Enterprise architecture is coming out of its “winter”
Through the years, interest in enterprise architecture has felt like somewhat of a roller coaster, with organizations recognizing its importance one minute and then deciding they don’t need it the next. In a recent episode of ITOps Times’ podcast “Get With IT,” Paul Homan, a distinguished engineer at IBM and the CTO for the industrial … continue reading
Platform Engineering has a Problem – It’s Infrastructure-as-Code
In the context of cloud operations, the last decade was ruled by DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code. But what is true DevOps? Is it developers running their own operations? Is it a different job role, where operators learn development skills to automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform? Now that DevOps is widely understood in … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: werf
Werf is a CNCF Sandbox cross-platform CLI tool that makes it easy to apply best-practice full-cycle CI/CD to Kubernetes. This tool integrates into your CI system, utilizing popular and dependable technologies like Git, Dockerfile, Helm, and Buildah. It was initially created in Kubernetes Certified Service Provider Flant to serve as a tool to automate the … continue reading
CNCF Annual Survey reveals containers have become standard practice
44% of organizations stated that they are already using containers for almost all of their applications and business segments while another 35% reported that containers are used for at least a few production applications. This is according to the CNCF Annual Survey 2022, conducted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and Linux Research Foundation. … continue reading
Civo launches Kubeflow as a Service
Cloud provider Civo launched a Kubeflow as a Service offering to reduce the time and resources it takes for developers to gain insights from ML algorithms. Only 53% of AI projects make it from prototype to production, according to Gartner research, and this is likely due to the vast and complex infrastructure required to support … continue reading
Virtualization is not a legacy technology, but fits into modern systems
DevOps, the cloud, microservices and Kubernetes have changed the way applications are engineered, deployed and managed. Yet about three-quarters of all applications are still running in an old style – on virtual machines. ITOps Times recently had a chance to speak with Sachin Mullick, senior manager for OpenShift virtualization at Red Hat, about how cloud … continue reading
ITOps Open-Source Project of the Week: Hermes
Hermes is HashiCorps’ newly open-sourced document management system built to streamline writing and document processes. The company originally created the project in June 2022 to help its team members author, review, approve, discover, and deprecate documents. For its backend, Hermes utilizes Golang and for its front end, Ember.js. Storage is provided by a PostgreSQL database … continue reading
Red Hat’s Ansible Automation Platform is now available in the Google Cloud Marketplace
Red Hat has made the announcement that the Ansible Automation Platform can now be accessed through Google Cloud Marketplace. According to Red Hat, this new availability provides users with easier access to the platform, which will allow them to get started with automation more quickly and scale it up more efficiently. Users will get access … continue reading
Report: Container image vulnerabilities are plenty, but there is room to focus efforts
The need for more mature security practices when using cloud-native technology is clear with 87% of container images having high or critical vulnerabilities, up from 75% last year. Most of them at 71% of those vulnerabilities have a fix available that has not been applied. This data comes from the new 2023 Cloud-Native Security & … continue reading
Red Hat OpenShift 4.12 adds more security capabilities
Open-source solutions provider Red Hat today announced several new security and compliance capabilities for its Kubernetes platform RedHat OpenShift, available with the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift 4.12. According to the company, the new capabilities are intended to assist organizations in scaling workloads across the hybrid cloud without risking security. These enhancements also work … continue reading
As cloud uptake explodes, a skills gap is created
When it comes to optimizing data storage and building new digital applications in 2022, cloud is king. As a result, cloud skills have never been in higher demand than they are right now. According to Gartner’s 2021 Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, one million new cloud computing jobs will be created by the end of … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: osTicket
OsTicket is an open-source ticketing system for IT teams to track their support requests. It pulls requests from email, phone, and web forms into a simple interface that enables teams to manage, organize, and archive support requests and responses. Users simply have to submit a request through one of the above methods and then IT … continue reading
Lumos launches App Governance Platform to cut IT spending while maintaining security
The newly launched Lumos App Governance Platform automates access requests, enforces least privilege, speeds up user access reviews, and eliminates extra SaaS app spending. Lumos is dedicated to bridging the gap between IT, security, compliance, and finance by providing support for the most important functions for businesses in this economic climate, namely, cost management and … continue reading
Venafi has a new tool for securely managing machine identities in Kubernetes environments
The machine identity management company Venafi is working to make it easier for companies to manage their cloud-native machine identities in Kubernetes environments. Today they released TLS Protect for Kubernetes within the Venafi Control Plane. The new tool provides observability features that enable teams to identify security issues and be proactive in fixing those gaps. … continue reading
