When Microsoft Corp. acquired GitHub in June 2018 for $7.5 billion, the move represented more than just a shift in the world of open-source software development platforms. The acquisition highlighted the role that developers now played in the enterprise choice of cloud, a reality validated by GitLab Inc.’s own chief executive, Sid Sijbrandij, at the time.

“When GitHub was taken off the table, Google moved fast to work closer with GitLab, and it’s no coincidence that Amazon is here [at the GitLab Commit event],” said Stu Miniman (@stu), co-host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio. “If I’m doing GitHub, does that mean I’m being pushed closer to Microsoft Azure?”

Miniman spoke with John Furrier (@furrier), co-host of theCUBE, during the keynote analysis at the GitLab Commit event in San Francisco. They discussed GitLab’s role in fostering an open-system model for cloud users and the platform’s adoption by developers seeking a common toolset.

Opening its monitoring tools

GitLab has focused on providing a DevOps platform built as a single application for all stages of the development lifecycle while fostering collaboration between teams. In keeping with this open approach, GitLab recently announced that it would make its monitoring and observability tools available through its core open-source platform.

“The biggest trend of the next 20 years is going to be the open system model of cloud,” Furrier said. “With cloud scale, with data, with artificial intelligence, you are seeing the importance of this. This is a whole another game changer.”

GitLab’s open approach and push for a common toolset has resonated with developers at major enterprise firms. The company’s platform is now used by over 100,000 organizations, including Uber Technologies Inc. and Nvidia Corp. And the company’s success has propelled it toward a potential initial public offering later this year.

“GitLab’s vision is that everyone should be using the same tools,” Miniman said. “If you are in the same tools, sharing the same information, in the same communication channels, you’re going to be able to move fast. That is what companies need to do.”

Watch the complete video discussion below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the GitLab Commit event.

Photo: Stu Miniman/SiliconANGLE