DevOps Dozen 2026 Nominations Are Open: Recognizing the People and Technology Moving DevOps Forward
When we launched the DevOps Dozen in 2015, we wanted to recognize the people, projects and companies helping this community move forward. We saw the work happening across DevOps every day at DevOps.com. The awards gave our readers a chance to tell us who deserved recognition. Eleven years later, there is a lot more ground […]
The DevOps Dozen awards, launched in 2015, recognize the people, projects and companies that help the DevOps community move forward. This year, there are 24 awards across nine Community categories and 15 Tools & Services categories, reflecting the evolution of DevOps. Categories have been revised to better capture the nuances of modern DevOps practices.
A new category for Best AI-Assisted Software Development Solution highlights tools that aid developers in software development processes, while Best Agentic Software Delivery Solution covers agents that plan and execute multistep work across various stages. Best DevOps for AI Systems Solution addresses the entire lifecycle of AI systems, including deployment, evaluation, monitoring, and governance.
Separate categories acknowledge open source projects, emerging projects, and individual maintainers. Community awards recognize people building communities, leading change, and working together on successful end-user teams. For those submitting entries, judges are looking for specific examples and measurable outcomes that demonstrate the impact of the nominee's work.
Winners will be selected through a combination of expert judging and public voting, with specific guidelines for both.
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