Kubernetes 1.9 moves Workloads APIs to stability
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced version 1.9 of the container orchestration and management platform Kubernetes is expected to be released December 13 with various updates and expanded features. The release follows on the heels of the...
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...
Software company launches Cloudify 4.2
Austin, Texas -- Software company Cloudify unveiled Cloudify 4.2 at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2017 this week, which includes -- among other features -- interoperability and cross-cloud functionality through the new Kubernetes provider plugin. According to the company, the latest...
Companies tag team Heptio Ark project
Austin, Texas -- Microsoft and Heptio announced at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2017 they are working together to ensure the Heptio Ark project provides a Kubernetes disaster recovery solution for customers wanting to use it on Azure. The companies collaboration...
Oracle brings two Kubernetes projects to open source community
Austin, Texas -- Oracle announced at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon it is open sourcing Fn project Kubernetes Installer and Global Multi-Cluster Management, two projects made to aid the development of the next generation of container native applications...
Alibaba Cloud and Baidu become CNCF members
Austin, Texas -- The two major cloud companies, Alibaba Cloud and Baidu, have announced their support of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) by becoming members of the organization, as noted this week at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2017.
The...
The role of Kubernetes in AWS
Austin, Texas -- Pay-as-you-go, self-service, global distribution and high utilization -- those are the principles that undergird cloud native, noted Adrian Cockcroft, vice president of cloud architecture strategy at AWS, during a keynote presentation at this year’s KubeCon +...
AWS launches Amazon Elastic Container Services for Kubernetes
Following its cloud competitors, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it has added Kubernetes to its Amazon Elastic Container Services (ECS), enabling the container management platform to be used on AWS.
Kubernetes is the most popular container orchestration platform...
Sumo Logic releases unified logs and metrics solution for Kubernetes and Docker
Sumo Logic, a cloud-based log management and analytics service provider, announced a first-to-market unified logs and metrics solution aimed at improving applications running on Kubernetes and Docker.
Docker and Kubernetes are two container management...
Red Hat releases newest version of OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat recently unveiled OpenShift Container Platform 3.7, the latest version of its Kubernetes container application platform, which includes native integrations with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Brokers.
Modern applications made for digital transformation are dependent on...
VMware, M1 new cloud offering targets digital start-ups and SMEs
Singaporean communications company M1 Limited and software and services provider VMware announced a new cloud offering Tuesday made for digital start-ups, and small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs). According to the companies, the service will enable budding tech...
Red Hat, SAP Vora brings big data to OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions, announced the availability of SAP Vora solution, an in-memory, computing solution that provides business insights from big data, on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, a Kubernetes...
CNCF offers Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which supports container management platforms like Kubernetes and Prometheus, premiered its Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program today, which the foundation said ensures Certified Kubernetes products are consisted and portable. As part of...
Prometheus project rolls out latest version of container management platform
The open source Prometheus project debuted the latest version of its container management platform, version 2.0. The new version includes an independent time series database, improved performance, consistent query latency, staleness handling, built-in support for...
Red Hat debuts newest version of OpenStack
Red Hat unveiled OpenStack Platform 12, the latest version of its cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), at the OpenStack Summit Sydney 2017. As part of the update, Red Hat, in addition to fixing glitches, is beginning to move all of...
IBM launches new Cloud Private software built on Kubernetes
IBM rolled out its new Cloud Private software platform Wednesday aimed at tech-companies that want on-premise cloud capabilities to deploy and launch applications.
Many companies intend to migrate to the public cloud, but are hesitant to abandon...
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...
Google and Cisco team up on hybrid cloud solution offering
Google and Cisco recently announced they are teaming up to provide a hybrid cloud solution that allows applications and services to be launched, managed and secured over on-premise environments and Google Cloud Platform.
The collaboration indicates...
Docker ends two year Kubernetes rivalry by integrating container orchestration platform
Following a two year rivalry in the container orchestration market, Docker announced Tuesday at its EU conference it is expanding its platform to incorporate Kubernetes. The company said the Kubernetes integration is in beta...
Red Hat CRI-O focuses on making container runtime easier
Red Hat announced it has deployed its Container Runtime Interface 1.0 (CRI-O), which allows users to run containers directly from Kubernetes without making changes to code or tooling. While the first version of CRI-O v1.0 is...
Cisco debuts ACI 3.0 for customers managing multi-cloud environments
Cisco recently updated its software-defined networking (SDN) offering solution, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), due to the growing embracement of multi-cloud environments. According to the company, ACI 3.0 includes updated security and simplified management for any mix...
Storage capacity for Red Hat’s container-native platform gets a boost
Red Hat recently unveiled its Red Hat Container-Native Storage 3.6, bringing what is dubbs “versatile software-defined storage” to the platform. The release follows in the footsteps of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6, the newest...
A recent report published by marketsandmarkets accounted for a $789.1 million in value in 2016 for the Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) market and is expected to reach $4,080.4 million by 2022 with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 34.4% during the forecast period. According to...