Chef updates Enterprise Automation Stack with app operations dashboards
Chef has announced a number of improvements to its Enterprise Automation Stack (EAS), which it first announced last month after open sourcing all of its software. The new updates will make it easier for customers to deliver and secure infrastructure. “Code is the language of collaboration for the modern, high-performing enterprise. Chef’s Enterprise Automation Stack … continue reading
KubeCon EU: CircleCI’s new partnerships, DigitalOcean Kubernetes, and Gravity 6.0
KubeCon EU is happening this week in Barcelona, and many companies are using the event as an opportunity to release new enhancements to their products. Here are a few of the highlights: CircleCI announces new partnerships CircleCI has announced new partner integrations that will enable users to better manage applications in Kubernetes environments. New partnerships … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Stratoscale V5, Syncsort’s Connect CDC, and ScyllaDB’s Workload Prioritization
Cloud infrastructure provider Stratoscale has announced the latest version of its platform. Stratoscale V5 adds new components that will word together to combine all aspects of application development, from identity and access management to monitoring and notifications, the company explained. According to Stratoscale, this release brings the company one step closer to its vision for … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Syncsort Invent, Kublr’s VMware integration, and ACM Software System Award
Syncsort has launched a new initiative that will help enterprises shift to Next Wave infrastructures such as cloud and blockchain. Syncsort Invent will have five focuses: hybrid cloud, streaming, AI, blockchain, and data governance. It will initially focus on the intersection of legacy data systems with cloud and blockchain. Its hybrid cloud initiative will focus … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Rancher 2 Terraform Provider, NGINX Ingress Controller 1.5, and HPE to acquire Cray
HashiCorp has made its Rancher2 Terraform provider generally available. According to HashiCorp, the provider is used for interacting with resources supported by Rancher v2. Terraform is the company’s open-source project for cloud infrastructures. Rancher Labs has been working on a Terraform provider for Rancher 2.x ever since releasing version 2 due to the popularity of … continue reading
premium OpenVPN: IT security considerations for remote workers
Despite the fact that remote work can cause security risks, a majority of IT professionals are in favor of employees working remotely. According to research by OpenVPN, 90 percent of IT professionals believe remote workers are a security risk. 92 percent also believe that the benefits of remote work outweigh the risks. Benefits of allowing … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Rook
The Rook project hit a major milestone earlier this month when it released version 1.0. Rook provides storage orchestration for Kubernetes. According to its GitHub page, Rook provides “the platform, framework, and support for a diverse set of storage solutions to natively integrate with cloud-native environments.” Rook makes storage self-managing, self-scaling, and self-healing by automating … continue reading
The Container Security Buyers Guide
The ITOps Times Container Security Buyers Guide features: Moving parts mean more complexity Containing App Vulnerabilities “Doomsday” flaw found in RunC underscores potential for critical container vulnerabilities 9 security best practices for Kubernetes you should be following A guide to container security tools … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Akamai’s Enterprise Defender, Apptio acquires Cloudability, and Xnor.ai’s AI2GO
Akamai has launched Enterprise Defender, which will enable organizations to easily transition to more secure architectures that are based on Zero Trust principles. The solution is designed to provide application specific access rather than network access, protect applications from attacks, protect the workforce from malware and phishing, and deliver better user experiences, the company explained. … continue reading
Catchpoint introduces continuous visibility into networks with Internet Intelligence
Catchpoint has announced the release of Internet Intelligence, a new monitoring capability that will give organizations deeper visibility into their networks. According to the monitoring company, the solution continuously monitors network health and paths to clouds, CDNs, or other distributed architectures in order to show how the network is impacting end user experience. It can … continue reading
Alcide Advisor checks for Kubernetes and Istio vulnerabilities
Security company Alcide has announced the release of Alcide Advisor, which is designed to scan Kubernetes and Istio for compliance, security, and government risks and vulnerabilities. According to Alcide, the solution empowers engineering teams to identify security risks before they can be introduced to the production environment. Alcide Advisor also scans throughout various stages of … continue reading
AIOps Exchange holds inaugural event to lay the groundwork for AIOps’ future
A majority of companies have implemented or are starting to experiment with AIOps, according to a survey from OpsRamp. Of those, a majority of them have seen success with the AIOps implementations. The AIOps Exchange was launched earlier this month, and tomorrow it is holding its inaugural event in San Francisco. The event will feature … continue reading
