Topic: kubernetes
ITOps Times news digest: Portshift Kubernetes API Server Protection, Nutanix automations, and DataKinetics and IBM expand partnership
Portshift has announced the release of Kubernetes API Server Protection. The solution is designed to analyze RBAC permissions in Kubernetes clusters and then categorize them by risk level. Kubernetes API Server Protection also makes existing pod permissions more strict and removes unused performissions. In addition, the company announced that it received Red Hat Container Certification, … continue reading
Managing Day 2 Kubernetes
Kubernetes has matured to the point where users need to not only consider how to get Kubernetes clusters spun up and deployed, but how to maintain and scale them for the long term. Kubernetes was the first project to graduate from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), and according to its Project Journey Report, which … continue reading
Red Hat announces new solutions to optimize, scale and protect IT operations
Red Hat introduced a number of new updates and offerings targeted at IT operations and shifting global dynamics. The company announced OpenShift virtualization, Red Hat OpenShift 4.4, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes as well as updates to Red Hat Insights and its Ansible Automation Platform. “Perhaps more than ever before, the unique needs … continue reading
Red Hat releases new container management solution
Red Hat is unveiling a new container management solution as part of its virtual Red Hat Summit happening this week. The Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management solution for Kubernetes aims to extend and scale Red Hat OpenShift and accelerate digital transformation initiatives. According to the company, many modern application development teams are still using outdated … continue reading
Circonus introduces Kubernetes monitoring solution in Spring 2020 release
Machine data intelligence platform provider Circonus is releasing a new Kubernetes monitoring solution to give IT teams health-based alert capabilities and ability to auto-scale. The monitoring solution is part of the company’s Spring 2020 release, which also features improvements to cloud monitoring, GCP marketplace availability, performance enhancements, and integration with Terraform. The Kubernetes monitoring solution … continue reading
DataStax Enterprise 6.8 released with bare-metal performance enhancements
DataStax has announced the latest release of DataStax Enterprise. According to the company, version 6.8 is the most powerful version to date. New features include advanced bare-metal performance, support for more workloads and improved experience for working with Kubernetes. “DataStax Enterprise 6.8 has made significant advancements in performance, ops management, and Cassandra workloads, but most … continue reading
StorageOS V2.0 launched to run stateful workloads with Kubernetes at scale
StorageOS announced V2.0 of its software-defined, persistent storage for Kubernetes. Now, by deploying a StorageOS container, enterprises can run stateful workloads with Kubernetes in production at scale. “Trends in the cloud-native market have shown that users want to run hyper-converged and/or multiple-cluster Kubernetes environments with the underlying storage to support cloud-native workflows and stateful applications,” … continue reading
ITOps Times news digest: Rancher 2.4, DataStax’s Apache Cassandra Kubernetes operator, and Morpheus Data 4.2
Rancher Labs is releasing the latest version of its Kubernetes management platform. Rancher 2.4 features scalability, management and security capabilities required to help Kubernetes scale to the edge. Key features include: Support for 2,000 clusters and 100,000 nodes Limited connectivity maintenance with K3s Zero downtime maintenance for RKE Enhanced security with CIS benchmark scanning In … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Kubei
Portshift has announced the release of Kubei, an open-source Kubernetes runtime vulnerabilities scanner tool. According to the company, while there are a lot of options already out there, not all scanners are the same and differ by the number of feeds they consume, updates they product and information they provide. ‘All tools, however, require some … continue reading
Kubernetes 1.18 now available
The first Kubernetes release of the year is here, and according to the team, is a “fit and finish” release, meaning that a lot of effort was made in improving stable and beta features. Kubernetes 1.18 includes 15 stable enhancements, 11 beta enhancements, and 12 alpha enhancements. “Having almost as many enhancements in alpha, beta, … continue reading
Platform9 announces new SaaS-managed plans for Kubernetes deployment
Platform9 announced new ‘Freedom’ and ‘Growth’ SaaS-managed Kubernetes plans. The new plans enable Kubernetes users and DevOps teams to deploy upstream Kubernetes on any infrastructure of their choice without vendor lock-in or the burden of operational complexity in production. Platform9’s Freedom and Growth plans are aimed at DevOps, ITOps, Platform Engineering, and cloud architects who … continue reading
Elastic releases ECK 1.0 to simplify day 2 Kubernetes operations
Elastic has announced that its Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) is moving out of beta. It was first announced in May 2019, with the goal of providing an official way for orchestrating Elasticsearch on Kubernetes and providing a SaaS-like experience for Elastic products on Kubernetes. Other steps Elastic has taken to respond to the massive … continue reading
