Virtualization is not a legacy technology, but fits into modern systems
DevOps, the cloud, microservices and Kubernetes have changed the way applications are engineered, deployed and managed. Yet about three-quarters of all applications are still running in an old style – on virtual machines. ITOps Times recently had a chance to speak with Sachin Mullick, senior manager for OpenShift virtualization at Red Hat, about how cloud …
ITOps Open-Source Project of the Week: Hermes
Hermes is HashiCorps’ newly open-sourced document management system built to streamline writing and document processes. The company originally created the project in June 2022 to help its team members author, review, approve, discover, and deprecate documents. For its backend, Hermes utilizes Golang and for its front end, Ember.js. Storage is provided by a PostgreSQL database …
Red Hat’s Ansible Automation Platform is now available in the Google Cloud Marketplace
Red Hat has made the announcement that the Ansible Automation Platform can now be accessed through Google Cloud Marketplace. According to Red Hat, this new availability provides users with easier access to the platform, which will allow them to get started with automation more quickly and scale it up more efficiently. Users will get access …
Report: Container image vulnerabilities are plenty, but there is room to focus efforts
The need for more mature security practices when using cloud-native technology is clear with 87% of container images having high or critical vulnerabilities, up from 75% last year. Most of them at 71% of those vulnerabilities have a fix available that has not been applied. This data comes from the new 2023 Cloud-Native Security & …
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Red Hat OpenShift 4.12 adds more security capabilities
Open-source solutions provider Red Hat today announced several new security and compliance capabilities for its Kubernetes platform RedHat OpenShift, available with the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift 4.12. According to the company, the new capabilities are intended to assist organizations in scaling workloads across the hybrid cloud without risking security. These enhancements also work …
As cloud uptake explodes, a skills gap is created
When it comes to optimizing data storage and building new digital applications in 2022, cloud is king. As a result, cloud skills have never been in higher demand than they are right now. According to Gartner’s 2021 Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, one million new cloud computing jobs will be created by the end of …
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: osTicket
OsTicket is an open-source ticketing system for IT teams to track their support requests. It pulls requests from email, phone, and web forms into a simple interface that enables teams to manage, organize, and archive support requests and responses. Users simply have to submit a request through one of the above methods and then IT …
Lumos launches App Governance Platform to cut IT spending while maintaining security
The newly launched Lumos App Governance Platform automates access requests, enforces least privilege, speeds up user access reviews, and eliminates extra SaaS app spending. Lumos is dedicated to bridging the gap between IT, security, compliance, and finance by providing support for the most important functions for businesses in this economic climate, namely, cost management and …
Venafi has a new tool for securely managing machine identities in Kubernetes environments
The machine identity management company Venafi is working to make it easier for companies to manage their cloud-native machine identities in Kubernetes environments. Today they released TLS Protect for Kubernetes within the Venafi Control Plane. The new tool provides observability features that enable teams to identify security issues and be proactive in fixing those gaps. …
Solving the problem of wrong-way BGP routing
The Border Gateway Protocol – a foundational part of the internet – was designed to route information and data between systems. It’s been in use since 1994 and has been patched and modified over the years. Incidents of traffic being routed incorrectly due to a misconfiguration, or simply a human error, have been difficult for …
ITOps Times Open Source Project of the Week: CubeFS
CubeFS is a cloud native distributed storage platform hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation as an Incubating project. According to the company, this open source offering allows users to converge posix filesystem interfaces, S3 compatible interfaces, and hdfs interfaces. It also provides highly scalable metadata along with elasticity and consistency. CubeFS also offers specific …
WANdisco enables maximum speed for edge data transfers with new release
WANdisco released Data Activation Platform 2.0 to support faster migrations for massive datasets. The updates enable maximum speed and scale of on-premises and edge data transfers through precise control over migration throughput, cleanup, and prioritization, among other features, while supporting both the WANdisco Data Migrator and Edge to Cloud solutions. Data movements from IoT sensor …
Styra introduces new authorization policy tools
The creators and maintainers of Open Policy Agent (OPA), Styra, announced a broad policy library and toolset for infrastructure for Styra Declarative Authorization Service (DAS). Styra now offers hundreds of validated policies from its expanded library that are compliant with NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-190, in order to address security concerns related to the use …
NS1 launches new solution for deep DNS observability
The authoritative DNS (Domain Name System) solutions company NS1 has announced the release of DNS Insights, a comprehensive DNS observability solution available for both NS1 Managed DNS and Dedicated DNS customers. According to the company, DNS Insights is intended to improve reliability, real-time analysis, and cost control through the collection of DNS and network metrics …
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[Demo] Infrastructure Monitoring with LM Envision_MP4
See LM Envision in action LogicMonitor’s SaaS-based infrastructure monitoring platform is a breeze to set up and scale with your entire environment. In this demo, Sales Engineer Stuart Carrison discusses the LogicMonitor architecture, how data is collected, logs, and some of our powerful features. Features covered include: – Forecasting data to see potential upcoming trends …
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[Guide] Built to scale: How to use automation to drive enterprise extensibility
Are you or your leaders intrigued by automation but hesitant to implement it? Maybe that’s due to concerns over job replacement; maybe it’s due to perceived complexity; perhaps it’s fear of disruption. Whatever the hesitation, there is no doubt that automation is designed to reduce repetitive tasking and free up time for innovation. In this …
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[Report] 6 Reasons IT Pros Are Ditching Legacy Monitoring Tools
As organizations shift IT assets to the cloud and their tech stack becomes more complex, SaaS-based monitoring helps teams transition from reactive monitoring to real-time observability. Find out how in this PeerSpot Report. In this report, real IT Pros discuss why their teams are moving away from legacy monitoring tools. Here is what you’ll find …
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[Guide] Cloud with Confidence – Best Practices for Effectively Scaling and Optimizing How You Cloud
Having a cloud strategy isn’t innovation; it’s what organizations need to scale great ideas and deliver robust customer experiences. As environments become more complex, it’s critical to evolve to the cloud in the right way or you’ll end up just another legacy company lost in the clouds. From several years of research and market observation, …
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Not Just a Juggling Act: How to Support Your Hybrid IT Environment with LogicMonitor
PREMIERES JANUARY 10, 2023 @ 1:00 PM ET | 10 AM PT It’s no secret that more and more leaders want the Cloud for their businesses, their customers, and their Ops teams. Whether you’re on-prem, in the cloud, or somewhere in between, the complexity of the cloud shouldn’t stop you from jumping in. The key? …
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How to Eliminate Tool Sprawl without Causing a Rebellion
AVAILABLE NOW Digital transformation in enterprise IT is creating significant breakthroughs in business opportunities. Despite these developments, moving applications and workloads to the public cloud and operating in hybrid IT at scale is challenging and complex. This transition increases tool sprawl and creates siloed visibility, causing service performance blind spots, and delays in triage and …
ITOps Times Newswire
- AvePoint Adds Governance, Management, Data Protection and Migration Support for Microsoft Power Platform
- New Relic Expands Technology Partner Ecosystem with Over 100 Integrations
- Trilio Raises $17M and Appoints Massood Zarrabian as CEO
- Linux Foundation Europe Announces Project Sylva to Create Open Source Telco Cloud Software Framework to Complement Open Networking Momentum
- Charmed Kubeflow now integrates with MindSpore
- Bonitasoft introduces New Tools that offer Visualization and Monitoring with Business Process Automation
- TidalScale announces availability of software-defined server technology in AWS marketplace
- Zebrium launches Root Cause as a Service enabling popular observability tools to automatically find the root cause of software problems and outages
- ServiceNow introduces Procurement Service Management on industry-leading Now Platform
- Komodor raises $42 million Series B to build a continuous reliability platform for Kubernetes
- SpecterOps BloodHound Enterprise Now Supports Attack Path Management for Microsoft Azure
- Rakuten Symphony agrees to acquire leading US-based cloud technology company Robin.io to deliver highly integrated telco-cloud for mobile
