Morpheus Data updates its cloud management platform with new integrations for IT Ops teams
Morpheus Data has unveiled updates to its cloud management platform that enables IT operations teams to orchestrate software-defined networks, multi-cloud high availability, and leading configuration management tools. The platform includes more than 75 third-party tools, and provides a single platform for IT teams to access those tools, and provision and deploy applications. “Keeping up with … continue reading
Red Hat launches infrastructure migration solution for proprietary infrastructures
Red Hat wants to make digital transformation more easily attainable for companies with budgetary concerns and proprietary, siloed infrastructures. The company announced a new infrastructure migration solution today designed to break down silos and provide a pathway to cloud-native. “Legacy virtualization infrastructure can serve as a stumbling block to, rather than a catalyst, for IT … continue reading
Equus Compute Solutions introduces the WHITEBOX OPEN™ R2660 servers
Equus Compute Solutions announces the release of its WHITEBOX OPEN R2660 and R2660 NVME servers, part of the Equus portfolio of custom cost-optimized open-hardware server and storage platforms. Incorporating dual Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs and new open-hardware features, the R2660 servers are high-performance compute solutions for demanding applications such as content delivery, cloud services, business applications, … continue reading
Maxta introduces Hyperconverged “(Un)Appliance” for Red Hat Virtualization
Maxta Inc., a leading provider of hyperconvergence software, today introduced a Hyperconverged “(Un)Appliance” for Red Hat Virtualization, a pre-configured system of Red Hat Virtualization software and Maxta Hyperconvergence software bundled together on Intel® Data Center Blocks hardware. This joint solution provides all the advantages of appliance-based hyperconvergence without any of the disadvantages – there’s no … continue reading
Jobs and training to get a boost of AI and blockchain
Online training and jobs marketplaces are nothing new, but one startup believes it has found a unique way to bring the two together with a blockchain platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI). The forthcoming platform, under development by Expercoin, is the outgrowth of Experfy, an early stage company incubated by Harvard University Innovation Labs. Expercoin … continue reading
Robin Systems brings Kubernetes to Big Data, database and AI/ML apps
Robin Systems wants to extend Kubernetes to data-heavy apps with the release of its hyper-converged Kubernetes platform ROBIN. The new platform is designed to bring the benefits of Kubernetes to Big Data, databases, and artificial intelligence/machine learning solutions. “Kubernetes is the de-facto standard for container orchestration for microservices and applications. However, enterprise adoption of big … continue reading
Report: AIOps is popular among IT executives, but concerns hold back wide adoption
Digital operation teams are ready to take advantage of AIOps. AIOps is a strategy that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate infrastructure incident management. According to a newly released report from cloud-based IT Ops management platform provider OpsRamp, 68 percent of respondents have reported they are already experimenting with AIOps in some way. … continue reading
Veritas improves user experience in latest release of NetBackup
Data protection company Veritas Technologies has announced the release of Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2. This latest release will provide improved data protection and a better user experience, the company explained. Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 has updated the user interface, and will now allow authorized employees to easily protect and monitor their data on-premises or in multi-cloud environments, … continue reading
DeepMind and Google are using AI to cool data centers
DeepMind and Google are utilizing their AI-powered recommendation system to provide data center cooling. The recommendation system was first developed in 2016 as a way to improve the energy efficiency of Google’s data centers. “Now we’re taking this system to the next level: instead of human-implemented recommendations, our AI system is directly controlling data centre … continue reading
Crypto mining and the cloud: The perfect IT security storm
Cryptocurrencies and the cloud are two of the hottest topics in technology circles today. They’re not often discussed in tandem. But they should be, especially among cloud security professionals. Why? Because when put together, cryptocurrencies and the cloud create the perfect storm from a cybersecurity perspective. People want to mine cryptocurrency, which is pricey. The … continue reading
Aqua Security open sources Kubernetes penetration testing solution
Aqua Security is probing for Kubernetes cluster security issues with the release of kube-hunter. The newly announced solution is an open-source tool designed to increase security awareness and provide visibility into security within Kubernetes environments. According to the company, the solution performs automated penetration testing and is intended to test only your own deployments, not … continue reading
Datadog launches Datadog Service Map for application topology visualization
Cloud-scale application monitoring service provider Datadog introduced the Datadog Service Map today, providing a visualization of the services and dependencies of users’ applications being monitored by the Datadog APM to track failures and bottlenecks. “As more organizations break monoliths up into microservices and embrace containerization, the fault domain within each application component has shrunk,” Michael … continue reading
AppViewX 12.4 takes low-code network automation to the next level
AppViewX, a global leader in network automation, today announced the launch of AppViewX 12.4 at the F5 Agility event. With the new version of the platform, NetOps and SecOps teams can leverage low-code automation on an enterprise-ready platform. The AppViewX 12.4 release will include more pre-packaged automation workflows and elements to enable speedy and efficient … continue reading
Vertiv tackles edge deployment with new infrastructure products
Vertiv has released new infrastructure products today in an effort to help organizations overcome challenges associated with the network edge, such as the need for rapid deployment, remote monitoring and management, and end-to-end service. These releases further expand Vertiv’s portfolio of edge solutions and according to Vertiv, it is critical to have a variety of … continue reading
