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Low-To-High-Side Development in The Public Sector
Low-to-High-Side Development
By Marc Kriz, Strategic Account Leader of National Security Programs, GitLab
The stay-at-home orders put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were a catalyst for the rapid
– and previously unprecedented – adoption of remote work in the public sector. This was particularly
challenging for the intelligence community, and other departments working in primarily classified, or high-
side environments.
For decades prior, software development in the public sector could only occur on-site. When the stay-at-
home orders were put in place, government leaders were forced to either slow down development by
utilizing a reduced team of essential personnel, until all teams could return back to the office, or adjust to
the new way of working – through low-to-high-side development enabled by the adoption of DevOps
technology and culture.
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