--- title: Market Evolution | Harrison Clarke description: Software development's journey from its roots has surpassed imaginations with technological strides. --- # Market Evolution #### THE INDUSTRY ## Software development has come a long way since the early days of coding, and the advancements in technology have taken it to places that many could never have imagined. From siloed software development focused around individual applications, to DevOps and collaborative sharing through GitHub, to the modern era of DevSecOps, Cloud Operations, SRE and Platform Engineering, each phase has brought its own set of challenges and opportunities for developers undertaking software projects. ![HC_The past](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_The%20past.svg) #### THE PAST ## Siloed Software Development: The Challenges of the Traditional Approach Traditionally, developers, IT operations, and security teams worked separately. Code was written, tested, deployed, and only then checked for vulnerabilities. Any issues found required starting the process over. This linear approach to software development was slow and frustrating.     ![HC_Problem icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Problem%20icon.svg) ![HC_The past_problem1](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_The%20past_problem1.svg) Lack of collaboration and communication. ![HC_Problem icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Problem%20icon.svg) ![HC_The past_problem_2](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_The%20past_problem_2.svg) Long lead times for development and deployment. ![HC_Problem icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Problem%20icon.svg) ![HC_The past_problem_3](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_The%20past_problem_3.svg) Difficulty in scaling systems and applications. ![HC_Problem icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Problem%20icon.svg) ![HC_The past_problem_4](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_The%20past_problem_4.svg) Limited ability to quickly respond to changes. ![HC_The DevOps era](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_The%20DevOps%20era.svg) #### THE DEVOPS ERA ## Streamlining Operations: The Introduction of DevOps With the introduction of DevOps in the early 2000s, the software development process underwent a significant change. Instead of the traditional siloed approach, DevOps brought these teams together, enabling them to work collaboratively from design to deployment. This approach enabled teams to quickly respond to changes in the business or market, and increased the overall efficiency and effectiveness of operations.     ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_DevOps_Solution_1](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_DevOps_Solution_1.svg) Improved collaboration and communication. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_DevOps_Solution_2](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_DevOps_Solution_2.svg) Reduced lead times for development and deployment. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_DevOps_Solution_3](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_DevOps_Solution_3.svg) Enhanced scalability and ability to quickly respond to changes. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_DevOps_Solution_4](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_DevOps_Solution_4.svg) Increased efficiency and effectiveness of operations. ![Group 10278](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/Group%2010278.svg) #### COLLABORATION PLATFORM ## Unleashing the Power of Collaboration: How GitHub Revolutionizes DevOps GitHub, the widely popular web-based platform for version control and collaboration, has played a significant role in the success of DevOps. The platform allows development teams to work together in a centralized location, streamlining the software development process.     ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_GitHub_solution_1](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_GitHub_solution_1.svg) With GitHub, teams can easily share code, track changes, and collaborate on projects in real-time. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_GitHub_solution_2](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_GitHub_solution_2.svg) GitHub integration with other tools such as CI/CD pipelines, allows for streamlined and automated delivery of code changes. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_GitHub_solution_3](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_GitHub_solution_3.svg) GitHub’s open-source community enables development teams to leverage the latest technologies and best practices. ![HC_Security Integration](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Security%20Integration.svg) #### SECURITY INTEGRATION ## Closing the Gap: The Rise of DevSecOps DevSecOps is a methodology that integrates security practices into the software development process, from design to deployment. It is an evolution of DevOps, which was designed to identify and address security issues while bringing development and operations teams together to work more efficiently and therefore increase the overall security of the software.     ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_DevSecOps_Solution_1](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_DevSecOps_Solution_1.svg) Improved security integration in development. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_DevSecOps_Solution_2](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_DevSecOps_Solution_2.svg) Reduced breaches by identifying vulnerabilities early. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_DevSecOps_Solution_3](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_DevSecOps_Solution_3.svg) Better compliance with security standards. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![HC_DevSecOps_Solution_4](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_DevSecOps_Solution_4.svg) Synergy between Development, Security, and Operations. ![HC_The Xops Era](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_The%20Xops%20Era.svg) #### THE CLOUD ERA ## Revolutionizing Operations: The Evolution to Cloud Cloud Operations emerged as an overarching discipline that brings together various areas such as data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence with the DevOps approach. The goal of Cloud Operations is to optimize the entire software development and operations process, from design to deployment, by embracing the principles of DevOps and extending them to other areas, including observability. Observability is a critical component of Cloud Operations as it enables teams to gather and analyze telemetry data from various components and services in a distributed system, allowing for more effective monitoring and troubleshooting of complex systems. ![HC_MLOps](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_MLOps.svg) #### MLOPS Machine Learning Ops (MLOps) introduces a set of collaboration and communication practices between data scientists and operations teams. ![Observability-icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Observability-icon.png?width=548&height=548&name=Observability-icon.png) #### OBSERVABILITY Observability is the process of collecting and analyzing data from different parts of a system to monitor its performance and behavior. It helps teams troubleshoot and improve complex systems by providing visibility into their inner workings. ![FinOps-icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FinOps-icon.png?width=548&height=548&name=FinOps-icon.png) #### FINOPS FinOps optimizes cloud spending by analyzing usage, idenifying cost-saving opportunities, and settingfinancial guardrails to prevent overspening, promoting financial accountability. ![Group-01-01](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group-01-01.png?width=777&height=162&name=Group-01-01.png) ![HC_SRE-1](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_SRE-1.svg) #### SRE ## Optimising Operations: The power of Site Reliability Engineering Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) was created to fill the gap between software engineering and system operations. Its main goal is to create scalable and highly reliable software systems. Combining release speed (required by development teams), quality control (required by QA teams) and system stability (required by operations teams) is the core of what SRE is about.     ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![Group 10229@2x](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group%2010229@2x.png?width=63&height=63&name=Group%2010229@2x.png) Minimising downtime, increasing availability. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![Group 10231@2x](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group%2010231@2x.png?width=70&height=67&name=Group%2010231@2x.png) Improving incident management, faster resolution. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![Group 10233@2x](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group%2010233@2x.png?width=67&height=67&name=Group%2010233@2x.png) Enhancing system scalability. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![Group 10236@2x](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group%2010236@2x.png?width=63&height=63&name=Group%2010236@2x.png) Reducing costs with automation. ![HC_Platform Engineering-1](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Platform%20Engineering-1.svg) #### WELCOME TO PLATFORM ENGINEERING ## Accelerating Tech Advancement: The Impact of Platform Engineering Platform Engineering is a game-changer in software development. The methodology focuses on the design and maintenance of reusable software components, frameworks and libraries. Platform Engineering enables teams to share and reuse these components across multiple projects, reducing duplication of effort and increasing productivity. It also allows for better collaboration and communication between teams, and enables faster development and deployment of software.     ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![Group 10250@2x](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group%2010250@2x.png?width=64&height=64&name=Group%2010250@2x.png) #### REDUCED TIME-TO-MARKET Helping teams to quickly develop and deploy software. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![Group 10252@2x](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group%2010252@2x.png?width=62&height=63&name=Group%2010252@2x.png) #### IMPROVED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Enabling teams to manage and optimize resources more effectively. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![Group 10254@2x](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group%2010254@2x.png?width=62&height=61&name=Group%2010254@2x.png) #### IMPROVED MAINTAINABILITY Deploying systems that are easy to update and maintain. ![HC_Solution Icon](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_Solution%20Icon.svg) ![Group 10256@2x](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/Group%2010256@2x.png?width=64&height=64&name=Group%2010256@2x.png) #### ALIGNMENT WITH BUSINESS GOALS Enabling teams to align their work with goals and objectives of the business. ![img-1-01](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/img-1-01.png?width=301&height=1264&name=img-1-01.png) Did you know? ## Up to 90% By adopting a Platform Engineering approach, companies can see significant reductions in deployment time, with some reporting a reduction of up to 90%. ![img-1-01](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hs-fs/hubfs/01-2023%20Market/images/img-1-01.png?width=301&height=1264&name=img-1-01.png) ![HC_The Future](https://www.harrisonclarke.com/hubfs/HC_The%20Future.svg) #### THE FUTURE ## Where to next? 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