ITOps news digest: Fairwinds Insights, RedisInsight, and StackRox Kubernetes security platform 3.0
Fairwinds new SaaS platform is launching a free public beta program. Fairwinds Insight is an open-source project for DevOps teams managing multiple Kubernetes clusters. The project is designed to give teams insight into any potential problems. According to the company, it can reduce the time it takes to research, learn and deploy Kubernetes auditing tools; … continue reading
Sysdig Secure 3.0 provides Kubernetes-native threat prevention
Sysdig announced version 3.0 of Sysdig Secure, its tool that provides enterprises with threat prevention at runtime using Kubernetes-native pod security policies (PSPs). The new release introduces three new key features: Kubernetes Policy Advisor: which auto-generates PSPs to decrease the time spent configuring security, enabling teams to adjust misconfigurations before shifting to production. Falco … continue reading
Mirantis obtains the Docker Enterprise Platform business from Docker
Mirantis is expanding its Kubernetes offering with the help of the Docker Enterprise Platform. The company announced it would be acquiring the business from Docker in an effort to deliver Kuberetes as a service and provide a consistent experience for developers. “The Mirantis Kubernetes technology joined with the Docker Enterprise Container Platform brings simplicity and … continue reading
Helm 3 removes Tiller and improves upgrade strategy
Kubernetes package manager Helm has reached a new milestone with the release of Helm 3, according to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Helm 3 officially removes Tiller, which was introduced in the Helm 2 development cycle. Tiller made it possible for different operators to interact with the same set of releases, Helm explained. The team … continue reading
D2iQ releases Kommander for managing Kubernetes clusters
D2iQ has announced the release of Kommander. Kommander provides federated multi-cluster management and governance across clusters in on-premises or cloud Kubernetes distributions. According to the company, it provides unified life cycle management, observability, and configuration for Kubernetes clusters, enabling Day 2 operations. Kommander also gives developers the freedom to deploy new code into development, testing, … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Dell Technology On Demand, Aqua Security acquires CloudSploit, Trend Micro launches smart factor security solutions
Dell Technologies has announced Dell Technologies On Demand, which is a set of consumption-based and as-a-service offerings. In addition, the company is expanding its consumption portfolio to support Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and Dell EMC PowerOne autonomous infrastructure system. “The multi-cloud world is here and will only grow, which means customers need on-demand and consistent … continue reading
ServiceNow API integrates with Connect iPaaS
Platform as a service provider RoboMQ announced an integration with ServiceNow as an API connector. ServiceNow customers can now build and deploy integration workflows that streamline and automate business processes with other SaaS, cloud and enterprise applications using the available API connectors within Connect iPaaS. Connect iPaaS is a no-code API and data integration platform … continue reading
DXC Technology acquires IT transformation advisor Virtual Clarity
DXC Technology has announced that it is acquiring Virtual Clarity, which is a provider of IT-as-a-service transformation advisory services. This acquisition will also build on DXC’s acquisition of digital strategy company Luxoft earlier this year. According to DXC, this acquisition will strengthen the company’s ability to assess, design, and manage transformations to the cloud. “I … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: OpenTitan
Google has just announced the release of a new open-source silicon root of trust (RoT) project, OpenTitan. According to Google, open sourcing the silicon chip design will help make it more transparent, trustworthy, and secure. The project is being managed by lowRISC CIC, a collaborative open silicon engineering organization, and supported by Google, ETH Zurich, … continue reading
ITOps news digest: Alluxio’s advanced cloud service integrations, Dynatrace’s cluster capacity, and Infoblox acquires SnapRoute
Cloud data orchestration software provider Alluxio announced new cloud offerings and integrations with its 2.1 version. In addition, the company will be strengthening partnerships with AWS and Google Cloud. “The rise of compute intensive workloads and the adoption of the cloud has driven organizations to adopt a decoupled architecture for modern workloads – one in … continue reading
IBM Maximo Asset Monitor released to help companies reduce downtime and improve asset availability
IBM is giving maintenance and operations teams more insight into their physical assets. The company announced IBM Maximo Asset Monitor, an AI-powered monitoring solution that provides anomaly detection and enterprise-wide visibility into performance. “As critical assets become more connected, intelligent and complex, the model for operating and maintaining them must evolve. Organizations must move faster … continue reading
Report: Containers and Kubernetes are key for modern IT strategies
The IT industry is rapidly adopting containers and Kubernetes to support their modern IT initiatives. A new report from Rancher Labs revealed 85% of respondents are running containers in production and 90% are using Kubernetes for container management and orchestration. The report is based off of responses from more than 1,000 tech users from small … continue reading
Untangle wants to bring network to edge with SD-WAN router and eSeries releases
Network security company Untangle announced that it is extending the network to the edge with the release of the Untangle SD-WAN Router and new eSeries appliances. The new Untangle SD-WAN Router allows users to to branch office networking to meet the needs of small offices with budget restrictions, the company explained. “Businesses are now commonly … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1, Logz.io releases Log Patterns, and VMware Tanzu
Red Hat has announced the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Version 8.1 is the first minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The release enhances the manageability, security, and performance of the operating system. It also adds System Roles, which streamlines the process of setting up subsystems for handling specific functions like … continue reading
