ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Caddy Server
Caddy Server 2 is an enterprise-ready, open-source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go. Caddy offers greater memory safety than servers written in C because a hardened TLS stack powered by the Go standard library serves a significant portion of all Internet traffic. The project can simplify an organization’s architecture by taking care of … continue reading
LogDNA announces GA for several new capabilities
The observability data platform, LogDNA, today announced general availability for multiple platform capabilities that aim to enable companies to get more out of log data while also keeping costs in check. With this, enterprise users can now access Variable Retention and Enterprise Organizations, while all users gain new log control features such as, Log Data … continue reading
Istio applies to join the CNCF
The service mesh Istio has officially applied to become a part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Istio is the most popular service mesh according to a recent CNCF survey. The project maintainers have stated they’re excited about this move and to work with the CNCF community on service mesh and networking. “Istio is … continue reading
Report: Priorities are shifting for IT teams
A few years into the pandemic, IT teams are dealing with a new set of problems that are now being considered top priorities. This is according to ManageEngine’s survey, “The State of ITSM Two Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic.” This comes as a follow up to a survey conducted back in 2020 that looked at … continue reading
Razorleaf releases CollectIT 2.0
Product life cycle management (PLM) consulting group Razorleaf has announced the release of CLOVER CollectIT 2.0. CollectIT is a file management system for viewing, extracting, packaging, and distributing PLM files. This latest version allows non-PLM users to be able to do things like view the full BOM hierarchy, related CAD files, ECOs, technical documentation, and … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Starbase
This week’s ITOps Times open-source project of the week is Starbase, a tool that collects assets and relationships from services and systems including cloud infrastructure, SaaS applications, security controls, and more into an intuitive graph view backed by Neo4j. The tool enables users to integrate Neo4j with JupiterOne open-source data ingestion plugins to manage their … continue reading
D2iQ releases latest version of Kubernetes platform with new self-service troubleshooting
Kubernetes platform provider D2iQ has announced the latest release of the D2iQ Kubernetes Platform (DKP). The key focus of DKP 2.2 is providing customers with more control and visibility into deployment and management. It now provides VMware vSphere infrastructure provisioning through the Cluster API. This enables customers to deploy and manage their DKP clusters in … continue reading
Kyndryl expands partnership with SAP to address digital transformation challenges
The IT infrastructure company Kyndryl has announced an expansion to its partnership with SAP. The two companies will continue to focus on developing solutions for addressing digital transformation challenges. “We’re thrilled to continue strengthening our offerings together to provide our valued customers a full suite of digital services as their business needs and challenges continue … continue reading
Quali introduces new control plane features to Torque platform
Quali, a provider of infrastructure automation solutions, recently announced the release of enhanced control plane features for its Torque platform. These new features work to extend automation and orchestration capabilities for heterogeneous environments including public, private, hybrid, and container infrastructure. This also brings improved cost visibility and strengthened governance over security and compliance protocols. With … continue reading
There’s a missing pillar in production operations — and it may be killing innovation
On-call is broken. It’s not a little broken. It’s really broken. We all take the current on-call experience for granted. It’s the way it’s always been. Most of us never stop and think about how expensive, manual, and error-prone on-call really is. That is, until a major outage sets your company back and damages trust … continue reading
Casting a light on shadow IT: Using a cloud access security broker
Given the increase in remote work and shadow IT usage, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that the cloud access security broker (CASB) market is exploding. Valued at $8.74 billion in 2020, the CASB market is projected to reach $32.9 billion by 2028—a projected compound annual growth rate of roughly 18% from 2021 to 2028. What … continue reading
ITOps Open-Source Project of the Week: Flagger
Flagger is an open source automation tool for progressive delivery on Kubernetes. According to the project’s GitHub page, Flagger helps to reduce the risks associated with introducing new software versions in production. It shifts traffic to the latest version of an application gradually and measures metrics and runs conformance tests as it does this. It … continue reading
Kyndryl expands partnership with Dell to address cyber attack threats
IT infrastructure provider Kyndryl announced an expansion of its global alliance with Dell Technologies that focuses on helping customers use data optimization, infrastructure management services, and a cyber resilience solution to protect their critical business assets. Kyndryl provides Cyber Incident Recovery with Dell Technologies to accelerate cyber resilience for customers using Dell’s high-performance storage, servers, … continue reading
Sysdig details changes in upcoming Kubernetes 1.24 release
Kubernetes 1.24 is expected to be released in a few weeks, on May 3rd, and cloud-native security company Sysdig shared information about what to expect in the latest release. According to Sysdig, one main difference in this release is the removal of Dockershim, which the company sees as a “necessary step to ensure the future … continue reading
