Lightbits Labs introduces new production NVMe/TCP solution to bring hyperscale storage to the cloud
Lightbits Labs, a big proponent of the NVMe/TCP standard, has announced a new solution for bringing hyperscale agility to data center storage. LightOS and the LightField storage acceleration card are NVMe/TCP solutions that provide a Global Flash Transition Layer (GFTL) over high-performance networks. According to the company, this new solution will save organizations time and … continue reading
The Linux Foundation to form the CHIPS Alliance project for silicon devices
The Linux Foundation has announced plans to form the CHIPS Alliance, which will host and curate open-source code related to designing silicon devices. CHIPS Alliance will facilitate a collaborative environment that will allow for the accelerated creation and deployment of improved chip designs that will be used in mobile, computing, consumer electronics, and IoT applications. … continue reading
F5 Networks brings NetOps and DevOps together with NGINX acquisition
As part of its effort to bridge NetOps and DevOps, F5 Networks has announced that it is acquiring application delivery company NGINX for $670 million. According to the company, bringing the two together will enable users to focus more on their applications instead of having to worry about their infrastructure. “F5’s acquisition of NGINX strengthens … continue reading
Datadog and Twistlock team up to improve cloud-native risk management
Twistlock and Datadog have announced a new integration that will enable integration of security intelligence within Datadog’s platform. Customers will be able to keep their information in a centralized location throughout the DevOps lifecycle and at all layers of the cloud-native stack, the companies explained. “Cloud native architectures have changed the game for application and … continue reading
Alluxio 2.0 enables support for hyperscale data workloads
The open source, memory speed, virtual distributed storage solution Alluxio has reached version 2.0 and is now available as a preview release. According to the company, Alluxio 2.0 is the “most ambitious platform upgrade since the inception of Alluxio.” Alluxio 2.0 includes the most new open-source features since the project was created, enabling the community … continue reading
BMC extends hybrid cloud integrations in Control-M 19
Digital transformation company BMC Software has announced the latest version of its application workflow orchestration platform. Control-M 19 is designed to streamline workflows across hybrid infrastructures with a series of new cloud integrations and automation enhancements. Cloud native integrations for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure join the existing Google integrations and include AWS Lambda, … continue reading
Akamai delivers advanced security features in March 2019 release
Content delivery network Akamai has announced new features to help businesses accelerate their cloud migration strategy. According to Akamai, the new features will help protect content, apps, and APIs; accelerate web and mobile experiences; and make development teams more Agile. “Eighty-five percent of companies today have a hybrid cloud strategy, but many have begun to … continue reading
Condusiv: Don’t try to fix performance issues by throwing new hardware at the problem
The number one problem that IT professionals face on a daily basis is application performance, a study by Condusiv Technologies has revealed. According to James D’Arezzo, CEO of Condusiv, this consistently has been the case for the past five or so years. According to Condusiv, complaints are highest around SQL databases. “That seems to be … continue reading
Red Hat launches registry for Kubernetes Operators
Red Hat has collaborated with AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft in order to create a public registry to make it easier to find Kubernetes Operators. OperatorHub.io will provide a way for the community to organize around Operators. Operators enable the automation of infrastructure and application management tasks using Kubernetes as the automation engine, Red Hat … continue reading
StackRox introduces compliance features in the latest version of its Kubernetes platform
Container security company StackRox is giving customers the means to meet more compliance standards with its latest release of the StackRox Kubernetes Security Platform. Now, the solution offers ways for organizations to verify and provide evidence that they are complying with NIST SP 800-190, PCI DSS 3.2, and HIPAA standards. Organizations will be able to … continue reading
Gremlin releases new chaos engineering tool
Chaos engineering company Gremlin is introducing an easier way for DevOps teams to start using chaos engineering. According to the company, chaos engineering is an approach to detecting failures before outages happen. “With the ongoing migration to microservice, serverless, and cloud environments, we believe the industry has answered ‘why do chaos engineering,’ and has begun … continue reading
Report: 5G could increase total network energy consumption by almost 200 percent over the next several years
The hype around 5G is continuing to grow, especially after the buzz about the technology from this week’s MWC in Barcelona. But a new report from Vertiv and 451 Research has revealed concerns around higher energy costs as a result of the new technology. According to the survey, which questioned over 100 telecom operators, 90 … continue reading
