Report: Data silos and vendor lock-in are biggest roadblocks to architecture modernization
All IT executives are currently in the process of architecture modernization, and almost all of them are experiencing challenges. This is according to DataStax’s recent survey, IT Architecture Modernization Trends. The company surveyed 300 executives at companies with 5,000 employees or more. One hundred percent of them stated they were modernizing their architectures. According to … continue reading
IIC: Collaboration between data protection domains is the key to successful protection strategies
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has just released a white paper declaring some of the best practices for protecting data. The group specifically focused on protecting IIoT data and systems. According to IIC, not properly applying such measures could lead to negative consequences, including service disruptions, serious industrial accidents, and data leaks. RELATED CONTENT: Marriott … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: BERT
Microsoft is open-sourcing the recipe it used to pre-train its language representation model BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers). According to Microsoft, BERT led to significant advances in the ability to capture the intricacies of language. It also improved functionality of natural language applications like text classification, extraction, and question gathering. The broad range of … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: AT&T and Microsoft enter alliance, ExxonMobile works with companies to advance Open Process Automation, and Insight Connected Suite
AT&T and Microsoft have entered into an alliance for delivering innovation using cloud, AI, and 5G. Microsoft will provide AT&T employees with its productivity and collaboration tools, while Microsoft will get access to AT&T’s 5G network to design, test, and build edge computing capabilities. “AT&T is at the forefront of defining how advances in technology, … continue reading
Datadog launches new network performance monitoring solution
Datadog is announcing a new network performance monitoring solution as well as cost optimizations for its Log Management Platform at its Datadog Dash conference in NYC this week. The Datadog Network Performance Monitoring solution offers critical visibility into network connections and data flow. According to the company, it’s often hard to understand dependencies between services, … continue reading
Pivotal Application Service eases the Kubernetes experience
Pivotal wants to lower Kubernetes’ learning curve with the alpha release of Pivotal Application Service (PAS). PAS is a modern runtime for Java, .NET and Node apps, powered by Kubernetes. While the solution is built for developers, it is also made to help operation teams improve uptime. RELATED CONTENT: 4 levels of cloud maturity According … continue reading
Symantec enables Zero Trust in latest security solution
Security company Symantec has announced a new cloud access security solution. The solution further strengthens the company’s security portfolio, Symantec explained. The company says this new solution will allow organizations to enforce Zero Trust policies for SaaS applications, corporate applications in infrastructure-as-a-service environments, cloud-based email, and the Internet. Zero Trust ensures that users are only … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Cohesity RunBook, Device42 integrates with Microsoft Azure Migrate, and Druva acquires CloudLanes
Cohesity has announced a new application that aims to make it easier for organizations to move their applications to the cloud. Cohesity Runbook provides an automation design canvas that makes the process simple, the company explained. Other key features in Cohesity Runbook include APIs for integrating with infrastructure-as-code automation tools and the ability to spin … continue reading
Microsoft Inspire 2019: Azure Lighthouse, Azure Migration Program, and more
Microsoft is making a number of updates and announcements surrounding its cloud platform Azure at Microsoft Inspire in Las Vegas this week. The annual event is an opportunity for the company to share their direction for the upcoming year. Announcements included: Microsoft Azure Lighthouse Microsoft has announced the release of Azure Lighthouse. With Azure Lighthouse, … continue reading
BitTitan’s Voleer to provide automation for IT service providers
Automation company BitTitan is empowering IT service providers (ITSPs) with a new IT automation platform, Voleer. The solution was launched this morning at Microsoft Inspire 2019, currently taking place in Las Vegas, NV. With Voleer, the company explained IT professionals will be able to more easily package and sell solutions. This in turn will help … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Ansible
As more businesses are feeling the pressure to move faster, automation across all areas of the business is becoming a necessity. For IT operations professionals, there is a simple tool for enabling automation: Ansible. The solution automates tasks like cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, and intra-service orchestration. “Ansible makes complex changes like zero-downtime rolling … continue reading
AWS Summit New York: Cloud Development Kit, EventBridge, and Alluxio 2.0
AWS Summit New York is taking place today, bringing together the cloud community to collaborate and learn about AWS. Amazon and other companies are also using the event as an opportunity to launch and showcase new products. Here are a few highlights from AWS Summit New York: AWS Cloud Development Kit Amazon has announced the … continue reading
