[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":966},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/blog/it-automation-developer-productivity":3,"navigation-en-us":180,"banner-en-us":607,"footer-en-us":617,"blog-post-authors-en-us-Chrissie Buchanan":861,"blog-related-posts-en-us-it-automation-developer-productivity":876,"blog-promotions-en-us":902,"next-steps-en-us":956},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"body":8,"category":158,"date":159,"description":160,"extension":161,"externalUrl":162,"faq":162,"featured":163,"heroImage":164,"meta":165,"navigation":166,"path":167,"seo":168,"slug":172,"stem":173,"tags":174,"template":178,"updatedDate":162,"__hash__":179},"blogPosts/en-us/blog/it-automation-developer-productivity.md","How IT automation impacts developer productivity",[7],"Chrissie Buchanan",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":150},"minimark",[11,21,29,34,43,52,55,59,68,71,75,84,98,101,105,108,116,119,126,129,136],[12,13,14,15,20],"p",{},"Question: If developers spend the bulk of their days on painful, manual tasks, would you say that’s the best use of their time? In a development environment that is always ",[16,17,19],"a",{"href":18},"/topics/devops/reduce-devops-costs/","trying to do more with less",", manual processes are productivity killers.",[12,22,23,24,28],{},"Automation makes it possible for engineering talent to use their skills on projects that add real business value and contribute to long-term growth. In the world of QA, test automation is creating a modern strategy ",[16,25,27],{"href":26},"/blog/trends-in-test-automation/","focused on excellent user experiences",". IT automation makes it possible to deploy applications faster and increase developer productivity, making the DevOps lifecycle more seamless.",[30,31,33],"h2",{"id":32},"the-right-people-doing-the-right-tasks","The right people doing the right tasks",[12,35,36,37,42],{},"IT automation ensures businesses have the right people performing the right tasks, and that has some unexpected benefits. Directing developer talent toward strategic initiatives actually creates a healthier DevOps culture. When developers can work on challenges that are more aligned with their role, they’re likely to be happier and more motivated, and that in turn helps with retention. One of the top reasons developers leave is because ",[16,38,41],{"href":39,"rel":40},"https://differential.com/insights/why-software-developers-leave-and-best-ways-to-retain-them/",[],"they feel unchallenged in their work",". IT automation lets developers use their skills for projects where they’re most suited.",[12,44,45,46,51],{},"There’s a cost benefit to IT automation, as well. If you have senior engineers working on basic maintenance, ",[16,47,50],{"href":48,"rel":49},"https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2017/12/5-factors-fueling-automation-it-now",[],"you’re spending too much on maintenance",", period. Even if you limit these tasks to junior levels, you’re probably still spending too much. While there's a lot more to automation than reducing costs, it's an undeniable benefit.",[12,53,54],{},"If it can be automated, it probably should be.",[30,56,58],{"id":57},"automating-for-growth","Automating for growth",[12,60,61,62,67],{},"As organizations innovate and increase their deployments, they’ll need IT architecture that supports that growth. Could engineers manually develop and configure 50, 100, or even 200 servers? Sure. But what about 1,000 or 2,000? That’s where IT automation becomes a necessity for scalable workloads. Putting special focus on the handoffs between processes (where waste most often occurs) is how leaders can identify the best automation opportunities. ",[16,63,66],{"href":64,"rel":65},"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/automate-question-ricardo-coelho-de-sousa/",[],"Value stream mapping"," is a method used to uncover what should be fully automated, and what may only need partial automation in the interim.",[12,69,70],{},"Without the right IT automation, growth will undoubtedly suffer as teams need more and more staff to keep up with demand. Automation and collaboration are an essential part of operational efficiency, accelerating delivery, and innovating products. CI/CD is the link that connects developers and operations, and that automation helps developers teams build better software and vastly improves the handoff process.",[30,72,74],{"id":73},"minimizing-risk","Minimizing risk",[12,76,77,78,83],{},"Reducing manual work ",[16,79,82],{"href":80,"rel":81},"https://techbeacon.com/devops/how-take-architectural-approach-it-automation",[],"minimizes the risk of human error",", which gives IT the ability to focus on mission-critical tasks rather than cleaning up mistakes. IT automation also adds a system of checks and balances, so if a mistake happens, errors can be rolled back painlessly.",[12,85,86,87,91,92,97],{},"Automation tools and containers can make security more efficient. ",[16,88,90],{"href":89},"/solutions/kubernetes/","Kubernetes"," not only manages container deployments, it can also orchestrate security tasks. “You really want automation, orchestration to help manage which containers should be deployed to which hosts … knowing which containers need to access each other; managing shared resources, and monitoring container health,” says Red Hat security strategist Kirsten Newcomer. “",[16,93,96],{"href":94,"rel":95},"https://enterprisersproject.com/it-automation",[],"As you scale up your use of containers and microservices, automation soon becomes a core need",".”",[12,99,100],{},"Removing the human error component gives developers the peace of mind to work at the pace they want.",[30,102,104],{"id":103},"keeping-up-with-innovation","Keeping up with innovation",[12,106,107],{},"Speaking of speed – in the (not so distant) past, developers had to write docs and notify teammates about changes in the cloud environment, share content about provisioning and de-provisioning, synchronize problems, and exchange emails. All of that took time. The fewer barriers developers have between code and deployment, the better.",[12,109,110,115],{},[16,111,114],{"href":112,"rel":113},"https://www.infoworld.com/article/3230285/how-devops-changes-dev-and-ops.html",[],"DevOps tools have created a buffer that allows developers and operations teams to work independently",". Automation is just a continuation of that DevOps journey – developers can work in real time, and operations teams still procure hardware and manage servers, but at a larger scale. Automation works best when you have specific objectives in mind.",[12,117,118],{},"The team at Monkton had a goal: The moment code is checked in and reviewed, they wanted the testing, deployment, and the security vulnerability scanning lifecycles automated. They wanted their people to do what they do best but had a hodgepodge of tools that couldn’t work together. They brought in better tools to automate those processes, tied them into GitLab, and now they have the repeatability they need at the speed they want.",[12,120,121,125],{},[16,122,124],{"href":123},"/blog/monkton-moves-to-gitlab-customer-story/","Read their story",".",[12,127,128],{},"IT automation is what makes next-level DevOps possible and gives developers the opportunity to use their skills in ways that add real, long-term value. When organizations automate mundane, manual tasks, they save costs and create a healthy IT culture where developers are challenged and processes are efficient – a real win-win.",[12,130,131,132,125],{},"Are you ready to explore the benefits of IT automation and increase developer productivity? ",[16,133,135],{"href":134},"/blog/application-modernization-best-practices/","Just commit",[12,137,138,139,144,145],{},"Photo by ",[16,140,143],{"href":141,"rel":142},"https://unsplash.com/photos/Pp9qkEV_xPk?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText",[],"Daniele Levis Pelusi"," on ",[16,146,149],{"href":147,"rel":148},"https://unsplash.com/search/photos/automation?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText",[],"Unsplash",{"title":151,"searchDepth":152,"depth":152,"links":153},"",2,[154,155,156,157],{"id":32,"depth":152,"text":33},{"id":57,"depth":152,"text":58},{"id":73,"depth":152,"text":74},{"id":103,"depth":152,"text":104},"engineering","2019-05-30","See how IT automation promotes a healthier IT culture and unlocks next-level DevOps.","md",null,false,"https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1749670529/Blog/Hero%20Images/automate-retrospectives.jpg",{},true,"/en-us/blog/it-automation-developer-productivity",{"title":5,"description":160,"ogTitle":5,"ogDescription":160,"noIndex":163,"ogImage":164,"ogUrl":169,"ogSiteName":170,"ogType":171,"canonicalUrls":169},"https://about.gitlab.com/blog/it-automation-developer-productivity","https://about.gitlab.com","article","it-automation-developer-productivity","en-us/blog/it-automation-developer-productivity",[175,176,177],"DevOps","agile","CI/CD","BlogPost","nREOOvAmQHOgHgEy8jwEdhIPvKXmxmvhyTnuaay7Pd0",{"logo":181,"freeTrial":186,"sales":191,"login":196,"items":201,"search":527,"minimal":558,"duo":577,"switchNav":586,"pricingDeployment":597},{"config":182},{"href":183,"dataGaName":184,"dataGaLocation":185},"/","gitlab logo","header",{"text":187,"config":188},"Get free trial",{"href":189,"dataGaName":190,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://gitlab.com/-/trial_registrations/new?glm_source=about.gitlab.com&glm_content=default-saas-trial/","free trial",{"text":192,"config":193},"Request a demo",{"href":194,"dataGaName":195,"dataGaLocation":185},"/sales/?contact-topic=request-demo","sales",{"text":197,"config":198},"Sign in",{"href":199,"dataGaName":200,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://gitlab.com/users/sign_in/","sign in",[202,231,330,335,449,505],{"text":203,"config":204,"menu":206},"Platform",{"dataNavLevelOne":205},"platform",{"type":207,"columns":208},"cards",[209,215,223],{"title":203,"description":210,"link":211},"The intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps",{"text":212,"config":213},"Explore our Platform",{"href":214,"dataGaName":205,"dataGaLocation":185},"/platform/",{"title":216,"description":217,"link":218},"GitLab Duo Agent Platform","Agentic AI for the entire software lifecycle",{"text":219,"config":220},"Meet GitLab Duo",{"href":221,"dataGaName":222,"dataGaLocation":185},"/gitlab-duo-agent-platform/","gitlab duo agent platform",{"title":224,"description":225,"link":226},"Why GitLab","See the top reasons enterprises choose GitLab",{"text":227,"config":228},"Learn more",{"href":229,"dataGaName":230,"dataGaLocation":185},"/why-gitlab/","why gitlab",{"text":232,"left":166,"config":233,"menu":235},"Product",{"dataNavLevelOne":234},"solutions",{"type":236,"link":237,"columns":241,"feature":309},"lists",{"text":238,"config":239},"View all Solutions",{"href":240,"dataGaName":234,"dataGaLocation":185},"/solutions/",[242,265,288],{"title":243,"description":244,"link":245,"items":250},"Automation","CI/CD and automation to accelerate deployment",{"config":246},{"icon":247,"href":248,"dataGaName":249,"dataGaLocation":185},"AutomatedCodeAlt","/solutions/delivery-automation/","automated software delivery",[251,254,257,261],{"text":177,"config":252},{"href":253,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":177},"/solutions/continuous-integration/",{"text":216,"config":255},{"href":221,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":256},"gitlab duo agent platform - product menu",{"text":258,"config":259},"Source Code Management",{"href":260,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":258},"/solutions/source-code-management/",{"text":262,"config":263},"Automated Software Delivery",{"href":248,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":264},"Automated software delivery",{"title":266,"description":267,"link":268,"items":273},"Security","Deliver code faster without compromising security",{"config":269},{"href":270,"dataGaName":271,"dataGaLocation":185,"icon":272},"/solutions/application-security-testing/","security and compliance","ShieldCheckLight",[274,278,283],{"text":275,"config":276},"Application Security Testing",{"href":270,"dataGaName":277,"dataGaLocation":185},"Application security testing",{"text":279,"config":280},"Software Supply Chain Security",{"href":281,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":282},"/solutions/supply-chain/","Software supply chain security",{"text":284,"config":285},"Software Compliance",{"href":286,"dataGaName":287,"dataGaLocation":185},"/solutions/software-compliance/","software compliance",{"title":289,"link":290,"items":295},"Measurement",{"config":291},{"icon":292,"href":293,"dataGaName":294,"dataGaLocation":185},"DigitalTransformation","/solutions/visibility-measurement/","visibility and measurement",[296,300,304],{"text":297,"config":298},"Visibility & Measurement",{"href":293,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":299},"Visibility and Measurement",{"text":301,"config":302},"Value Stream Management",{"href":303,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":301},"/solutions/value-stream-management/",{"text":305,"config":306},"Analytics & Insights",{"href":307,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":308},"/solutions/analytics-and-insights/","Analytics and insights",{"title":310,"type":236,"items":311},"GitLab for",[312,318,324],{"text":313,"config":314},"Enterprise",{"icon":315,"href":316,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":317},"Building","/enterprise/","enterprise",{"text":319,"config":320},"Small Business",{"icon":321,"href":322,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":323},"Work","/small-business/","small business",{"text":325,"config":326},"Public Sector",{"icon":327,"href":328,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":329},"Organization","/solutions/public-sector/","public sector",{"text":331,"config":332},"Pricing",{"href":333,"dataGaName":334,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataNavLevelOne":334},"/pricing/","pricing",{"text":336,"config":337,"menu":339},"Resources",{"dataNavLevelOne":338},"resources",{"type":236,"link":340,"columns":344,"feature":438},{"text":341,"config":342},"View all resources",{"href":343,"dataGaName":338,"dataGaLocation":185},"/resources/",[345,378,405],{"title":346,"items":347},"Getting started",[348,353,358,363,368,373],{"text":349,"config":350},"Install",{"href":351,"dataGaName":352,"dataGaLocation":185},"/install/","install",{"text":354,"config":355},"Quick start guides",{"href":356,"dataGaName":357,"dataGaLocation":185},"/get-started/","quick setup checklists",{"text":359,"config":360},"Learn",{"href":361,"dataGaLocation":185,"dataGaName":362},"https://university.gitlab.com/","learn",{"text":364,"config":365},"Product documentation",{"href":366,"dataGaName":367,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://docs.gitlab.com/","product documentation",{"text":369,"config":370},"Best practice videos",{"href":371,"dataGaName":372,"dataGaLocation":185},"/getting-started-videos/","best practice videos",{"text":374,"config":375},"Integrations",{"href":376,"dataGaName":377,"dataGaLocation":185},"/integrations/","integrations",{"title":379,"items":380},"Discover",[381,386,391,396,400],{"text":382,"config":383},"Customer success stories",{"href":384,"dataGaName":385,"dataGaLocation":185},"/customers/","customer success stories",{"text":387,"config":388},"Blog",{"href":389,"dataGaName":390,"dataGaLocation":185},"/blog/","blog",{"text":392,"config":393},"Demo Hub",{"href":394,"dataGaName":395,"dataGaLocation":185},"/demo-hub/","demo hub",{"text":397,"config":398},"The Source",{"href":399,"dataGaName":390,"dataGaLocation":185},"/the-source/",{"text":401,"config":402},"Remote",{"href":403,"dataGaName":404,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/company/culture/all-remote/","remote",{"title":406,"items":407},"Connect",[408,413,418,423,428,433],{"text":409,"config":410},"GitLab Services",{"href":411,"dataGaName":412,"dataGaLocation":185},"/services/","services",{"text":414,"config":415},"Contribute",{"href":416,"dataGaName":417,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://contributors.gitlab.com","contribute",{"text":419,"config":420},"Community",{"href":421,"dataGaName":422,"dataGaLocation":185},"/community/","community",{"text":424,"config":425},"Forum",{"href":426,"dataGaName":427,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://forum.gitlab.com/","forum",{"text":429,"config":430},"Events",{"href":431,"dataGaName":432,"dataGaLocation":185},"/events/","events",{"text":434,"config":435},"Partners",{"href":436,"dataGaName":437,"dataGaLocation":185},"/partners/","partners",{"config":439,"title":442,"text":443,"link":444},{"background":440,"textColor":441},"url('https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1777322348/qpq8yrgn8knii57omj0c.png')","#000","What’s new in GitLab","Stay updated with our latest features and improvements.",{"text":445,"config":446},"Read the latest",{"href":447,"dataGaName":448,"dataGaLocation":185},"/whats-new/","whats new",{"text":450,"config":451,"menu":453},"Company",{"dataNavLevelOne":452},"company",{"type":236,"columns":454},[455],{"items":456},[457,462,468,470,475,480,485,490,495,500],{"text":458,"config":459},"About",{"href":460,"dataGaName":461,"dataGaLocation":185},"/company/","about",{"text":463,"config":464,"footerGa":467},"Jobs",{"href":465,"dataGaName":466,"dataGaLocation":185},"/jobs/","jobs",{"dataGaName":466},{"text":429,"config":469},{"href":431,"dataGaName":432,"dataGaLocation":185},{"text":471,"config":472},"Leadership",{"href":473,"dataGaName":474,"dataGaLocation":185},"/company/team/e-group/","leadership",{"text":476,"config":477},"Handbook",{"href":478,"dataGaName":479,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://handbook.gitlab.com/","handbook",{"text":481,"config":482},"Investor relations",{"href":483,"dataGaName":484,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://ir.gitlab.com/overview/default.aspx","investor relations",{"text":486,"config":487},"Trust Center",{"href":488,"dataGaName":489,"dataGaLocation":185},"/security/","trust center",{"text":491,"config":492},"AI Transparency Center",{"href":493,"dataGaName":494,"dataGaLocation":185},"/ai-transparency-center/","ai transparency center",{"text":496,"config":497},"Newsletter",{"href":498,"dataGaName":499,"dataGaLocation":185},"/company/contact/#contact-forms","newsletter",{"text":501,"config":502},"Press",{"href":503,"dataGaName":504,"dataGaLocation":185},"/press/","press",{"text":506,"config":507,"menu":508},"Contact us",{"dataNavLevelOne":452},{"type":236,"columns":509},[510],{"items":511},[512,517,522],{"text":513,"config":514},"Talk to sales",{"href":515,"dataGaName":516,"dataGaLocation":185},"/sales/","talk to sales",{"text":518,"config":519},"Support portal",{"href":520,"dataGaName":521,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://support.gitlab.com/hc/en-us","support portal",{"text":523,"config":524},"Customer portal",{"href":525,"dataGaName":526,"dataGaLocation":185},"https://customers.gitlab.com/customers/sign_in/","customer portal",{"close":528,"login":529,"suggestions":536},"Close",{"text":530,"link":531},"To search repositories and projects, login to",{"text":532,"config":533},"gitlab.com",{"href":199,"dataGaName":534,"dataGaLocation":535},"search login","search",{"text":537,"default":538},"Suggestions",[539,541,545,547,551,555],{"text":216,"config":540},{"href":221,"dataGaName":216,"dataGaLocation":535},{"text":542,"config":543},"Code Suggestions (AI)",{"href":544,"dataGaName":542,"dataGaLocation":535},"/solutions/code-suggestions/",{"text":177,"config":546},{"href":253,"dataGaName":177,"dataGaLocation":535},{"text":548,"config":549},"GitLab on AWS",{"href":550,"dataGaName":548,"dataGaLocation":535},"/partners/technology-partners/aws/",{"text":552,"config":553},"GitLab on Google Cloud",{"href":554,"dataGaName":552,"dataGaLocation":535},"/partners/technology-partners/google-cloud-platform/",{"text":556,"config":557},"Why GitLab?",{"href":229,"dataGaName":556,"dataGaLocation":535},{"freeTrial":559,"mobileIcon":564,"desktopIcon":569,"secondaryButton":572},{"text":560,"config":561},"Start free trial",{"href":562,"dataGaName":190,"dataGaLocation":563},"https://gitlab.com/-/trials/new/","nav",{"altText":565,"config":566},"Gitlab Icon",{"src":567,"dataGaName":568,"dataGaLocation":563},"https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1758203874/jypbw1jx72aexsoohd7x.svg","gitlab icon",{"altText":565,"config":570},{"src":571,"dataGaName":568,"dataGaLocation":563},"https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1758203875/gs4c8p8opsgvflgkswz9.svg",{"text":573,"config":574},"Get Started",{"href":575,"dataGaName":576,"dataGaLocation":563},"https://gitlab.com/-/trial_registrations/new?glm_source=about.gitlab.com/get-started/","get started",{"freeTrial":578,"mobileIcon":582,"desktopIcon":584},{"text":579,"config":580},"Learn more about GitLab Duo",{"href":221,"dataGaName":581,"dataGaLocation":563},"gitlab duo",{"altText":565,"config":583},{"src":567,"dataGaName":568,"dataGaLocation":563},{"altText":565,"config":585},{"src":571,"dataGaName":568,"dataGaLocation":563},{"button":587,"mobileIcon":592,"desktopIcon":594},{"text":588,"config":589},"/switch",{"href":590,"dataGaName":591,"dataGaLocation":563},"#contact","switch",{"altText":565,"config":593},{"src":567,"dataGaName":568,"dataGaLocation":563},{"altText":565,"config":595},{"src":596,"dataGaName":568,"dataGaLocation":563},"https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1773335277/ohhpiuoxoldryzrnhfrh.png",{"freeTrial":598,"mobileIcon":603,"desktopIcon":605},{"text":599,"config":600},"Back to pricing",{"href":333,"dataGaName":601,"dataGaLocation":563,"icon":602},"back to pricing","GoBack",{"altText":565,"config":604},{"src":567,"dataGaName":568,"dataGaLocation":563},{"altText":565,"config":606},{"src":571,"dataGaName":568,"dataGaLocation":563},{"title":608,"titleMobile":609,"button":610,"config":615},"Duo Agent Platform delivers 400% ROI, per new Forrester Consulting study.","400% ROI: Forrester TEI for GitLab Duo",{"text":227,"config":611},{"href":612,"dataGaName":613,"dataGaLocation":614},"https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-duo-agent-platform-delivers-400-percent-roi/","forrester-tei-dap-banner","global-banner",{"layout":616,"disabled":163},"release",{"data":618},{"text":619,"source":620,"edit":626,"contribute":631,"config":636,"items":641,"minimal":850},"Git is a trademark of Software Freedom Conservancy and our use of 'GitLab' is under license",{"text":621,"config":622},"View page source",{"href":623,"dataGaName":624,"dataGaLocation":625},"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/marketing/digital-experience/about-gitlab-com/","page source","footer",{"text":627,"config":628},"Edit this page",{"href":629,"dataGaName":630,"dataGaLocation":625},"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/marketing/digital-experience/about-gitlab-com/-/blob/main/content/","web ide",{"text":632,"config":633},"Please contribute",{"href":634,"dataGaName":635,"dataGaLocation":625},"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/marketing/digital-experience/about-gitlab-com/-/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md/","please contribute",{"twitter":637,"facebook":638,"youtube":639,"linkedin":640},"https://twitter.com/gitlab","https://www.facebook.com/gitlab","https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnMGQ8QHMAnVIsI3xJrihhg","https://www.linkedin.com/company/gitlab-com",[642,689,742,786,818],{"title":331,"links":643,"subMenu":658},[644,648,653],{"text":645,"config":646},"View plans",{"href":333,"dataGaName":647,"dataGaLocation":625},"view plans",{"text":649,"config":650},"Why Premium?",{"href":651,"dataGaName":652,"dataGaLocation":625},"/pricing/premium/","why premium",{"text":654,"config":655},"Why Ultimate?",{"href":656,"dataGaName":657,"dataGaLocation":625},"/pricing/ultimate/","why ultimate",[659],{"title":660,"links":661},"Contact Us",[662,665,667,669,674,679,684],{"text":663,"config":664},"Contact sales",{"href":515,"dataGaName":195,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":518,"config":666},{"href":520,"dataGaName":521,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":523,"config":668},{"href":525,"dataGaName":526,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":670,"config":671},"Status",{"href":672,"dataGaName":673,"dataGaLocation":625},"https://status.gitlab.com/","status",{"text":675,"config":676},"Terms of use",{"href":677,"dataGaName":678,"dataGaLocation":625},"/terms/","terms of use",{"text":680,"config":681},"Privacy statement",{"href":682,"dataGaName":683,"dataGaLocation":625},"/privacy/","privacy statement",{"text":685,"config":686},"Cookie preferences",{"dataGaName":687,"dataGaLocation":625,"id":688,"isOneTrustButton":166},"cookie preferences","ot-sdk-btn",{"title":232,"links":690,"subMenu":699},[691,695],{"text":692,"config":693},"DevSecOps platform",{"href":214,"dataGaName":694,"dataGaLocation":625},"devsecops platform",{"text":696,"config":697},"AI-Assisted Development",{"href":221,"dataGaName":698,"dataGaLocation":625},"ai-assisted development",[700],{"title":701,"links":702},"Topics",[703,708,713,717,722,727,732,737],{"text":704,"config":705},"CICD",{"href":706,"dataGaName":707,"dataGaLocation":625},"/topics/ci-cd/","cicd",{"text":709,"config":710},"GitOps",{"href":711,"dataGaName":712,"dataGaLocation":625},"/topics/gitops/","gitops",{"text":175,"config":714},{"href":715,"dataGaName":716,"dataGaLocation":625},"/topics/devops/","devops",{"text":718,"config":719},"Version Control",{"href":720,"dataGaName":721,"dataGaLocation":625},"/topics/version-control/","version control",{"text":723,"config":724},"DevSecOps",{"href":725,"dataGaName":726,"dataGaLocation":625},"/topics/devsecops/","devsecops",{"text":728,"config":729},"Cloud Native",{"href":730,"dataGaName":731,"dataGaLocation":625},"/topics/cloud-native/","cloud native",{"text":733,"config":734},"AI for Coding",{"href":735,"dataGaName":736,"dataGaLocation":625},"/topics/devops/ai-for-coding/","ai for coding",{"text":738,"config":739},"Agentic AI",{"href":740,"dataGaName":741,"dataGaLocation":625},"/topics/agentic-ai/","agentic ai",{"title":743,"links":744},"Solutions",[745,747,749,754,758,761,765,768,770,773,776,781],{"text":275,"config":746},{"href":270,"dataGaName":275,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":264,"config":748},{"href":248,"dataGaName":249,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":750,"config":751},"Agile development",{"href":752,"dataGaName":753,"dataGaLocation":625},"/solutions/agile-delivery/","agile delivery",{"text":755,"config":756},"SCM",{"href":260,"dataGaName":757,"dataGaLocation":625},"source code management",{"text":704,"config":759},{"href":253,"dataGaName":760,"dataGaLocation":625},"continuous integration & delivery",{"text":762,"config":763},"Value stream management",{"href":303,"dataGaName":764,"dataGaLocation":625},"value stream management",{"text":709,"config":766},{"href":767,"dataGaName":712,"dataGaLocation":625},"/solutions/gitops/",{"text":313,"config":769},{"href":316,"dataGaName":317,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":771,"config":772},"Small business",{"href":322,"dataGaName":323,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":774,"config":775},"Public sector",{"href":328,"dataGaName":329,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":777,"config":778},"Education",{"href":779,"dataGaName":780,"dataGaLocation":625},"/solutions/education/","education",{"text":782,"config":783},"Financial services",{"href":784,"dataGaName":785,"dataGaLocation":625},"/solutions/finance/","financial services",{"title":336,"links":787},[788,790,792,794,797,799,802,804,806,808,810,812,814,816],{"text":349,"config":789},{"href":351,"dataGaName":352,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":354,"config":791},{"href":356,"dataGaName":357,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":359,"config":793},{"href":361,"dataGaName":362,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":364,"config":795},{"href":366,"dataGaName":796,"dataGaLocation":625},"docs",{"text":387,"config":798},{"href":389,"dataGaName":390,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":800,"config":801},"What's new",{"href":447,"dataGaName":448,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":382,"config":803},{"href":384,"dataGaName":385,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":401,"config":805},{"href":403,"dataGaName":404,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":409,"config":807},{"href":411,"dataGaName":412,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":414,"config":809},{"href":416,"dataGaName":417,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":419,"config":811},{"href":421,"dataGaName":422,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":424,"config":813},{"href":426,"dataGaName":427,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":429,"config":815},{"href":431,"dataGaName":432,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":434,"config":817},{"href":436,"dataGaName":437,"dataGaLocation":625},{"title":450,"links":819},[820,822,824,826,828,830,834,839,841,843,845],{"text":458,"config":821},{"href":460,"dataGaName":452,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":463,"config":823},{"href":465,"dataGaName":466,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":471,"config":825},{"href":473,"dataGaName":474,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":476,"config":827},{"href":478,"dataGaName":479,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":481,"config":829},{"href":483,"dataGaName":484,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":831,"config":832},"Sustainability",{"href":833,"dataGaName":831,"dataGaLocation":625},"/sustainability/",{"text":835,"config":836},"Diversity, inclusion and belonging (DIB)",{"href":837,"dataGaName":838,"dataGaLocation":625},"/diversity-inclusion-belonging/","Diversity, inclusion and belonging",{"text":486,"config":840},{"href":488,"dataGaName":489,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":496,"config":842},{"href":498,"dataGaName":499,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":501,"config":844},{"href":503,"dataGaName":504,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":846,"config":847},"Modern Slavery Transparency Statement",{"href":848,"dataGaName":849,"dataGaLocation":625},"https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/modern-slavery-act-transparency-statement/","modern slavery transparency statement",{"items":851},[852,855,858],{"text":853,"config":854},"Terms",{"href":677,"dataGaName":678,"dataGaLocation":625},{"text":856,"config":857},"Cookies",{"dataGaName":687,"dataGaLocation":625,"id":688,"isOneTrustButton":166},{"text":859,"config":860},"Privacy",{"href":682,"dataGaName":683,"dataGaLocation":625},[862],{"id":863,"title":7,"body":162,"config":864,"content":866,"description":162,"extension":870,"meta":871,"navigation":166,"path":872,"seo":873,"stem":874,"__hash__":875},"blogAuthors/en-us/blog/authors/chrissie-buchanan.yml",{"template":865},"BlogAuthor",{"name":7,"config":867},{"headshot":868,"ctfId":869},"https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1749659488/Blog/Author%20Headshots/gitlab-logo-extra-whitespace.png","cbuchanan","yml",{},"/en-us/blog/authors/chrissie-buchanan",{},"en-us/blog/authors/chrissie-buchanan","VUaqNs-WRatnVN614U2QKvMKVSh6PynpH3T0SHM4ayU",[877,886,894],{"title":878,"description":879,"heroImage":880,"category":158,"date":881,"authors":882,"slug":885,"externalUrl":162},"Confidential AI for GitLab Self-Hosted","Give developers AI coding agents in GitLab Duo without source code leaving a hardware-encrypted boundary — no GPUs needed.","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1773866173/vte9qh8rriznvyclhkes.png","2026-08-06",[883,884],"Mathias Ewald","Martin Paloncy, Edgeless Systems","confidential-ai-for-gitlab-self-hosted",{"title":887,"description":888,"heroImage":889,"category":158,"date":890,"authors":891,"slug":893,"externalUrl":162},"Green DevOps: Why carbon measurement belongs in your CI/CD pipeline","CI/CD pipelines have a hidden carbon cost. Here's why measuring it matters, and how you can get started with Eco CI and Carmen in GitLab.","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1765809212/noh0mdfn9o94ry9ykura.png","2026-07-09",[892],"Lysanne Pinto","green-devops-carbon-measurement-cicd-pipeline",{"title":895,"description":896,"heroImage":897,"category":158,"date":898,"authors":899,"slug":901,"externalUrl":162},"How to build CI/CD observability at scale","This practical guide to GitLab pipeline analytics helps self-managed users gain operational insights using Prometheus and Grafana.","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1774465167/n5hlvrsrheadeccyr1oz.png","2026-04-28",[900],"Paul Meresanu","how-to-build-ci-cd-observability-at-scale",{"promotions":903},[904,918,930,942],{"id":905,"categories":906,"header":908,"text":909,"button":910,"image":915},"ai-modernization",[907],"ai","Is AI achieving its promise at scale?","Quiz will take 5 minutes or less",{"text":911,"config":912},"Get your AI maturity score",{"href":913,"dataGaName":914,"dataGaLocation":390},"/assessments/ai-modernization-assessment/","modernization assessment",{"config":916},{"src":917},"https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1772138786/qix0m7kwnd8x2fh1zq49.png",{"id":919,"categories":920,"header":922,"text":909,"button":923,"image":927},"devops-modernization",[921,726],"product","Are you just managing tools or shipping innovation?",{"text":924,"config":925},"Get your DevOps maturity score",{"href":926,"dataGaName":914,"dataGaLocation":390},"/assessments/devops-modernization-assessment/",{"config":928},{"src":929},"https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1772138785/eg818fmakweyuznttgid.png",{"id":931,"categories":932,"header":934,"text":909,"button":935,"image":939},"security-modernization",[933],"security","Are you trading speed for security?",{"text":936,"config":937},"Get your security maturity score",{"href":938,"dataGaName":914,"dataGaLocation":390},"/assessments/security-modernization-assessment/",{"config":940},{"src":941},"https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1772138786/p4pbqd9nnjejg5ds6mdk.png",{"id":943,"paths":944,"header":947,"text":948,"button":949,"image":954},"github-azure-migration",[945,946],"migration-from-azure-devops-to-gitlab","integrating-azure-devops-scm-and-gitlab","Is your team ready for GitHub's Azure move?","GitHub is already rebuilding around Azure. Find out what it means for you.",{"text":950,"config":951},"See how GitLab compares to GitHub",{"href":952,"dataGaName":953,"dataGaLocation":390},"/compare/gitlab-vs-github/github-azure-migration/","github azure migration",{"config":955},{"src":929},{"header":957,"blurb":958,"button":959,"secondaryButton":964},"Start building faster today","See what your team can do with the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps.\n",{"text":960,"config":961},"Get your free trial",{"href":962,"dataGaName":190,"dataGaLocation":963},"https://gitlab.com/-/trial_registrations/new?glm_content=default-saas-trial&glm_source=about.gitlab.com/","feature",{"text":663,"config":965},{"href":515,"dataGaName":195,"dataGaLocation":963},1786803750655]