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  • Meet the DevOps Dozen² 2023 Honorees

    Meet the DevOps Dozen² 2023 Honorees

    We are proud to announce the DevOps Dozen² 2023 honorees. For the past nine years, the DevOps Dozen Awards have celebrated the most outstanding individuals and companies in the DevOps community and their remarkable contributions to the industry. These honorees have demonstrated their leadership and commitment to our community during the past year.

    Congratulations to all those nominated and to the honorees. All of your hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated.

    Without further ado, here are the DevOps Dozen² 2023 honorees:

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    1. Best DevOps Industry Implementation: St James’s Place DevOps Implementation

    2. Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research: Accelerate State of DevOps Report by DORA

    3. Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video): DevOps Exchange YouTube Channel

    4. Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series: DevOps Paradox

    5. Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year: Industrial DevOps: Build Better Systems Faster by Dr. Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman

    6. Top DevOps Evangelist: Fatima Sarah Khalid, Developer Evangelist at GitLab

    7. Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor): Pera People Science B.V

    8. Best DevOps Event of the Year: swampUP by JFrog

    9. Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project: Jenkins

    10. DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor): Garima Bajpai, Founder of Canada DevOps Community of Practice

    11. Best DevOps Presentation of the Year: It’s Time to Rip Off the Training Wheels and Enable End-to-End Automation (BMC Software)

    12. Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year: DevSecOps: The Fusion of Security and DevOps for Enhanced Software Security by Muneesh Sharma, Neem Consulting Ltd.

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    1. Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service: JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform

    2. Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service: gitStream by LinearB

    3. Best CI/CD Tool: CloudBees CI/CDRO

    4. Best Value Stream Management Tool: ValueOps by Broadcom

    5. Best Observability Solution: Grafana Cloud Free Tier

    6. Best DevSecOps Solution: GitLab

    7. Best Testing Tool/Service: Tricentis Mobile

    8. Best Kubernetes Platform/Service: Rafay Systems

    9. Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service: Sysdig Secure

    10. Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution: BMC AMI DevX tool suite

    11. Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution: Percona

    12. Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider: New Relic Grok (now New Relic AI)

    The honorees will receive both digital badges and physical trophies celebrating their achievements.

    Winners were chosen from among the finalists with general public voting counting for 40% of the final total and our judges’ selections for 60% of the weighted total. The panel of judges went through thousands of votes to choose the winners in each category—it was not an easy task. Many thanks to our judges for making the hard calls and to everyone who has supported the DevOps Dozen² Awards by nominating candidates and voting.

    For more information, please visit the DevOps Dozen² Awards website and stay tuned for the DevOps Dozen² 2024 Awards.

  • DevOps Dozen² 2023 Finalists Announced

    DevOps Dozen² 2023 Finalists Announced

    We are excited to announce the finalists for the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2023, celebrating the greatest innovators and their achievements in the DevOps space. These individuals and companies have taken an active role in the DevOps community, demonstrating their leadership and commitment to the improvement of our industry in the past year. 

    Congratulations to every one of the finalists. All of your hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated.

    Without further ado, here are the finalists for the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2023:

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    1. Best DevOps Industry Implementation

    • Codacy Pioneers Program (Codacy’s Pioneers Programme)
    • DevOps Implementation across the SJP enterprise systems (St James’s Place in Partnership with Intellect Design Arena)

    2. Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research

    • State of Digital Quality Report 2023 (Applause)
    • The Shift to a Security Approach for the Full Application Stack Report (Cisco AppDynamics)
    • Accelerate State of DevOps Report (DORA)
    • Charting Observability Research Report (Edge Delta)
    • 2023 State of IaC Report (Firefly)
    • Observability Survey 2023 (Grafana Labs)
    • 2023 Software Artifact State of the Union (JFrog)
    • What’s in Your Open-Source Software (Lineaje)
    • 2023 Software Engineering Benchmarks Report (LinearB)
    • 2023 Observability Forecast Report (New Relic)
    • State of the API Report (Postman)
    • Global State of API Security Report (Traceable AI)

    3. Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video)

    • DevOps Exchange YouTube Channel (DevOps Exchange)
    • DevOps Toolkit (DevOps Toolkit)
    • KubeSimplify (Kubesimplify)
    • Saiyam Pathak (Kubesimplify)
    • Ned in the Cloud’s Terraform Tuesday Series (Ned Bellevance)

    4. Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series

    • The Modern Mainframe (BMC Software)
    • 0800-DEVOPS Podcast by Ivan Krnic (CROZ)
    • DevOps Paradox (DevOps Paradox)
    • Let’s Get To The News (Kubernetes community)
    • Dev Interrupted (LinearB)
    • DevOps in Agile Way Podcast (Pawel Piwosz, DevOps Institute Ambassador)
    • The MLSecOps Podcast (Protect AI)

    5. Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year

    • Crafting a Mainframe Modernization Roadmap (Broadcom)
    • Strategizing Continuous Delivery in the Cloud (Garima Bajpai , Thomas Schuetz)
    • Redbook: Accelerate Mainframe Application Modernization with Hybrid Cloud (IBM)
    • Industrial DevOps: Build Better Systems Faster by Dr. Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman (IT Revolution Press)
    • Beyond Agile Auditing: Three Core Components to Revolutionize Your Internal Audit Practices (IT Revolution)

    6. Top DevOps Evangelist

    • Sam Dion (National Bank of Canada)
    • Garima Bajpai (Canada DevOps Community of Practice)
    • Pawel Piwosz (Company or Community: DevOps Institute Ambassador)
    • Amanda Lewis (DORA Community)
    • Fatima Sarah Khalid (GitLab)
    • Ayelet Sachto (Google)
    • Richi Hartmann (Grafana Labs)
    • Stephen Chin (JFrog)
    • Eran Kinsbruner (Lightrun)
    • Mayank Solanki (TataCliq)
    • Viktor Farcic

    7. Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)

    • Informatica (Grafana Labs)
    • Pera People Science B.V
    • CGI Life and Health Insurance Agile and DevOps Team

    8. Best DevOps Event of the Year

    • DevOps World 2023 (CloudBees)
    • DevOps Exchange
    • GrafanaCON 2023 (Grafana Labs)
    • swampUP (JFrog)
    • Galaxy ’23 (LaunchDarkly)
    • PASS Data Community Summit (Redgate Software)

    9. Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project

    • Coder OS (Coder)
    • AIaC (AI generator for infrastructure as code by Firefly.ai)
    • Beyla (Grafana Labs)
    • Jenkins
    • Frogbot (JFrog)
    • Galasa (Open Mainframe Project)
    • OpenRewrite (OpenRewrite / Moderne)
    • CNAPPgoat (Tenable Open Source)
    • Terrascan (Tenable Open Source)

    10. DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor)

    • Garima Bajpai (Canada DevOps Community of Practice)
    • Dan Rogers (LaunchDarkly)
    • Idit Levine (Solo.io)
    • Kavitha Srinivasulu (TCS)

    11. Best DevOps Presentation of the Year

    • Time to Rip Off the Training Wheels and Enable End-to-End Automation, a SHARE Atlanta 2023 presentation by Tony Anter and Mark Schettenhelm (BMC Software)
    • Beyond Agile Auditing: The Path to a Better Audit Experience by Clarissa Lucas

    12. Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year

    • Six Mainframe DevOps Predictions for 2023 (BMC Software)
    • VS Code for Mainframe: The Enterprise Developer Tipping Point (Broadcom)
    • Muneesh Sharma (Neem Consulting Ltd.)

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    1. Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service

    • Bitrise
    • Copado
    • Harness Software Delivery Platform
    • Morpheus v6.x
    • The Netlify Platform
    • PagerDuty Process Automation
    • Sourcegraph’s Code AI Platform
    • BMC AMI DevX
    • Digital.ai AI-Powered DevSecOps Platform
    • JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform
    • Nethopper KAOPS
    • Opsera Unified DevOps Platform
    • Rootly
    • Reliability Management

    2. Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service

    • gitStream (LinearB)

    3. Best CI/CD Tool

    • Bitrise
    • BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline
    • Buildkite Pipelines
    • CircleCI
    • CloudBees CI/CDRO
    • Codefresh CI/CD Solution
    • Copado
    • Octopus Deploy
    • OpsMx Secure CD

    4. Best Value Stream Management Tool

    • Allstacks Platform
    • ValueOps by Broadcom
    • Digital.ai’s Value Stream Management Tool
    • LinearB
    • Planview Value Stream Management

    5. Best Observability Solution

    • Apica
    • BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps
    • Cribl Stream
    • Grafana Cloud Free Tier
    • Lightrun Observability Platform
    • Memfault
    • The New Relic All-In-One Observability Platform
    • Observe
    • StackState
    • BMC AMI zAdviser Enterprise
    • Cisco Observability Platform
    • Edge Delta
    • Honeycomb.io
    • Logz.io Open 360™ Platform
    • Mezmo Telemetry Pipeline
    • Nobl9 Reliability Center
    • SolarWinds Observability
    • vFunction Architectural Observability Manager

    6. Best DevSecOps Solution

    • Broadcom SBOMz
    • CodeSonar
    • CodeSentry
    • Dazz Remediation Cloud
    • Digital.ai AI-Powered DevSecOps Platform
    • GitLab
    • Mend Application Security Platform by Mend.io
    • Progress Chef
    • DuploCloud DevOps Automation Platform
    • Graylog
    • JFrog Curation
    • Lineaje AI with BOMbots
    • Moderne
    • ReversingLabs Software Supply Chain Security Platform
    • Tanzu Application Platform
    • Xygeni Software Supply Chain Security Solution

    7. Best Testing Service/Tool

    • Telepresence (Ambassador Labs)
    • Applitools
    • BMC AMI DevX Total Test
    • Buildkite Test Analytics
    • Copado
    • Digital.ai Continuous Testing
    • Sauce Labs / Sauce Orchestrate
    • SonarQube
    • Tricentis Mobile

    8. Best Kubernetes Platform/Service

    • BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps
    • Edge Delta
    • Kalix
    • Rafay Systems

    9. Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service

    • The Aqua Platform (Aqua Security)
    • Axiomatics’ Orchestrated Authorization Solution
    • Britive Identity Security Platform
    • Cyera
    • Dazz Remediation Cloud
    • Fleet Endpoint Security Platform (Fleet Device Management, Inc.)
    • JumpCloud Directory Platform
    • The Orca Cloud Security Platform
    • Sumo Logic SaaS Log Analytics Platform
    • Sysdig Secure
    • Tenable Cloud Security
    • Tetrate Istio Subscription (TIS)

    10. Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution

    • BMC AMI DevX tool suite (BMC Software)
    • Code4z (Broadcom)
    • Wazi Deploy (IBM)
    • PopUp Mainframe
    • Rocket DevOps 10.2.2 (Rocket Software)

    11. Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution

    • BMC AMI DevOps for Db2® – BMC Software and BMC AMI SQL Performance for Db2® (BMC Software)
    • Coalesce Data Transformation Platform
    • Percona
    • Flyway (Redgate Software)
    • TDengine

    12. Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider

    • Applause Crowdtesting Solution for DevOps Teams
    • BMC AMI DevX Code Insights (BMC Software)
    • BMC Helix ServiceOps, BMC Helix Operations Management with AIOps, BMC Helix ITSM
    • Devtron
    • Firefly Cloud Asset Management
    • New Relic Grok
    • PerfectScale Platform
    • PopUp Mainframe
    • Recommended Learning Paths (Security Journey)
    • Sourcegraph’s AI coding assistant, Cody
    • Tabnine Chat
    • Vercel

    Finalists were picked by the judges and based on which entry had the most nominations.

    Voting for the winners in all 24 categories is now open to the public. To vote for the leaders, tools and companies you think are truly deserving of an award for their exceptional service to the DevOps community, please visit the DevOps Dozen² website.

    Winners will be chosen from among the finalists, with general public voting weighted for 40% of the final score and our judges’ selections for 60% of the final score. The deadline for public voting is December 31 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

    The winners will be announced at the Predict 2024 Virtual Summit on January 18, 2024, and will receive both digital badges and physical trophies celebrating their achievements.

    Thanks to everyone who has supported the DevOps Dozen² Awards by nominating candidates and voting. Good luck to all the finalists!

  • Meet the DevOps Dozen² 2022 Honorees

    Meet the DevOps Dozen² 2022 Honorees

    We are proud to announce the DevOps Dozen² 2022 honorees. For the past eight years, the DevOps Dozen Awards have celebrated the most outstanding individuals and companies in the DevOps community and their remarkable contributions to the industry. These honorees have demonstrated their leadership and commitment to our community during the past year.

    Congratulations to all those nominated and to the honorees. All of your hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated.

    Without further ado, here are the DevOps Dozen² 2022 honorees:

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    1. Best DevOps Industry Implementation

    OJA DevOps Transformation and Implementation

    2. Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research

    GitLab 2022 Global DevSecOps Survey

    3. Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video)

    DevOps Toolkit

    4. Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series

    Grafana’s Big Tent

    5. Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year

    Purple Book

    6. Top DevOps Evangelist

    Dan Garfield

    7. Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)

    Natura Cloud & DevOps Center of Excellence

    8. Best DevOps Event of the Year

    2022 DevOps Enterprise Summit

    9. Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project

    Backstage

    10. DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor)

    Idit Levine

    11. Best DevOps Presentation of the Year

    “Journey from 100’s of Pipelines to a Single Pipeline Ecosystem” by Ali Ravji and Prashant Parekh

    12. Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year

    What A Dev Wants

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    1. Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service

    Harness Software Delivery Platform

    2. Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service

    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps

    3. Best CI/CD Tool

    CloudBees CI

    4. Best Value Stream Management Tool

    ConnectALL

    5. Best Observability Solution

    Nobl9 Platform

    6. Best DevSecOps Solution

    JFrog Advanced Security

    Veracode Continuous Software Security Platform

    7. Best Testing Service/Tool

    Digital.ai Continuous Testing

    8. Best Kubernetes Platform/Service

    Red Hat OpenShift

    9. Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service

    Aqua Platform

    10. Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution

    Open Mainframe Project Zowe

    11. Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution

    Liquibase

    12. Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider

    BMC Compuware zAdviser DORA Metrics dashboard

    The honorees will receive both digital badges and physical trophies celebrating their achievements.

    Winners were chosen from among the finalists with general public voting counting for 40% of the final total and our judges’ selections for 60% of the weighted total. The panel of judges went through thousands of votes to choose the winners in each category—it was not an easy task. Many thanks to our judges for making the hard calls and to everyone who has supported the DevOps Dozen² Awards by nominating candidates and voting.

    For more information, please visit the DevOps Dozen² Awards website and stay tuned for the DevOps Dozen² 2023 Awards.

  • DevOps Dozen² 2022 Finalists Announced

    DevOps Dozen² 2022 Finalists Announced

    We are excited to announce the finalists for the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2022, celebrating the greatest innovators and their achievements in the DevOps space. These individuals and companies have taken an active role in the DevOps community, demonstrating their leadership and commitment to the improvement of our industry in the past year. 

    Congratulations to every one of the finalists. All of your hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated.

    Without further ado, here are the finalists for the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2022:

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    1. Best DevOps Industry Implementation

    2. Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research

    3. Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video)

    4. Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series

    5. Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year

    6. Top DevOps Evangelist

    7. Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)

    8. Best DevOps Event of the Year

    9. Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project

    10. DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor)

    11. Best DevOps Presentation of the Year

    12. Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    1. Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service

    2. Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service

    3. Best CI/CD Tool

    4. Best Value Stream Management Tool

    5. Best Observability Solution

    6. Best DevSecOps Solution

    7. Best Testing Service/Tool

    8. Best Kubernetes Platform/Service

    9. Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service

    10. Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution

    11. Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution

    12. Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider

    Finalists were picked by the judges and based on which entry had the most nominations. All finalists will receive a badge to display on their website and social media with a link to the voting/survey site.

    Voting for the winners in all 24 categories is now open to the public. To vote for the leaders, tools and companies you think are truly deserving of an award for their exceptional service to the DevOps community, please visit the DevOps Dozen² website.

    Winners will be chosen from among the finalists, with general public voting weighted for 40% of the final score and our judges’ selections for 60% of the final score. The deadline for public voting is December 31 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

    The winners will be announced at the Predict 2023 Virtual Summit on January 12, 2023, and will receive both digital badges and physical trophies celebrating their achievements.

    Thanks to everyone who has supported the DevOps Dozen² Awards by nominating candidates and voting. Good luck to all the finalists!

  • The Dog Ate My DevOps Dozen

    The Dog Ate My DevOps Dozen

    As the new Techstrong Group team member, I wasn’t familiar with the DevOps Dozen awards. The basics: It’s a cool program that recognizes excellence across a number of categories in the DevOps world. The winners will be announced during our Predict 23 conference on January 12. I have to tell you that the submission process was interesting. 

    It’s not surprising that many of the submissions came in on the last day. Some within the last hour of the last day. But what was surprising were some of the excuses we got when companies inevitably asked for extensions.

    No one actually used the “dog ate our submission” excuse—mostly because, well, it’s an online submission process so, unless the dog swallowed a computer, that’s not really a thing anymore. It seemed that honesty prevailed this year. We got a bunch of folks that said they were working on a major launch; others said they’d been consumed with getting ready for KubeCon and asked for a little more time.

    We were somewhat sympathetic since we also were getting ready for KubeCon and totally understand the all-hands-on-deck push required to get ready for a major event. We also encountered some issues with our payment processor which prevented the completion of some submissions. We’ve fixed the issue and we’ve learned from that experience, so it won’t be a problem next year.

    In terms of the categories, unsurprisingly the top three that attracted the most submissions were “Best DevSecOps Solution,” “Best End-to-End DevOps Tool and Service” and “Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider”. Given the move to integrate security into the DevOps environment and the move to integrate the variety of DevOps tools onto a platform, the popularity of those two categories was expected. 

    The next wave of categories included “Best Observability Solution,” “Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service” and “Best CI/CD Tool” to round out the top six. Again, less strategic and more tactical in this second group.

    If you are looking to go where the crowds aren’t, the least-crowded three categories in terms of submissions were “Best DevOps-Related Video Series (Video),” “Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)” and “Best DevOps Presentation of the Year.” Maybe those aren’t the sexiest, most buzzworthy categories, but the competition is minimal.

    So what did we learn from this year’s submission process? Try not to wait until the last minute and that the most competitive categories are those that deal with hot issues. Keep an eye out for the beginning of public voting, and we’ll see you at the awards ceremony during Predict 23!

  • DevOps Dozen² Awards 2022 Nominations Now Open

    DevOps Dozen² Awards 2022 Nominations Now Open

    The DevOps Dozen² Awards are back for their eighth year and nominations are open. These awards highlight, recognize and honor the outstanding and inspiring leaders who have made significant contributions to the DevOps community over the past year. We are very proud of the explosive growth and continued success of our community and we are excited to celebrate its hard work and achievements.

    For the third year in a row, we have expanded our DevOps Dozen awards program to include two different groups: The DevOps Dozen Community Awards and DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards.

    There are 12 awards within each group:

    • DevOps Dozen Community Awards—Honoring the leaders who have made a positive impact on the DevOps community.
    • DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards—Recognizing the companies that develop and deliver outstanding solutions to empower developers, DevOps and IT operations teams.

    Nominations are made by the audience. Anyone can nominate a tool or service, although there is a $250 entry fee for the Tools and Services Awards nominations. We implement this fee to cut down on spam and superfluous nominations. However, there is no fee for Community Awards nominations. Please note that commercial tools and services are not eligible for the Community Awards and will not make it through to the finals.

    Finalists will be selected and winners will be chosen from among the finalists. The finalists will be determined by general public voting (weighted for 40% of the final total) and our judges’ selections (weighted for 60% of the final total).

    The last day to submit your nominations is October 22, 2022. To vote, follow the steps outlined on the DevOps Dozen² website.

    Meet the DevOps Dozen² Judges

    We have an esteemed panel of judges with a wealth of experience and extensive industry knowledge.  Most have served as DevOps Dozen Award judges in the past:

    • Tracy Ragan, CDF board member and CEO at DeployHub
    • Charlene O’Hanlon, VP and managing editor at Activate Marketing Services
    • Mitch Ashley, founder and principal at Techstrong Research
    • Alan Shimel, founder and CEO at Techstrong Group

    Our judges will review the submissions made by the public and choose the winners.

    The 2022 DevOps Dozen² Categories

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    • Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service
      Consolidation in the DevOps space has led to a greater selection of platforms offering end-to-end solutions. This award honors the platform with the most diverse and robust solution for DevOps teams.
    • Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service
      GitOps has become an integral part of the DevOps toolbox. This award is presented to the most outstanding code repository/Git/GitOps tool.
    • Best CI/CD Tool
      This award recognizes the best CI/CD tool that helps teams to deliver quality code faster.
    • Best Value Stream Management Tool
      Value stream management has come into its own as an important tool for measuring the business value of DevOps and application development. This award recognizes the value stream management tool that most effectively helps organizations visualize the value stream, track metrics and measure improvement.
    • Best Observability Solution
      This award recognizes the best observability solution for understanding the performance of individual components, systems and entire applications.
    • Best DevSecOps Solution
      This award honors the best DevSecOps solution, which enables security to be included earlier in and continuously throughout the SDLC.
    • Best Testing Tool/Service
      Testing is a mainstay in the DevOps toolchain. This award recognizes the best testing tool for ensuring the quality of code.
    • Best Kubernetes Platform/Service
      The adoption of containers has paved the way for an entire solutions ecosystem. Kubernetes is perhaps the most widely recognized and utilized tool for container orchestration. There are many platforms and services that offer Kubernetes-based solutions. This award honors the best Kubernetes platform/service available.
    • Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service
      The cloud-native movement has taken the IT world by storm due to the depth and breadth of the solutions available and the benefits of building applications and services specifically for cloud-native environments. This award recognizes the best cloud-native tools, solutions and services.
    • Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution
      Despite their age, mainframes are a mainstay in the IT world, and a variety of solutions are available for enabling DevOps practices in mainframe and hybrid environments. This award recognizes the best of them.
    • Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution
      Databases often have been left out of the DevOps conversation, but that is changing  as the concept of DataOps is gaining greater traction. This award recognizes the best solution in the database and DataOps space.
    • Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider
      This award recognizes the best new service provider or tool that has brought innovation to the DevOps space in the past year (must be less than 24 months old).

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    • Best DevOps Industry Implementation
      This award honors organizations that have successfully adopted and implemented DevOps principles and practices.
    • Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research
      This award recognizes research that has significantly and positively impacted the DevOps community.
    • Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video)
      This category highlights the most entertaining, educational and inspirational DevOps video series—those with the most engaging and highest-quality content.
    • Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series
      Which is your favorite DevOps podcast from this year? This category celebrates the many great DevOps podcasts driving discussions about everything from CI/CD and testing to DevSecOps, Kubernetes, containers and more.
    • Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year
      Each year sees a plethora of well-crafted DevOps-related books and ebooks. This category highlights the most popular and  most-read of the year.
    • Top DevOps Evangelist
      This category is one of our favorites! There are so many great evangelists who spread the DevOps gospel, but we want to know who does it best. Nominees can work within the DevOps space or outside of it.
    • Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)
      In a year marked by continued digital transformation, we want to know which organizations stood out in their efforts to transform their business through DevOps.
    • Best DevOps Event of the Year
      Virtual events became the norm throughout  the pandemic. But as more people crave face-to-face interaction, in-person events have slowly made a comeback. Which DevOps event stands out from the crowd?
    • Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project
      Open source projects are meant to promote innovation and increase efficiency, velocity and quality. While there are many great open source projects out there, the best ones are those that create a community of people who work on and with the technology and support each other.
    • DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor)
      This category celebrates excellence among DevOps leaders at the C-suite (or equivalent) level.
    • Best DevOps Presentation of the Year
      This category recognizes the best DevOps-themed presentation from the many (virtual) conferences that took place this year.
    • Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year
      This category celebrates excellence among DevOps leaders at the C-suite (or equivalent) level.

    With so many talented and inspiring leaders empowering our community, choosing a winner is no easy task. Although not everyone can take home an award, being nominated is still a remarkable achievement and serves as validation that you’re on the right path. We greatly appreciate your dedication and service to the DevOps community.

    For more information, please visit the DevOps Dozen² website. If you have any questions regarding the nomination process or any technical issues regarding the website, please contact us at DD@devops.com.

  • Finalists Named in Techstrong Group’s DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021

    Finalists Named in Techstrong Group’s DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021

    Techstrong Group has unveiled the list of finalists for the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021 and has officially opened public voting to determine the winners in each of the 24 award categories.

    Boca Raton, Fla.—November 17, 2021—Techstrong Group, the power source for people and technology, has announced the finalists for the 24 categories in the seventh annual DevOps Dozen² Awards. The DevOps Dozen² Awards honor the most innovative and inspiring individuals and companies that have demonstrated their leadership and commitment to the DevOps community.

    The DevOps Dozen² Awards are divided into two sections: DevOps Dozen Community Awards and DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards.

    The DevOps industry leaders and companies advancing to the finals are those that have received the highest number of votes in each category. Additionally, a panel of five expert judges voted on the finalists. The judges are:

    • Mitchell Ashley, principal, Techstrong Research, and CTO, Techstrong Group
    • Helen Beal, chief ambassador, DevOps Institute
    • Jayne Groll, CEO, DevOps Institute
    • Alan Shimel, CEO, Techstrong Group
    • John Willis, senior director, Red Hat Global Transformation Office

    “These awards celebrate the world’s best DevOps leaders, companies and tools that are changing the industry for the better,” said Alan Shimel, founder and CEO of Techstrong Group. “We are very proud of each and every one of the finalists for being able to adapt and pivot during these uncertain times. We are also honored to highlight those who make significant contributions each year through the DevOps Dozen awards.”

    Here are the finalists for the DevOps Dozen Community Awards categories:

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    1. Best DevOps Industry Implementation

    2. Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research

    3. Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video)

    4. Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series

    5. Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year

    6. Top DevOps Evangelist

    7. Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)

    8. Best DevOps Virtual Event of the Year

    9. Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project

    10. DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor)

    11. Best DevOps Presentation of the Year

    12. Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year

    Here are the finalists for the DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards categories:

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    1. Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service

    2. Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service

    3. Best CI/CD Tool

    4. Best Value Stream Management Tool

    5. Best Observability Solution

    6. Best DevSecOps Solution

    7. Best Testing Service/Tool

    8. Best Kubernetes Platform/Service

    9. Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service

    10. Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution

    11. Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution

    12. Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider

    Finalists will receive a badge to display on their website and social media and a link to the voting/survey site.

    Voting for the winners in all 24 categories is now officially open to the public through Dec. 31.

    Winners will be chosen from among the finalists with general public voting weighted for 40% of the final total and the DevOps Dozen judges’ selections for 60% of the total. The DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021 winners will be announced at the Predict 2022 Virtual Summit Jan. 20, 2022. Winners will receive both digital badges and physical trophies celebrating their achievements.

    Additional Resources

    • For more information about the awards, important dates and deadlines, please visit the DevOps Dozen² Awards website.
    • For any information regarding the entry process, awards or timing, please contact us at DD@devops.com.

    About Techstrong Group

    Techstrong Group is the power source for people and technology. Techstrong accelerates understanding of technologies that drive business. With a broad set of IT-related communities and offerings, Techstrong is the only media company serving the needs of IT leaders and practitioners with news, research, analysis, events, education, certifications and professional development. Our focus is digital transformation, DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud and cloud-native. Techstrong Group business units include: Techstrong Media, Techstrong Associations, Techstrong Research, Techstrong Learning and Techstrong Live!. For technology providers, Techstrong business units offer many ways to reach IT professionals and tell their story.

    Techstrong Group is based in Boca Raton, Florida. For more information, visit us on the web and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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  • DevOps Dozen² 2021 Finalists Announced

    DevOps Dozen² 2021 Finalists Announced

    Today, we are delighted to announce the finalists of the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021, celebrating the greatest innovators and their achievements in the DevOps space. Despite the many challenges of the past year, these individuals and companies have taken an active role in the DevOps community, demonstrating their leadership and commitment to the improvement of our industry. We had a record number of nominations this year which was terrific to see. It means even through the challenges of the last two years, the DevOps community has remained robust and active.

    Congratulations to every one of the finalists—it is quite an honor to make it this far. All of your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated.

    Without further ado, here are the finalists for the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021:

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    1. Best DevOps Industry Implementation

    2. Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research

    3. Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video)

    4. Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series

    5. Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year

    6. Top DevOps Evangelist

    7. Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)

    8. Best DevOps Virtual Event of the Year

    9. Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project

    10. DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor)

    11. Best DevOps Presentation of the Year

    12. Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    1. Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service

    2. Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service

    3. Best CI/CD Tool

    4. Best Value Stream Management Tool

    5. Best Observability Solution

    6. Best DevSecOps Solution

    7. Best Testing Service/Tool

    8. Best Kubernetes Platform/Service

    9. Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service

    10. Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution

    11. Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution

    12. Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider

    Finalists were picked by the judges and also based on which entry had the most nominations. Every single finalist will receive a badge to display on their website and social media with a link to the voting/survey site.

    Voting for the winners in all 24 categories is now open to the public. To vote for the leaders, tools and companies you think are truly deserving of an award for their exceptional service to the DevOps community, please visit the DevOps Dozen² website.

    Winners will be chosen from among the finalists, with general public voting weighted for 40% of the final score and our judges’ selections for 60% of the final score. The deadline for public voting is Dec. 31 and the judges’ determinations will follow shortly thereafter.

    The winners will be announced at the Predict 2022 Virtual Summit Jan. 20 and will receive both digital badges and physical trophies celebrating their achievements.

    Thanks to everyone who has supported the DevOps Dozen² Awards by nominating candidates and voting. Good luck to all the finalists!

  • DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021 Nominations Now Open

    DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021 Nominations Now Open

    The DevOps Dozen² Awards are back and open for nominations. This past year has been quite a journey and we are very proud of the DevOps community in their ability to pivot, innovate, adapt and think ahead in these challenging times. Some outstanding leaders and vendors have worked nonstop to reach their goals and achieve the highest level of success. We are thrilled to celebrate their hard work and achievements.

    The DevOps Dozen² Awards honor the most dedicated and inspiring thought leaders and innovators who have made significant contributions to the community. For the second year, we have expanded our awards program to include two different DevOps Dozen sections: DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards and the DevOps Dozen Community Awards.

    There are 12 awards for each section:

    • DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards — Recognizing the companies that develop and deliver outstanding solutions to empower developers, DevOps and IT operations teams.
    • DevOps Dozen Community Awards — Honoring the leaders who have made a positive impact in the DevOps community.

    Nominations are made by the audience. Anyone can nominate a tool or service, although there is a $250 entry fee for the Tools and Services Awards nominations. We implemented this fee last year to cut down on spam and superfluous nominations. However, there is no fee for Community Awards nominations. Please note that commercial tools and services are not eligible for the Community Awards and will not make it through to the finals.

    Finalists will be selected and winners will be chosen from among the finalists. The finalists will be determined by general public voting (weighted for 40% of the final total) and our judges’ selections (weighted for 60% of the final total).

    The last day to submit your nominations is October 22. To vote, follow the steps outlined on the DevOps Dozen² website.

    Who Are the DevOps Dozen² Judges?

    The following DevOps experts make up the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021 panel of judges, and will review the submissions made by the public and choose the winners:

    • Alan Shimel, founder, CEO and editor-in-chief at MediaOps
    • Jayne Groll, co-founder and CEO at the DevOps Institute
    • Mitch Ashley, founder and CEO at Accelerated Strategies Group
    • John Willis, senior director of the Global Transformation Office at Red Hat
    • Helen Beal, chief ambassador at DevOps Institute and ambassador at Continuous Delivery Foundation

    The 2021 DevOps Dozen² Categories

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    • Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service

    Consolidation in the DevOps space has led to a greater selection of platforms offering end-to-end solutions. This award honors the platform with the most diverse and robust solution for DevOps teams.

    • Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service

    Git has led to GitOps and it has become an integral part of the DevOps toolbox. This award is presented to the most outstanding Repo/Git/GitOps tool.

    • Best CI/CD Tool

    This award recognizes the best CI/CD tool that helps teams to deliver quality code better.

    • Best Value Stream Management Tool

    Value stream management has come into its own as an important tool for measuring the business value of DevOps and application development. This award recognizes the value stream management tool that most effectively helps visualize the value stream, track metrics and measure improvement.

    • Best Observability Solution

    This award recognizes the best observability solution for observing and monitoring to understand the performance of individual components and systems and entire applications.

    • Best DevSecOps Solution

    This award honors the best DevSecOps solution, which enables security to be included earlier and continuously throughout the SDLC.

    • Best Testing Service/Tool

    Testing is a mainstay in the DevOps toolchain. This award recognizes the best testing tool for ensuring the quality of code.

    • Best Kubernetes Platform/Service

    The adoption of containers has paved the way for an entire solutions ecosystem supporting and enhancing the container technology. Kubernetes is perhaps the most widely recognized and utilized tool in the space. There are many platforms and services that offer Kubernetes-based solutions. This award honors the best Kubernetes platform/service available.

    • Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service

    The cloud-native movement has taken the IT world by storm due to the depth and breadth of the solutions available and the benefits of building applications and services specifically for cloud-native environments. This award recognizes the best tools, solutions and services considered cloud-native.

    • Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution
      Mainframes are far from being the dinosaur of the IT world, and a variety of solutions are available for enabling DevOps practices in mainframe environments and hybrid environments. This award recognizes the best of them.
    • Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution
      Databases often have been left out of the DevOps conversation, but that is changing. The whole concept of DataOps is gaining greater traction. This award recognizes the best solution in the database for DevOps and DataOps categories.
    • Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider
      This award recognizes the best new service provider or tool that has brought innovation to the DevOps space in the past year (must be less than 24 months old).

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    • Best DevOps Industry Implementation
      This award honors organizations that have successfully adopted and implemented DevOps principles and practices.
    • Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research
      This award recognizes research that has significantly and positively impacted the DevOps community.
    • Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video)
      This category highlights the most entertaining, educational and inspirational DevOps video series—those with the most engaging and highest-quality content.
    • Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series
      Which is your favorite DevOps podcast from this year? This category celebrates the many great DevOps podcasts sparking some interesting discussions on a multitude of topics from CI/CD and testing to DevSecOps, Kubernetes, containers and more.
    • Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year
      Each year sees a plethora of well-crafted DevOps-related books and ebooks. This category highlights the most popular and best read of the year.
    • Top DevOps Evangelist
      This category is one of our favorites. There are so many great evangelists who spread the DevOps gospel and we want to know who does it best. Nominees can work within the DevOps space or outside of it.
    • Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)
      In a year in which digital transformation became a must-have for survival, we want to know which organizations stood out in their efforts to transform their business through DevOps.
    • Best DevOps Virtual Event of the Year
      COVID-19 has changed the game when it comes to hosting events. In 2021, virtual events remain the norm, reaching a global audience while everyone stays safe at home. Which DevOps virtual event stands out from the others?
    • Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project
      Open source projects are meant to promote innovation and increase efficiency, velocity and quality. While there are many great open source projects out there, the best ones are those that create a community of people who work on and with the technology and support each other.
    • DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor) This category celebrates excellence among DevOps leaders at the C-suite (or equivalent) levels.
    • Best DevOps Presentation of the Year
      This category recognizes the best DevOps-themed presentation from the many (virtual) conferences during the year.
    • Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year
      devopsy.kinsta.cloud publishes multiple new articles every day. Which was the best article from 2021? Let us know so we can recognize the author.

    All the solutions nominated to the Tools and Services Awards will automatically be registered into the DevOps Tools Guide authored by MediaOps and Accelerated Strategies Group. This initiative is our effort to create a comprehensive listing of tools and tools vendors to help end users better understand the DevOps market landscape.

    Choosing a winner is difficult when there are so many talented and inspiring leaders doing an incredible job to empower and support our community. Although not everyone can win an award, being nominated says a lot about each and every one of you. We greatly appreciate your dedication and service to the DevOps community.

    For more information, please visit the DevOps Dozen² website. If you have any questions regarding entry process, awards, timing or any technical issues regarding the website, please contact us at DD@devops.com.

    Alan Shimel

    CEO, MediaOps

  • DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021 Nominations Now Open

    DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021 Nominations Now Open

    The DevOps Dozen² Awards are back and open for nominations. This past year has been quite a journey and we are very proud of the DevOps community in their ability to pivot, innovate, adapt and think ahead in these challenging times. Some outstanding leaders and vendors have worked nonstop to reach their goals and achieve the highest level of success. We are thrilled to celebrate their hard work and achievements.

    The DevOps Dozen² Awards honor the most dedicated and inspiring thought leaders and innovators who have made significant contributions to the community. For the second year, we have expanded our awards program to include two different DevOps Dozen sections: DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards and the DevOps Dozen Community Awards.

    There are 12 awards for each section:

    • DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards — Recognizing the companies that develop and deliver outstanding solutions to empower developers, DevOps and IT operations teams.
    • DevOps Dozen Community Awards — Honoring the leaders who have made a positive impact in the DevOps community.

    Nominations are made by the audience. Anyone can nominate a tool or service, although there is a $250 entry fee for the Tools and Services Awards nominations. We implemented this fee last year to cut down on spam and superfluous nominations. However, there is no fee for Community Awards nominations. Please note that commercial tools and services are not eligible for the Community Awards and will not make it through to the finals.

    Finalists will be selected and winners will be chosen from among the finalists. The finalists will be determined by general public voting (weighted for 40% of the final total) and our judges’ selections (weighted for 60% of the final total).

    The last day to submit your nominations is October 22. To vote, follow the steps outlined on the DevOps Dozen² website.

    Who Are the DevOps Dozen² Judges?

    The following DevOps experts make up the DevOps Dozen² Awards 2021 panel of judges, and will review the submissions made by the public and choose the winners:

    • Alan Shimel, founder, CEO and editor-in-chief at MediaOps
    • Jayne Groll, co-founder and CEO at the DevOps Institute
    • Mitch Ashley, founder and CEO at Accelerated Strategies Group
    • John Willis, senior director of the Global Transformation Office at Red Hat
    • Helen Beal, chief ambassador at DevOps Institute and ambassador at Continuous Delivery Foundation

    The 2021 DevOps Dozen² Categories

    DevOps Dozen Tools and Services Awards

    • Best End-to-End DevOps Tool/Service
      Consolidation in the DevOps space has led to a greater selection of platforms offering end-to-end solutions. This award honors the platform with the most diverse and robust solution for DevOps teams.
    • Best DevOps Repo/GitOps Tool/Service
      Git has led to GitOps and it has become an integral part of the DevOps toolbox. This award is presented to the most outstanding Repo/Git/GitOps tool.
    • Best CI/CD Tool
      This award recognizes the best CI/CD tool that helps teams to deliver quality code better.
    • Best Value Stream Management Tool
      Value stream management has come into its own as an important tool for measuring the business value of DevOps and application development. This award recognizes the value stream management tool that most effectively helps visualize the value stream, track metrics and measure improvement.
    • Best Observability Solution
      This award recognizes the best observability solution for observing and monitoring to understand the performance of individual components and systems and entire applications.
    • Best DevSecOps Solution
      This award honors the best DevSecOps solution, which enables security to be included earlier and continuously throughout the SDLC.
    • Best Testing Service/Tool
      Testing is a mainstay in the DevOps toolchain. This award recognizes the best testing tool for ensuring the quality of code.
    • Best Kubernetes Platform/Service
      The adoption of containers has paved the way for an entire solutions ecosystem supporting and enhancing the container technology. Kubernetes is perhaps the most widely recognized and utilized tool in the space. There are many platforms and services that offer Kubernetes-based solutions. This award honors the best Kubernetes platform/service available.
    • Best Cloud-Native Security Solution/Service
      The cloud-native movement has taken the IT world by storm due to the depth and breadth of the solutions available and the benefits of building applications and services specifically for cloud-native environments. This award recognizes the best tools, solutions and services considered cloud-native.
    • Best DevOps for Mainframe Solution
      Mainframes are far from being the dinosaur of the IT world, and a variety of solutions are available for enabling DevOps practices in mainframe environments and hybrid environments. This award recognizes the best of them.
    • Best DevOps for DataOps/Database Solution
      Databases often have been left out of the DevOps conversation, but that is changing. The whole concept of DataOps is gaining greater traction. This award recognizes the best solution in the database for DevOps and DataOps categories. 
    • Best New DevOps Tool/Service Provider
      This award recognizes the best new service provider or tool that has brought innovation to the DevOps space in the past year (must be less than 24 months old).

    DevOps Dozen Community Awards

    • Best DevOps Industry Implementation
      This award honors organizations that have successfully adopted and implemented DevOps principles and practices.
    • Best DevOps Survey/Analysis/Research
      This award recognizes research that has significantly and positively impacted the DevOps community.
    • Best DevOps-Related Video Series (video)
      This category highlights the most entertaining, educational and inspirational DevOps video series—those with the most engaging and highest-quality content.
    • Best DevOps-Related Audio Podcast Series
      Which is your favorite DevOps podcast from this year? This category celebrates the many great DevOps podcasts sparking some interesting discussions on a multitude of topics from CI/CD and testing to DevSecOps, Kubernetes, containers and more.
    • Best DevOps Book/eBook of the Year
      Each year sees a plethora of well-crafted DevOps-related books and ebooks. This category highlights the most popular and best read of the year.
    • Top DevOps Evangelist
      This category is one of our favorites. There are so many great evangelists who spread the DevOps gospel and we want to know who does it best. Nominees can work within the DevOps space or outside of it.
    • Best DevOps Transformation (non-vendor)
      In a year in which digital transformation became a must-have for survival, we want to know which organizations stood out in their efforts to transform their business through DevOps.
    • Best DevOps Virtual Event of the Year
      COVID-19 has changed the game when it comes to hosting events. In 2021, virtual events remain the norm, reaching a global audience while everyone stays safe at home. Which DevOps virtual event stands out from the others?
    • Most Innovative DevOps Open Source Project
      Open source projects are meant to promote innovation and increase efficiency, velocity and quality. While there are many great open source projects out there, the best ones are those that create a community of people who work on and with the technology and support each other.
    • DevOps Executive of the Year (non-vendor)
      This category celebrates excellence among DevOps leaders at the C-suite (or equivalent) levels.
    • Best DevOps Presentation of the Year
      This category recognizes the best DevOps-themed presentation from the many (virtual) conferences during the year. 
    • Best devopsy.kinsta.cloud Article of the Year
      devopsy.kinsta.cloud publishes multiple new articles every day. Which was the best article from 2021? Let us know so we can recognize the author.

    All the solutions nominated to the Tools and Services Awards will automatically be registered into the DevOps Tools Guide authored by Techstrong Group. This initiative is our effort to create a comprehensive listing of tools and tools vendors to help end users better understand the DevOps market landscape.

    Choosing a winner is difficult when there are so many talented and inspiring leaders doing an incredible job to empower and support our community. Although not everyone can win an award, being nominated says a lot about each and every one of you. We greatly appreciate your dedication and service to the DevOps community.

    For more information, please visit the DevOps Dozen² website. If you have any questions regarding entry process, awards, timing or any technical issues regarding the website, please contact us at DD@devops.com.