Lazydocker is an open-source project that aims to reduce the necessity of memorizing Docker commands. Created by software engineer Jesse Duffield, Lazydocker acts as a GUI for Docker and Docker-compose terminals. The rationale behind the project is that “memorising docker commands is hard. Memorising aliases is slightly less hard.” Duffield explains on the project’s GitHub … continue reading
Micro Focus has announced a new release of its service desk and asset management solution. Service Management Automation X (SMAX) 2019.5 features a new smart virtual agent called Max that understands natural language. The Micro Focus Marketplace now also includes codeless SMAX Studio Apps for Capacity and SecOps. “SMAX was designed from the ground up … continue reading
Google is trying to make the world more connected with the announcement of a new subsea cable that will connect Africa and Europe. The new cable, Equiano, is entirely funded by Google, and the third international cable that it has funded entirely on its own. Equiano is also the 14th subsea cable that Google has … continue reading
Google Cloud has announced that it is acquiring Chronicle, a security company also created by Alphabet. Google Cloud believes that this partnership will enable it to provide a comprehensive security portfolio that will benefit its customers. Chronicle offers several solutions that will be beneficial to Google Cloud, such as VirusTotal malware intelligence and Backstory investigation … continue reading
Of the many programming fads and trends that have come and gone in the past 20 or so years, application performance management is not one of them. It’s here to stay, though perhaps not in its current definition or even its current use. Open-source time series database provider InfluxData’s senior manager Daniela Pontes explained that … continue reading
Thanos is a set of components that can be configured to provide unlimited storage capacity. Thanos can sit seamlessly on top of Prometheus deployments. According to the team behind the project, Thanos leverages Prometheus 2.0’s storage format to create efficient and scalable storage. “At a certain cluster scale, problems arise that go beyond the capabilities … continue reading
AIOps is moving beyond just automating repetitive tasks to using AI to analyze and determine the root cause of incidents, according to a recently released report. The report revealed 45 percent of respondents are using AIOps to help with root cause analysis and to predict future problems. The newly created AIOps Exchange conducted the report … continue reading
ServiceNow has announced that it has added two new integrations with AWS Security Hub. Now, AWS customers will be able to aggregate data within Security Hub, and then have workflows automatically launch in ServiceNow. AWS customers will also be able to use ServiceNow to coordinate their incident response efforts. “Using built-in workflows, ServiceNow routes incidents … continue reading
Log management may never go away, but the way it is done may change. While indexes have long been the backbone of most log management solutions, Kresten Krab Thorup, CTO and co-founder of Humio, explains that’s not the only way to manage log data. According to Krab Thorup, indexing has been an accepted approach for … continue reading
Container security company NeuVector has extended its security offerings with AWS Cloud. New AWS Cloud integrations include AWS Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (AWS EKS), AWS ECS, and AWS App Mesh. NeuVector also announced a number of new features, such as Kubernetes ConfigMaps, process and file system blocking, process history recording, multi-layer image scanning, and … continue reading
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is adding security and storage to its list of Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The groups are designed to set up focus areas for experts and contributors. Earlier this year, the CNCF’s Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) voted to approve the creation of SIGs. Currently there are several SIGs being worked … continue reading
Platform9 has announced the release of Kubernetes Managed Apps. According to Platform9, this offering extends Platform9’s managed Kubernetes service and SLA guarantee to services and tools including monitoring, logging, and database services. The first set of fully-managed applications that Platform9 will be releasing are Managed Prometheus, Managed EFK, and Managed MySQL. It will continue adding … continue reading