Bill Murphy, director of security and compliance at LeanTaaS, says DevOps teams may not focus enough on data security. “Data security breaches have consequences that extend far beyond notifying affected parties. They severely tarnish an organization’s reputation, leading to lost business opportunities through diminished customer renewals and a decline in new customer acquisition.”
A new area of concern is how development teams use AI code generation and copilots. “AI complements the work of developers and engineers, freeing up time for innovation, system design, and architecture,” says Andrea Malagodi, CIO of Sonar. “I anticipate CIOs will focus teams on strong designs, good architecture patterns, rigorous code testing, and critical analysis of code to ensure it meets quality and security standards.”
Recommendation: CIOs should require product managers and delivery leaders to define their roadmaps showing priorities in new capabilities, technical debt, and risk mitigation. Even as automation, continuous testing, and increased observability practices enable DevOps teams to increase deployment frequency, organizations should define a release management strategy and establish periodic reviews of how each team prioritizes and addresses risks.
