incident response, and fosters trust, creating healthier, more resilient development environments.

Using Ephemeral Environments to Test and Scale Your Deployments

In this tutorial, we will discuss what ephemeral environments are, how they work, and how to configure them.

Harness Celebrates Black History Month 2023

As Harness celebrates Black History Month, we’re honored to share the unique perspectives of a few members of our team who have graciously shared their stories.

Five Key Technologies Shaping the Future of Software Delivery

If you’re ready to take your software delivery to the next level, consider looking into these five key concepts that are quickly becoming essential to modern software delivery.

Meeting Federal Compliance Requirements with Policy-as-Code and Automated Change Management

With a broad number of compliance policies, how do federal IT shops ultimately implement, govern, and enforce them?

Microservices With NestJS, Kafka, and TypeScript

Learn how to build scalable microservices using NestJS, Kafka, and TypeScript. This guide covers setting up NestJS, integrating Kafka for event-driven communication, and leveraging advanced features to optimize your microservices architecture.

Mocking Request Bodies for API Debugging

Expedite API debugging using mockups! Discover how mocking request bodies can simplify the process and empower you to fix issues faster.

How to Remove Sensitive Data From a Git History

Learn two methods to remove an API key or other sensitive data from a Git commit using either the Git Command Line Tool or the BFG Repo-Cleaner tool.

Harness Expands Chaos Engineering Resiliency Features with Integrated Continuous Delivery

Harness enhances Chaos Engineering with new features integrated into Continuous Delivery, boosting automation, governance, and resilience testing.

Parity Testing With Feature Flags

Feature flags simplify parity testing by enabling real-time comparisons between old and new systems. This technique helps catch hidden errors during system migrations, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal risk.

Harness Chaos Engineering (CE) Key Capabilities

Learn Harness Chaos Engineering's key features: CI/CD integration, automated testing, and advanced observability for improved resilience.

Introducing Software Engineering Insights

The Harness Software Engineering Insights™ module gives engineering leaders actionable data to measure and optimize software delivery processes and improve developer experience.

Best Practices for Kubernetes Labels and Selectors

Learn how to effectively use Kubernetes labels for organizing, managing, and scaling your applications. Discover best practices and advanced techniques today.

Harness Named Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service

Harness honored in Techstrong Group's 2022 DevOps Dozen for Tools and Services.

How to Secure Your Kubernetes Workloads

Learn how to secure your Kubernetes workloads using best practices and integrating security tools into your CI/CD pipeline for enhanced protection.

Creating End-to-End Type Safety in a Modern JS Stack

Ensure the correctness of your JavaScript codebase with end-to-end type safety. Learn how to set up a type-safe development environment and discover the benefits.

Introduction to Service Level Objective (SLO) Management

In this article, we’ll discuss Service Level Objective (SLO) management and how using service level objectives is a key component of site reliability management.

Announcing the General Availability of Harness Developer Hub

We are excited to announce the GA of Harness Developer Hub (HDH), bringing Tutorials, Documentation (including Release Notes), and Certifications in one location.

The Harness API Testing Methodology

In this blog, we’ll share our approach as a useful reference for other software companies to consider as they prioritize API security testing.

Complete Guide for GitOps on Kubernetes

Discover how GitOps and Kubernetes integrate for seamless CI/CD. Learn best practices and implementation steps for efficient software delivery.

What is DevSecOps? Strategies to Secure Applications

This blog post will cover every important aspect you need to know about security testing and DevSecOps.

How Harness Implemented CDN for Its UI Services

In this blog, we’ll walk through what a CDN is and how Harness implemented it into our environment.

How to Set Up Helm Rollbacks in Harness

Let's set up a pipeline for a Helm deployment and create a Rollback to kick in and restore the previous version.

Argo CD using Helm

Learn how to implement GitOps using Argo CD and Helm charts to automate Kubernetes deployments, ensuring consistent and efficient application delivery

How To Implement CI/CD Efficiently

Let’s explore how you can adopt CI/CD to improve your organization’s efficiency and delivery pipeline in Harness.

Integrating Automated Security and Testing in Your CI/CD Pipeline

We'll show you how to integrate security tools, suites and frameworks of your choice into your continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipeline using the Harness platform.

How the New Features in Harness Continuous Integration Fit in Your Environment

Explore how Harness CI's new Cache and Test Intelligence features can optimize performance and accelerate your build process.

GitOps Architecture Explained

In this article, we discuss the underlying architecture that makes GitOps possible, along with tools you’ll need and advice for getting started.

Introducing Harness CI/CD Plugin for Backstage

Learn about the new Harness CI/CD plugin for Backstage, enhancing developer experience with integrated pipeline execution and monitoring.

What is Argo CD?

Discover Argo CD, an open-source GitOps tool for Kubernetes that automates deployments by syncing infrastructure with Git repositories.

What is the Difference Between a CTO and VP of Engineering?

Discover the essential roles and impact of a VP of Engineering. Learn how they drive technical strategy and team excellence.

What Is MTTR?: The DORA Metric You Need To Know

A deep dive into MTTR, a DORA metric that measures the amount of time it takes, on average, for a system to recover, from a disruption of service.

What is the Purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?

Tips for improving your sprint retrospective meetings.

Deploying a To-Do Application to Kubernetes with Harness

Learn to deploy a to-do application to Kubernetes using Harness. Follow a step-by-step guide to set up CI/CD pipelines efficiently.

Dimensionality Best Practices Guide

Boost your experimentation efforts with dimensional analysis! This guide dives into data organization, crafting valuable dimensions, and utilizing Split's features to optimize your experiments.

Introduction to Harness Cluster Orchestrator for Amazon EKS

In this tutorial, we detail how the new Harness Cluster Orchestrator for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) feature within the Harness Cloud Cost Management (CCM) module can empower engineering, DevOps, and CloudOps teams with all the intelligence needed to scale Amazon EKS cluster nodes driven by unique workload requirements.

What Makes Harness a Leader and Outperformer in the GigaOm Radar Report for Feature Flags

Harness is a Leader and Outperformer in GigaOm's Feature Flags Report. Discover their standout capabilities in feature management.

Why It’s Time to Migrate from Jenkins to Drone CI

Learn why migrating from Jenkins to Drone CI enhances your CI/CD processes with modern cloud-native features and ease of use.

The Data is In: Harness CI is up to 4X faster than Other Solutions

New data shows that Harness Continuous Integration builds up to four times faster than other leading CI tools, which validates the impact of three important new feature enhancements: Cache Intelligence, Test Intelligence™ (a technology exclusive to Harness CI), and Hosted Builds.

How to Build and Deploy a Node.js Microservice with Harness

When it comes to modern software development, microservices are one of the hottest trends. This blog post will explain what microservices are, why you should use them, their benefits, and how to deploy them using Harness.

How to Create Multi-stage Docker Builds with Harness Continuous Delivery

This tutorial explains what multi-stage Docker builds are and how they can help speed up your development process.

Harness Honors Harnessians Who Served This Veterans Day

This month, Harness recognizes and celebrates Veterans day by highlighting two Harnessians who served. Learn about their stories.

Metrics Matter: The 4 Types of Code-Level Data Harness Service Reliability Management Collects

With increasingly complex systems and ever-growing expectations for digital customer experiences, traditional tooling and the shallow data they provide is insufficient. To fully understand what’s going on inside your application and maintain stability, this data must be collected at the code level.

Announcing Support for Apex in Harness Feature Flags

Harness introduces Apex SDK for Salesforce, enhancing feature management and speeding up app development. Learn how to get started.

Why Don't CTOs Have a Platform?

The cost of not having central space for CTOs is greater than you think. That tool sprawl, lack of documentation, and lack of a singular repository for process and project metrics takes its toll in the form of added work and developer toil. Teams need a platform with security and control.

Introducing the Harness Developer Hub - Beta Release

With the goal of furthering and simplifying developer and engineering education, we are pleased to announce the launch of the beta release of Harness Developer Hub, or HDH located at https://developer.harness.io.

CI/CD Challenges and How to Solve Them

This blog post will share four common CI/CD challenges and how to solve them.

Spotlight: Summer 2022 Harness Interns

This summer, we welcomed Siddhi Bansal and Ram Potham as interns. Read about the impactful experiences they had as part of their internships.

10 Signs You Don't Do Continuous Delivery

Identify common signs that indicate your team isn't practicing continuous delivery and learn how to overcome them.

Announcing Speed Enhancements and Hosted Builds for Harness Continuous Integration

Harness is excited to announce that there are new features for the Harness Continuous Integration (CI) module designed to deliver the fastest CI builds available in the market, along with hosted builds as a fully managed cloud service offering.

How to Configure Your Builds with JFrog Artifactory and Harness

This article will explain how a developer can easily use best-of-the-breed DevOps tools, like Harness and JFrog Artifactory, to test and build with CI and store the build artifacts.

Instant Feature Flags With Next.js

Unlock the power of feature flags in Next.js! Discover how to decouple deployments from feature releases and gain insights into feature performance using this approach.

Why 42% of Developers Are Thinking About Quitting Their Jobs

How you recruit and retain talented individuals is largely a question of how you sculpt their experience — namely, with modern software delivery tooling.

The Basics of GitOps Secrets Management

Learn the basics of managing Git, GitOps, and GitOps secrets management.

Join the Harness Hacktoberfest Open Source Software Celebration

Hacktoberfest 2022 is finally here! Our celebration encourages participation from and brings awareness to the open-source community.

The Top Chaos Engineering Tools

Explore top chaos engineering tools like Chaos Mesh, Gremlin, and LitmusChaos. Learn how these tools enhance system resilience and reliability.

What is Chaos Engineering? Intro, Definition & More

Learn how Chaos Engineering tests system resilience by injecting failures, improving reliability, and preventing outages.

Getting Started With Helm

This tutorial aims to help readers deploy a Helm Chart from GitHub Repository. This repository contains a simple Helm chart that you can deploy on your public Kubernetes cluster to demo Helm with Harness!