Author: David Rubinstein

David Rubinstein is editor-in-chief of ITOps Times and SD Times.

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NetBox Labs Expands Infrastructure Intelligence Platform and Unveils Key Strategic Partnerships
ByDavid Rubinstein October 13, 2026October 13, 2026

NetBox Labs today announced a suite of new platform capabilities at its inaugural NetBox Evolve conference, enhancing the NetBox Labs Infrastructure Intelligence Platform to streamline enterprise and AI datacenter buildouts. THe company also announced strategic integrations that meet the growing need for datacenters and infrastructure. Designed to span the infrastructure life cycle, the platform expands… … continue reading

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New Blueprint Alliance creates reference architecture for agentic governance
ByDavid Rubinstein September 25, 2026

in recent research, Gartner predicted that by 2028, an average global Fortune 500 enterprise would utilize over 150,000 agents. At the same time, only 13 percent of organizations believed they possessed adequate AI agent governance. Technology leaders realized that single-vendor solutions could not resolve a problem spanning multiple platforms and systems. To address this risk,… … continue reading

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Q&A: Observability, AI Agents, and Data Management
ByDavid Rubinstein September 25, 2026

The issue of data storage has become urgent as the introduction of AI has generated ever more data. With that comes the necessary ability to look into that data to resolve problems that lie within. I recently had the chance to speak with Artem Navolev, CEO and co-founder of VictoriaMetrics, about issues, and what organizations… … continue reading

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Edera introduces Kubernetes-compatible Project Lunchbox
ByDavid Rubinstein September 18, 2026

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation and contributers to the Kubernetes project want it to become the infrastructure layer for AI. One problem, though, is that organizations building AI don’t necessarily want to learn Kubernetes and its complex infrastructure. According to execution platform provider Edera, that’s becoming more important as AI moves beyond inference into coding… … continue reading

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What IT operations teams should know about Oracle’s Java platform moves
ByDavid Rubinstein September 16, 2026September 15, 2026

Oracle’s release of Java 27 this week emphasized operational priorities of a predictable release cadence, an expanded security posture with post-quantum capabilities and a tighter patching model, as well as a broadened Oracle-backed ecosystem that can be governed under a single support umbrella. Cadence and stability remain central. Since 2017, the platform has shipped on… … continue reading

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EU Cyber Resilience Act: What to Know
ByDavid Rubinstein September 10, 2026September 11, 2026

Article 14 of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) takes effect tomorrow, Sept. 11. This regulation mandates reporting from organizations selling new or extant software or connected products within the European Union that are found to have actively exploited security vulnerabilities. Non-compliance results in fines up to 15 million Euros (USD $174 million) or 2.5%… … continue reading

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Kubernetes 1.37: Hardening the Control Plane for the AI Workload Reality
ByDavid Rubinstein August 27, 2026

The Kubernetes community has officially shipped v1.37, dubbed “Garhwal.” While the headlines will tout the 67 enhancements and the graduation of 16 features to stable, the bigger story here is the platform’s ongoing maturation. This release isn’t about adding “shiny” features; it’s about shoring up the control plane to handle the demands of production AI… … continue reading

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SolarWinds 2026 State of ITSM Report: From AI Potential to Real Payoff
ByDavid Rubinstein August 18, 2026

The 2026 SolarWinds State of ITSM Report, released today, shows that AI helps IT teams do more work. But there is a catch. Instead of making the job easier, AI is changing the kind of work IT professionals do. The report surveyed over 800 IT workers. It found that 84% of them see the value… … continue reading

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Infrastructure Limitations Spark “The Great AI Re-Architecture,” New Cloudera Report Finds
ByDavid Rubinstein August 11, 2026

A survey from Cloudera released today revealed that while AI adoption has moved into the mainstream, enterprise IT is having to undergo a massive transformation. According to the report, “The Great AI Re-Architecture,” 95% of enterprises have been forced to delay or cancel AI initiatives over the past year because of data governance, compliance, or… … continue reading

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Black Hat USA news roundup — August 3, 2026: UPDATED: ArmorCode, Sumo Logic, Cribl, Mimecast
ByDavid Rubinstein August 3, 2026August 7, 2026

ArmorCode Brings Risk Discipline and AI Cost Savings to Agentic Vulnerability Remediation ArmorCode, the leader in Unified Exposure Management, announced at Black Hat USA 2026 a major expansion of its Agentic Control Plane. Four new Anya AI agents help security teams analyze cloud risks, assess vulnerability exploitability, identify mitigation strategies, and coordinate patch orchestration. It also unveiled new… … continue reading

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ExtraHop Launches the Agentic SOC Alliance to Validate a Shared Operating Model for Machine-Speed Defense
ByDavid Rubinstein July 24, 2026

The recent event of OpenAI compromising Hugging Face during testing reinforce is proving that the security operations center needs a new operating model designed for machine-speed threats. To begin that SOC transformation, network intelligence, detection and response company ExtraHop has launched the Agentic SOC Alliance. A number of players involved in founding the alliance have… … continue reading

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New Report Highlights Critical “Exposure Gap” in Global Cybersecurity
ByDavid Rubinstein June 30, 2026June 22, 2026

Despite massive investments in cybersecurity tools, most organizations are struggling to defend themselves effectively, according to a new global study recently released by threat management company Filigran. The State of Threat Management Report, based on a survey of 550 security leaders, reveals that while companies have plenty of data, they are failing to translate that… … continue reading

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