Black Diamond earned a reputation for one thing: shipping fast, secure, repeatable processes for the teams that could not afford to get it wrong. That reputation is not going anywhere. What is changing is the name on the door.
Arrcade is the same team with a sharper focus. As AI moved from novelty to necessity in the software delivery lifecycle, we realized our brand needed to reflect where engineering is going — human expertise, supercharged by intelligent agents.
The arcade metaphor is intentional. Great arcades were fast, loud, and rewarding. They gave you immediate feedback and a reason to come back. That is exactly how modern DevSecOps should feel: tight loops, clear signals, and a platform that makes shipping fun again.
Everything you loved about Black Diamond — the delivery record, the GitLab expertise, the no-nonsense engineering — comes with us. The only thing we left behind was the old logo.