Topic: cloud
The secret to cloud-native computing: ‘Less is more’
Hybrid IT. Hyperconverged infrastructure. Multicloud. Containers and microservices. It seems that the entire IT infrastructure landscape is advancing so quickly, it might as well be lava under our feet. It is imperative that we find some island, some core of stability, lest the shifting magma of innovation and disruption burn us to a crisp. The … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud, Google Cloud responds to outage, and Postmates open sources Configurable Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
IBM has announced the general release of its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). According to IBM, VPC allows customers to “manage virtual machine-based compute, storage, and networking resources in a private, secure space you define.” VPC provides the logic isolation and security offered by private clouds, while also providing the availability, cost-effectiveness, and scalability of the … continue reading
Microsoft and Oracle aim to make cloud interoperability a reality
Two rival cloud providers are teaming up to bring hybrid and multi-cloud deployment to fruition. Microsoft and Oracle today announced a new partnership that will connect Microsoft Azure to the Oracle Cloud. “The majority of large enterprises around the world use both Oracle and Microsoft solutions to power their businesses, running these solutions side-by-side in … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Moogsoft 7.2, Cockroach Labs’ new partnerships, and StorageCraft ShadowXafe
AIOps provider Moogsoft has announced an update to its platform. According to the company, Moogsoft 7.2 introduces capabilities to optimize service assurance, such as a new workflow engine, AI visualization, performance dashboards, and tool integrations. “Our goal is to make Moogsoft the solution of choice for all enterprises – large and small – for agile, … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Syncsort Invent, Kublr’s VMware integration, and ACM Software System Award
Syncsort has launched a new initiative that will help enterprises shift to Next Wave infrastructures such as cloud and blockchain. Syncsort Invent will have five focuses: hybrid cloud, streaming, AI, blockchain, and data governance. It will initially focus on the intersection of legacy data systems with cloud and blockchain. Its hybrid cloud initiative will focus … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Akamai’s Enterprise Defender, Apptio acquires Cloudability, and Xnor.ai’s AI2GO
Akamai has launched Enterprise Defender, which will enable organizations to easily transition to more secure architectures that are based on Zero Trust principles. The solution is designed to provide application specific access rather than network access, protect applications from attacks, protect the workforce from malware and phishing, and deliver better user experiences, the company explained. … continue reading
Netwrix report: Nearly half of organizations storing PII in the cloud want it back on-premises
Security is near the top of almost every company’s agenda. So much so, that 46 percent of organizations that store customer personally identifiable information (PII) in the cloud are considering moving back to on-premises due to security concerns, according to this year’s Netwrix report on cloud data security. “The report revealed that organizations are misled … continue reading
SAP partners with hyperscalers to move more companies to the cloud
SAP is teaming up with cloud providers Amazon, Microsoft and Google as well as global strategic service partners to walk companies through their transition to cloud-based business innovation. The project called Embrace will tailor the core components to each company based on the language and context of their industry. This includes roadmapping the platform, software, … continue reading
Panoptics now available for multi-cloud and on-premise deployment
Crosscode announced that Panoptics Virtual Appliance is now available on all popular clouds and for On-Premise deployments. Users can deploy on-premise on dedicated hardware within Azure, AWS and other cloud environments to physically separate customer data from other tenants and improve security. Panoptics analyzes the impact of any change at the code level across all … continue reading
A Cloud Guru raises $33 million in funding
A Cloud Guru (“ACG”) today announced that it has closed a growth equity investment led by Summit Partners, alongside AirTree Ventures and existing investor Elephant. The company, a clear leader in online cloud computing training and talent development, will use the funding to accelerate hiring across the globe, expand its content library with specialized courses and labs taught by a … continue reading
Google previews new Knative-based managed Kubernetes service
Google Cloud is adding a complete managed serverless offering that handles all forms of infrastructure management for DevOps teams, taking low-level programming and deployment tasks off of their hands. The new Google Cloud Run, launched at this week’s Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco, aims to let developers move any type of code into … continue reading
Google Anthos cloud-agnostic app management platform launched
Google Cloud announced the release to general availability of Anthos yesterday, an open software platform that allows users to manage workloads across any cloud provider or on-premise installation. Available on the Google Cloud Platform, Google Kubernetes Engine and GKE On-Prem, the software solution is designed for freedom and requires no stack refresh when integrating with … continue reading
