Cisco launches AGNTCY, an open-source collective to build the infrastructure needed for AI agents
Cisco is leading a new open-source initiative focused on building out the infrastructure needed for AI agents, AGNTCY. “An open, interoperable Internet of Agents is the best path forward to accelerate innovation and create the most value for all participants–from builders to operators, developers to consumers. Just as the original Internet connected computers and the … continue reading
Report: Cloud overprovisioning remains a driver of high cloud costs
Overprovisioning remains an issue for infrastructure teams manually managing Kubernetes clusters in public clouds. While not unexpected, it is still frustrating to see because it is completely avoidable using automation, according to the third annual Kubernetes Cost Benchmark Report published today by Kubernetes automation provider CAST AI. The report found that the average CPU utilization … continue reading
Causely Launches New Integration with OpenTelemetry
Causely, the causal reasoning platform for modern engineering teams, today launches a native integration with OpenTelemetry. OpenTelemetry has redefined observability by standardizing how telemetry data is collected and processed; however, the overwhelming volume of metrics, logs, and traces collected across an organization’s cloud and microservices architecture can overwhelm teams, slow down workflows, inflate costs, and … continue reading
Why a different approach to AIOps is needed for SD-WAN
Threat actors are using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their skills, improve their breach success rates, and gain access to organizations’ data. As such, companies need to do the same. They must adapt their approach to IT operations (ITOps), utilizing AI to ensure that they are well equipped to withstand the latest threats and protect … continue reading
Feb. 28: IT operations tools that have added new AI capabilities
Software companies are trying to add more AI features to their platforms, and it can be hard to keep up with it all. We’ve written this roundup to share updates from notable companies that have recently enhanced their products with AI. Dynatrace introduces new AI-powered log analytics capabilities Among the features the company is adding … continue reading
ScaleOps launches solution for optimizing Kubernetes clusters
ScaleOps, a company that provides cloud resource management solutions, has announced the general availability of Pod Placement, a capability that provides ongoing optimization of Kubernetes clusters. According to the company, Kubernetes clusters often have workloads with scheduling and eviction constraints that are permanently tied to specific computing nodes, and these eviction rules can block resource … continue reading
Xurrent Acquires Zenduty, Completing the Incident Response and Remediation Loop
Xurrent, the service and operations management platform purpose-built for modern enterprises and managed services providers, has acquired Zenduty, a leader in cutting-edge incident and alert management solutions. This acquisition marks another significant milestone in Xurrent’s ongoing journey to transform IT and redefine how organizations handle major incidents from start to finish. Phil Christianson, Xurrent’s Chief … continue reading
Cribl Lakehouse makes it easier for IT teams to analyze telemetry data
Cribl is working to make it easier for IT teams to manage and analyze their telemetry data with the introduction of Cribl Lakehouse. “Lakehouse empowers organizations to unlock the full value of all their telemetry data by allowing IT and security teams to effortlessly store and analyze massive volumes of evolving telemetry data in real … continue reading
Wind River Studio Operator adds advanced automation capabilities in latest release
Wind River has announced the latest version of its private cloud infrastructure platform Wind River Studio Operator. The new release includes advanced automation capabilities, better operations at scale, and a lower total cost of ownership. Automation improvements include a 10x improvement in efficiency for day 2 operations, increased subcloud resiliency to improve error handling, and … continue reading
Edera Raises $15 Million Series A to Transform Cloud and AI Infrastructure Security
Today’s cloud infrastructure forces organizations to choose between security and efficiency. Containerized workloads share resources and kernels, creating inherent security vulnerabilities that attackers exploit through privilege escalation and lateral movement. Traditional solutions either compromise performance or require complex configuration changes, leaving platform teams frustrated and security teams alarmed. This problem is especially prevalent in AI … continue reading
Red Hat OpenShift 4.18 introduces features to meet modern virtualization needs
Red Hat has announced the release of OpenShift 4.18, which introduces several new features related to virtualization, deployment flexibility, and security. The virtualization updates are designed to improve networking, simplify storage migration, and streamline virtual machine (VM) management. User-defined networks (UDNs) are now generally available, which makes it easier for users to get virtualization running … continue reading
Juniper Networks updates routing portfolio with new capabilities to facilitate proactive troubleshooting
AIOps company Juniper Networks has announced that it is expanding its routing portfolio with new capabilities to help customers unlock the full potential of their network investments. LLM Connector, which provides support for third-party and self-hosted LLMs, can now be used to analyze network data and documentation, facilitating proactive network troubleshooting. In addition, Juniper’s AI-Native … continue reading
OpenText announces new AI-powered solution for detecting insider threats
OpenText has announced a new AI-powered threat detection capability that finds both internal and external security threats to an organization. According to OpenText, companies often focus against external threats when planning and executing their security strategy, but insider threats also remain a costly danger, whether they are intentional, accidental, or the result of stolen credentials. … continue reading
Atlassian packs latest Jira Service Management update with AI-powered capabilities
Atlassian has introduced a number of new AI-powered features to Jira Service Management, including new AI agents, an AI-powered dashboard that displays performance stats and knowledge gaps, and AI-generated summaries for employee requests. “These advancements are part of the Atlassian platform – which means you need very little time to start getting value – and … continue reading
