Topic: infrastructure
Report: The challenges of Infrastructure as Code
Usage of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is prevalent, but like with any technology, the pros aren’t without cons. IaC has the potential to improve reliability, security, and development velocity, but in reality, developers are running into some issues using this practice. Insights into some of these challenges were revealed in new research called Stacked Up: … continue reading
Pulumi ESC now generally available, Insights 2.0 released
The infrastructure as code company Pulumi has announced the general availability of Pulumi ESC and the release of Pulumi Insights 2.0 during its annual user conference, PulumiUP. Pulumi ESC, which stands for environments, secrets, and configuration, is a centralized secrets management platform. In this GA release, the company has added a new projects system that … continue reading
New cost optimization capabilities in LogicMonitor’s Envision platform
Tracking costs in hybrid infrastructure in increasingly difficult, and without the metrics to understand which resources within your cloud and on-premises are over- or underutilized, those costs can spiral out of control. Infrastructure observability provider LogicMonitor today announced LM Cost Optimization within its Envision platform, to give actionable insights that enable cost efficiencies for cloud … continue reading
Gartner: Follow “Generative Transformation” principles to successfully adapt to constantly changing technologies
Technology evolution is speeding up and changing faster than ever. In the keynote of the Gartner Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, Thomas Bittman, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, explained that just as we get comfortable with something, something else pops up. Therefore, digital transformation is not a one-time thing; it is an ongoing process … continue reading
Teleport 13 offers automatic vulnerability patching
Teleport, provider of identity-native infrastructure access management, today announced the release of its latest version of the Teleport Access Platform, Teleport 13. This release is geared at improving security and reducing operational overhead for DevOps teams that are responsible for securing cloud infrastructure. Teleport 13 also provides a new Teleport Team plan for companies who … continue reading
How to think about managing modern application workloads
Workloads are the workhorses of your mission-critical applications—they’re what get the job done. The environments that these workloads run in, and the way we manage them, have evolved significantly. Back in the old days, applications were built as monoliths. They were self-contained systems that included not just the capabilities you needed them for but also … continue reading
Gartner discovers top trends impacting infrastructure and operations for 2023
Today at the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference, Gartner announced the trends that will have a heightened impact on infrastructure and operations in 2023. The first is secure Access Service Edge (SASE), a single-vendor product that works as an integrative service to enable digital transformation. SASE connects and secures customers, devices, and … continue reading
3 Pillars for Success in Managing Today’s Hybrid Cloud IT Infrastructure
For IT operations teams, it’s not so much that the rules have changed. The game has changed. It wasn’t that long ago that teams were able to employ some proven, long-standing tools and approaches and be effective in their work. Now those legacy approaches may present an increasing liability with each passing day. In recent … continue reading
Gartner infrastructure conferences returning in person
“Empowering the Anywhere Business” is the theme for this year’s 2022 Gartner Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference, returning in-person for the first time since 2019. Businesses across the globe are challenged to bring value and innovation wherever their customers are, according to Gartner’s events team. Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) leaders have a critical role … continue reading
Broadcom to acquire AppNeta to bolster network performance monitoring
Broadcom announced its intent to acquire the privately held company AppNeta, a SaaS-based network performance monitoring solution for the distributed enterprise that provides IT teams with precise, end-to-end visibility into network performance. With AppNeta’s SaaS-based solution, IT and Network Ops teams at distributed enterprises can detect issues that affect network and business-critical cloud application performance, … continue reading
Gartner predicts top I&O trends for 2022
The IT world is changing faster than it ever has before, and IT professionals and decision-makers need to stay on top of these changes in order to respond accordingly for their organizations. In a talk at Gartner’s IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, Jeffrey Hewitt, VP analyst at Gartner, shared predictions on the top … continue reading
Vapor IO’s INZONE Program launched to accelerate 4.0 applications
Vapor IO, the company that created the intelligent infrastructure platform Kinetic Grid, launched INZONE, a program to accelerate industry 4.0 transformation. The first Las Vegas INZONE will host applications and services designed to benefit manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, hotels, convention centers, casinos, telecom service providers, and other nearby businesses, as well as to local governmental entities … continue reading
