by Michael Brown | Jul 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
What Is GitLab Secrets Manager? GitLab Secrets Manager, now in public beta with GitLab 19.0, keeps credentials inside the same platform that runs your code and pipelines. It’s built on OpenBao and is a native GitLab capability, not a third-party integration you have...
by Michael Brown | Jun 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
GitLab Flex: Your Questions Answered Software contracts were designed in a simpler era. You counted your users, signed on the dotted line, and that was that for 12 months. If something changed mid-year (headcount shifted, a new capability rolled out, a team started...
by Michael Brown | Jun 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
NIST 800-53: How You can Automate Compliance with GitLab Most of the time, NIST 800-53 compliance looks like endless spreadsheets, quarterly audits, and checkboxes that need checking. By the time a control gap surfaces in an audit, it has already existed in production...
by Michael Brown | Jun 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
GitLab vs. OpenAI Codex: Which AI Coding Tool Belongs in Your DevSecOps Stack? AI coding tools are no longer a novelty. They are becoming a standard part of how development teams write, review, and ship code. Two names that come up frequently in these conversations...
by Michael Brown | Jun 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
GitLab Duo vs. GitHub Copilot: Why Team Coordination Is the Real Differentiator AI coding assistants are now table stakes. Most engineering teams have evaluated GitHub Copilot, and many have already deployed it. It’s good at what it does, but if you manage a team,...
