ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: OpenSwitch
This week’s open-source project of the week is OpenSwitch, which is an open source network operating system (NOS) for disaggregated switches hosted by the Linux Foundation. The goal of the project is to accelerate the transition to open networking and adoption of disaggregated data center networks. It provides a control plan stack with Layer 2 … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: IBM and ServiceNow partnership, JumpCloud’s new integrations, and Renesas new releases
IBM and ServiceNow have announced they are expanding their partnership on applying AI to automate IT operations. A new joint solution will be coming out later this year that combines IBM’s hybrid cloud software and professional services to ServiceNow’s intelligent workflow capabilities. IBM and ServiceNow’s solution is intended to help clients use AI to analyze … continue reading
ONUG: Analysts’ predictions for 2021
2020 has been one of the most unpredictable years in recent history. Even so, that isn’t stopping analysts from making predictions for what’s to come in 2021. In a session at ONUG Fall 2020, analysts Nick Lippis, Greg Ferro and Johna Till Johnson set out to predict what the IT industry will look like in … continue reading
The shifting network landscape
The rapid digital transformation that companies have had to go through this year have had a drastic impact on network trends. In a talk at ONUG Fall 2020, Daniel Lawson, managing director at Verizon, and Jon Weg, digital transformation leader at Verizon, spoke about how the network has been transformed in the past year. If … continue reading
It’s prime time for predictive analytics in IT operations
Predictive analytics technologies have become critical to compete in manufacturing (predicting machine failure), banking (predicting fraud), e-commerce (predicting buying behavior) as well as to address horizontal use cases such as cybersecurity breach prevention and sales forecasting. Using data to predict and prevent IT outages and issues is also a growing best practice—especially as advances in … continue reading
Red Hat AnsibleFest roundup
At Red Hat AnsibleFest this week, the company released a number of new automation capabilities for its platform. Red Hat Ansible Automation platform integration for Red Hat OpenShift environments released The integration between Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform connects traditional platforms, containers and edge through automation. The … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Informatica’s new capabilities, Synopsys and Intel partnership, and Cyberpion’s seed funding
Informatica has announced new cloud data management capabilities. Key highlights include the ability to design, build, and deploy cloud-native serverless data integration in a multi-cloud environment; a metadata-driven intelligent data fabric; a new intelligent data marketplace; the ability to enable a 360-degree view of critical business functions; and the ability to modernize with an AI-powered … continue reading
Nintex Workflow Cloud updated with object support, advanced tagging capabilities, and more
Nintex has announced new features and enhancements to Nintex Workflow Cloud. The new features are intended to make it easier for teams to eliminate highly manual processes with automation. It has added object support, creating more integrations for current and new workflows with APIs and systems of record like Microsoft 365, Google, and Salesforce. New … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Shipa Deployment Engine
Shipa recently open-sourced its deployment engine, which was originally designed to help developers deploy and manage cloud-native applications across multiple environments. The company said it will work with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as the deployment engine’s roadmap evolves in the future. Shipa’s application-centric deployment engine bridges the gap between continuous integration tools and … continue reading
IBM is splitting its managed infrastructure services unit into a new company
IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its Global Technology Services division is splitting into a new public company currently referred to as NewCo. The separation is expected to be achieved as a tax-free spin-off to IBM shareholders, and completed by the end of 2021. While IBM will focus on its open hybrid cloud platform, AI … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Rook graduates CNCF, StackRox and Robin.io partnership, and HazelCast IBM Cloud Pak
The open-source, cloud-native storage orchestrator Rook has officially graduated from the CNCF. This is evidence that the project has “demonstrated growing adoption, an open governance process, feature maturity, and a strong commitment to community, sustainability, and inclusivity,” the CNCF wrote in an announcement. The project was first accepted into the CNCF in 2018, and the … continue reading
Rancher 2.5 enables GitOps at scale
The latest release of Rancher is now available. Rancher 2.5 introduces a new installation experience, GitOps at scale for edge clusters, full life cycle management of EKS cluster, and a new security hardened Kubernetes distribution for government customers. “Exploding on-premise, public cloud and edge Kubernetes use cases are creating massive container sprawl,” said Sheng Liang, … continue reading
Veeam acquires Kubernetes backup and disaster recovery company Kasten
The backup solution provider for cloud data management has announced it is acquiring Kasten for approximately $150 million. Kasten is a provider of Kubernetes backup and disaster recovery solutions. Veeam hopes the acquisition will help strengthen its data protection services, and help businesses with future-ready architectures. The news comes after Veeam and Kasten’s recent partnership … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Commvault Metallic Cloud Storage Service, Mirantis’ new training courses, and DH2i’s DxOdyssey for IoT
Commvault has announced the release of Metallic Cloud Storage Service, which is a cloud storage target for Commvault Backup and Recovery and HyperScale X. The new solution offers features such as single pane of glass management and security capabilities from Commvault and Azure. “The need to leverage the cloud is only accelerating, and having simple, … continue reading
