Topic: it
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
AuditBoard unveils ITRM solution to improve cyber resilience
AuditBoard unveiled its ITRM solution dedicated to IT Risk Management. This offering empowers IT security and risk management experts to efficiently handle their threat landscape, assess IT-related risks, and enhance cyber resilience. By adopting this solution, organizations can effectively adapt to the ever-changing and expanding landscape of business risks. The announcement coincides with the upcoming … continue reading
Red Hat expands capabilities of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform offerings on Microsoft Azure
Red Hat announced advancements to Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) on Microsoft Azure, such as new consumption models and clustering features. Organizations seeking to move their workloads to the cloud can now benefit from Red Hat OpenShift through JBoss EAP on Azure Red Hat OpenShift. This is a fully-managed service that is … continue reading
Automox launches new ITOM system with generative AI capabilities
Cloud-based IT automation platform Automox has introduced Otto AI, which applies generative artificial intelligence to IT operations and systems management. Otto AI allows IT professionals to automate tasks across a broad range of systems — including Windows, macOS, and Linux — simply by giving commands in plain English. “Otto AI is a game-changer for IT … continue reading
LeanIX launches Renewals Board to help companies predict SaaS contract spend
LeanIX announced a Renewals Board feature in its SaaS Management Platform (SMP) that enables companies to bring actionable visibility into the SaaS contract renewal process. Operating in a manner similar to a Scrum or Kanban board, this tool enhances interdisciplinary cooperation among IT, finance, procurement, and security departments, significantly improving an organization’s management of its … continue reading
Want to break down IT silos? Start with building the right team culture
For those of us who live and breathe technology, it’s easy to believe that we’re all one release away from solving the big challenges facing our organizations. Unfortunately, the reality is more complicated than that. For example, let’s talk about silos, the barriers that exist between different teams or departments within an organization. For years, … continue reading
Puppet by Perforce releases new compliance features
Puppet by Perforce has announced the release of Puppet Comply 2.14.0, the latest version of the company’s tool for making sure infrastructure is secure. The company also announced updates to its Windows and Linux Compliance Enforcement Modules (CEM), which are policy-as-code modules that align with industry security benchmarks. According to Puppet by Perforce, the escalation … 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
Virtana announces CloudMonitor to deliver centralized visibility for multi-cloud
Virtana announced CloudMonitor to reduce the complexity of monitoring and managing hybrid IT across on-premises, colocation, and public cloud workloads. Virtana CloudMonitor offers businesses a comprehensive, SaaS-based view of their hybrid infrastructure, allowing them to maximize the usage of their multi-vendor computing, networking, storage, cloud, virtual machines, containers, databases, and more in hybrid and multi-cloud … 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
Cloudflare partners with Kyndryl to deliver managed network transformation services
The security, performance, and reliability company Cloudflare today announced that it is entering into a partnership with Kyndryl, an IT infrastructure services provider spun off from IBM. This partnership is geared at helping enterprises to modernize and scale their corporate networks using managed WAN-as-a-Service and Cloudflare Zero Trust. The collaboration combines Kyndryl’s managed end-to-end networking … continue reading
Intel and Arm announce partnership for building SOCs
Intel Foundry and Arm announced a collaboration to develop a new line of advanced system-on-chip (SoC) designs on the Intel 18A processors. The move is part of Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy to invest in leading-edge manufacturing capacity around the world. The collaboration aims to combine Arm’s industry-leading CPU technology with Intel’s advanced process technologies for … continue reading
