ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Arlon
Arlon is a new open-source project that defines an architecture that utilizes GitOps, declarative APIs, and Kubernetes to manage infrastructure and workloads. The project was created by cloud native company Platform9. The company says that Arlon is the first open-source project to automate and integrate infrastructure and workload life cycle management. Arlon combines ClusterAPI, a … continue reading
ServiceNow Tokyo release unlocks greater value from tech investments
ServiceNow has released the latest version of its Now platform. According to the company, the main theme of this release, Now Platform Tokyo, is to allow companies to unlock greater value from their tech investments during a time of economic uncertainty. Several new features in this release help assist with that goal of unlocking value. … continue reading
Dispelling the misconceptions around observability
Observability is a term that’s being used to describe just about anything to do with monitoring, but it’s not as simple as just monitoring the performance of an application or server. Observability can provide you with so much more information that traditional monitoring could. In order to dispel some of the common misconceptions about observability, … continue reading
CAST AI launches new Kubernetes security analysis tool
The Kubernetes SaaS company CAST AI has announced a new security analysis tool for Kubernetes called Cloud Security Insights. It offers Kubernetes configuration checks in order to ensure clusters are configured in accordance with best practices. Users will be provided information on these configuration checks and resources to improve configuration. The tool also scans for … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Cloud Custodian
Cloud Custodian is an open source governance as code tool that companies can use to manage and automate enforcement of cloud security, compliance, operations, and cost optimization policies through code. It was created at Capital One in 2016 by Kapil Thangavel and then contributed to the CNCF Sandbox in August 2020. Earlier this week the … continue reading
D2iQ updates its Kubernetes platform
Kubernetes company D2iQ has announced the latest updates to its Kubernetes platform, DKP. DKP 2.3 introduces enhancements for AWS customers that will make it easier to manage AWS EKS clusters. It now offers a comprehensive ecosystem of Kubernetes platform applications so that platform teams can spend more of their focus on creating good developer experiences. … continue reading
Dell and Red Hat expand partnership on simplifying containerized infrastructure
Dell and Red Hat have announced they are expanding their existing partnership that focuses on bringing customers solutions to simplify deployment and management of containerized infrastructure in multicloud environments. With this expansion comes new joint features, such as Dell APEX Containers for Red Hat OpenShift and Dell Validated Platform for Red Hat OpenShift. APEX Containers … continue reading
Harness launches new partner program to help companies move to the cloud
The software delivery company Harness has announced a new partner program to give companies access to trusted managed service providers (MSPs) who can help them manage cloud spend, consumption, and resources. According to Harness, while cloud adoption is a good idea for businesses, it can come with a host of challenges, such as complexity, high … continue reading
HTTP/3: Latest version of HTTP is an evolution for the mobile era
Earlier this summer, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) published RFC 9114, otherwise known as HTTP/3. This is the latest evolution of HTTP, which is an application layer protocol that is the foundation for the Internet as we know it today. One important difference in HTTP/3 compared with previous iterations is that it runs on … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Istio Ambient Mesh
Cloud-native company Solo.io yesterday announced a new open-source project aimed at accelerating adoption of the service mesh Istio. The project, Istio Ambient Mesh, provides a new architecture for Istio that offers greater flexibility, security, and performance. “Istio is the future of service mesh, and Ambient Mesh brings a whole new level of flexibility for companies … continue reading
Bitwarden secures $100 million in funding
The password manager Bitwarden has announced $100 million in new funding from the equity firm PSG, with participation from existing investor Battery Ventures. It will use the money to accelerate product and company growth to meet the growing needs of its customers. According to Bitwarden, the switch to remote work and therefore the further mixing … continue reading
Pluralsight offering free access to popular cloud computing certification programs
The upskilling platform Pluralsight has announced a new free offering aimed at closing the cloud skills gap. According to the company’s State of Upskilling Report, 40% of tech leaders said that cloud computing was their top skill concern. There is currently a high demand for workers with these skills. Through the end of 2022, video … continue reading
