Canonical releases Ubuntu Core 24
Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu Core 24, which introduces a number of new features such as validation sets for container images, better GPU integration, and new device management integrations. “Ubuntu Core is the locked-down, hardened, embedded version of Ubuntu, that brings Ubuntu applications to the far edge and enables the next generation of … continue reading
Veeam launches new backup storage solution
Veeam Software has announced the launch of a new cloud-based storage solution, Veeam Data Cloud Vault. The new solution will allow companies to store backup data in an immutable and encrypted format in the cloud. According to Veeam’s Ransomware Trends Report 2024, 85% of companies who were victims of a security breach last year have … continue reading
3 keys to enhancing connected experiences in modern networks
Whether it is a customer making an online purchase or an employee working with a SaaS application, high-performance digital connectivity is a must. When these connected experiences are degraded or fail, it’s a big problem. These issues can have an immediate and dramatic impact on productivity, revenues, brand, customer loyalty, and more. However, ensuring responsive, … continue reading
Protocol Buffers – ITOps Times Open Source Project of the Week
Protocol Buffers (also sometimes referred to as protobuf) is a cross-platform mechanism for serializing structured data. Its documentation compares it to formats like XML or JSON, but smaller, faster, and simpler. “You define how you want your data to be structured once, then you can use special generated source code to easily write and read … continue reading
Lenovo and Cisco announce partnership to advance workplace productivity innovation
Lenovo has announced it is teaming up with Cisco to develop new solutions that will advance generative AI and other workplace productivity capabilities. According to the companies, this partnership will result in several solutions spanning the areas of digital workspace management, cloud networking, hybrid AI infrastructure services, and Lenovo managed services. By integrating the Cisco … continue reading
LastPass Launches LastPass Compliance Center
LastPass, a leader in password and identity management solutions, today announced the launch of the LastPass Compliance Center. Powered by Drata, the leading security and compliance automation platform, the LastPass Compliance Center will provide customers and partners seeking LastPass security assurance information with a continuously updated view of important system statuses and allow them to download … continue reading
Hitachi Vantara adds block storage in latest release of its data platform
Hitachi Vantara has just unveiled new features across its hybrid cloud data platform, Virtual Storage Platform One. The main highlight of this release is the addition of block storage, which is a data storage technique where data is divided into blocks for easier and more efficient retrieval. According to Hitachi Vantara, using block storage can … continue reading
New Relic report: AI driving need for IT, telco observability
A new report by observability platform provider New Relic highlights the importance of having full-stack observability for the IT and telecommunications industry. The State of Observability for IT and Telecommunications report found that the top trends driving adoption of full-stack observability are the development of cloud-native application architectures (48%), adoption of AI technologies (43%), migration … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: OpenDAC
Georgia Tech and Meta have teamed up to create an open dataset called OpenDAC that is designed to help improve direct air capture technology, which is a process that pulls carbon dioxide out of the air. According to Georgia Tech, one of the biggest challenges to direct air capture is that every environment and location … continue reading
Bugcrowd acquires Informer, enhancing attack surface management and pen testing
Bugcrowd, a leading provider of crowdsourced security, today announced it has acquired Informer, which offers external attack surface management (ASM) and continuous penetration testing. The move will enable Bugcrowd to expand its solution in the ASM market, which is estimated to be $3.3 billion by 2029. ASM is a critical aspect of an overall cybersecurity … continue reading
Finout raises $26 million Series B, leading FinOps forward with its complete platform
Finout, the FinOps-for-enterprise company, announced a $26.3 million Series B funding round led by Red Dot Capital with the participation of Maor Investments and existing investors — Team8, Pitango, and Jibe Ventures. Finout’s complete FinOps platform is now used by leading global brands, including Lyft, the New York Times, Choice Hotels, Wiz, Tenable, and Appsflyer, … continue reading
PagerDuty Operations Cloud updates embrace AI and automation for incident resolution
PagerDuty has announced several updates to PagerDuty Operations Cloud, which is the company’s overarching platform that combines its AIOps, Process Automation, Incident Management, and Customer Service Ops offerings. First, the company announced PagerDuty Copilot, which is a generative AI assistant for the platform that is now in early access. Customers can chat with it to … continue reading
Puppet delivers enhanced infrastructure automation for a new operating reality
Infrastructure automation provider Puppet by Perforce has added new security, compliance, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) capabilities to its platform offering. Infrastructure resilience, improved agility and aligning with business goals are the critical focus for infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders. According to a recent Gartner I&O Leaders Survey, the most important services I&O leaders need … continue reading
DigiCert Unveils Device Trust Manager for Comprehensive IoT Device Security
DigiCert, a global provider of digital trust, today announced the evolution of its IoT security solution with the launch of DigiCert Device Trust Manager, designed to safeguard IoT devices throughout the entire lifecycle. The new Device Trust Manager addresses the critical needs of device manufacturers for an integrated and scalable solution to secure IoT devices, manage … continue reading
