Sonatype Joins the Vendor Forum
March 21, 2017
Pete Goldin

Derek Weeks, VP and DevOps Advocate at Sonatype, has joined the DEVOPSdigest Vendor Forum.

Weeks is a huge advocate of applying proven supply chain management principles into DevOps practices to improve efficiencies, reduce security risks, and sustain long-lasting competitive advantages. He currently serves as VP and Rugged DevOps Advocate at Sonatype, creators of the Nexus repository manager and provider of solutions for software supply chain automation. Weeks is a distinguished international speaker and lectures regularly on modern software development practices, continuous delivery and DevOps, and application security. He shares insights regularly across the social sphere.

Last year developers requested 31 billion components from the Central Repository to manufacture the software applications that run the world. Additionally, with more than 120,000 installations, companies around the globe use Sonatype's Nexus solutions to manage reusable components and improve the quality, speed and security of their software supply chains. Sonatype is privately held with investments from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Accel Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Bay Partners and Goldman Sachs.

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