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

Speedscale Launches Free Visibility Testing App for API Calls

API test automation company Speedscale has launched a free observability tool called Speedscale CLI. The tool inspects, detects, and maps API calls on local applications or containers and will aid in faster detection of defects. 

2021 State of Continuous Delivery Report Highlights DevOps Challenges

CD Foundation’s State of Continuous Delivery Report showcases just how widespread DevOps is today as well as challenges surrounding continuous delivery and software complexity. 

GitLab Acquires Opstrace to Expand Its DevOps Platform With Open Source Observability Solution

DevOps platform GitLab has announced the acquisition of open source observability distribution, Opstrace. “GitLab expects to expand its monitoring and observability capabilities by offering organizations a new choice.”

Content Management News

Zesty.io Raises $3M Pre-Series A to Lead Low-Code Composable DXP Movement

Digital experience platform Zesty.io closed a $3M pre-series A led by ClearVision Equity Partners along with Band of Angels, Cove Fund, and Tech Coast Angels. Zesty.io intends to use the funding to increase the adoption of a new integration marketplace. 

Agility CMS Partners With Cloudinary

API-first headless platform Agility CMS has announced a partnership with end-to-end media management platform Cloudinary. The partnership will allow Agility users to “manipulate and optimize Cloudinary assets in real-time from within Agility CMS.”

Content Marketing News

Why Video Marketing Should Be Priority in 2022

Mike Gingerich provides five reasons why brands should make video a priority in 2022 in order to combat the renewed challenges being faced in marketing. 

DemandJump Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Metonymy Media

Marketing Strategy Platform DemandJump announced the acquisition of leading content agency Metonymy Media. The acquisition will “accelerate DemandJump’s development of a Center of Excellence for content that powers more first-page rankings, qualified traffic, leads closed, won customers and decreased cost per lead for companies across the globe.”

Web Development News

Software Development Company VirtusLab Announces Investment From Aquiline Capital Partners

Polish software development company VirtusLab, specializing in cloud-native, reactive systems, data science, data engineering, and front-end development to enterprise customers, announced that private investment firm Aquiline has become a significant shareholder. 

The Most Popular React UI Component Libraries in 2022

Kaarle Varkki has published a list of the top React libraries for beginner React developers.