The importance of network observability for today’s enterprises
In today’s digital landscape, where businesses are increasingly reliant on complex and interconnected IT infrastructures, network observability has emerged as a critical component for maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring the reliability of network services. Network observability refers to the ability to gain deep insights into the state and performance of network infrastructure through monitoring and analytics/AI. … continue reading
KTE – ITOps Times Open Source Project of the Week
KTE is an open source Kubernetes testing environment for the major cloud providers’ Kubernetes services: Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). It provides a safe and controlled space for discovering issues and vulnerabilities in Kubernetes configurations before they make it to production. KTE allows for the simulation … continue reading
AWS launches managed service for setting up HPC clusters
AWS is announcing the launch of AWS Parallel Computing Service (PCS), a new managed service that sets up and manages high performance computing (HPC) clusters. HPC brings together multiple computers or resources to tackle more complex or resource-intensive workloads, like computational fluid dynamics, weather modeling, finite element analysis, electronic design automation, and reservoir simulations. With … continue reading
Explore AI with intent
The artificial intelligence being used in operations already is advanced, with RPA (robotic process automation) and other rules-governed systems helping organizations become more efficient. One area that is being looked at now is generative AI. According to Josh Mayfield, senior director of product marketing at Kentik, thinks about it like this: “Like a surveyor, you’re … continue reading
The changing roles and requirements for network observability
Network engineering has transformed from a domain of granular expertise to a more systemic approach, prioritizing overall system performance and customer experiences. This has resulted in changes in how network teams are set up, with a greater emphasis on systems engineering thinking and less on component-level expertise. When enterprises today are looking for the skill … continue reading
A guide to network observability tools
The following is a listing of network observability tools, along with a brief description of their offerings. Featured Provider Kentik: The Kentik AI platform helps simplify the process of troubleshooting complex networks for engineers, operators, architects, and developers. The company this year has introduced a modern, AI-assisted Network Monitoring System (Kentik NMS), which modernizes network … continue reading
SUSE: Cloud security incidents down this year, but companies remain vigilant
Companies are experiencing fewer cloud security incidents this year than in years past, yet they still have concerns related to cloud and edge. This is according to SUSE’s latest Securing the Cloud report, which surveyed 820 IT engineers, architects, developers, security managers, and directors across the US, Germany, UK, France, and the Netherlands. According to … continue reading
VMware Explore: VMware Cloud Foundation 9, VMware Tanzu Platform 10, software-defined edge updates, and more
VMware Explore is happening this week in Las Vegas, NV, and this morning during the event, Broadcom (which now owns VMware) made several announcements regarding VMware offerings, from the latest version of VMware Cloud Foundation to updates to its software-defined edge portfolio. Here is a breakdown of what has been announced: VMware Cloud Foundation 9 … continue reading
Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift now generally available
Red Hat has announced the general availability release of Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (also referred to in the Red Hat portal as OpenStack Platform 18), a new OpenStack architecture that leverages the advantages of Kubernetes. It provides a new podified control plane that can be used to manage both existing OpenStack workloads and … continue reading
Authentik – ITOps Times Open Source Project of the Week
Authentik is an open-source identity provider that supports a number of authentication protocols, including OAuth2, SAML, LDAP, and SCIM. It is designed to provide site administrators, developers, and security engineers with a reliable solution that can be used in almost every environment. Authentik includes an admin console where users and groups, tokens and credentials, application … continue reading
Docker will soon deprecate password logins via CLI when SSO enforcement is on
Starting September 16th, Docker is deprecating the ability to use passwords to sign-in to services via its CLI when users have Single Sign-On (SSO) enforcement turned on. SSO enables users to authenticate once and get access to multiple different services. In this case, that includes Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, Docker Scout, and Docker Build Cloud. … continue reading
Operationalizing AI: The heart of business innovation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is full of real promise and immeasurable ambition – some realized, most still unfolding. At the height of our AI ambition, businesses will operate, innovate, and compete by using artificial reasoning, judgment, and creativity to transform, become more efficient and resilient. New capabilities and insights will be revealed that enhance customer experiences, … continue reading
Entrust launches KeyControl as a Service to provide companies more seamless management of encryption keys
Entrust has announced a new offering to help companies better manage encryption keys. KeyControl as a Service (KCaaS) provides a cloud-based unified dashboard that provides visibility, traceability, compliance tracking, and an audit trail of keys and secrets. KCaaS also automates key storage, backup, distribution, rotation, and revocation. It features a decentralized vault architecture, which ensures … continue reading
Report: C-suite doesn’t have a ton of confidence in IT teams currently
C-suite executives are losing confidence in the ability of their IT teams to deliver basic services, leading to concerns over how advanced technologies like generative AI can be implemented successfully. According to a new survey of 2,500 C-suite executives, conducted by IBM, only 47% of respondents believe their IT teams are effective at delivering basic … continue reading
