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

Harness Named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms

Modern Software Delivery Platform has announced that Gartner has recognized Harness as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms. The recognition comes based on Hareness’ Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.

GitLab Recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms for the Second Consecutive Year

AI-powered DevSecOps platform GitLab has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms. They were the only vendor named a Leader in both the 2024 Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms and AI Code Assistants.

Azul Intelligence Cloud Wins a Gold Stevie Award for DevOps Solution in the 2024 International Business Awards

Java platform for the modern cloud enterprise Azul has received a Gold Stevie Award. Azul was the winner in the DevOps Solution category in the 21st annual International Business Awards for its Azul Intelligence Cloud platform. 

Content Management News 

Mastering the Digital Experience Tech Stack for 2025

CMSWire explores how organizations can stay ahead in 2025 by optimizing their digital experience tech stack, embracing AI advancements, and adapting to evolving technology trends.

CourtAvenue Announces Strategic Partnership with Optimizely to Drive Innovations in Digital Experience and Commerce

Digital experience company CourtAvenue has announced a strategic partnership with DXP provider Optimizely. The two companies will combine their expertise and resources to offer comprehensive digital solutions to enhance customer experiences and drive business growth. 

Content Marketing News

Unbounce’s 2024 Conversion Benchmark Report Proves that Attention Spans are Declining, and so are Conversion Rates

Landing page creation and optimization software Unbounce has released its 2024 Conversion Benchmark Report. Per the report, data from 57 million landing page conversions highlights that complex copy hurts conversion rates 62% more than in 2020. 

Google Analytics 4 Introduces Benchmarking Data

Google has released the latest update to GA4 enabling companies to compare their performance across key metrics with industry peers, providing crucial context for strategic decision-making.

Web Development News

All Hands AI Raises $5M to Build Open Source Agents for Developers

Open-source AI agent builder All Hands AI has completed a $5 million seed funding round. The round was led by Menlo Ventures. Pillar VC, Betaworks, and Rebellion also participated, as did several angel investors. All Hands AI plans to use the funding to expand its technology stack. 

How Heroku Is Positioned To Help Ops Engineers in the GenAI Era

According to Heroku’s CEO, code generation tools may help developers code faster but aren’t making operations easier.