Linkerd 2.14 launched with improved support for multi-cluster deployments on shared flat networks and full Gateway API conformance
Linkerd 2.14 introduces enhanced multi-cluster support for networks where clusters share a flat architecture. This enables pods from different clusters to directly establish TCP connections. This update introduces a “gateway-less” mode for cross-cluster communication, improving performance by reducing latency, enhancing security by maintaining workload identity in mTLS calls between clusters, and lowering cloud costs by … continue reading
New Relic adds AI-recommended alerts
New Relic has upgraded its AIOps capabilities by introducing recommended alerts. This feature utilizes AI to identify unusual patterns, detect areas in the technology stack that lack monitoring, and suggest new alerts to engineers. This enhancement enables swift detection of issues and simplifies the resolution of alert coverage gaps. “In an increasingly dynamic landscape, it’s … continue reading
KEDA graduates from CNCF
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has announced the graduation of another project: KEDA, which is a Kubernetes autoscaler. The CNCF is home to many popular cloud-native open-source projects, such as Kubernetes, Istio, and Prometheus. Earning the graduated status means that the organization considers a project to be “stable and used successfully in production.” KEDA … continue reading
Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure
The Biden administration is working towards ensuring widespread internet access by 2030. They have just announced approximately $667 million in grants and loans aimed at expanding broadband infrastructure in rural areas of the United States. “With this investment, we’re getting funding to communities in every corner of the country because we believe that no kid … continue reading
VMware Explore: IBM expands on partnership, Liquidware CommandCTRL, and Rubrik’s new AI capabilities
VMware’s annual conference, VMware Explore, kicked off today in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event brings together thousands of VMware users and experts, and a number of partners time their announcements to come out at the event. Here are some of the highlights from the event so far: IBM launches new partner-managed service in its cloud … continue reading
Report: 89% of survey respondents focusing their IT efforts into business process automation
IT teams are turning to business process automation as a way to stay competitive, reduce costs, and scale their business. According to Jitterbit’s 2023 State of Automation in IT survey, 89% of respondents say business process automation is “part of their technology strategy this year.” For the survey Jitterbit surveyed IT, marketing, and HR leaders … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: OpenELA
OpenELA, which stands for Open Enterprise Linux Association, is a new initiative to help keep Enterprise Linux downstream distributions available. It was formed by CIQ, Oracle, and SUSE following Red Hat’s recent announcements about the changes to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). RELATED CONTENT: SUSE, CIQ, and Oracle form Open Enterprise Linux Association OpenELA provides … continue reading
Kubernetes 1.28 is now available
The Kubernetes release team has officially announced the launch of the next version of the technology, Kubernetes 1.28. Kubernetes 1.28 includes 45 enhancements, 12 of which are stable, 14 that are in beta, and 19 that are in alpha. One of the new generally available features is the ability to recover after an unexpected node … continue reading
White House seeking public and private sector input to strengthen the open-source ecosystem
The White House recently issued a request for information (RFI) that seeks public and private sector input as federal leadership develops its strategy and action plan to strengthen the open-source software ecosystem. The RFI builds on the administration’s strategy “to invest in the development of secure software, including memory-safe languages and software development techniques, frameworks, … continue reading
Report: Phishing is most dominant cyber attack
Phishing remains the most dominant and fastest-growing Internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by today’s threat actors, according to Cloudflare’s inaugural 2023 Phishing Threat Report. The impact of phishing is not limited to large corporations; it affects small businesses, local entities, … continue reading
IBM acquires FinOps company Apptio
IBM’s acquisition of Apptio will enable clients to benefit from the synergy between Apptio and IBM, creating opportunities for added volume, according to IBM in a post. The deal combines Apptio’s leading FinOps solutions, such as ApptioOne, Cloudability, and Targetprocess, with IBM’s automation tools like Turbonomic, AIOps, and Instana. This integration creates a “virtual command … continue reading
Several companies form new open-source project to improve cyberattack detection and remediation
The Open CyberSecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) is an open-source project that provides a framework for developing security schemas. In order to detect and stop cyberattacks, there must be coordination across several different tools, but that currently requires a lot of time and resources because there is no standard, vendor-agnostic schema these tools follow, OCSF explained. … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Dagger
Dagger is a programmable CI/CD engine that runs pipelines in containers. The solution executes pipelines entirely as standard OCI containers. The solution is a good fit for developers wishing their CI pipelines were code instead of YAML, DevOps teams, platform engineers running custom tooling, and cloud-native developer advocates or solution engineers. The running of executing … continue reading
Amazon FSx for Lustre now supports file release
Amazon has added a new feature to Amazon FSx for Lustre that allows customers to perform file releases. Amazon FSx for Lustre is a managed storage service for Linux-based workloads that builds on the open-source Lustre project. The new file release capability allows customers to release file data that has been synchronized with Amazon S3. … continue reading
