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Deployments still suck, but maybe they don’t have to
October 29, 2024
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Aayush Shah

Deploying apps still somehow feels like a half-solved problem, but maybe there's hope on the horizon.

Announcements
Blacksmith Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance
September 19, 2024
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Aayush Shah

Blacksmith is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, underscoring our commitment to top-tier security practices. Learn about our latest steps to safeguard your data, including pentests, disaster recovery plans, and JIT tokens with Firecracker VMs.

General
Stacked Diffs Can Be Expensive: Why You Should Do It More
August 30, 2024
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Aditya Maru

Everyone is stacking their diffs these days. Read about why there is a sudden up-tick in adoption of this workflow, and how this can actually start costing your organization a lot more...unless you implement some checks and balances.

Announcements
Launch: Static IPs
July 28, 2024
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Aditya Maru

We're excited to announce dedicated static IP addresses for Blacksmith runners!

Announcements
Launch: ARM runners
July 15, 2024
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Aditya Maru

We’re excited to announce ARM-based Blacksmith runners for GitHub Actions!

Announcements
Launch: Workflow Analytics
June 18, 2024
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Aayush Shah

Discover Blacksmith’s new workflow analytics offering! Get critical insights into performance, spend, and failure rates across your CI pipelines, simplifying maintenance and optimization. Explore our dashboard's powerful features now!

Announcements
Launch: Migration Wizard
June 3, 2024
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Aayush Shah

Unlock seamless integration with Blacksmith’s new migration wizard for GitHub Actions. Migrate workflows effortlessly, boost your team's velocity, and reduce CI costs with just a few clicks—no IDE needed!

Engineering
The exodus from GitHub Actions to Buildkite
May 28, 2024
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Aditya Jayaprakash

GitHub Actions might cut it for small teams, but as companies scale, BuildKite often emerges as the better choice due to lower CI costs, reliability, enhanced observability, and automated retries.

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