Everbridge launches Service Intelligence model for managing IT disruptions
IT event management company Everbridge has announced the addition of a new correlation and analytics module to its Digital Operations platform. The new module, Service Intelligence, will enable IT teams to minimize the impact of disruptions. It provides integrations with popular AIOps and observability tools like Dynatrace, Moogsoft, BigPanda, and DataDog. It also helps to … continue reading
AWS Cloud WAN launches to help companies build WANs
AWS has just announced the availability of AWS Cloud WAN, which is a new managed service aimed at helping customers build and operate wide area networks (WAN). These networks can be used to connect data centers, branch offices, or any location where a company has resources they want to connect. Typically, to connect these, network … continue reading
Aqua Security and D2iQ partner on securing cloud-native apps
D2iQ announced a partnership with Aqua Security that will enable organizations to create seamless DevSecOps experiences that accelerate the deployment of secure smart cloud-native applications. With the partnership, organizations can run Aqua’s Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) on the D2iQ Kubernetes Platform (DKP) and enhance the security of containerized workloads. Aqua on DKP can … continue reading
CompTIA launches new Linux+ certification exam
The IT certification company CompTIA announced the worldwide release of the CompTIA Linux+ certification exam, which covers the latest foundational skills demanded by hiring managers. The new exam validates technology professionals’ skills to secure the enterprise, power the cloud, and keep tech systems running. “As organizations opt for Linux-based solutions to automate and orchestrate critical … continue reading
Report: 75% of organizations say conducting regular access reviews strengthens their cybersecurity posture
A majority of companies agree on the importance of conducting regular reviews of who has access to their systems, but many of these companies are still doing these reviews manually. The cybersecurity vendor, Netwrix, has released the results of its recent survey that looked at 590 IT professionals’ treatment of user access permissions. The report … continue reading
ITOps Open-Source Project of the Week: Antrea
Antrea is an open source Kubernetes project that provides networking and security capabilities for pod workloads. Key capabilities include the ability to create overlay networks, enforce network policies, and improve network performance. It utilizes both the Container Network Interface (CNI) and Kubernetes NetworkPolicy, and extends the capabilities of networks built on top of Open vSwitch. … continue reading
Preserve positive user experiences when transitioning to SASE
Let’s face it, the internet has become the new enterprise network. Increasingly, the services and applications that an organization’s employees use to be productive and drive new business are based in the cloud. And employees access these resources from anywhere – the office, from home, from the airport, on the road – from anywhere. That’s … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: kube-monkey
Kube-monkey is an implementation of Netflix’s Chaos Monkey specifically for Kubernetes clusters. It works by randomly removing Kubernetes (k8s) pods in the cluster, encouraging and validating the development of failure-resilient services. According to GitHub, kube-monkey runs at a pre-configured hour on weekdays and creates a schedule of deployments that will experience a pod death at … continue reading
Microsoft introduces new cost management updates
Microsoft recently announced several updates that have been made regarding cloud cost management. These updates are intended to bring users visibility into what they are spending and where they are spending it so there are no surprises when it comes to the bill. The first of these updates is the ability to view costs in … continue reading
SysAid launches AI Service Desk
SysAid, provider of IT service automation, today announced the release of its AI Service Desk, a conversational chatbot operating within Microsoft Teams that is powered by SysAid’s IT automation capabilities. The service desk works to reduce the time spent by employees and IT experts on ticket resolution, to increase productivity, and allow those workers to … continue reading
Sysdig introduces Drift Control to prevent runtime container attacks
The unified container and cloud security company Sysdig, today announced Drift Control in order to prevent container attacks at runtime. With this, teams have the ability to detect, prevent, and accelerate incident response for containers that were modified in production. The company also stated that it has enhanced malware and cryptomining detection with new threat … continue reading
ServiceNow announces LightStep Notebooks
ServiceNow, the SaaS cloud and computing software company, today announced LightStep Notebooks in order to deliver unified, comprehensive analysis across applications and infrastructure. This release allows developers to analyze data through visualizations while creating a structured view of the investigation steps as well as a path to resolution. LightStep Notebooks also enables SREs and developers … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Nephio
Nephio is an open-source initiative in the telecommunications industry that consists of industry partners who are working towards true cloud-native automation in large scale edge deployments. According to the project website, existing orchestration methods for distributed cloud prevent companies from taking advantage of the dynamic capabilities of infrastructure platforms. Nephio hopes to address the “initial … continue reading
Zscaler announces new Zero Trust capabilities
Zscaler announced newly advanced AI/ML innovations for better user protection and digital experience monitoring in Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange security platform. This comes as organizations are facing a 314% increase in cyberattacks on encrypted internet traffic and an 80% increase in ransomware with nearly a 120% increase in double extortion attacks, the company found in … continue reading
