Elastic Stack 6.6 now available
Elastic has announced new updates to its suite of open-source solutions. The Elastic Stack is built to reliably and securely search, analyze and visualize data no matter the source or format. According to the company, version 6.6 of the Elastic Stack introduces features designed to improve operational efficiencies across use cases such as logging, metrics, … continue reading
Dynatrace opens its AIOps tool to third-party solutions
Dynatrace has announced that it is releasing an updated version of its AIOps solution, Davis. According to the company, Davis is now powered by newly enhanced algorithms and can ingest data and events from third-party solutions. “Four years ago, we pioneered, and continually improve, a unique, deterministic approach to AI that enabled customers to simplify … continue reading
Pivotal Container Service 1.3 now available with Azure support
Pivotal has announced that Pivotal Container Service (PKS) 1.3 is now generally available. PKS is an enterprise-grade Kubernetes solution for “day 2” of operations, designed to deploy and run containerized workloads across private and public colds. This release comes with an updated version of Kubernetes 1.12, including all of its new capabilities. PKS 1.3 also … continue reading
premium 9 security best practices for Kubernetes you should be following
One month after a major security flaw was discovered in Kubernetes, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has shared a list of nine best security practices for the popular container orchestration tool Kubernetes. “As organizations accelerate their adoption of containers and container orchestrators, they will need to take necessary steps to protect such a critical … continue reading
Project Argo becomes open-source, leading the way for hybrid environments
No matter what environment they are building in, every developer needs some sort of computing power. Wayfair has been making an effort to ensure that compute is delivered in an agnostic way, and the result of that work is Project Argo. Project Argo is an on-prem solution for spinning up servers and shutting them down … continue reading
PagerDuty’s mobile app updated for faster incident response
In an effort to provide IT teams with a better way of responding to issues, PagerDuty is releasing an updated version of its mobile app. “Rising customer expectations demand real-time response, and effective DevOps and ITOps shouldn’t just be tied to laptops and desks,” PagerDuty wrote in a post. The app will offer live updates … continue reading
Kemp releases application fabric for multi-cloud environments
Multi-cloud application experience provider Kemp has announced the release of Kemp 360 AX (application experience) Fabric. Kemp 360 AX Fabric is designed to allow customers to provide better user experiences while maintaining centralized insight and remaining in control regardless of the number or type of cloud delivery platforms, the company explained. According to Kemp, the … continue reading
KubeCon: Instana’s APM solution, Atomist’s SDM updates, and Sysdig and IBM’s new monitoring solution
As KubeCon continues, more and more companies are using the conference to announce new updates to their products. Here are a few more highlights: Instana adds new capabilities for its APM solution Instana has introduced new capabilities in its APM solution for containerized apps. According to the company, the new features revolve around Application Perspectives, … continue reading
KubeCon: Aqua Security and Datadog, Kublr 1.1, and Oracle Cloud Native Framework
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s annual conference, KubeCon, is taking place this week in Seattle to talk about the latest advancements and trends in the cloud-native computing era. As part of the conference, a number of companies have announced new releases and products dedicated to accelerating the adoption of cloud native. Aqua Security announces integration … continue reading
CMMI V2.0 expands to include services and supplier management
CMMI Institute has expanded Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) V2.0 to include services and supplier management views, benchmark tools, and appraisal and performance measurement guidance. According to the company, this release will enable organizations to analyze their internal operations and measure themselves against best practices, pinpoint areas of improvement, and achieve higher performance. Other improvements … continue reading
Gartner explores IT security in first ever Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management
Gartner has revealed its first Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM). According to Gartner, PAM tools enable organizations to “provide secure privileged access to critical assets and meet compliance requirements by managing and monitoring privileged accounts and access.” Gartner predicts that by 2021, more than 50 percent of organizations that use DevOps will be … continue reading
Ansible unveils its roadmap for Ansible Engine, Ansible Tower, and Ansible Galaxy
The IT automation company Ansible dedicated today to automation with its Ansible Automates conference in NYC. Tim Appnel, senior product manager for Ansible Automation at Red Hat, took to the stage to lay out a roadmap for Ansible products. He said that there will be an increased focus on security automation. The new updates will … continue reading
