Dialogue with GitLab: Liu Gang: Creating a Localized Solution for Digital Transformation

On October 19th, NetEase Technology reported that GitLab fully explained its platform development philosophy and goals to the public. CEO Liu Gang had in-depth discussions with the media on "hot topics such as digital transformation of Chinese enterprises, software research and development, technology autonomy and controllability, as well as the direction and trends of the company's future development in the era of AI big models

On October 19th, NetEase Technology reported that GitLab fully explained its platform development philosophy and goals to the public. CEO Liu Gang had in-depth discussions with the media on "hot topics such as digital transformation of Chinese enterprises, software research and development, technology autonomy and controllability, as well as the direction and trends of the company's future development in the era of AI big models. In July of this year, Liu Gang joined GitLab as the company's CEO and served as a director. Liu Gang has worked for Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Shang Tang, and others.

Liu Gang stated that in the era of 'software defining the world', GitLab is facing unprecedented opportunities and will adhere to local autonomy and control to create an open source integrated DevSecOps platform. According to data, GitLab was established in March 2021, with technology investment from GitLab company. It was established in cooperation with investors Sequoia Broadband Cross border Digital Industry Fund and Gaocheng Capital. It is the first high-tech enterprise to be established in China under the "Sino foreign Joint Venture 3.0" architecture, with independent authorization for foreign technology and brands, and operates independently in China.

Holding key core technologies firmly in one's own hands and strengthening the security guarantee capability of the information industry are the most basic requirements of the country for the data and information industry, "Liu Gang said, The GitLab Autonomous and Controllable 3.0 model relies on the advantages of Sino foreign joint ventures to not only introduce internationally leading open source code into China, but also leverage millions of registered users of China's GitLab to continuously promote the development and landing of open source DevOps technology based on local needs, helping Chinese enterprises achieve true cost reduction and efficiency increase

At present, GitLab has launched localization solutions such as the "GitLab Integrated Security DevOps Platform" and "JihuLab SaaS (JihuLab. com)" to accelerate and optimize the enterprise software development lifecycle and provide safer and more efficient localized products and services for the digital transformation of enterprise customers.

It is understood that Jihu GitLab currently has three versions: basic, professional, and flagship, which can meet the needs of individuals to enterprises, from basic code management and CI/CD capabilities to enterprise level deployment solutions and out of the box DevSecOps solutions.

When it comes to key issues such as large models, Liu Gang revealed that it is expected that starting from 2024, GitLab will enter the fast lane of AI strategy and gradually release multiple AI features. In the future, we will continue to make efforts at both AI and security levels to assist Chinese enterprises in accelerating innovation and digital transformation.