Microsoft and Facebook start the Co-Packaged Optics Collaboration to address growing networking demands
Data center architectures are changing rapidly and that’s putting a lot of pressure on IT organizations trying to keep up with the greater networking demands. To address that challenge, Microsoft and Facebook are teaming up to form the Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) Collaboration, which will be a project under the Joint Development Foundation. According to Microsoft, … continue reading
Mozilla launches free encrypted file transfer service
Mozilla has decided to graduate one of its Test Pilot experiments: Firefox Send. According to Mozilla, Send is an encrypted file transfer service that can be used from a browser. Senders will be able to customize file options, such as when the file link expires, the allotted number of downloads, and the ability to add … continue reading
Synopsys launches USB4 Subsystem Verification Solution, VIP, and test suite for high-performance USB architecture
Synopsys, Inc. today announced the availability of the industry’s first Subsystem Verification Solution, Verification IP (VIP), and UVM source code test suite to support the latest USB4 specification. USB4 includes two-lane operation using the existing USB Type-C connector that can carry up to 40Gbps data over new certified cables. USB4 also supports Thunderbolt 3 and expands … continue reading
Rancher Labs launches Submariner for multi-cluster network connectivity
Rancher Labs is announcing a new open-source project designed to enable direct networking between Kubernetes clusters. Submariner is a network connectivity solution designed to overcome the barriers to connectivity when it comes to Kubernetes clusters. The team explained Submariner was created for network connectivity among microservices deployed in multiple Kubernetes clusters. Submariner provides a way … continue reading
New service mesh emerges from the creators of gRPC and Istio
The creators of gRPC and Istio have created a new enterprise-grade service mesh that is launching today. Tetrate is built on top of Istio and Envoy, and adds enterprise-grade scalability, performance, and ecosystem adapters. Envoy is a network load balancer for microservices, while Istio is a service mesh that acts as a control plane layer … continue reading
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
ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus extends self-service password management to Linux
ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, today announced that ADSelfService Plus, its integrated Active Directory (AD) self-service password management and single sign-on solution, supports self-service password management for Linux end users. Now, ADSelfService Plus allows end users to reset their passwords and unlock their accounts in AD from the login screen of Linux machines. When end … 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
premium IPv6 deployment and the global internet
IPv6 deployment has been a topic of discussion amongst network engineers for many years. Although first standardized in the late 1990s, we didn’t start to see really significant levels of deployment pick up until 2012, helped in part by World IPv6 Launch. Depletion of IPv4 address space was and remains a significant driver for IPv6 … 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
5 ITSM trends and topics that will fuel digital transformation
Digital transformation is the buzzword that every CIO and most top-level managers are so concerned about. So, for all the hype around it, what is digital transformation, and is it really happening? Yes, it’s happening. With time, DX has become the driving force of businesses. Over the last few decades, the organizations that have disrupted … continue reading
