Welcome to the April edition of Mission Infrastructure, your monthly deep dive into all things infrastructure-related! This month, we’re very excited to share new research we’ve conducted to uncover the true state of infrastructure automation. How does your organization stack up? Read on to find out!
➡️ 45% of organizations believe they are infrastructure automation leaders — but only 14% are.
This is just one of the insights we discovered when we surveyed 400+ infrastructure decision-makers and influencers to reveal the real state of infrastructure automation today. The result is the Infrastructure Automation Report 2025 — and it contains some real surprises. Read Spacelift CEO Pawel Hytry’s blog post to find out more.
Where does your team stand in its automation journey? Take the self-assessment at the end of the blog post to find out!
You need a reliable GitOps strategy to ensure the success of DevOps technologies such as IaC, CI/CD, and configuration management, but scaling up GitOps to larger environments can be challenging. In James Walker’s article, you’ll discover 15 top techniques for enhancing GitOps workflows at scale, helping you to build a more effective software delivery process.
Configuration management tools are not as popular as they used to be, but they are still widely used in big organizations. Ansible remains the most popular of these tools, but it presents various challenges. Read Flavius Dinu’s post to find out more about Ansible Tower and some of the most popular alternatives.
In the open-source automation tool Jenkins, environment variables enhance security and flexibility by managing data and secrets across CI/CD pipelines. Read Sumeet Ninawe’s post to learn how these environment variables are managed, alongside their global configurations and local setups.
Going to the AWS Summits? Spacelift will be in Amsterdam and London, and we’d love to catch up with you! Let’s chat about how we can help you build collaborative, self-service infrastructure with a powerful AWS integration.
Do you have the winning hand? Find out at our online Texas Hold’em tournament! Connect with peers, raise your game, and play for awesome prizes. Reserve your place at the table here.
DevOpsDays Atlanta
The Historic Academy of Medicine, 875 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA
April 29-30, 2025
After the success of DevOpsDays Chicago, we’re looking forward to meeting you all in Atlanta! Spacelift is a Gold Sponsor, and we can’t wait to chat with you about how we can help make your DevOps implementations consistently successful.
Introducing IaCConf — the first-ever vendor-neutral IaC conference, hosted by Spacelift. Don’t miss this half-day of real-world insights, hands-on learning, and forward-looking conversations about the future of infrastructure automation!
