The Ultimate Guide to DevOps

2026 · Australian Edition

DevOps represents a transformative approach in IT that combines software development and operations to deliver applications and services at high velocity. This methodology enables organisations to evolve and improve products faster than traditional software development processes, fostering greater agility, collaboration, and automation.

Exploring our recent stories will provide readers insight into the evolving landscape of DevOps, including cutting-edge automation, security integration (DevSecOps), AI-powered enhancements, container adoption, and challenges faced by enterprises globally. Readers will also discover how trusted companies are integrating DevOps practices to enhance digital transformation efforts, manage cloud and hybrid environments, and tackle cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Whether you are an IT professional seeking to stay current with DevOps trends, a manager aiming to implement DevOps in your organisation, or simply curious about modern software development practices, these stories offer valuable lessons on the cultural, technical, and strategic aspects that define successful DevOps adoption today.

Australian DevOps news
Analyst Insights
Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic
Gartner · DevOps · Data Protection
Yesterday
Thoughtworks: The inside line on AI software development from the company that created Agile
Gartner · DevOps · Digital Transformation
This month
Rafay & Argentum AI strike software orchestration deal
Gartner · DevOps · Virtualisation
This month
iProov report warns of soaring iOS injection attacks
Gartner · DevOps · UC
This month
eScan wins AV-TEST award for enterprise protection
AV-TEST · DevOps · Firewalls
This month
Reviews
Game review: Hands-on impressions with Sumerian Six on Xbox Series X
Gaming
Last month
Expert columns
Why some teams adopt software and then stop using it
By Charle Cao of Segments
This month
The biggest mistakes companies make when choosing management software
By Charle Cao of Segments
This month
From chaos to code efficiency: AI's big software development shift
By Craig Nielsen of GitLab
This month
How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth
By Rob Newell of New Relic
Last month
Construction claims are shaped before disputes begin
By Jenna Farrell of Scopey Onsite
Last month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
From 398 to 200 Days: Understanding the TLS Certificate Lifespan Reduction
By Daniel Sutherland of DigiCert
Last month
It's time to make a genuine effort to retain experienced and capable women
By Emma Mani of GumGum
Last month
How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s
By Mandy Bath of Merkle UK
Last month
AI won't reduce construction disputes unless documentation improves
By Gillian Laging of Scopey Onsite
Last month
From global engineer to data leader in Australia’s tech
By Jessica Molina Calabrese
Last month
Women own the most underrated skill in tech: Translation
By Lauren Malhoit of IP Fabric
Last month
International Women's Day: Expanding access, accelerating progress
By Shanthi Rajan of Linarc
Last month
High-stakes digital world: A Women's Day reflection on technology, resilience, and influence
By Priya Jayaraman of JFrog
Last month
How digital campaign strategy shapes modern marketing
By Stella Chau of Visual Media Association
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Discussing Unified Communications
3 days ago
Exclusive: How Adobe showcases its innovation engine
Discussing Trends & Predictions
4 days ago
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
Discussing Software engineering
Last month
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
Discussing Cloud Services
Last month
Exclusive: Rohini Sharma on monday.com's AI shift
Discussing Software-as-a-Service
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Recent news
Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana
About Virtualisation
Today
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 with coding & research gains
About Software engineering
Today
Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability
About Virtualisation
Today
ClickHouse deepens Google Cloud tie-up with four updates
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
White Rook Cyber wins CREST accreditation for testing
About Firewalls
Today
IP Fabric launches MCP server for network operations
About Firewalls
Today
Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to curb AI cloud costs
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Thales launches Imperva for Google Cloud in controlled availability
About Firewalls
Yesterday
Cognizant launches Gemini Enterprise practice with Google
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Foxit launches PDF editor app inside ChatGPT for users
About Storage
Yesterday
CodeRabbit launches Slack agent for engineering teams
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to cut AI compute costs
About Software-as-a-Service
Yesterday
Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Redgate survey says hybrid cloud is now long-term reality
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
AI coding speeds up, but security teams fall behind
About Software engineering
Yesterday
Job moves
Applause appoints Aatish Salvi as Chief Technology Officer
Move at Applause
Last week
iCatalyst appoints delivery executives for ERP growth
Move at Microsoft
Last week
Intuit names Xero veteran Matthew Miles to lead APAC
Move at Xero
Last week
Gallagher Security names Siler to lead SMB & perimeter
Move at Gallagher Security
Last week
Slipstream Cyber appoints Chris Pallister to cyber role
Move at Interactive
Last month
Datadog names Renee Mitsis to lead ANZ channel push
Move at HP
Last month
Reversec names Åse Holmberg Zetterlund as Chief Executive
Move at F-Secure
Last month
New Relic names Michael Frendo CTO to drive AI observability
Move at Cisco
Last month
myPlates names Shikha Thakur Head of Marketing Performance
Move at myPlates
Last month
ECI Software Solutions hires Jack Wood to drive AI push
Move at ECI Software Solutions
Last month
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