Integrating Security with DevOps on Oracle Cloud (Part 1 of 2)
Sanjay Basu Modern development organizations are increasingly using cloud computing attributes like elasticity, API-driven infrastructure as code (IaC), and native immutability for their DevOps and agile development practices. Through DevOps, organizations are seeing these outcomes: Speed up software development and systems deployment cycles Reduce the time and cost to transform an idea into a finished product Unify agile software development and operations, removing barriers to an integrated and iterative process Industrialize the tools and techniques of development and operations with automation at the core In the many engagements in which we've helped customers migrate and develop applications in Oracle Cloud, I have found that security is often a critical missing element in customer DevOps processes. In these cases, security is treated like a siloed and gated activity which, when missed or applied too late, leads to missed project deadlines and vulnerable syste