Lacework updates cloud security platform with new integrations, more options
The cloud security company Lacework has announced updates that aim to provide customers with more choices when it comes to securing multicloud environments. The company now offers support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), giving customers another option to use with its cloud security posture management solution. This is in addition to previous support for AWS, … continue reading
Microsoft Security Copilot enters Early Access
Users wanting to try out Microsoft Security Copilot now have the chance to do so through the company’s Early Access Program. Microsoft Security Copilot was first announced in March 2023 and, according to Microsoft, customers using it in preview have saved up to 40% of time on core security operations tasks like writing complex queries … continue reading
Druva launches new conversational AI, Dru
The data backup company Druva is hoping to provide customers with a more seamless way to engage with their backups with the introduction of its generative AI interface, Dru. The new conversational AI capabilities will enable customers to reduce protection risks, gain insights into their protection environment, and navigate their solution in a customized interface. … continue reading
BackBox introduces automated vulnerability detection and remediation solution
The network automation platform BackBox has announced a new capability that will enable IT teams to more easily discover network vulnerabilities, prioritize CVEs, and automate remediation. Network Vulnerability Manager (NVM) offers capabilities like classification of vulnerabilities by threat level; remediation by configuration changes, network and firewall OS upgrades, and patches; built-in backups, single-click roll-backs, and … continue reading
Ubuntu 23.10 introduces deeper integration for admin tools and more secure app discovery
Canonical has announced the latest release of its Linux distribution, Ubuntu. Ubuntu 23.10 (codename Mantic Minotaur) introduces deeper integration for admin tools, upgraded app discovery, and support for Raspberry Pi 5 and SiFive HiFive Pro P550. According to Canonical, up until this release, administrators were required to adjust their workflow depending on whether they were … continue reading
CNCF announces graduation of Cilium project
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which hosts many popular open-source projects such as Kubernetes and OpenTelemetry, has announced the graduation of another project: Cilium. Reaching graduated status indicates that a project is stable and has been successfully used in production environments. Cilium is a networking, security, and observability tool that is built on the … continue reading
Pure Storage furthers commitment to sustainable, energy efficient storage with latest updates
Pure Storage is expanding its commitment to providing energy efficient storage across its Evergreen storage subscription product. The company will now pay for its customers’ power and rack space to help alleviate the cost of rising electricity costs and rack unit space. The payment is made upfront and is proportional to the customer’s location and … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: SingularityCE
SingularityCE is an open-source container platform designed for use with high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Users can package complex applications into a single file, which enables portability and reproducibility across complex environments. It supports cryptographic signatures and encryption, and also offers a simple security model where users are considered to be the same user whether they … continue reading
LogicMonitor brings more powerful AI to observability with Dexda
The IT monitoring company LogicMonitor is introducing a new AI solution for observability, with which it hopes to bridge gaps in AIOps technology. The new solution, Dexda, uses machine learning and natural language processing to automatically provide insights that will help IT teams identify problems and their root causes so they can take actions to … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Buildpacks
Buildpacks is an open-source project that converts app source code into images that can be run on any cloud. The goal of the project is “to unify the buildpack ecosystems with a platform-to-buildpack contract that is well-defined.” Buildpacks use modern container standards and thus can take advantage of capabilities like cross-repository blob mounting and “rebasing” … continue reading
New Relic introduces new playback capability in its observability platform
New Relic has announced a new feature that will let engineers review issues through a video playback feature. New Relic Session Replay provides them with a better understanding of user interactions so they can improve their application experiences. According to data from New Relic, 41% of companies responding to its 2023 Observability Forecast survey claimed … continue reading
Supermicro releasing several new edge servers
The IT manufacturing company Supermicro has announced new servers designed for edge workloads. One of the new servers is a Supermicro X13 Edge server, called the SYS-211E-FRN13P. It is capable of meeting the demands of vRAN and private 5G environments. It comes with a 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor and Intel vRAN Boost for … continue reading
