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

With $18M in Funding, System Initiative Wants to Modernize DevOps

System Initiative, DevOps tooling that lets teams build simulations of their infrastructure and quickly update production environments has raised a $15 million Series A. Scale Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Amplify Partners, Storm Ventures, and Battery Ventures, who raised the previous $3 million seed round. 

LaunchDarkly Recognized by SIIA CODiE as “Best DevOps Tool”

Feature management platform Launch Darkly has been recognized by the 2023 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards as Best DevOps Tool. The recognition emphasizes the company’s commitment to helping developers innovate on new features faster.

CloudBees Announces DevOps World 2023

Software delivery platform for enterprises CloudBees has announced DevOps World 2023, the largest gathering of DevOps practitioners. The five-event series will occur from September through until November 2023. 

Content Management News

The Future of Digital Experience: The Shift Toward Composable DXPs

This CMSWiRE article explains why composable DXPs are a game-changer for the industry. 

CrafterCMS Expands Its Marketplace with Document Signing Plugin

CrafterCMS, the leading headless CMS for composing digital experiences, announced that it expanded its Marketplace of open source plugins, blueprints, and packaged business capabilities (PBCs) with a new document signing plugin. The new plugin includes an integration with DocuSign eSignature, a leading document signing solution. This allows CrafterCMS users to easily add this packaged business capability to their digital experiences, and is especially applicable to use cases such as customer portals, employee intranets, and e-commerce solutions.

Zesty.io Revolutionizes Content Marketing Insights with Integration of Google Analytics 4

Headless CMS Zesty.io has announced an integration with Google Analytics 4 (GA4). The latest integration will enable marketers to unearth hard-to-find data within the GA4 interface using actionable insights from within the Zesty.io platform. 

Content Marketing News

Five Content Marketing Mistakes Small Businesses Make

This Forbes article outlines common mistakes made by small businesses in their marketing, including having an unclear strategy and not understanding their audience. 

Announcing Hubilo Snackable Content Hub

Webinar event management company Hublio has released Hubilo Snackable Content Hub. The solution will enable content teams to quickly and easily create snackable-length content from published webinars in just a matter of minutes. 

Web Development News

Brian Reid Harris Teeter Launches New Software Product, the Static Site Generator Plugin

Software development company TechSolutions Innovations, led by CEO Brian Reid Harris Teeter, has unveiled a new static site generator plugin. The plugin enables businesses to convert WordPress websites into static sites quickly. 

AWS Announces Generative AI Innovation Center

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center. AWS plans to invest $100 million into the program to help customers successfully build and deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.