Welcome to the latest edition of the DevContentOps Weekly News Roundup. We update you on the latest news and hot stories related to DevOps, Content Management, Content Marketing, and Web Development.

DevOps News

Grafana Labs Expands Into Incident Management Realm

As part of the ObservabilityCON 2021 conference, open source analytics and interactive visualization platform Grafana Labs announced the launch of its latest incident management platform, Grafana OnCall. The purpose of the tool is to reduce alert fatigue for DevOps teams, caused by IT issues that can be traced to a single root cause. 

DevOps Industry Worth $9.4 Billion by 2023

The latest report by Allied Market Research "DevOps Industry by Solution, Deployment, and End User: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2017-2023” makes the projection for the DevOps Industry. The catalysts behind this growth include current trends in application development and the proliferation of digitalization across multiple industries. 

Raleigh Startup Allstacks Offers Live Dashboard, Benchmarking Software Development at No Charge

Value stream intelligence platform Allstacks has introduced a new dashboard that will allow DevOps teams to track their progress. The purpose of the dashboard is to help internal teams meet “continuous improvement goals by comparing the progress of its own software teams.”

Content Management News

Simplotel to Launch New Content Management System for Hotels in Early 2022

Hotel technology company Simplotel announced Simplotel 2.0, which will provide a content management system to help hotels boost brand visibility. The CMS will include features for personalization, advanced authoring capabilities and the ability to customize how hotel websites look on different devices. 

Customer Champion Delivers Enhanced Digital Experience

KBC Bank Ireland, Head of Digital Channels, Paul Flynn shares details of how they leveraged digital experience platform Liferay to deliver an enhanced digital customer experience. 

Rebar and Zesty.io Partner to Bring Digital Content Innovation to Global Enterprises

Digital experience platform Zesty.io and Filipino tech company Rebar, announced a new partnership to deliver best-of-breed digital experiences and strategy to global brands. 

Content Marketing News

State of B2B Content Marketing in 2021

A newly released infographic highlights some of the latest content marketing statistics, including  social media insights, the impact of Covid and more. 

Litmus Announces Acquisition of Content Automation Platform Kickdynamic

Email marketing leader Litmus, announced its acquisition of AI-driven content automation tool Kickdynamic. This latest acquisition continues to expand Litmus’ portfolio of digital capabilities and will help email marketers get more out of their email campaigns. 

Crunchbase: Why The MarTech Industry Is Thriving Despite Several Challenges

Despite a series of consolidations and acquisitions, 1 in 5 martech tools are new, catapulting the industry to a $121 billion market value. Founder and CEO at Postoplan, Alex Bozhin explains some of the reasons why the industry continues to grow. 

Web Development News

Microsoft Joins Java Community Process

Microsoft is looking to deepen its involvement in the Java community. After signing the Java Specification Participation agreement on November 4th, Microsoft has illustrated its commitment with the release of Microsoft Build for OpenJDK and language support for Java and Visual Code. 

Akamai Redefines WAAP Simplicity and Automation with New App & API Protector

Akamai Technologies, a trusted platform for protecting digital experiences announced the launch of its App and API protector, a next-generation web app and API protection solution. With so many of today’s technologies leveraging APIs, the tool provides a set of protections for today’s digital experiences.