According to a recent study - DevSecOps: Simplifying Complexity in a Changing World - conducted by Insight Avenue and commissioned by Progress, 73% of IT, security, application development, and DevOps decision makers globally acknowledge that DevSecOps practices could be improved further.
The survey among more than 600 IT, security, application development and DevOps decision makers globally sought to shed light on the true state of DevOps and DevSecOps adoption, including business priorities, technology adoption, a lack of cultural alignment and investment, and common mistakes and successes experienced by businesses around the world.
Significant findings from the survey would include the following:
- Many businesses are falling short of their DevOps and DevSecOps objectives. According to 73% of organizations, they could be doing more. 76% acknowledge that they need to be more strategic in their approach to managing DevSecOps.
- The main motivation for most DevOps and DevSecOps deployments is security. However, just 30% are confidence in the degree of cooperation between security and development, 86% have difficulties with their present security practices, and 51% acknowledge that they are unsure of how security fits into DevSecOps.
- The largest obstacle to DevOps and DevSecOps success is culture. Although just 16% of respondents prioritize culture as an area to improve in the coming 12 to 18 months, 71% of respondents felt that culture is the main obstacle to DevSecOps growth.
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“Our research confirms what we see and hear from customers every day,” said Sundar Subramanian, EVP & GM DevOps, Progress.
The companies that are successful at implementing DevOps and DevSecOps policies and practices would understand how crucial security training and upskilling are. This would enable the security and development teams to collaborate at a greater level over the long term.
According to the respondents, a focus on agility, lowering the business risk of quality, security, and downtime or performance issues, and the requirement to implement DevOps to support a cloud-mandate or their move to the cloud are the top business factors influencing the adoption and evolution of DevOps inside their organizations. Infrastructure modernization initiatives, policy as code, acceptance of cloud native, time to ROI, investment and educational possibilities, and more are other survey topics that were emphasized.
“The benefits of integrating security into DevOps are plentiful - from reduced risk and lower costs to faster delivery and more effective compliance. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as snapping your fingers,” said Sundar Subramanian, EVP & GM DevOps, Progress. “Our research confirms what we see and hear from customers every day - that each has their own unique culture and trajectory, with their own inflection points and challenges, which present more than one roadblock to DevSecOps adoption. That’s why businesses around the globe are turning to Progress. We make DevSecOps an automated reality.”
Insight Avenue is a UK-based research company that specializes in business-to-business technology research. They conducted the survey under the title ‘DevSecOps: Simplifying Complexity in a Changing World.’ Their team interviewed 606 decision-makers in IT, Security, App Development, and DevOps at businesses with more than 500 people from 11 nations in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the United States.
