ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Goldilocks
Cloud-native infrastructure solutions provider Fairwinds announced a new open-source tool for Kubernetes resource management this week. Goldilocks is designed to give users recommendations on how to best set their resource requests. “Today, Kubernetes users have no easy way to determine the resource requests and limits for their workload and often don’t set them at all. … continue reading
ONUG Fall 2019: NetBeez’ monitoring solution and Gluware Automation v3.6
The yearly gathering of IT leaders, ONUG Fall 2019, kicked off yesterday in New York City. At the event, IT leaders c0me together to share best practices and insights. The event lasts two days and is stuffed with training workshops, IT executive roundtables, and keynotes. Several companies are also announcing new products or showcasing their … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Microsoft open sources the Open Application Model, CockroachDB gets Red Hat Container Certification, and Pensando emerges from stealth
Microsoft and Alibaba Cloud have announced the Open Application Model (OAM), a new open-source project under the Open Web Foundation. OAM is meant to provide an open standard for developers building and operating apps on Kubernetes. “OAM is a specification for describing applications so that the application description is separated from the details of how … continue reading
Catchpoint addresses visibility gaps with Network Insights
Catchpoint is launching a new network visibility solution designed to give IT teams complete visibility into their digital services. Network Insights combines the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) with Domain Name System (DNS), Traceroute, enterprise and endpoint monitoring. According to the company, this will eliminate any blind spots and increase the use of the Internet to … continue reading
The device profile numbers game
Today, virtually every device connects to the enterprise network. From simple-function IoT devices to multimillion-dollar operational systems, modern devices utilize data connectivity to perform highly specialized tasks much more intelligently. The sheer heterogeneity of these devices is growing exponentially. Effectively regulating these devices, in terms of what they can and cannot do inside the enterprise, … continue reading
Red Hat OpenShift 4.2 released
Red Hat announced the latest version of its enterprise Kubernetes platform, Red Hat OpenShift 4.2. The new version is designed to provide new client tools and local development capabilities, and includes the company’s service mesh, serverless and pipeline solutions. “More and more organizations across industries and around the world trust Red Hat OpenShift to run … continue reading
Commvault launches SaaS data protection solution Metallic
Data management company Commvault is releasing a new software as a solution that protects on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid file and application data. The SaaS solution, Metallic, has been launched as a separate sub-brand and division from Commvault. It was introduced this week at Commvault GO 2019 in Denver. According to Commvault, Metallic is aimed at … continue reading
Report: IT executives struggle with ROI
Digital transformation, cybersecurity and cloud first/cloud migrations are causing IT executives to make large technology investments, but many are struggling to manage those costs. A newly released report found while 8.2% of revenue is being spent on IT, the return on investment could be better. Additionally, more than half of respondents plan to increase IT … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Elastic Endpoint Security, ManageEngine’s PAM360, and Radware Kubernetes Web Application Firewall
Elastic has released a new SIEM and endpoint security solution: Elastic Endpoint Security. The new solution is based on the company’s recent acquisition of Endgame, an endpoint threat prevention, detection and response provider. The solution will feature raw endpoint security data, event data, and alerts, in addition to the Elastic Stack’s existing logging, security, APM … continue reading
The 3 technologies that will make the Internet of Everything a reality
There are up to 22 billion connected devices around the globe—that’s three times the number of people, and it’s predicted to double by 2025. That forecast includes 250 million connected ‘smart cars,’ as soon as 2020. Already, technologies important to making the Internet of Everything (IoE) a reality such as 5G, advanced AI, and edge … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Dry
This week we’re highlighting an open-source project, Dry, that makes it easier to manage Docker and Docker Swarm. Dry is a terminal application that shows information about containers, images, and networks. For those running Swarm clusters, it also shows information about nodes, service, stacks, and other Swarm constructs. In addition to showing information, it can … continue reading
Ahead, Data Blue, and Sovereign Systems merge
Chicago-based Ahead and Atlanta-based Data Blue, both leading providers of digital infrastructure to large enterprises, today announced an agreement to merge their two companies, plus acquire Sovereign Systems, also of Atlanta. “We’re thrilled to join forces with Data Blue and Sovereign Systems,” said Daniel Adamany founder and CEO of Ahead. “Together we’ll harness tremendous synergies … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: OpsRamp Fall 2019 Release, Prometheus 2.13, and CloudBees’ Technical Alliance Partner Program
The OpsRamp Fall 2019 Release is now available. According to OpsRamp, this release includes enhancements to event management and intelligent correlation machine learning models. It also adds new multi-cloud infrastructure monitoring capabilities for AWS and GCP. “Our customers have told us that they’d like to have more visibility and control into how machine learning models … continue reading
Puppet’s Project Nebula for cloud-native apps comes to public beta
Infrastructure automation and delivery provider Puppet announced the public beta release of Project Nebula at Puppetize PDX this week. Project Nebula is designed to provide a single deployment workflow solution for cloud-native and serverless technologies. “We’ve been working closely with our private beta participants to understand their deployment workflows and pain points. Everyone we’ve interviewed … continue reading
