All-Remote – Today, GitLab Inc., provider of The One DevOps
Platform for software innovation, released the results of its
annual DevSecOps survey. GitLab’s 2022 Global DevSecOps Survey
highlights the continued prioritization of security and compliance,
investment in toolchain consolidation, and the ongoing impacts of
rapid DevOps adoption.
The survey consisted of 5,001 respondents, including developers,
operations and security practitioners and organizational leaders.
It found that, following two years of explosive technological
adoption, nearly three-quarters of respondents have adopted–or plan
to adopt within the year– a DevOps platform in order to meet rising
industry expectations around security, compliance, toolchain
consolidation, and faster software delivery.
“Rapid deployment and speed-to-market are some of the biggest
differentiators in today’s business landscape. This often comes at
the cost of security – a major concern across technology, business
and government leaders – but it doesn’t have to,” said Johnathan
Hunt, VP of Security at GitLab. “Streamlined toolchains and
standardized, transparent processes help organizations keep
security and compliance at the core of the software development
lifecycle (SDLC), rather than an afterthought.”
The 2022 survey results highlight security as the
highest-priority investment area for organizations, with more than
half of security team members stating their organizations have
either shifted security left or plan to this year. Toolchain
consolidation is also a high-priority focus, with 69% of survey
takers wanting to consolidate their toolchains due to challenges
with monitoring, development delays, and negative impact on
developer experience.
Security is both top challenge and top area of
investment for DevOps teamsSecurity has surpassed even
cloud computing as the number one investment area across DevOps
teams at global organizations. However, despite an appetite to
shift security left, many companies are still nascent in their
approach and results – only 10% of respondents reported receiving
additional budget for security.
Data continues to support the ongoing trend of misalignment
between security and development teams. Over half of survey
respondents stated that security is a performance metric for
developers within their organizations, however, 50% of security
professionals report that developers are failing to identify
security issues – to the tune of 75% of vulnerabilities. In order
to align performance metrics with reality, developers must be
incentivized to practice security protocols and be provided with
full visibility into the toolchain and potential risks.
When security collaboration is achieved, organizations produce
great results. Development, security, and operations teams broadly
noted better security as a key advantage to a DevOps platform.
Survey data demonstrated that a commitment to security was a
driving force for many decision-makers when choosing a DevOps
platform or other tools. Additionally, investing in a single
platform allows practitioners to take advantage of more features
with fewer tools – and fewer a la carte expenses.
Plans to consolidate tech stacks skyrocket as toolchain
tax continues to challenge developersAlthough 60% of
developers surveyed are releasing code faster than before,
toolchain sprawl is impacting speed and productivity, taking
valuable time away from developers. Nearly 40% of developers are
spending between one-quarter and one-half of their time on
maintaining or integrating complex toolchains – more than double
the percentage from 2021.
Accordingly, 69% of those surveyed stated that they would like
to consolidate their toolchains. Primary concerns surrounding
toolchain management include challenges around consistently
monitoring a myriad of tools, and difficulty context switching, as
well as slowed development velocity, increased costs, and
retention.
“The last year marked a significant turning point in the
adoption of DevOps tools, platforms, and processes. In 2022, we’re
seeing the fruits of those efforts,” said David DeSanto, VP of
Product at GitLab. “Despite hurdles presented by the ongoing
pandemic, including cultural shifts, all remote and hybrid team
collaboration, and challenges surrounding hiring and retention,
teams are releasing new applications faster than ever. We’ll see an
ongoing focus on speed, security, and compliance as organizations
continue to consolidate their DevOps toolchains and processes.”
However, the trend toward speedy software releases is mainly
restricted to the private sector, as the survey found that the
speed of software delivery within the public sector stalled from
the previous year, with 59% of government respondents reporting the
same rate of delivery or slower than 2021.
“It’s encouraging to see that half of American government
respondents have adopted a DevSecOps platform, but there’s still a
ways to go for the public sector to catch up with its private
sector counterpart in terms of software release speed and
innovation,” said Bob Stevens, VP of Public Sector at GitLab.
“Government agencies must invest in tools that enable rapid
software delivery to meet the needs of service members and citizens
or risk stagnation and even attacks.”
Overall, the data shows that releases are faster than ever and
developers point to investment in a DevOps platform as the reason
why.
The rapid adoption of DevOps in 2021 drove rapid software
delivery, better code quality, and improved developer productivity.
Key challenges and opportunities for the upcoming year include tool
consolidation, an increased focus on security and compliance, and a
continued effort to align development and security teams. To access
the 2022 DevSecOps Survey, click here.
Methodology GitLab surveyed 5,001 software
professionals worldwide in May 2022. The margin of error for the
total sample (n=5001) is 1.4%.
About GitLabGitLab is The One DevOps Platform
for software innovation. As The One DevOps Platform, GitLab
provides one interface, one data store, one permissions model, one
value stream, one set of reports, one spot to secure your code, one
location to deploy to any cloud, and one place for everyone to
contribute. The platform is the only true cloud-agnostic end-to-end
DevOps platform that brings together all DevOps capabilities in one
place.
With GitLab, organizations can create, deliver, and manage code
quickly and continuously to translate business vision into reality.
GitLab empowers customers and users to innovate faster, scale more
easily, and serve and retain customers more effectively. Built on
Open Source, GitLab works alongside its growing community, which is
composed of thousands of developers and millions of users, to
continuously deliver new DevOps innovations.
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