Survey: Resource shortages a challenge in meeting data infrastructure demands
A 2025 Data Infrastructure Survey Report from DataStrike found that internal IT teams are struggling with modern data management due to limited resources available to them. According to the report, 55% of the survey respondents rely only on internal teams to manage their data infrastructure, with only 19% reporting that they outsource. As a result, … continue reading
Organizations are more proactive in addressing IT incidents
The number of respondents reporting they are acting proactively to address IT incidents has increased from 35% in 2020 to 68% this year, according to Atlassian’s recently released 2024 State of Incident Management report. Atlassian defines proactive organizations as those that use monitoring, alerting and communication tools; does formal incident response training; and uses AI … continue reading
Cloud Native Computing Foundation announces KubeEdge graduation
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation today announced that KubeEdge, an open-source edge computing project built on Kubernetes, has achieved graduation status. KubeEdge, according to the CNCF, expands the cloud native ecosystem to scenarios and industries outside of data centers by bringing the container orchestration and scheduling capabilities of Kubernetes to the edge. Further, it delivers edge … continue reading
ManageEngine creates Decision Intelligence platform for enhanced IT operations
ManageEngine today introduced Spotlight, an AI-driven contextual recommendations engine, as part of the company’s upgrade of its Analytics Plus solution to version 6.0. Spotlight is designed to spot inefficiencies in IT operations and offer remediation strategies. In its announcement, ManageEngine, a Zoho Corporation company, said Spotlight can give IT managers more immediate analysis of metrics … continue reading
Explore AI with intent
The artificial intelligence being used in operations already is advanced, with RPA (robotic process automation) and other rules-governed systems helping organizations become more efficient. One area that is being looked at now is generative AI. According to Josh Mayfield, senior director of product marketing at Kentik, thinks about it like this: “Like a surveyor, you’re … continue reading
The changing roles and requirements for network observability
Network engineering has transformed from a domain of granular expertise to a more systemic approach, prioritizing overall system performance and customer experiences. This has resulted in changes in how network teams are set up, with a greater emphasis on systems engineering thinking and less on component-level expertise. When enterprises today are looking for the skill … continue reading
A guide to network observability tools
The following is a listing of network observability tools, along with a brief description of their offerings. Featured Provider Kentik: The Kentik AI platform helps simplify the process of troubleshooting complex networks for engineers, operators, architects, and developers. The company this year has introduced a modern, AI-assisted Network Monitoring System (Kentik NMS), which modernizes network … continue reading
Kubernetes v1.31 released; 11 new features now in GA
Some 11 features have graduated to stable in today’s release of Kubernetes v1.31, the first since the project celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. The release’s theme, here in the dog days of summer, is Elli, a playful pup meant to reflect the spirit and joy of the community of contributors. Among the highlights of … continue reading
Cribl: Number of telemetry data sources exploding
The number of sources from which organizations consume data has increased 32% over the last year, with one-fifth saying they pull from 10 or more sources, according to the first “Navigating the Data Current” report from cloud platform and services provider Cribl. The study was created from telemetry data collected from Cribl.Cloud users, who use … continue reading
Solo.io releases Gloo AI Gateway
Application networking company Solo.io today is releasing Gloo AI Gateway, designed to accelerate AI innovation. “AI Gateway is the most significant new trend in the API management and API gateway space,” said Idit Levine, CEO and founder of Solo.io, in the announcement. “As customers continue to adopt AI, we’re providing the ability to leverage Gloo … continue reading
Broadcom releases innovations for VMware Cloud Foundation
Broadcom has updated its VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) private-cloud platform with what it said are faster infrastructure modernization, better cyber resiliency and security, and a better developer productivity experience. In the announcement, Broadcom wrote: “VCF includes native Kubernetes to support both VM and containerized workloads on a single platform, enables advanced AI/ML workloads at enterprise … continue reading
InvGate’s Workflows 2 automates service management processes with no-code capabilities
Service management provider InvGate today announced further no-code capabilities in its Workflows 2 solution to enable non-technical workers to build and manage workflows and service management processes. Workflows 2 employs templates and drag-and-drop functionality to enable users to start more quickly, and not have a long learning curve, to “modernize legacy processes with automation,” the … continue reading
