Infrastructure as code

Jason Yaeger Joins VergeIO as Senior Vice President of Engineering

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Martedì, Maggio 14, 2024

VergeIO , the leading VMware alternative, today announced the addition of Jason Yaeger as its new Senior Vice President of Engineering.

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  • VergeIO , the leading VMware alternative, today announced the addition of Jason Yaeger as its new Senior Vice President of Engineering.
  • Yaeger joins the VergeIO leadership team to steer its engineering initiatives into new frontiers of the Infrastructure as Software marketplace.
  • With a 15-year distinguished career in technology and engineering leadership, Yaeger brings a wealth of experience to his new role at VergeIO.
  • As Senior Vice President of Engineering, Yaeger will oversee all engineering operations, focusing on advancing product strategy, optimizing technology governance, and fostering an environment of innovation.

AHEAD Delivers Cloud Cost Transparency and Builds AWS Environment for Sharp HealthCare

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Giovedì, Maggio 2, 2024

CHICAGO , May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AHEAD, a leading national provider of cloud, data, and digital engineering solutions, announces that it is engaged with Sharp HealthCare, a not-for-profit integrated health system based in Southern California, to define and implement a cloud strategy together with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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  • AHEAD then initiated the setup of an AWS cloud environment to extract data from a cloud-hosted Epic database to an AWS account and then load into Snowflake.
  • Completing this rapid environment design and setup in six weeks led Sharp to choose AHEAD for the next phase of the project, which involved completing the build-out of their AWS landing zone.
  • The ability for Sharp to leverage the power of AWS without compromising on security, compliance, or operational efficiency.
  • They have consistently gone above and beyond to ensure that our team is equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in the AWS cloud environment."

Lacework Reduces Security Friction for Developers, Introduces Smart Fix Automated Remediation

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Giovedì, Maggio 2, 2024

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lacework, the data-driven security company, today announced a range of updates to its code security offering headlined by Smart Fix, a new capability for automated risk remediation. Initially released to identify and navigate common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in third-party and open-source software, Smart Fix will later extend to the full Lacework platform to improve remediation across the entire cloud-native application lifecycle.

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lacework , the data-driven security company, today announced a range of updates to its code security offering headlined by Smart Fix , a new capability for automated risk remediation.
  • Now, with Lacework Smart Fix, the unparalleled speed and accuracy of Lacework code security comes with automatic remediation for third-party code vulnerabilities.
  • For both developers and security engineers, Smart Fix helps avoid expensive patching exercises and provides clear guidance for remediation that will have the biggest positive security outcomes.
  • Over time, Lacework will extend its Smart Fix technology to intelligently reduce risk across other security domains including further aspects of code security, identities and entitlements, attack paths, and infrastructure as code (IaC) security.

YugabyteDB 2.21 Introduces Industry’s First Native Disaster Recovery Orchestration Solution for a Distributed SQL Database

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024

YugabyteDB, the distributed PostgreSQL database company for cloud native applications, today announced YugabyteDB 2.21 to arm organizations with advanced disaster recovery and resiliency capabilities.

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  • YugabyteDB, the distributed PostgreSQL database company for cloud native applications, today announced YugabyteDB 2.21 to arm organizations with advanced disaster recovery and resiliency capabilities.
  • New regulations, like DORA in Europe and APPI in Japan, highlight the growing need for robust disaster recovery and operational resilience.
  • Yugabyte is excited to introduce xCluster Disaster Recovery (DR) for YugabyteDB Anywhere to greatly simplify the end user experience.
  • This new offering represents the first time a distributed SQL database has natively integrated orchestrated DR capabilities into its UI.

Kodem Security Announces Groundbreaking Advancements in Application Security and Strategic Team Expansion

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kodem Security, a runtime-powered application security company, established by the masterminds behind Pegasus, the world's most sophisticated spyware, is making waves with a series of strategic announcements that underscore its expertise and innovation in cybersecurity.

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  • We channeled our understanding of the application stack beyond source code into creating a combined SCA, SAST, IaC and Container Security solution that stands unrivaled in its accuracy, performance, and ability to drive results, said Aviv Mussinger, CEO of Kodem Security.
  • Kodem Security today unveiled its latest innovation, a runtime-powered static application security testing (SAST) solution, extending Kodem's platform, which offers software supply chain security (SCA) and Container Security.
  • This next-generation technology is poised to redefine application security standards, offering unmatched precision and speed in detecting vulnerabilities.
  • Strategic Expansion of Leadership Team: A New Era of GTM Strategy
    In a significant bolstering of its leadership ranks, Kodem Security welcomes Dennis Vasavis as the new Head of Sales and Mahesh Babu as the Head of Marketing.

nClouds Accelerates Growth with Acquisition of Foghorn Consulting

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Martedì, Aprile 9, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- nClouds, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Tier Services Partner, announced the acquisition of Foghorn Consulting, another AWS Premier Tier Services Partner known for its focus on cloud security, migration, and application modernization services.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- nClouds , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Tier Services Partner, announced the acquisition of Foghorn Consulting , another AWS Premier Tier Services Partner known for its focus on cloud security, migration, and application modernization services.
  • "As Foghorn Consulting becomes part of the nClouds family, we're excited about the opportunity to grow our offerings and continue to deliver cutting-edge solutions for our clients in the cloud landscape," said Foghorn Principal Ryan Fackett.
  • "As Foghorn Consulting becomes part of the nClouds family, we're excited about the opportunity to grow our offerings and continue to deliver cutting-edge solutions for our clients in the cloud landscape," said Foghorn Principal Ryan Fackett.
  • nClouds is acquiring Foghorn Consulting from Centersquare, which purchased Foghorn in 2021.

Orca Security Named Google Cloud Generative AI Partner

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Lunedì, Aprile 8, 2024

Orca Security , the pioneer of agentless cloud security, today announced it has joined the Google Cloud Generative AI Partner Initiative , following the integration of Google Cloud’s Vertex AI into the Orca Cloud Security Platform.

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  • Orca Security , the pioneer of agentless cloud security, today announced it has joined the Google Cloud Generative AI Partner Initiative , following the integration of Google Cloud’s Vertex AI into the Orca Cloud Security Platform.
  • As a generative AI Partner, Orca is recognized as one of the most innovative organizations leveraging Vertex AI to significantly accelerate and improve enterprises’ cloud security postures.
  • “As one of the first cloud-native application protection programs to integrate with leading large language models, Orca Security has long been a frontrunner in leveraging generative AI to augment and improve cloud security,” said Gil Geron, CEO of Orca Security.
  • “The Google Cloud Generative AI Partner Initiative recognizes our partners who have developed services and proven expertise helping customers build their generative AI strategies for security use-cases with Vertex AI,” said Vineet Bhan, Head of Global Security Partnerships, at Google Cloud.

appCD Expands Infrastructure from Code with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Support

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Martedì, Aprile 9, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- appCD today announced its generative infrastructure from code solution now supports Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- appCD today announced its generative infrastructure from code solution now supports Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
  • Platform teams can set golden standards at the infrastructure layer to enable developers to easily create infrastructure as code (IaC) from application code without annotation or extensive configuration required.
  • "Support for Azure AKS reflects our deep commitment to removing the burden of IaC so that users can securely deploy applications to any cloud without delay."
  • appCD automatically generates Infrastructure from Code (IfC) using application code allowing developers and platform teams to analyze, visualize, and generate open source IaC with golden standards automatically applied.

Nirmata Expands its Security and Governance Platform to Code Pipelines

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Martedì, Marzo 19, 2024

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nirmata, a leading provider of cloud security and compliance solutions, today announced new features for its flagship product, Nirmata Policy Manager.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nirmata, a leading provider of cloud security and compliance solutions, today announced new features for its flagship product, Nirmata Policy Manager.
  • That's why Nirmata has developed Nirmata Policy Manager to proactively avert threats by eliminating security and compliance misconfigurations across Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services.
  • Platform teams, security professionals, and developers can leverage Nirmata Policy Manager's easy-to-use interface to enforce configuration best practices, leading to improved security postures, simplified management, and lower costs.
  • Nirmata CEO Jim Bugwadia says, "With Nirmata Policy Manager, cloud native platform engineering teams that were struggling to provide self-service automation across several tools and services, can now enhance developer experience without compromising security."

Nirmata Expands its Security and Governance Platform to Code Pipelines

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Martedì, Marzo 19, 2024

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nirmata, a leading provider of cloud security and compliance solutions, today announced new features for its flagship product, Nirmata Policy Manager.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nirmata, a leading provider of cloud security and compliance solutions, today announced new features for its flagship product, Nirmata Policy Manager.
  • That's why Nirmata has developed Nirmata Policy Manager to proactively avert threats by eliminating security and compliance misconfigurations across Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services.
  • Platform teams, security professionals, and developers can leverage Nirmata Policy Manager's easy-to-use interface to enforce configuration best practices, leading to improved security postures, simplified management, and lower costs.
  • Nirmata CEO Jim Bugwadia says, "With Nirmata Policy Manager, cloud native platform engineering teams that were struggling to provide self-service automation across several tools and services, can now enhance developer experience without compromising security."