Splunk .conf23 brings core platform improvements, better visibility and admin controls for Splunk platforms
Splunk unveiled many enhancements to its core platforms along with more comprehensive visibility from edge to cloud and improved admin controls at its .conf23 event happening on July 17-20th in Las Vegas. Splunk Enterprise 9.1 and Splunk Cloud Platform enhancements The recent enhancements in these two platforms empower SecOps, ITOps, and engineering teams to gain … continue reading
Automox launches new ITOM system with generative AI capabilities
Cloud-based IT automation platform Automox has introduced Otto AI, which applies generative artificial intelligence to IT operations and systems management. Otto AI allows IT professionals to automate tasks across a broad range of systems — including Windows, macOS, and Linux — simply by giving commands in plain English. “Otto AI is a game-changer for IT … continue reading
Lenovo announces new storage system for AI workloads
Lenovo has unveiled its latest data management innovations, including the ThinkSystem DG and DM3010H Enterprise Storage Arrays to enable the execution of AI workloads and data utilization for organizations. Alongside these products, Lenovo also launched two ThinkAgile SXM Microsoft Azure Stack solutions, providing a unified hybrid cloud for seamless data management. These new solutions offer … continue reading
We Need to Think Differently – Your Hybrid Connectivity Isn’t Really Hybrid
With advancements in technology, and in particular that which carries data across our ether, hybrid connectivity has become increasingly popular as a means to optimize communications. Promising a seamless integration of multiple network technologies, it aims to provide enhanced reliability, flexibility, and performance. However, upon closer examination, what many believe to be hybrid connectivity isn’t truly hybrid. First … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Shelf
Shelf is a platform that allows users to take pictures of their physical assets and store them in a personal database. Users can generate a printable QR code for each item and attach it to the item for easy future identification and location. It can be used by individuals, or by companies looking to answer … continue reading
Istio graduates from CNCF
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has revealed that the Istio service mesh has graduated, which is the highest maturity level and signifies the project is stable and production ready. It joins 20 other graduated projects, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, Linkerd, Open Policy Agent, and more. Istio was a pioneer of the service mesh concept, which … continue reading
ManageEngine announces OpenAI integration in observability platform
ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, has integrated OpenAI observability into its cloud-based observability platform, Site24x7. This new capability allows application owners to monitor the usage of various OpenAI models effortlessly, while also tracking real-time performance and cost metrics. According to ManageEngine, by providing a unified view, businesses can effectively leverage emerging … continue reading
Selector AI updates AIOps platform with new integrations, outlier detection, and more
The AIOps company Selector AI has announced a number of new capabilities in its summer release. The platform now includes over 500 integrations in areas like network, infrastructure, cloud, and applications. Integrations include BGP/BMP, SNMP, CloudWatch, Stackdriver, Postgres, and NGINX. The new release also added outlier detection to more easily identify devices and applications that … continue reading
LeanIX launches Renewals Board to help companies predict SaaS contract spend
LeanIX announced a Renewals Board feature in its SaaS Management Platform (SMP) that enables companies to bring actionable visibility into the SaaS contract renewal process. Operating in a manner similar to a Scrum or Kanban board, this tool enhances interdisciplinary cooperation among IT, finance, procurement, and security departments, significantly improving an organization’s management of its … continue reading
BigPanda adds generative AI capabilities to Automated Incident Analysis
Incident intelligence and AIOps automation tool provider BigPanda announced the release of Generative AI for Automated Incident Analysis, a new capability that uses advanced AI to estimate incident impact, suggest likely root causes, and provide clear, natural language incident titles and summaries. BigPanda Generative AI utilizes large language model (LLM) technology to promptly and consistently … continue reading
Want to break down IT silos? Start with building the right team culture
For those of us who live and breathe technology, it’s easy to believe that we’re all one release away from solving the big challenges facing our organizations. Unfortunately, the reality is more complicated than that. For example, let’s talk about silos, the barriers that exist between different teams or departments within an organization. For years, … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Oras
ORAS (OCI Registry As Storage) handles OCI (Open Container Initiative) Artifacts. It doesn’t assume that container images are the main artifacts and places significant importance on media types. ORAS offers CLI tools and client libraries, enabling the distribution of artifacts across OCI-compliant registries. “Registries are evolving as generic artifact stores. To enable this goal, the … continue reading
Storware Backup & Recovery 6.0 adds OS agent support in Linux and Windows
The latest version of Storware’s backup and recovery solution is now available. In Storware Backup & Recovery 6.0, several features have been added, including OS agent support in Linux and Windows, enabling companies to now protect their data at the file level. Another addition in this release is tape support, now available in technical preview. … continue reading
Event-driven architecture explained
Event-driven architecture is an architectural design approach that relies on events to trigger actions across decoupled services. In this context, an event represents some sort of change in state – a customer logging in to an application, a shopper adding an item to a cart, or a user following a new account. Events may include … continue reading
