Topic: automation
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
Gluware 5.3 adds new improvements for managing networks with third-party components
The network automation company Gluware has announced the latest release of its platform, Gluware 5.3. Gluware 5.3 adds support for third-party solutions in OS Manager, which is a feature of Gluware used to automate OS updates. According to the company, adding this extra support for third-party solutions will help companies with multiple vendors in their … continue reading
Pure Storage announces new self-service storage management
Pure Storage announced new self-service features for its Pure1 storage management platform and Evergreen portfolio. These enhancements are part of the company’s ongoing effort to offer valuable, software-based solutions through a unified platform experience to its global customer base. This strategic shift underscores Pure Storage’s commitment to adapting to the changing needs of modern enterprises, … continue reading
Charmed Kubeflow 1.8 released to enable professionals to easily develop and deploy AI/ML model
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, has released Charmed Kubeflow 1.8, the latest version of the company’s managed version of the Kubeflow project, which is an open-source MLOps platform. This platform enables the development and deployment of AI/ML models and is compatible with various cloud environments, including hybrid and multi-cloud setups. The new release also introduces … continue reading
IBM NS1 Connect enables companies to harness the power of DNS
IBM is introducing an innovative solution called IBM NS1 Connect, set to launch on October 17, 2023. This solution harnesses the power of DNS to provide fast and reliable connectivity for applications and websites globally. It offers agile connectivity deployment in distributed application environments, and aims to enhance customer experiences, boost revenue, reduce customer churn, … 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
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
BigPanda adds generative AI capabilities to Automated Incident Analysis
Incident intelligence and AIOps automation tool provider BigPanda announced the release of Generative AI for Automated Incident Analysis, a new capability that uses advanced AI to estimate incident impact, suggest likely root causes, and provide clear, natural language incident titles and summaries. BigPanda Generative AI utilizes large language model (LLM) technology to promptly and consistently … continue reading
IBM to acquire FinOps company Apptio for US$4.6 billion
To accelerate advancing its IT automation capabilities, IBM today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Apptio, makers of FinOps software, for $4.6 billion. In its announcement, IBM noted that organizations are facing more complexity with public and private clouds and numerous service providers, and are grappling to gain visibility into … continue reading
8 reasons enterprise automation is vital to cloud strategy success
The cloud is fast becoming the platform of choice to power almost every enterprise application, and with good reason – the cloud offers significant benefits including flexibility, security, and low total cost of ownership. However, that success is not without its challenges. Moving on-premises systems to the cloud and digitally transforming key processes has a … continue reading
Latest releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and 8.8 drive greater Linux automation across hybrid cloud
Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 in the near future. The releases are aimed at furthering Red Hat’s efforts to simplify and streamline complex Linux platform tasks across the hybrid cloud and to help IT teams better overcome staffing and … continue reading
NetBox Labs raises $20 million in series A funding
The open-source startup NetBox Labs announced that it received $20 million in a Series A funding round following the company’s spin-out from NS1, which IBM acquired. “With the increasingly dynamic, distributed, and critical nature of networks, combined with the explosion of devices and the rapid transition of every enterprise to SaaS and connected systems, networking … continue reading
