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Harness Recognized as a Leading DevOps Platform by Forrester

On June 2, 2025, Harness, the innovative AI DevOps Platform™, announced its impressive recognition as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: DevOps Platforms evaluation for Q2 2025. The company achieved the highest possible ratings in three critical areas: AI Infusion, Innovation, and Vision. This accolade further solidifies Harness's reputation as a trailblazer in the DevOps landscape, providing cutting-edge solutions that integrate artificial intelligence across software development life cycles.

Forrester's evaluation examined numerous suppliers of DevOps solutions, assessing them against a comprehensive set of 26 criteria. Harness garnered top scores across an impressive 14 of these criteria, highlighting its ability to deliver value to businesses while fostering a superior developer experience. The firm lauded Harness for its clear vision of incorporating AI throughout the software development life cycle, a strong emphasis on security, and the provision of cloud cost management tools that enable businesses to achieve enhanced operational efficiency.

Jyoti Bansal, the CEO and co-founder of Harness, expressed his excitement over this recognition, indicating that it validates the hard work and strategic direction the company has undertaken. As Bansal puts it, "For us, this recognition from Forrester is a major validation of the platform we've built and the strategy we're executing—which infuses AI into every aspect of software delivery, simplifying and accelerating it for every engineering team."

The ongoing pressure for businesses to expedite software delivery without sacrificing quality or security is intense. Harness addresses these market demands head-on, positioning itself as an indispensable partner for software engineering teams aiming to enhance their development processes. The report from Forrester underscored the value customers felt they received, noting that clients had more influence over product roadmaps compared to engagements with larger vendors.

Steve Day, CTO of National Australia Bank (NAB), shared positive feedback about his collaboration with Harness stating, "Harness has been a great partner in our DevOps journey. Their team moves fast, listens closely, and delivers real value. We've always seen them as a leader in this space, and it's great to see that reflected in Forrester's latest Wave." This endorsement from significant clients demonstrates Harness's commitment to fostering agile partnerships while delivering high-quality, innovative solutions.

The evaluation also detailed key areas where Harness excelled, including:

• - Build Automation and CI: Delivering exceptional build and deployment automation at scale while supporting hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• - AI Infusion: Empowering users with intelligent assistance for various aspects such as debugging, testing, and governance.
• - Infrastructure as Code and Environment Management: Seamlessly integrating with major infrastructure as code tools and Kubernetes to enable robust cloud-native automation.
• - Innovation and Vision: Backed by a differentiated roadmap and strong developer tooling, with a focus on Database DevOps, self-service FinOps, and modular extensibility.

As companies around the globe accelerate their implementation of AI, modernize their infrastructure, and reduce developer workloads, Harness aims to provide consistent governance and streamlined automation throughout the software delivery life cycle. Following its recent merger with Traceable and previous acquisition of Split, Harness continues to widen its scope and capabilities, offering the only AI DevOps solution designed to unify the entire software delivery process—from building to deployment, testing, and securing applications.

If you’re interested in exploring the insights of the Forrester Wave™ DevOps Platforms for Q2 2025, you can access the full report by visiting Harness's official site.

About Harness

Harness is an AI-driven DevOps platform that revolutionizes software delivery. With its simple, secure solutions, it aids engineering and DevOps teams in producing applications efficiently. Leveraging machine learning for deployment quality monitoring, Harness allows for automatic rollback of failed deployments. This optimization results in saved time and reduced manual oversight, significantly improving developers' work-life balance. Clients like United Airlines and Citibank are experiencing accelerated deployment times up to 75% and reductions in infrastructure costs by 60%. Headquartered in San Francisco, Harness is backed by prestigious investors including Menlo Ventures and IVP.

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