Whitepapers

2022

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What is GitHub Discussions? A complete guide

January 19, 2022
GitHub Discussions brings community forums right to your public or private repositories on GitHub making it easy to communicate with your community, ask and ...
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2021

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Adopting and scaling GitHub Advanced Security in your company

November 18, 2021
Let's talk about how you can scale and adopt GitHub Advanced Security in an auotmated and structured fashion
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What is GitHub Actions? How automation & CI/CD work on GitHub

November 11, 2021

A full guide on the benefits of having built-in automation and CI/CD capabilities on GitHub, how GitHub Actions work, common use cases, and more.

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The GitHub guide to commit signing

August 11, 2021
Understanding what’s in your software supply chain and where it came from is a critical part of application security.
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Skyscanner & GitHub

February 3, 2021
No matter the destination, everyone has a different strategy for snagging a deal on flights. Maybe you booked your trip to London a season in advance to get ...
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2020

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The complete guide to developer-first application security for government agencies

September 14, 2020
The key to the government’s ability to innovate at speed is access to secure, high-quality software. For agencies at every level, advancing your mission depe...
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Achieving DevSecOps maturity with GitHub

August 13, 2020
GitHub has been rapidly evolving into a complete development platform over the past year and a half, with the addition of native CI/CD capabilities using Git...
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How leading software teams build securely on GitHub

August 12, 2020
Today, every company is a software company.
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Application Security explained: Downloadable guide to learn how to put the developer first

July 21, 2020
Put developers front and center for application security and drive down the number of vulnerabilities in production code. Download this PDF guide to learn more.
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Perspectives on software development - lessons on accelerating innovation

June 2, 2020
GitHub is more than a DevOps platform—it’s also a community. In May, the community came together virtually at GitHub Satellite 2020 to share insights, best p...
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The government agency's guide to DevSecOps

May 21, 2020
Security architects have long understood what DevOps leaders are just discovering — security, not only shipping, is a shared responsibility. Enter DevSecOps
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DevSecOps for government agencies, the GitHub way

May 18, 2020
The key to the government’s ability to innovate at speed is access to secure, high-quality software.
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Best practices for a collaborative software development culture

May 1, 2020
Collaboration, transparency, and code reuse aren’t just found in open source communities.
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GitHub Actions Cheat Sheet

March 12, 2020
Everything you need to know about getting started with GitHub Actions
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Three AppSec pitfalls every security leader can avoid

March 5, 2020
Secure software is critical for business success today. Here are some common application security pitfalls every software team can watch out for.
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IDC report: How open source is the key to innovation in the enterprise

January 13, 2020
Today, every company is a software company. Staying competitive depends on how fast your business can transform—and embrace new tools and technology.
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2019

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Nine security best practices every software leader should know

November 3, 2019
From sign on to delivery, keeping your organization secure is a community effort. And while every business has different security requirements, there are a f...
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Collaborating in DevOps Culture

November 3, 2019
Enterprises are learning that a large measure of success for adopting DevOps is the spirit of collaboration it instills among teams.
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What is DevSecOps? Download this guide to DevSecOps

November 3, 2019
DevSecOps brings IT security into development and operations teams to ensure that security is a priority at every step of the software development lifecycle....
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IDC Report: GitHub Actions adds CI/CD to augment DevOps pipeline collaboration

October 30, 2019
More and more organizations are using DevOps to get things done—and now, they can do it in the same place they code. This IDC report dives into how GitHub’s ...
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The enterprise checklist for building with open source communities

July 22, 2019
When your team uses open source software (OSS), everyone benefits, but how much is up to you.
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Six tips for becoming an open source agency

July 22, 2019
Effective government software teams meet their goals and support their constituents through communication, collaboration, and rapid iteration.
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Seven questions to ask before using open source software at work

July 22, 2019
Open source helps enterprise teams build better software, faster—but also comes with unique risks and challenges.
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Open source engagement model for enterprise software teams

July 22, 2019
Open source is changing the way we build software—with organizations using open source code, tools, and best practices to get applications to customers even ...
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Best practices for a collaborative software development culture

July 22, 2019
Collaboration, transparency, and code reuse aren’t just found in open source communities.
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How to become an open source enterprise

June 14, 2019
Transform the way your team builds software with open source code, tools, and best practices.
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The quick guide to open source enterprises

June 4, 2019
How large organizations use open source to build better software, faster.
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DevOps development: top seven tips for faster application development

April 11, 2019
With these seven tips learn to keep developers work on pace so that teams and developers can build more secure code faster and so much more.
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Collaboration is the key to DevOps success

April 9, 2019
In a recent TechTarget study, 70 percent of organizations reported they had adopted DevOps.
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Federal access to open source with GitHub: tech brief

February 11, 2019
By achieving FedRAMP operating authority, GitHub’s Enterprise Cloud allows federal users to collaborate with millions of open source software developers.
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Enabling DevOps pipeline execution with GitHub

January 3, 2019
Companies of all shapes and sizes are building software in more open and collaborative ways, from idea to production. This IDC Vendor Profile provides curren...
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2018

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Six DevOps pitfalls for engineering leaders to avoid

December 12, 2018
DevOps can be a transformative practice for businesses of all sizes and types. Companies in almost every industry are using DevOps to give teams the time and...
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How GitHub secures open source software

February 23, 2021
GitHub works hard to secure the open source software you use. We provide businesses with best practices to learn and leverage across their workflows. Downloa...
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Secure software development strategy essentials

November 18, 2018
Trust is the foundation of the relationship between software companies and their customers. The ability to prevent sensitive data from falling into the wrong...
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GitHub and RStudio

February 10, 2018
This tutorial teaches you to create R Markdown documents with RStudio and publish them via GitHub, using GitHub Pages.
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An introduction to innersource

January 22, 2018
Organizations worldwide are incorporating open source methodologies into the way they build and ship their own software.
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Secure development best practices for financial services

January 19, 2018
The way people build software is evolving fast—from mobile applications to the infrastructure of our largest financial institutions.
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Practical guide to CI with Jenkins and GitHub

January 16, 2018
Implementing Continuous Integration (CI) can reduce errors in code, shorten development cycles, and help your team ship software faster. In this article, we'...
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2017

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GitHub goes to work

December 4, 2017
As teams explore more collaborative ways to develop software, GitHub is delivering the ultimate social development platform for businesses—one that grows wit...
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GitHub’s take on CI: move quickly not recklessly

November 7, 2017
Continuous Integration is a key part of any DevOps initiative. Correctly implementing a CI-based development pattern can reduce errors in code, shorten devel...
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Development Workflows for Data Scientists

October 25, 2017
GitHub partnered with O’Reilly Media to examine how data science and analytics teams improve the way they define, enforce, and automate development workflows.
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