Moving Away from the Monolith — “Shift left?”

Just about everyone in tech is going to mention “shift left” at some point, but what are they actually talking about?

Just about everyone in tech is going to mention “shift left” at some point, but what are they actually talking about? It’s the heart of DevSecOps. Think of it as moving control processes as early in your development lifecycle as possible. It gives us a powerful set of tools to begin the migration away from the “long, monolithic development lifecycle” to a modern, fast moving, optimized pipeline.

So what’s it mean to “move control processes left?”

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“Control processes” are steps that make sure we we build a good product. That includes things like testing the software, but also extends into more subtle areas: Compliance management, risk reduction, operational reliability. Here’s a good exampl…