Puppet is on a mission to help their customers fully embrace automation
Puppet has announced the addition of several new products to its portfolio, with the overall goal of helping customers accelerate their journey to automation. It has also revealed new additions to its partner ecosystem to help with this mission. “In order to harness the potential of the latest technologies, CIOs must execute on a roadmap … continue reading
Heptio Gimbal provides a robust load balancing platform built on Kubernetes
Heptio has announced the open source initiative Heptio Gimbal, which is a load balancer built on Kubernetes. Heptio Gimbal enables the unification and merging of Internet traffic into hybrid cloud environments. The project was created as a joint effort between Heptio and Actapio, a subsidiary of Yahoo Japan, as a way to modernize Yahoo Japan’s … continue reading
Aqua Security and VMware team up to protect VMs and containers
Aqua Security and VMware announced a new partnership to protect applications deployed across both virtual machines and containers. As part of the partnership, VMware’s AppDefense will combine with the Aqua Container Security platform in order to provide a security solution that covers containerized and non-containerized components. “The combined solution allows security teams to manage their … continue reading
What the new generation of automation technology means for digital transformation
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Docker announces major update to its enterprise-ready container platform
Docker wants to advance container management and security with the release of Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) 2.0. Docker EE is an enterprise-ready container platform designed to manage and secure apps on Kubernetes. It provides multi-Linux, multi-OS and multi-cloud support. “As a complete platform that integrates and scales with your organization, Docker EE 2.0 gives you … continue reading
FireMon introduces new global policy controller; delivers frictionless network security management for the hybrid enterprise
FireMon, the leader in network security policy management, today announced FireMon Global Policy Controller (GPC), a new product that enables frictionless security infrastructure management for the hybrid enterprise. FireMon GPC achieves this by bringing together DevOps and other business stakeholders with security managers in a consistent, parallel operating model that improves security and agility while … continue reading
Microsoft introduces Azure Sphere for secure, Internet-connected microcontroller powered devices
Microsoft announced the preview of Microsoft Azure Sphere at the RSA 2018 security conference this week in San Francisco this week. Microsoft Azure Sphere is a new tool designed for creating secure, Internet-connected microcontroller (MCU) powered devices. According to the company, a MCU is a tiny chip that acts as the brain of intelligent devices … continue reading
Open Container Initiative introduces Distribution Specification project for container images
The Open Container Initiative (OCI) has announced the launch of the Distribution Specification project. The project intends to standardize container image distribution based on specification for the Docker Registry HTTP API V2 protocol, which supports the pushing and pulling of container images According to the OCI, while the Docker registry is becoming the de facto … continue reading
OpsRamp offers free IT operations management assessment and custom migration plan
OpsRamp, the IT operations-as-a-service cloud platform for the modern enterprise, announces a program designed to help Micro Focus customers switch to OpsRamp to accelerate their transformation and modernization initiatives. The program is targeting companies that are using the Operations Manager i (OMi) and Operations Bridge products from Micro Focus. The Micro Focus Migration Program is simple and … continue reading
Twistlock 2.4 released with advanced cloud native security
Twistlock has announced the availability of Twistlock 2.4. This is the 13th major release of its container security solution for Docker, Kubernetes and other cloud-native tools. The new release comes with expanded protection for all environments, including those still running on VMs. “As container adoption grows, our customers are both scaling their deployments and sharing them … continue reading
NeuVector 2.0 automates Kubernetes security incident detection and response
NeuVector, the leader in Kubernetes security delivering the first and only multi-vector container firewall, today announced NeuVector 2.0. The enhanced security solution further protects Kubernetes environments by building on the unique NeuVector run-time security automation, which combines east-west traffic visibility with container process monitoring and vulnerability scanning. NeuVector 2.0 adds important new capabilities that include a Kubernetes … continue reading
HashiCorp Vault 0.10 released with more authentication options
Cloud infrastructure automation provider HashiCorp is strengthening identity-based cloud security with the latest release of HashiCorp Vault. Vault is the company’s tool for securing, storing, and controlling access to tokens, passwords, certificates, API keys and other secrets. The latest release, version 0.10, features the ability to leverage any trusted source of identity to enforce access … continue reading
Appdome partners with F5 to deliver anti-bot services to any app, without coding
Appdome, the mobile industry’s first cloud hub for mobile app integration, is announcing “Appdome for F5 Anti-Bot Mobile”—a service that enables codeless, automatic integration of F5’s Anti-Bot SDK with any mobile app. Available under Appdome’s Identity service category, Appdome for F5 Anti-Bot Mobile streamlines the implementation of F5’s bot prevention solutions by alleviating the cost and complexity associated with … continue reading
Tufin announces security automation for containers and microservices
Tufin, the market-leading provider of Network Security Policy Orchestration solutions, today announced its latest product offering, Tufin Orca, a cloud-based solution that enables users to extend Tufin’s policy-based approach to secure containers and microservices. Tufin Orca is available through an early access program that is now open. The solution integrates with DevOps teams’ CI/CD tools to scan for … continue reading
