Unravel launches new cloud assessment tool for migrations
Unravel Data has announced a new cloud assessment tool that will help organizations move their workloads to the cloud. The solution is available for Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. According to the company, this new tool offers details of the source environment and its applications, identifies suitable workloads for the cloud and determines optimal cloud … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: AWS announces new resources for building cloud skills, Aqua Security now available for Pivotal Cloud Foundry, and Cohesity launches CyberScan solution
AWS has announced new resources to help enterprise customers build out their cloud skills. Resources include a customizable Internal Communications Kit, a new white paper about branding, and an ebook about the benefits of private on-site training. In addition to these resources, the company also added a new Training and Certification for Enterprise website. Aqua … continue reading
IIC: How to manage and assess the trustworthiness of IIoT
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is releasing new recommendations and advice for the trustworthiness of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The organization details the importance of trustworthiness as well as how to measure, analyze and assess it in a new white paper, Managing and Assessing Trustworthiness for IIoT in Practice. RELATED CONTENT: IIC: Collaboration between … continue reading
New project provides snapshot insights into Kubernetes clusters
Cloud-native infrastructure solutions provider Fairwinds has announced a new open-source Kubernetes project, Polaris, designed to be a diagnostic tool that provides an overview of current deployments, keeps teams in sync, and ensures the stability, efficiency and security of a cluster. “Keeping cloud-native environments healthy is a challenge. Even the smallest errors in Kubernetes deployment configurations … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Morpheus Data 4.0, OpsRamp’s partner program, and Elastic Cloud Enterprise 2.3
Morpheus Data has updated its cloud management platform with a new unified multi-cloud and container management platform. According to the company, this will help users easily build, manage and utilize Kubernetes clusters, simplify management of hybrid-cloud Kubernetes, and reduce risk and costs. The platform includes the Morpheus Kubernetes Service, ability to access public cloud Kubernetes … continue reading
Celebrating SysAdmin Day by reflecting on the importance of system administrators
It seems that nowadays, practically every occupation has its own holiday. While every job is important and should be recognized, one could argue that system administrators are some of the most important people in an organization. That’s why today, system administrators are celebrating SysAdmin Day, also referred to as some as “Sysmas.” System administrators are … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Brooklin
LinkedIn is open sourcing its tool for real-time data streaming at scale. Brooklin is intended for streaming data across multiple data storage and messaging systems. Brooklin has been in production at LinkedIn since 2016. It is the company’s primary data streaming solution and powers thousands of data streams and 2 trillion messages every day. “Supporting … continue reading
IT Operations in 2020: Five Things to Know
The threat of digital disruption has forced senior executives and technology leaders to rethink business models, data assets, and distribution channels, to create more innovative products and services that will delight customers and overcome more nimble competitors. Over the last decade, enterprises have completely transformed the way they build, deploy, manage, and maintain mission-critical services … continue reading
Report: Companies are struggling to migrate to Windows 10 before Windows 7 End of Life
Microsoft will be ending its support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. But despite Windows 7 End of Life approaching, many companies still haven’t moved off of the 10 year old operating system. According to a report from 1E, an average of 68 percent of an organization’s machines have been migrated to Windows 10. … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Matter cloud automation, StorageCraft’s plug-and-play disaster recovery solution, and Palo Alto Networks’ vulnerability research
A new platform has launched to offer cloud automation. Matter simplifies complex cloud migrations by automating planning, provisioning, and compliance. “For the past 15 years we’ve watched companies tackle their journey to the cloud and knew there was a need for greater automation across the entire process and a way to make the generational innovation … continue reading
Think through your path to modernization and the cloud
The cloud is not a yes/no question – but, if it were, the answer is yes. Yes, cloud resources can help companies to modernize their systems and gain access to capabilities they never had before. Unless you work for a Fortune 100 company that has made considerable investments in building cloud-like data centers, you can’t … continue reading
Researchers find vulnerability in popular Bluetooth-enabled devices
Internet-connected devices are opening up a wide range of applications from mobile devices to home appliances and wearables, but these devices are also opening up new areas of attack. Researchers from Boston University found that a third-party algorithm can track the location of some Bluetooth devices such as Fitbits, smart pens and even Windows and … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: ManageEngine adds Zia to Analytics Plus, IEEE updates IRDS, and Quest Software updates KACE SMA and SDA
ManageEngine has incorporated its AI assistant Zia into its IT analytics solution, Analytics Plus. Zia interprets questions asked via text or voice and generates visualizations and offers smart suggests based on search keywords. According to ManageEngine, users will be able to train Zia to understand terms specific to their organization. “IT managers need access to … continue reading
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
