CNCF announces new certifications, training initiative in Africa
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) today announced a number of new ways for cloud native developers to build their skill sets. It is announcing the first two in a series of certifications related to platform engineering, the Certified Cloud Native Platform Associate and the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer. The former is a multiple … continue reading
AWS announces resource control policies to better prevent unintentional access to resources
AWS is introducing resource control policies (RCPs) to enable organizations to control the maximum available permissions for their company’s AWS resources. According to AWS, RCPs can help organizations be more confident that the resources in their user accounts stay within their company’s access control guidelines. RCPs are similar to service control policies (SCPs), which control … continue reading
ServiceNow adds new governance capabilities to Now Assist platform
ServiceNow is introducing new governance capabilities across its generative AI platform Now Assist so that companies can utilize GenAI without compromising security, privacy, and compliance. “Enterprises across every industry are embracing a future of greater autonomy and productivity, all in service to their employees, customers, and overall business impact,” said Jon Sigler, senior vice president … continue reading
IBM reveals quantum computing progress made over the last year
IBM has made significant progress on the quantum computing front in the past year. At its first ever IBM Quantum Developer Conference, the company revealed that its quantum stack Qiskit can “execute certain mirrored kicked Ising quantum circuits of up to 5,000 gates” on the quantum processor IBM Quantum Heron. This is almost double the … continue reading
NetApp launches new storage offerings
The data infrastructure and storage company NetApp has announced new storage offerings at varying prices, including ones at more accessible price points for smaller organizations. New models in the AFF A-Series of data storage solutions include A20, A30, and A50, and these offer sub-millisecond latency and a 2.5x improvement over previous versions. The A20 starts … continue reading
W3C forms new interest group for tackling web sustainability
The W3C has announced that it has formed a new group called the Sustainable Web Interest Group to tackle improving the sustainability of the Internet. According to the W3C, “if the Internet were a country it would be one of the top five polluters,” and its resource demands are only going to continue to grow … continue reading
Microsoft launches Azure OpenAI Data Zones to give customers more flexibility over data residency
Microsoft has announced a new deployment option in Azure OpenAI that provides more flexibility and control over data privacy and residency for companies in the United States and European Union. With Azure OpenAI Data Zones, customers can process and store data within specific geographic areas without compromising performance. According to Microsoft, Data Zones allow for … continue reading
IBM and Cognizant partner to help companies address escalating technology costs
IBM and the IT modernization company Cognizant have announced the launch of the FinOps Center of Excellence, which will combine IBM’s technologies with Cognizant’s expertise to help companies address the escalating costs associated with AI readiness, cloud governance, and architectural modernization. “Modern businesses face significant challenges in managing complexity, operational risks, and cost overhead due … continue reading
CrowdStrike to acquire Adaptive Shield
CrowdStrike has announced that it will be acquiring Adaptive Shield, a company that provides security monitoring capabilities for SaaS applications. “This acquisition will propel CrowdStrike to become the only cybersecurity vendor to provide full protection against identity-based attacks across the modern cloud ecosystem — from on-premises Active Directory to cloud-based identity providers and the growing … continue reading
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
Edera launches open source OpenPaX patch to improve memory safety in Linux
Container security company Edera is working to improve application-level memory safety in Linux with the release of OpenPaX, an open source kernel patch that mitigates common memory safety errors. It was initially created to benefit Edera’s own customers, but the company decided to open source it to make it available to the broader community. The … continue reading
Cloud Canaries enables companies to enhance their current observability platforms with OpenTelemetry
The observability company Cloud Canaries has announced the launch of Observability Canaries, enabling teams to enhance their existing observability tools with OpenTelemetry. By integrating observability tools with OpenTelemetry, teams get access to a “readily available, additional data source for model creation, alarming, forecast generation and validation,” Cloud Canaries wrote in its announcement. According to the … continue reading
