Bell completes network automation use case
Making headway on its Network 3.0 transformation initiative, Bell Canada announced it has successfully implemented the first network automation use case in production using the Linux Foundation's Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP).
ONAP is an open source community that centers...
WhiteHat boosts SAST services portfolio
WhiteHat Security recently expanded its portfolio of static application security testing (SAST) services with the addition of Sentinel Source for Microservices, which is aimed at companies currently embracing microservices-based architecture.
Microservices architecture involves piecemealing large-scale monolithic code into isolated chambers known...
New Kubeflow project brings machine learning to Kubernetes
Google engineers recently announced a new project dubbed Kubeflow, which leverages machine learning to address the hurdles of launching convoluted workloads on Kubernetes.
Kubernetes is an open source platform that serves as the backbone of container orchestration management....
IBM premieres Agile Lifecycle Manager version 1.2
IBM recently deployed Agile Lifecycle Manager (ALM) version 1.2, which provides a design, test and automated deployment platform to address technical challenges anchored to network functions virtualization (NFV). According to the company, IBM ALM v1.2 enables automated operating...
EasyStack launches EasyStack Kubernetes Service (EKS)
EasyStack, an open source cloud computing solutions provider in China, premiered EasyStack Kubernetes Service (EKS) at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2017 in Austin, Texas, with capabilities like orchestration, scheduling, security, operations and maintenance holding the spotlight.
Kubernetes, a platform that...
CoreOS unveils Tectonic 1.8
CoreOS, maker of the Tectonic cloud-management platform built on Kubernetes, announced Tectonic 1.8 will ship with the beta version of Open Cloud Services Catalog. In addition to circumnavigating cloud vendor lock-in, the catalog aims to enable companies to launch key infrastructure...
Trend Micro purchases Immunio to enhance software security offering
Security firm Trend Micro announced it has recently acquired Immunio, a startup focused on web app security, in a bid to expand its hybrid cloud security to DevOps. The company intends to combine automation protection with...
A budding concept
DevOps -- a term used to refer to the integration of software developers and operations teams -- continues to spread like wildfire throughout the open networking ecosystem. The main idea behind DevOps is that by breaking down barriers between these two departments,...
CloudPassage launches Container Secure
Cloud storage and security provider CloudPassage unveiled an encompassing set of automated compliance and controls for containers dubbed “Container Secure” today. The solution covers five key elements of container security, including host security, continuous image assurance, runtime configuration assessment, visibility and compliance,...
Toptal on-demand DevOps service focuses on aiding cloud migration
Toptal, an American company that provides freelance software engineers, designers and finance experts to companies, announced a new DevOps on-demand service. The new service connects businesses with a pool of freelance DevOps professionals specializing in virtualization,...
Gemalto targets enterprise sector with on-demand security platform
Gemalto, an international digital security company based in Amsterdam, announced the deployment of SafeNet Data Protection On Demand, a new security-as-a-service platform that integrates with IT systems, DevOps tools and cloud services.
Gemalto described SafeNet Data Protection On...
OPNFV Project launches fifth platform ‘Euphrates’
The OPNFV Project, an open platform that facilitates the development and evolution of NFV components, recently released its fifth platform dubbed Euphrates. The release marks the fifth and only platform by OPNFV that includes the open source system Kubernetes.
OPNFV...
SoftBank transitions to DevOps work environment with Red Hat methodologies
SoftBank Corp., a Japanese multinational telecommunications and internet company, announced it is embracing a DevOps culture by adopting a slew of Red Hat open source technologies and services, including Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and...
DevOps adoption continues to pick up steam, KMS survey finds
DevOps, the integration of IT staff and software developers, continues to acquire momentum as organizations seek to deliver quicker time-to-market applications with lower costs and better quality. That is the conclusion of a recent survey...
How hybrid IT models are impacting digitalization efforts
Digital transformation is impacting a host of industries, including media, healthcare, manufacturing, government and beyond. Although the term encompasses an umbrella of meanings, generally speaking, digital transformation is understood as the incorporation of digital technologies into daily...
There has been a lot of talk about the integration of software developers and software operators (DevOps) within the tech community lately. By fostering collaboration between the two departments, the aim is to accelerate the development, testing and deployment of reliable software. Despite the...
New World Quality Report underscores need for intelligent test automation and smart analytics
Testing teams are challenged by a decrease in annual testing budgets and an increase in agile and DevOps methodologies, according to the 2017-18 World Quality Report published by technology consulting firm Capgemini...
The connection between cloud native infrastructure and DevOps
Austin, Texas -- The shift from classic non-virtualized hardware to cloud native space has played a major role in shaping DevOps driven environments, according to Robert Starmer, a founder at Kumulus Technologies. Companies need a platform for...
Beyond the hype
Containers are a buzzword on the telecom scene today. Nevertheless, for all the attention containers have received, only 25% of companies actually use the technology, a mere 3% increase from 2016, according to Cloud Foundry’s Global Perception Study. While interest in containers...
Aqua holds fundraiser to address one of the biggest hurdles facing containers: security
Aqua Security, a provider of container security solutions, recently raised $25 million in a Series B funding, making it “the largest fundraising round to date in the container space,” according to the...
HPE and Micro Focus merge to create world’s seventh largest software vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced it completed a $8.8 billion spin-off and merger with U.K. software businesses Micro Focus Friday, claiming to now be seventh-largest software vendor in the world. The companies will...
The need for container orchestration
Containers are being embraced by enterprises across the industry. The lightweight technology allows service providers to package applications, along with their dependencies, libraries and other binaries, into isolated environments on an individual server. Accompanying the rise of containers is the...
A container renaissance?
Data centers have a new found interest in containers these days. The technology provides an alternative way to host multiple processes on an individual console without using virtual machines (VMs). Containers extrapolate various processes and resources, like memory and CPU, creating an...
Business enterprises across the globe today are looking to embrace digital transformation to help them stay ahead of the curve. Whether you are a startup or a medium sized enterprise or a Fortune 500 company, consumers today seek faster services with growing demands. To...
