May 2026

May is where plans meet reality—Q2 is in motion, and DevOps teams are feeling the pressure to deliver. It’s the perfect time to refine what’s working and fix what’s not. In this issue, we’re covering the latest trends, tools, and events to help you stay ahead without the chaos.

GitOps vs DevOps: Key Differences and Benefits

Learn the differences between GitOps and DevOps, including benefits, use cases, and when to adopt GitOps. A practical guide for modern DevOps and platform engineering teams.

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DevOps Industry News

Can Claude Agents replace DevOps teams? A practical reality check

Is AI creating value or just increasing your IT bill?

Partner News and Announcements

Install once, use everywhere: Multi-app compatibility is now live on the Marketplace

Atlassian’s journey to become an AI-native organization

Changes to GitHub Copilot Individual plans

Highlights from Git 2.54

GitLab + Amazon: Platform orchestration on a trusted AI foundation

curl removed from Omnibus-GitLab FIPS packages in 19.0

Under the hood: Engineering JFrog Premium Availability

Unlock the power of Agents with JFrog’s Skills and MCP Tools

Guide: How to use an innovation framework to turn ideas into action

Process vs. procedure: the secret to seamless collaboration [+ flowchart]

How redundant data storage may be hurting both your bottom line and the environment

What is data masking?

Q1 updates in Nexus Repository: More formats, stronger operations, and a better day-to-day experience

Self-propagating npm malware turns trusted packages into attack paths

Protecting your secrets from tomorrow’s quantum risks

Building Inspection Intelligence with AWS Spatial Data

Introducing the DevOps Agent Kit

The flaky test confession: “We all know we’re ignoring test failures”

What’s the difference between Progress Chef Infra Client 18 and 19?

Announcing the eventual retirement of Omnibus

Announcing Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines 1.21: Faster builds, smarter caching, and improved troubleshooting

The subject matter expert advantage in the AI era

4x faster test runs with Smarter Testing, now in beta

Why MicroVMs: The architecture behind Docker Sandboxes

AI is an amplifier, not a shortcut

The brain in the machine: How AI could help explain how we think

Live Webinar: End-to-end traceability with DOORS

Fueling the AI revolution with data integrity: Revyz heads to Atlassian Team ’26

When AI gets something wrong, how far does it spread?

How automotive industry leaders are navigating SBOMS and license compliance projects

Upcoming Conferences

DevOpsDays

Austin, TX

May 5-6 • In-person

Nashville, TN

May 14-16 • In-person

Kansas City, MO

May 28-29 • In-person

Other Conferences

GEOINT

May 3-6 • Aurora, CO

Build IT Together

May 4-5 • Anaheim, CA

IBM Think

May 4-7 • Boston, MA

Atlassian Team '26

May 5-7 • Anaheim, CA

KCD Toronto 2026

May 13 • Toronto, ON, CA

KCD Texas 2026

May 15 • Austin, TX

cdCon & Open Source Summit

May 18-20 • Minneapolis, MN

IOT Tech Expo

May 18-19 • San Jose, CA

DeveloperWeek Management

May 27-28 • San Francisco, CA

DevOpsCon, San Diego

June 1-5 • San Diego, CA

Scenic City Summit

June 5 • Chattanooga, TN

Rocky Mountain Cybersecurity Symposium

June 17-18 • Casper, WY

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