5 tips for securely adopting infrastructure as code
Infrastructure as code (IaC) allows us to design, build, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure in code, rather than clicking through a cloud provider’s UI or having a long list of CLI commands. IaC—especially declarative IaC—simplifies the process of configuring a resource by defining the end state of what you want to be created and the … continue reading
Kubernetes 1.22 release
The new Kubernetes 1.22 release includes 53 enhancements – 13 of which graduated to stable and 24 of which are moving to beta. In April of this year, the Kubernetes release cadence was officially changed from four to three releases yearly. This is the first longer-cycle release related to that change. One major feature that … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Storj
Storj DCS which stands for Decentralized Cloud Storage was released in late April as a tool for users to automatically encrypt all files before being uploaded so that the data is only in the right hands. Files processed with Storj are encrypted, split into pieces, and stored on geographically diverse Nodes, and every file is … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Elastic Limitless XDR, Sumo Logic partners with SYNNEX, and IBM adds new features in CAST Highlight
Elastic has announced the release of Limitless Extended Detection and Response (XDR). Limitless XDR unifies the capabilities of SIEM, analytics, and endpoint security. “Between today’s advanced attack techniques and complicated IT environments, it is more difficult than ever for organizations to stop threats before damage is done,” said Nate Fick, general manager of security at … continue reading
XDR Alliance forms to create open and inclusive framework and architecture
Security provider Exabeam announced at Black Hat USA 2021 the formation of the XDR Alliance. The alliance consists of security and technology companies that are committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative extended detection and response (XDR) framework and architecture. Other founding members of the XDR Alliance include Armis, Expel, ExtraHop, Google Cloud Security, Mimecast, … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: IBM and Black & Veatch partnership, HCL BigFix Mobile, and ManageEngine’s ADSelfService Plus updates
IBM and Black & Veatch have announced a partnership where together they will market Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions. The solutions are designed to support resilient operations for industrial, energy, and utilities assets, IBM explained. IBM Maximo Application Suite’s Assist, Monitor, Health, Predict, and Visual Inspection capabilities will integrate with Black & Veatch’s monitoring and … continue reading
The Kubernete$ blindfold: New CNCF survey illuminates overspending
If more of your budget has been going to Kubernetes-related cloud costs, well, at least you’re not alone. A newly released survey and the first of its kind from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is shedding new light on just how fast – and just how much – Kubernetes-related spend is increasing for the … continue reading
Linkerd becomes first service mesh to graduate CNCF
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) recently announced the graduation of Linkerd, which was the first project to join the CNCF Sandbox. Linkerd now becomes the first service mesh project to achieve graduated status, which indicates that the project has shown widespread adoption, an open governance process, feature maturity, and a commitment to community, sustainability, … continue reading
HashiCorp Vault 1.8 released with new Vault Diagnose command
HashiCorp Vault 1.8 offers a new Vault Diagnose command, Key Management secrets engine AWS GA support, updates to Integrated Storage Autopilot, and more. The new ‘vault operator diagnose’ command enables users to do faster troubleshooting and user-friendly diagnostics in situations when Vault is not starting. “Troubleshooting is a fundamental task for Vault operators. However, root … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: ONAP
The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) is a platform for orchestration, management, and automation of network and edge computing services. ONAP enables administrators to rapidly automate new services and support complete life cycle management. “By unifying the resources of open source members, ONAP enables the acceleration of the development of a vibrant ecosystem around a … continue reading
CSA releases Cloud Threat Modeling guide
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has released a new Cloud Threat Modeling guide to help provide guidance on threat modeling for cloud applications, their services, and related security decisions. The guide was written by the CSA Top Threats Working Group. The group hopes that the Cloud Threat Modeling guide will provide organizations with an up-to-date … continue reading
Report: IT workers experiencing increasingly inconsistent and heavy workloads
IT workers have been experiencing inconsistent and heavy workloads this year ever since the shift to remote work. According to PagerDuty’s 2021 State of Digital Operations report, over a third of PagerDuty’s users worked on average two extra hours per day, which comes out to an extra 12 weeks of work per year. Respondents also … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Sumo Logic updates, Moogsoft updates, and Bitdefender’s GravityZone Security for Containers
Sumo Logic has announced new capabilities in its observability platform. One new addition is the launch of Sumo Logic Span Analytics, which allows customers to search, analyze, and query data such as traces, logs, and metrics. It also released Sumo Logic Real User Monitoring (RUM) to provide customers with a more complete understanding of the … continue reading
AWS offers new solution to improve failure recovery
Amazon has announced the availability of its Route 53 Application Recovery Controller which monitors an application’s ability to recover from failures. It also controls application recovery across various AWS Zones and Regions and in on-premises environments. According to Amazon, some industries have higher uptime requirements than the standard 99.999% where recovery time objectives (RTO) are … continue reading
