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How software engineering teams can prepare for 2023

Amidst a fast-moving labor market and fast-growing IT industry inducing constant change, one thing is certain -- software application development teams are under pressure to deliver higher quality user-focused products, securely -- and at pace.

Putting the ‘Human’ back into HR – How to support your colleagues in 2023

With Covid cases gradually back on the rise, murmurs of general strikes, and the ongoing  cost-of-living crisis all fighting for attention at once, it’s very understandable that your workers might be feeling incredibly tense at the moment.

12 Creative Ways to Source Candidates In 2023

What’s one creative way to find excellent candidates?

To help you discover creative ways to source candidates, we asked hiring managers, recruiters and business leaders this question for their recommendations. From asking your clients for referrals to holding an open house, there are several creative ways to locate job candidates outside traditional sources.

Codifying Endpoint Management

The dramatic shift to remote and hybrid work styles has challenged IT teams to handle this change without putting customer and employee experiences at risk or disrupting business continuity.

However, one of the biggest challenges is the endpoint management of their expanding ecosystems.

Thriving As A Woman In a Male-Dominated Industry: Sara Faatz of Progress On The Five Things You Need To Thrive and Succeed as a Woman In a Male-Dominated Industry

Be Self-Aware — It’s easy for us to think of self-awareness as only being in touch with the negatives or areas for improvement. It is super important that you have self-awareness about your whole being. This includes the good. Be truly honest with yourself about what you are good at and what might need more work. If you can see your strengths and weaknesses, it’s easier to leverage them to build confidence.

Faces of HR: Dr. Shirley Knowles on the Importance of Listening, Valuing Talent & Taking Action

Progress isn’t only the company’s name, it’s what the company wants to achieve. The same rings true for Dr. Knowles in the field of diversity and inclusion. In her role, and the first Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer hired by Progress, she works directly with Progress’ executive leadership team and Board of Directors, serves as chair of the employee-led Inclusion and Diversity Committee, and works closely with Progress’ employee resource groups (ERGs) to develop strategies, initiatives and practices that support and advance a respectful, equitable and inclusive workplace for all employees.

Product Spotlight: Progress

With greater amounts of data coming from more sources, organizations know more about their business than ever before—and can make more informed decisions. However, holding this increased amount of information and using it for the purposes of business intelligence and analytics comes with certain expectations—namely, adhering to privacy and security regulations. If GDPR and CCPA has taught organizations anything, it’s that privacy and security must be priority number one. That’s where Progress DataDirect can help. DataDirect Hybrid Data Pipeline was created not only with the ability to access multiple data sources and populate strategic data into your preferred BI or Analytics solutions but also with security top of mind.

Inclusion & Diversity Predictions for 2023 and Beyond

Shirley Knowles, Chief I&D Officer, Progress, discusses the evolving state of Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) today, such as talent issues – like representation and pay equity and how there’s new pressure from customers and investors alike for organizations to take a stand, move the needle, and show up for inclusion in meaningful, authentic, and measurable ways. 

Survey Surfaces Raft of DevSecOps Cultural and Technical Challenges

A global survey of 606 IT, security, application development and DevOps decision-makers found that the biggest barrier to adoption of DevSecOps best practices is cultural rather than technical. However, the survey, which polled organizations with more than 500 employees and was conducted by Progress, also found only 16% of respondents planned to prioritize addressing those cultural issues in the next 12 to 18 months.

Computer Security Day: How to tackle ever advancing cyber threats

When Computer Security Day was started in 1988, few could have imagined just how vital cybersecurity would become. As technology has advanced, cyber crime has evolved right alongside it, and now costs the UK economy around £27 billion each year.

How Cloud Computing Adoption Has Accelerated in the Remote Work Era

Our personal and professional lives are fundamentally shaped by technology, and there is, to a growing extent, an increased reliance on cloud computing for remote work today.

Prashanth Nanjundappa of Progress On Becoming Free From The Fear Of Failure

Talk about failures. They are a great source of valuable learnings. If you had one successful launch and three other projects that never saw the light of day, talk about all four. Because if you don’t, that will persist the cultural narrative that we should only go after success, not growth.

DevOps is hot but most IT pros say practices need improvement

To advance in a technology-focused career, it's important to embrace the practice of DevOps, which take collaboration and automation to a whole new level. However, despite years of work and yes, hype, most DevOps practitioners are not happy with the state of DevOps within their organizations.

Culture a Stumbling Block to DevOps, DevSecOps

Organizations are struggling to improve DevSecOps practices as they confront a lack of cultural alignment and investment, according to a global Progress survey of more than 600 IT, security, application development and DevOps decision-makers.

Many companies are behind in achieving their DevOps and DevSecOps goals, with 73% of organizations saying they could be doing more.

Culture is the biggest barrier to DevOps and DevSecOps success

New research from Progress reveals that 73 percent of IT decision makers admit more could be done to improve their DevSecOps practices, with many organizations behind in their goals.

Progress survey reveals roadblocks to DevSecOps success in Australia

Progress, a trusted provider of application development and infrastructure software, has announced the results of its 2022 survey, DevSecOps: Simplifying Complexity in a Changing World.

More than 600 IT, security, application development and DevOps decision makers, working for 500+-employee organizations globally, including in Australia, shared insights into the level of DevSecOps maturity and challenges faced across their organizations.

How IT teams can prepare for the tech challenges of 2023

For engineers, delivery of the all-digital experience is often the name of the game. In 2023, capitalizing on tech innovation to optimize manpower and instill trust in people-centric experiences is what’s going to make or break an organization.

Survey focuses on DevSecOps evolution

Progress has published the results of its 2022 survey, “DevSecOps: Simplifying Complexity in a Changing World.” More than 600 IT, security, application development and DevOps decision makers globally shared insights into the level of DevSecOps maturity and challenges faced across their organizations.

Here are the largest companies with a 'critical mass' of women leaders

Since 2003, The Boston Club has been tracking the number of women in leadership positions at Massachusetts' largest companies. 

The organization publishes a report each year that tracks the number of women serving as board directors and executive officers at the 100 largest Massachusetts public companies based on net revenues. Compiled in partnership with Bentley University, using the Business Journal's list of the state's 100 largest public companies, this information is pulled from filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

15 Years in, DevSecOps Lags, with Organizational 'Culture' to Blame

Some 15 years after becoming a thing, DevSecOps is lagging in the enterprise, primarily held back by organizational culture.

That's a main takeaway from a new survey-based research study from Progress, a company known for its developer tooling which became a major DevSecOps player with the 2020 acquisition of Chef.