By Paul Krill
GitLab has unveiled GitLab 17, a major update of its devsecops platform that brings a CI/CD catalog of reusable pipeline components and an AI impact dashboard. The company also announced GitLab Duo Enterprise, an AI-powered assistant that helps detect vulnerabilities in code and resolve CI/CD bottlenecks.
GitLab Duo Enterprise, the subject of a virtual launch event on June 24, combines the developer-focused AI capabilities of GitLab Duo Pro, which include code suggestions and code explanation, with enterprise-oriented AI capabilities for other aspects of the software development life cycle, such as detecting and fixing security vulnerabilities and summarizing issue discussions and merge requests. GitLab Duo Enterprise will also resolve CI/CD bottlenecks and failures and enhance team collaboration, GitLab said.
GitLab 17, released May 16, introduces a CI/CD catalog that allows GitLab users to discover, reuse, and contribute pre-built CI/CD components. Users also can create a private catalog to distribute customized pipelines to automate workflows.
The new AI impact dashboard in GitLab 17 is intended to help organizations understand the impact of the GitLab Duo AI programming assistant on developer productivity. For example, users can compare AI usage trends with software development metrics like lead time, cycle time, DORA, and vulnerabilities.
GitLab also offered a list of improvements coming to the devsecops platform:
