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The biggest challenges facing developer managers today - SD Times
The article discusses the challenges faced by managers in the software development industry, particularly in the context of remote work. Managers at companies such as Quali, Aiven, Torc, and Outsystems share their experiences and strategies for overcoming these challenges. Key issues include avoiding micromanagement, fostering team loyalty, maintaining effective communication, and preventing developer burnout. The article also touches on the impact of the Great Resignation, with many employees switching jobs or moving to freelance work, and how managers are adapting to this.
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Quali Adds Control Plane to Platform to Manage IaC
Quali has added a control plane to its Torque platform, allowing DevOps teams to centrally manage infrastructure provisioning via reusable blueprints. The latest release of Torque also includes enhanced visibility and cost control capabilities, as well as security enhancements. The goal is to enable DevOps teams to maintain control over infrastructure provisioning without impeding developer productivity. The platform helps prevent infrastructure misconfigurations and provides more visibility into resource consumption. Quali aims to address the challenge of managing infrastructure as code as application environments become more complex. IT organizations may consider alternatives to relying on developers for infrastructure provisioning.
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Israeli cloud infrastructure co Quali raises $54m
Quali, an Israeli infrastructure automation company, has closed a $54 million financing round. The funding was co-led by Greenfield Partners and JVP, with participation from Kreos Capital and new investor Hamilton Lane. Quali plans to use the funds to expand its customer base, enable new partnerships, strengthen its market position, accelerate CloudShell innovation, and increase its workforce. The companys CloudShell platform simplifies cloud infrastructure, making it accessible and secure for application development and deployment. Quali has experienced significant growth and serves customers such as Cisco, Microsoft, Dell, Verizon, and multiple banks and cloud service providers. The company was founded in 2007 and currently has offices in Austin, Texas and Petah Tikva with 200 employees.
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Software automation co Quali raises $22.5m
Israeli software automation and orchestration company Quali has announced a $22.5 million Series-C financing round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). The funding will allow Quali to open an additional office in Austin, Texas and accelerate growth in cloud, security, and DevOps use-cases. Quali has demonstrated over 50% annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth and has added new customers including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Department of Defense, and IBM. The company has transitioned to a subscription-led offering and has expanded the use-cases of its CloudShell platform. JVP joins the Quali board with Yoav Tzruya taking on the role of Board Chairman.
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EMA Cites Blueprint Automation as Fuel for Cloud Business Agility
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) published a white paper highlighting the power of Qualis blueprint-driven governance and automation platform for lowering OPEX and CAPEX waste in data centers and accelerating cloud transformations. The EMA white paper found that Qualis blueprint-driven management of hybrid environments goes beyond standard configuration management software. It enables customers to define the entire application infrastructure and integrate with DevOps tools. Blueprints bring standardization and repeatability to the data center and offer advantages such as right sizing, user reservations, simplified management, and automated resource power down. The automated blueprint-driven deployment relieves developers and operations staff from time-consuming tasks and allows for realistic software testing. Qualis cloud blueprints can help decrease the risk and cost of transitioning to the cloud.
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Infrastructure automation co QualiSystems raises $8m
QualiSystems, an infrastructure automation company, has raised $8 million in a financing round led by the venture capital arm of a leading cloud company. The funding will be used to grow customers and partnerships for CloudShell, QualiSystems orchestration and automation platform. The company also plans to maintain and grow its global base of test lab and test automation customers. QualiSystems has partnerships with industry leaders such as Brocade, Cisco, EMC, Ixia Communications, and Mellanox Technologies. The funding reflects the companys commitment to meeting the needs of its customers and its growing recognition in the industry.
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