Series 5 of 6 on NCS Digital Factory
Navigating uncharted waters
In an age of digital transformation, organisations are turning to the idea of a digital factory to accelerate their pace of innovation. By its very nature, a digital factory is built to generate innovation at scale through a systematic approach of ideation, prototyping, testing and iteration. Through this process, a constant flow of high-quality innovation is delivered in a shorter time.
For many organisations, running a digital factory is like treading in unchartered waters. In addition to managing operational demands, monitoring the productivity of the digital factory can be a complicated undertaking. Tracking the progress of projects, dependencies, code quality and compliance are necessary activities, but they are also time-consuming. Naturally, many organisations will want a solution to optimise a digital factory.
Optimising a Digital Factory with a DevSecOps platform
Optimising a digital factory starts with platform automation. DevSecOps - a set of practices which combines software, cybersecurity and information technology operations - shortens system development time and provides continuous, high-quality delivery. With a platform in place, a product manager can reduce environment set up time, create visibility over multiple projects, and ensure code compliance with cybersecurity policies. A DevSecOps platform requires substantial investment. Organisations that require one can tap on NCS' proprietary platform: CODESparks™. Let's examine the significance of a DevSecOps platform in the context of a digital factory at set up and during operation.
The importance of a DevSecOps platform in a digital factory
While innovation is the topic of the day, and much hype is centred around ideation, attention needs to be placed on taking an idea to production. Organisations need to drive outcomes. It is therefore vital that ideas are funnelled through a systematic process and are technically compliant. Developers must get timely information about the state of application, highlighting build issues, functional inconsistencies and code quality degradation. With a DevSecOps platform as the backbone of a digital factory, ideas are proven effective, tested, and de-risked to obtain its highest value.
The benefits of a DevSecOps platform
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