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Here is a practical, current-state guide to help you navigate IBM Rational ClearQuest (CQ) support in late 2025

On September 8, 2025, a massive npm supply chain attack compromised 18 foundational JavaScript packages, putting billions of applications at risk. This sophisticated incident began with a phishing campaign targeting a prominent package maintainer, Josh Junon, who was lured into providing his login and two-factor authentication (2FA) credentials on a fake npm website. Attackers then used this access to publish malicious updates containing […]

Overview of new features and capabilities in Windsurf releases (“waves”) 11 and 12

This acticle explanis why software teams couple SonarQube and GitLab. It provides some common use cases and how to integrate both tools

Understanding GitLab’s infrastructure and architecture helps to understand the implications for future challenges and problems

We wrote the following article to explain the prices and editions of Jira, and in particular Jira Software. The article is relatively short and does not include all the details. You can get more information, detailed differences, current prices, and price quotes from us: jira@almtoolbox.com or by phone: 072-240-5222. Let’s get started. Jira Software is […]

Last update: June 30th 2025 We’re asked many times about the differences of SaaS offering (public cloud) provided by GitHub, GitLab and Atlassian Bitbucket. The vendors tend to update terms and offering quite frequently, so we decided to make an up-to-date comparison list (Excel sheet) with all relevant criteria, including: Max users (private repos) Max […]

Join the virtual launch event and see how you can make your entire SDLC smarter, faster, and more secure. Recording is ready! Watch now: Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025Time: Choose your preferred timezone!Duration: 1 hour & 30 mins AI has transformed software development, enabling faster code contributions but revealing new challenges: fragmented toolchains, limited AI […]

ALM Toolbox has been chosen as the Selected GitLab Integrator by independent research firm STKI

We are happy to announce that as part of our AI, DevOps and DevSecOps solutions,We also offer Tabnine’s solution for Gen AI. What is Tabnine? Tabnine is an AI code assistant that accelerates and simplifies software development while keeping your code private, secure, and compliant.As a code completion tool which uses generative artificial intelligence to […]

Here we summarize our current range of AI solutions

Read how Mattermost incident response solutions help teams manage cybersecurity incidents

GitLab 17 was recently released and we’ve made two unique lists of GitLab features: all features and what’s new

Mattermost 10.6.2 is out! This release contains low to medium severity level security fixes. Upgrading to this release is recommended.  Need help with upgrading Mattermost or upgrading to commercial edition? Our team can help you! Contact us: mattermost@almtoolbox.com What’s new in Mattermost 10.6 (Major release)? Mattermost 10.6 delivers critical backend enhancements and compliance-focused updates, prioritizing database performance, security, and enterprise scalability. […]

In software development, keeping a repository clean, efficient, and secure is critical for effective collaboration. This is where Git Ignore (.gitignore) comes into play. The .gitignore file is a configuration file used by Git to specify which files or directories should be excluded from version control. By defining patterns in this file, developers can ensure […]