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GitOps and DevOps are often seen as interchangeable, but they serve distinct purposes within the software delivery lifecycle. This article breaks down their differences, tools, workflows, and where they overlap. Learn how GitOps focuses on infrastructure automation using Git as the source of truth, while DevOps represents a broader cultural shift aimed at collaboration and continuous delivery. Discover how combining both approaches can streamline development, enforce consistency, and boost deployment reliability.

Airwallex, a global financial platform, uses GitLab’s AI-powered, end-to-end DevSecOps platform to expand its business and meet customer requests faster, outmaneuvering competitors.

Google Cloud introduces Multi-Cluster Orchestration to streamline Kubernetes management, improve efficiency, and support GitOps integration.

Google reveals the Sol undersea cable linking the U.S., Bermuda, the Azores, and Spain to boost cloud ability, dependability, and overall network toughness.

Google's latest Android security release for April 2025 addresses 62 vulnerabilities, with particular focus on two zero-day flaws already exploited.

Common Sense Media calls Google’s Gemini AI “high risk” for kids and teens, citing safety gaps despite safeguards. Google says improvements are underway.

OpenAI’s GPT-5 launches as its most powerful AI to date, but users raise concerns over its rollout and performance.

Grafana 12 is here, revolutionizing observability! Discover powerful new tools like "observability as code" with Git Sync, dynamic dashboards with tabs and conditional logic, enhanced alerting, and lightning-fast tables. Level up your monitoring, streamline workflows, and make Grafana truly yours.

Grafana aims to make observability easy by providing tools to get started easily, blend Kubernetes best practices with Grafana Cloud features, and build custom dashboards for precise Kubernetes needs.

Bug bounty programs offer a great way to let the community find vulnerabilities. Great guidelines for successful Bug Bounty programs.

Greetz, an online greeting card service, faced high costs and management complexity with their Oracle RAC database. Seeking a more affordable, highly available, and performant solution for their e-commerce platform, they partnered with MariaDB. The migration to MariaDB Enterprise Server with Galera Cluster resulted in a faster, more stable online store and significantly reduced Total Cost of Ownership by eliminating expensive licensing and SAN storage. MariaDB now provides a reliable and scalable foundation for Greetz's critical operations.

Discover how Grip Security, a SaaS security vendor, achieved a staggering 99% noise reduction in SCA findings by replacing their old tool with Endor Labs. Learn how they built stronger customer trust, boosted developer efficiency, and gained accurate vulnerability insights without "dependency hell.