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Posts in 2023
  • Getting Started as an Ortelius Open Source Contributor

    Monday, April 10, 2023 in Ortelius Committer Insights

    First - Don’t Get Overwhelmed Are you interested in becoming an Open Source Project contributor but feeling a bit overwhelmed with getting started? If so, don’t worry, because you’re not alone. Many developers feel the same way …

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  • Leveraging Ortelius for Vulnerability Tracking

    Friday, March 31, 2023 in Ortelius Committer Insights

    More Complexity in the Software Supply Chain The rise of open-source software has increased the complexity of the software supply chain, making it essential to have a complete understanding of the dependencies and vulnerabilities within the …

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  • The SBOM Big Picture

    Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in Ortelius Committer Insights

    What are SBOMs and Why are They Important? Simply put, an SBOM is a Software Bill of Materials, i.e. a list of what components were used in constructing a particular application or microservice. Those components may be open source libraries and/or …

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  • Using Syft with Ortelius

    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Ortelius Committer Insights

    Ortelius and the Consumption of SBOMs Core to the effort of hardening your software development process is SBOM generation and SBOM Consumption. Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) reports are a critical tool in understanding all of the parts of your …

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  • Enter the Dragon/CKA

    Wednesday, March 08, 2023 in Ortelius Committer Insights

    Enter the Dragon CKA This is my blog post about taking on the CKA in the spirit of Bruce Lee based on his film Enter the Dragon a Kung Fu cult classic. The CKA was my dragon which I was determined to conquer which I did on 27 March 2023. I have …

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  • SBOMs and usage in the Software Delivery Life Cycle

    Tuesday, March 07, 2023 in Ortelius Committer Insights

    Introduction The software supply chain is a model for producing quality products with an integrated lifecycle of upstream and downstream dependencies. A Software Bill of Material (SBOM) is a key component of the software supply chain. SBOM adoption …

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  • Mentoring for Mentors and Mentees

    Tuesday, March 07, 2023 in Ortelius Committer Insights

    What is Mentoring and Why is it Important? And What the heck is a “Mentee”, Anyway? Mentoring is the activity of providing ongoing guidance to someone seeking to advance their career and, frequently, also wanting to talk about personal life issues. …

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Posts in 2021
  • Open-Source Governance Board

    Wednesday, September 08, 2021 in Ortelius News

    An Open-Source Governance Board - Our Journey Open-Source Governance Boards are critical to the success of open-source projects. As excitement continues to grow around Open-Source projects in the DevOps space, it is essential that Open-Source …

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  • Ortelius Community Recognition Program

    Monday, April 19, 2021 in Ortelius News

    Recognizing our Members for Their Hard Work Our community members are dedicated to tackling the challenges of continuous vulnerability management. As an open-source project, we operate with limited funding for swag, but we deeply value the …

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Posts in 2020
  • Ortelius An Incubating CDF Project

    Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in Ortelius News

    The Ortelius Open Source project accepted as an incubating CDF project Santa Fe, NM – December 8, 2020– DeployHub, creators of the first microservice management platform, today announced that Ortelius, the DeployHub open source core, has been …

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