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

Armory.io to Host Continuous Deployment Webinar with GitHub and Tesouro

Continuous deployment company Armory is set to host a webinar alongside GitHub and Tesouro on Apr 11, 2023. The webinar will show “How Armory Continuous Deployment-as-a-Service and GitHub Actions Lead to Elite Development at Tesouro”.

Synopsys Enhances Polaris Software Integrity Platform with fAST Offerings

Software integrity platform Synopsys has released the Fast Application Security Testing (fAST) features for its Polaris platform. The solution enables DevOps teams to locate and fix vulnerabilities in their proprietary code and open-source dependencies through a single fully integrated SaaS platform.

CircleCI’s 2023 State of Software Delivery Report Finds High-Performing Engineering Teams Prioritize Time to Recovery, Robust Testing, and Platform Teams

CI/CD platform CircleCI has released its 2023 State of Software Delivery Report. The report examines 14 million workflows from over 22,000 organizations on the CircleCI platform to showcase how engineering teams reach their peak performance. 

Content Management News

Umbraco Eyes DXP Middle Market Takeover With Outfield Digital Acquisition

Open source CMS Umbraco has acquired UK-based digital agency Outfield Digital. The CMS vendor will also acquire two Outfield Digital projects: SaaS commerce solution Vendr and backoffice UI builder Konstrukt.

Progress Enables Organizations to Modernize Digital Experiences with Enhanced Behavior Analysis

Application development and infrastructure software provider, Progress, has released version 14.4 of its composable DXP solution, Progress Sitefinity. The new version promises faster delivery of modern digital experiences via refined AI algorithms, improved understanding of customer behavior and segmentation, upgraded .NET 7 frontend, and expanded AI-based conversational interfaces with better context sensitivity. 

Content Marketing News

How to Craft a Successful Marketing Automation Strategy

Scott Clark from CMSWiRe explains how to build a solid marketing automation strategy using careful planning, implementation, optimization and analysis.

AirTree Backs Generative AI Content Creation and Management Platform Narrato

AI content creation and collaboration platform Narrato has raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by AirTree Ventures. OfBusiness and serial entrepreneur Shreesha Ramdas also participated in the round. 

Web Development News 

Vercel Expands its Cloud Offering to AWS Marketplace and Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program

Cloud platform for frontend developers, Vercel, is now available in the AWS Marketplace. Vercel also joins the co-sell program for AWS Partners, AWS ISV, which provides software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS.

AWS Debuts Accelerator for Generative AI Startups

AWS has joined the AI startup boom with a new 10-week accelerator program focused on generative AI startups. They will provide AWS credits and other Amazon resources to participants.