FinOps Foundation releases spec for uniform cloud billing
The FinOps Foundation today announced the availability of FOCUS – the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification – version 1, created to provide a uniform format for cloud billing across the different providers. The world’s top cloud providers – Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle – have contributed to the development of the specification, which has … continue reading
SUSE updates Linux servers, cloud native and edge technologies
As organizations continue to transform themselves with generative AI, cloud native and edge technologies, SUSE today announced new enhancements and innovations to its offerings. Among them are the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 6, which the company said future-proofs IT workloads with a new Long Term Service Pack Support Core that … continue reading
Pure Storage platform innovations keep pace with AI’s evolution
Data storage services provider Pure Storage today announced new capabilities to its platform, including storage automation and a generative AI copilot that help businesses accelerate AI deployments. The company also announced new storage-as-a-service service-level agreements (SLAs) for its platform for cyber recovery, resilience, and site balance. A recent Innovation Race survey commissioned by Pure Storage … continue reading
NinjaOne adds mobile device management capabilities to its endpoint management platform
The endpoint management provider NinjaOne has announced that its platform now offers mobile device management capabilities. Companies will now be able to monitor their Android and Apple devices from the same interface they manage the rest of their devices. Customers will be able to use the new offering to quickly create and enforce mobile device … continue reading
Tigera announces Calico-based lightweight service mesh
Project Calico creator Tigera today has announced Calico Cluster Mesh, a lightweight service mesh created to ensure low-latency networking and security for multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments. According to Tigera, Calico Cluster Mesh “hides network complexity and simplifies service connectivity” for platform owners, DevOps teams, and SREs, by taking a new approach to secure microservices communication. Among … continue reading
Report: Gap between FinOps and DevOps/engineering teams widens
A new report reveals that as companies are building cultures of collaboration and alignment between FinOps and DevOps teams, there is a growing chasm between the teams as to responsibility for cloud costs. When FinOps drives business culture, project teams are responsible for their cloud usage, which allows organizations to align costs of product development … continue reading
DoiT launches new features to help companies improve FinOps posture
DoiT, which provides software to help simplify cloud setup, has announced new features in Cloud Navigator designed to enable better FinOps practices. Cloud Navigator is a tool that helps companies prevent cloud overspending by providing spending analytics, anomaly detection, and more. The company introduced the integration of Ava, which is a generative AI assistant that … continue reading
New report reveals riskiest device types
A new study conducted by asset security company Forescout is revealing the most risky pieces of technology commonly found within the enterprise. “The device has evolved from a pure asset to a reliable, sophisticated, intelligent platform for communications and services, driving a transformation in the relationship between devices, people, and networks,” said Elisa Costante, VP … continue reading
Kubernetes – ITOps Times Open Source Project of the Week
When we first started the ITOps Open Source Project of the Week series, Kubernetes was already such a large and popular project that no one needed us to tell them about it, so it’s never actually been featured in this series. But given that the project is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this month, we … continue reading
Rapid7’s AI engine supercharges security operations with generative AI
Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD) today announced the Rapid7 AI Engine used by its global security operations center (SOC) teams now includes new generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, transforming the way the company delivers its leading managed detection and response (MDR) services. The Rapid7 AI Engine is the foundational analytics engine that underpins the Insight Platform and … continue reading
Report: Majority of IT teams don’t have visibility into technology assets
Many IT organizations are struggling to truly understand what technology assets are under their control. Fifty-three percent of respondents to a recent survey said they are struggling to maintain visibility into technology assets within their company. The report was Flexera’s 2024 State of ITAM Report, which was released today and which surveyed over 500 IT … continue reading
Persistent announces partnership with Google Cloud to drive generative AI adoption across industries
Persistent, an IT consulting firm, has just announced a new partnership with Google Cloud, to drive broader generative AI adoption. Using Google Cloud’s technology, Persistent will create new solutions for a variety of industries, including banking and financial services, healthcare and life sciences, communications, media and telecom, consumer tech, and technology. The partnership will also … continue reading
K0smotron 1.0 adds support for several Cluster API features
Mirantis, a Kubernetes-based infrastructure provider, has announced the release of version 1.0 of its open-source project k0smotron, which is a tool for managing Kubernetes control planes. K0smotron 1.0 adds support for Cluster API for remote machines that are connected via SSH. Cluster API is a Kubernetes sub-project that provides declarative APIs for simplifying provisioning, upgrading, … continue reading
Cribl announces AI copilot to deliver insights from IT data
Cribl, which is a data management platform for IT teams, has announced a new AI copilot to further help customers manage growing amounts of data. Cribl Copilot can generate insights, dashboards, and notifications from the company’s data, as well as answer questions about that data. According to the company, the goal of this new AI … continue reading
