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Ethical hacker security startup Lightspin emerges from stealth with $4 million seed round

Ethical hacker security startup Lightspin emerges from stealth with $4 million seed round

October 15, 2020

Israeli cloud security startup Lightspin has launched after closing a $4 million seed round. The financing round was led by Ibex Investors with some participation from angel investors. The SaaS platform specifically protects cloud native, Kubernetes and microservices from known and unknown risks. Founded by former ‘white hat’ hackers, Lightspin’s technology uses graph-based tools and [] The post E
Modernizing a tax-season fixture - Intuit migrates TurboTax to Kubernetes and lives to tell the tale

Modernizing a tax-season fixture - Intuit migrates TurboTax to Kubernetes and lives to tell the tale

October 12, 2020

Modernizing a tax-season fixture - Intuit migrates TurboTax to Kubernetes and lives to tell the tale Kurt Marko Wed, 11/25/2020 - 08:29 Summary: Intuit’s experience migrating TurboTax and related services to Kubernetes in time for the 2020 tax season makes for an excellent use study in cloud infrastructure engineering.
Kubernetes etcd data store becomes top-level CNCF project

Kubernetes etcd data store becomes top-level CNCF project

October 3, 2020

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation today granted top-level project status to etcd, an open-source data management system that serves as a key component of Kubernetes and can be found in many other software projects as well. Today’s milestone follows a nearly two-year incubation period. Open-source technologies incubated by the CNCF graduate to top-level status when [] The post Kubernetes’ etcd
Robinio Builds Momentum with Robin Cloud Native Storage for

Robinio Builds Momentum with Robin Cloud Native Storage for

September 26, 2020

Robin.io hits its stride with growing adoption of Robin Cloud Native Storage for Kubernetes as it achieves production deployments, partnerships, product enhancements, and analyst recognitions.(PRWeb November 22, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/robin_io_builds_momentum_with_robin_cloud_native_storage_for_kubernetes/prweb17564810.htm
CERN explores the universe with the help of Kubernetes and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation

CERN explores the universe with the help of Kubernetes and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation

September 24, 2020

What is dark matter or dark energy? Why don’t we see antimatter? These are questions that help us understand the origin of the universe. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centers for scientific research. Its purpose is to find out what the universe is made of and [] The post CERN explores the universe with the help of Kubernetes
Kubernetes gets its very own app-aware backup from Portworx

Kubernetes gets its very own app-aware backup from Portworx

September 24, 2020

Back when users of VMware Inc.s virtual machines cried out for their own backup solution, Veeam Software Inc. answered. Now, what about containers (a virtualized method for running distributed applications)? As they go on replacing VMs in a lot of IT shops, do they need their own specialized backup and data management technology? They do, [] The post Kubernetes gets its very own app-aware backup
Red Hat Quarkus Java stack moves to OpenShift

Red Hat Quarkus Java stack moves to OpenShift

September 22, 2020

The Quarkus framework allows developers to build Kubernetes-native Java applications, now on OpenShift.
DataStax releases K8ssandra the Kubernetes peace offering to the open-source community

DataStax releases K8ssandra the Kubernetes peace offering to the open-source community

September 18, 2020

‘Like any good family, you’re going to have fights,’ says dev relations bloke The team behind the NoSQL database DataStax, which is built on Apache Cassandra, has emitted a distribution designed specifically for Kubernetes and supports stateful workloads – and it’s called K8ssandra.…
OK lets nail down this whole Kubernetes storage thing

OK lets nail down this whole Kubernetes storage thing

September 18, 2020

What time is it? It’s Hammerspace live demo time Promo Using Kubernetes across on-prem and the cloud is a tantalizing idea, but it’s sometimes difficult to put your finger on exactly where data is supposed to live while you’re doing this, and how you should serve it up wherever it is needed.…
IBM acquires cloud app monitoring service Instana

IBM acquires cloud app monitoring service Instana

September 16, 2020

IBM has said it has reached an agreement to acquire cloud application management startup Instana for an undisclosed sum. The Chicago-based company’s main product is a service that can monitor the performance of complex cloud applications over both public and private environments, on-premise and mobile devices. It has an ‘observability platform’ that can analyse cloud applications to both prevent a
Compact and bijou: Shrinking IT infrastructures

Compact and bijou: Shrinking IT infrastructures

September 14, 2020

To manage the rapid changes taking place across the commercial landscape, adding more IT infrastructure has become the norm. However, in a post-cor world, reverting to a leaner IT infrastructure that’s better suited to the new normal of work has moved to the top of the IT agendas of many companies. Speaking to IT Pro, Tim Pieters, platinion manager at the Boston Consulting Group, explains: “Have n
VMware Wants to Help You Build a Modern Enterprise Network

VMware Wants to Help You Build a Modern Enterprise Network

September 14, 2020

That starts with automating load balancing for Kubernetes and running firewalls on server SmartNICs.
Come for VMs stay for containers: Is this the best backup as-a-service deal for hybrid?

Come for VMs stay for containers: Is this the best backup as-a-service deal for hybrid?

September 13, 2020

Many companies adopting containers (a virtualized method for running distributed applications) don’t want to think about container-specific data protection. Can one blame them? Switching from older infrastructure to containers and Kubernetes is enough work by itself. But data protection and backup are no laughing matters. So what new stuff do they need to buy? Will [] The post Come for VMs, stay f
Businesses across tech adapt to storing and securing data with containers on the cloud

Businesses across tech adapt to storing and securing data with containers on the cloud

September 12, 2020

The ongoing cloud transformation of the business world has companies adopting a variety of cloud-native tech — like container platform Kubernetes — to take full advantage of cloud computing. One of the most significant shifts that has come as a result has been the adoption of tech-like dynamic provisioning, which allows businesses to create container-native [] The post Businesses across tech adapt
Red Hats open hybrid cloud strategy gets boost with OpenShift 46 release

Red Hats open hybrid cloud strategy gets boost with OpenShift 46 release

September 12, 2020

The announcement of general availability for Red Hat OpenShift 4.6 at the end of October signaled another step in the evolution of the open hybrid cloud. Red Hat Inc.’s customers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux can now run OpenShift on practically any platform they can find. “OpenShift provides an abstraction which combines Kubernetes on top [] The post Red Hats open hybrid cloud strategy gets boost
DataStax Releases K8ssandra Cloud-Native Data for Kubernetes

DataStax Releases K8ssandra Cloud-Native Data for Kubernetes

September 11, 2020

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, DataStax released K8ssandra, an open-source distribution of Apache Cassandra™ on Kubernetes. K8ssandra, a Kubernetes Helm chart that deploys all things Cassandra, is available now and gives database administrators (DBAs) and site reliability engineers (SREs) elastic scale for data on Kubernetes. “K8ssandra will
Cisco acquires container security startup Banzai Cloud

Cisco acquires container security startup Banzai Cloud

September 7, 2020

Cisco has announced plans to acquire Hungarian container security startup Banzai Cloud, as the networking giant looks to further expand its portfolio of cloud-native technologies. The deal is expected to close at the end of this quarter for an undisclosed sum and follows hot on the heels of Cisco’s takeover of cloud-native security company Portshift back in October. SEE MORE Getting started with
NetApp to embed Rancher Kubernetes in HCI

NetApp to embed Rancher Kubernetes in HCI

September 7, 2020

For container managements in hyperconverged environments.
KENV Announces Funding Round Launches EaaS V2021 With Self-Service

KENV Announces Funding Round Launches EaaS V2021 With Self-Service

September 5, 2020

Reports large scale enterprise implementations in Insurance, Finance, and Technology. Plans to accelerate product development and market expansion. Adds Jonathan Benartzi, Founder and General Partner…(PRWeb November 17, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/kenv_announces_funding_round_launches_eaas_v2021_with_self_service_environments_for_aws_and_kubernetes/prweb17537074.ht
Instana Allows Kubernetes-Based Deployment and Management of

Instana Allows Kubernetes-Based Deployment and Management of

September 4, 2020

Streamlines deployment, updates and on-demand scalability to match how other software is deployed(PRWeb November 17, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/instana_allows_kubernetes_based_deployment_and_management_of_self_hosted_on_prem_version_of_application_performance_management_solution/prweb17551574.htm
Nirmatas Kubernetes-native Policy Engine Kyverno joins the CNCF as a

Nirmatas Kubernetes-native Policy Engine Kyverno joins the CNCF as a

September 4, 2020

Donation demonstrates Nirmata’s continued commitment to accelerating the enterprise adoption of cloud-native technologies.(PRWeb November 17, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/nirmatas_kubernetes_native_policy_engine_kyverno_joins_the_cncf_as_a_sandbox_project/prweb17546797.htm
Article: A Cloud-Native Architecture for a Digital Enterprise

Article: A Cloud-Native Architecture for a Digital Enterprise

September 3, 2020

This article describes a vendor/technology-neutral reference architecture for a cloud native digital enterprise and this can be mapped into different cloud-native platforms (Kubernetes and service mesh), cloud providers (Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, and Google GCP), and infrastructure services. By Lakmal Warusawithana