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The rise of platform engineering - Bitrise webinar

In this on-demand webinar, a panel of senior engineers from leading global companies explore where platform engineering has succeeded, where it has stumbled, and what’s next. Speakers: Adam Shott, Director of Engineering, App Platforms @ The New York Times Siddhant Soni, Staff Software Engineer @ Rippling Hosted by Stephen Ochs from Bitrise The webinar took place on June 18, 2024.

Cache Miss Handling in Microservices

When a cache miss occurs in a microservices architecture, the system fails to retrieve requested data from the cache, leading to slower performance as the data must be fetched from the database or other sources. Handling these misses efficiently is key to maintaining system speed and reliability. Here's a quick summary of the main strategies: Cache-Aside Pattern: The application fetches data from the database on a miss, stores it in the cache, and serves it to the user.
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From Risk to Readiness: Why Quantum-Safe IAM Demands Immediate Action

Quantum computing hasn't gone mainstream yet, but signs increasingly suggest that it may do so soon. Some researchers and industry experts estimate that we could see significant breakthroughs as early as the next decade. This anticipated shift is often referred to as Y2Q, like Y2K that we had at the beginning of this millennium. While the timeline remains uncertain, the growing pace of research and investment in the field makes it important to start considering the practical implications now, especially in areas like cybersecurity and data protection.

Perfecto AI: Concert Booking: Multi-Platform Search

Experience how Perfecto AI, powered by Perforce Intelligence, simplifies UI test automation for concert booking sites across desktop and mobile. Traditional testing tools require different scripts for each platform, resulting in fragile selectors, device-specific rewrites, and high maintenance. Perfecto AI removes this complexity by enabling a single test to verify end-to-end flows across platforms—even when element IDs, layouts, or rendering styles change.

Expose Your Database to AI, Securely: A Guide to Zero-Credential, Injection-Proof Access

Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude offer powerful ways to extract insights from enterprise data. But connecting them directly to your backend databases—without security safeguards—can lead to disaster. A naïve setup, such as giving an LLM raw SQL login credentials, exposes your business to massive risk: credential leaks, SQL injection attacks, and unauthorized data access.

Post-Migration Testing for Cloud Migrations

Post-migration testing is not optional - it’s essential to ensure your systems work properly after moving to the cloud. Skipping this step can lead to data corruption, performance issues, and security vulnerabilities, which can disrupt operations and lead to costly fixes. Here's what you need to focus on.

Build faster with Bazel on Bitrise: Remote Build Execution Beta now available

We're excited to announce that Remote Build Execution (RBE) for Bazel is now available in private beta on Bitrise. Starting today, select Bitrise workspaces can accelerate Bazel builds with scalable, parallelized execution on both Linux and macOS stacks. This release is a major step forward for teams using Bazel, especially those managing large, complex codebases that require speed, flexibility, and reliability.

Code Scanning: Complete Guide For Developers & Businesses

With the speed of software development today, security is no longer an after-thought, it is a requirement. Cyberattacks are increasing, and the discovery of vulnerabilities in source code can lead to significant risk for organizations. Code scanning, or scanning code for vulnerabilities, is the answer. Code scanning is an essential practice in DevSecOps in which developers find, fix, and secure code before it reaches a production environment.

Autoloading Performance - Avoid These 5 Mistakes!

Autoloading performance affects every PHP application. And no, it’s not a solved problem just because Composer handles autoloading for you nowadays. In fact, for large applications like Magento, Shopware, or those based on Symfony or Laravel, autoloading can turn into a major performance bottleneck. More than 100 ms per request is not uncommon, caused by one of these common mistakes: Let’s break it down.