This week’s highlighted open-source project is Lens, which is an IDE for Kubernetes. It can be used to handle operations, monitoring, development, and debugging in Kubernetes environments. “Lens provides the full situational awareness for everything that runs in Kubernetes. It’s lowering the barrier of entry for people just getting started and radically improving productivity for … continue reading
Security company Lynx Technology Partners has announced it is acquiring ITSourceTEK, which is a provider of security threat detection and resolution solutions. The acquisition will enable Lynx Technology Partners to provide a “vertically integrated view of risk” from an organization’s security strategy through its operations. “ITSourceTEK’s security product technical knowledge will bolster our already robust … continue reading
Mirantis has announced the release of Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes. This is a part of the company’s planned series of Kubernetes enhancements to its Mirantis Cloud Native Platform. Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes provides an environment for hosting legacy and modern apps. Use cases include network functions virtualization, mobile network operations, and large-scale scientific computing. “Organizations … continue reading
This week’s highlighted open-source project is CrowdSec, which is a new tool that takes a crowdsourced approach to security automation. It uses a combination of local IP detection and an online community-based IP reputation system to protect networks. According to the team, the tool goes through logs to assess the behavior of IP addresses that … continue reading
Application monitoring company New Relic has announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Pixie Labs. Pixie Labs is a provider of a Kubernetes observability platform that lets users set all of their applications’ metrics, events, logs, and traces from a single CLI command. New Relic also announced it will be offering a self-managed version … continue reading
The third Kubernetes release of the year, Kubernetes 1.20, is now available. In this release, 11 enhancements moved to stable, 15 moved to beta, and 16 are entering alpha. According to the release team, this is one of the most feature-dense Kubernetes releases in a while. “What you can takeaway from this is that Kubernetes’ … continue reading
Gluware 4.0 is now available with an expanded feature set. The network automation platform added capabilities to help network teams automate management, maintenance, and security of increasing complex, mission-critical networks. It features a new multi-engine architecture to help automate network functions. Gluware 4.0 also introduces a new SaaS model that simplifies the user onboarding and … continue reading
Netenrich has announced the launch of its Intelligent SOC (ISOC) as a service, which aims to provide enterprises with flexibility and choice in their cybersecurity investments, and the ability to scale as needed. Netenrich ISOC is designed to remove the barriers and complexities associated with security operations. Organizations can use it to scale their security … continue reading
Platform9 and MayaData have announced a partnership where they will collaborate on optimizing high-performance workloads on Kubernetes. Platform9 users will be able to deploy and operate MayaData’s Kubera Propel, which offers a validated enterprise edition of the CNCF project OpenEBS. “Platform9 has earned a great reputation as a provider of managed Kubernetes, eliminating operational deployment … continue reading
Logz.io has announced an early access program for its Prometheus-as-a-Service offering. This new offering will allow customers to take advantage of the benefits of Prometheus, without the downsides, such as storing metrics over long periods of time, the company explained. According to Logz.io, current Prometheus users can quickly switch over to its managed version with … continue reading
IT automation provider Ivanti has announced that it closed its acquisition of MobileIron and Pulse Secure. MobileIron provides mobile-centric endpoint management, while Pulse Secure provides secure access and mobile security solutions. Ivanti believes the acquisition will solidify its position in the market as a provider of unified endpoint management, zero trust security, and IT service … continue reading
Broadcom has announced the latest version of its AIOps platform that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, and end-to-end observability. According to the company, its AIOps capabilities allow business and IT leaders to manage KPIs that align IT outputs and business outcomes. This will help drive digital agility while ensuring enhanced customer and positive employee experiences. … continue reading