Cloud Foundry

Developers Across Europe Descend on The Hague for 2019 Cloud Foundry Europe Summit

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Foundry Foundation , home to open source projects helping build the future of cloud applications, opened its 2019 European Cloud Foundry Summit in The Hague, The Netherlands today.

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  • THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Foundry Foundation , home to open source projects helping build the future of cloud applications, opened its 2019 European Cloud Foundry Summit in The Hague, The Netherlands today.
  • Summit puts developers front and center to share their stories with our European community," said Abby Kearns, executive director, Cloud Foundry Foundation.
  • Finally, the Cloud Foundry Foundation recently announced the rollout of its updated Cloud Foundry Certified Developer exam.
  • The new exam content reflects the latest features of the Cloud Foundry platform and is tailored to the developers who use and build on Cloud Foundry every day.

Cloud Foundry Investment and Broad Deployments Increasing Year-Over-Year, According to Global User Survey

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

The highest levels of activity are centered around the Stratos UI project, Istio integrations and the core Cloud Foundry Application Runtime Cloud Controller.

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  • The highest levels of activity are centered around the Stratos UI project, Istio integrations and the core Cloud Foundry Application Runtime Cloud Controller.
  • ...And So is Investment in the Platform: A full 41 percent of user companies have at least 100 developers using Cloud Foundry.
  • The Cloud Foundry User Survey outreach and survey were drafted and delivered in English across all geographies.
  • The Foundation projects include Cloud Foundry Application Runtime, Cloud Foundry Container Runtime, BOSH, Open Service Broker API, Eirini, CF Containerization, Abacus, CF-Local, CredHub, ServiceFabrik, Stratos, and more.

Aqua Security Introduces Native Runtime Protection for Pivotal Cloud Foundry

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019

BOSTON, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aqua Security , the leading platform provider for securing container-based and cloud native applications, announced today the public release of Aqua Security's runtime protection for Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) .

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  • BOSTON, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aqua Security , the leading platform provider for securing container-based and cloud native applications, announced today the public release of Aqua Security's runtime protection for Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) .
  • Users of Pivotal's platform can download and install the Aqua Security for PCF service from Pivotal Services Marketplace , and deploy an end-to-end solution for scanning, application assurance and runtime protection for their application workloads.
  • PCF includes a widely deployed distribution of Cloud Foundry Application Runtime (CFAR) and allows customers to implement the same application platform on any major vendor's cloud, on premises or in a hybrid model.
  • Aqua Security helps enterprises secure their cloud native, container-based and serverless applications from development to production.

Spotlight on Developers and Demos at the Cloud Foundry Europe Summit

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

"Cloud Foundry Europe Summit is the nexus for our European community to connect first-hand and learn from others in the ecosystem," said Chip Childers, CTO, Cloud Foundry Foundation.

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  • "Cloud Foundry Europe Summit is the nexus for our European community to connect first-hand and learn from others in the ecosystem," said Chip Childers, CTO, Cloud Foundry Foundation.
  • In addition to Cloud Foundry 101, Cloud Foundry for Developers, Cloud Foundry for Operators, Cloud Foundry User Stories and Project Updates, a new Wildcard track has been announced, with talks including:
    Brittany Coulson, Director of Cloud Messaging, Dell Technologies, and Certified Cloud Foundry Developer Dustin Bennett, Director Supply Chain Engineering at Wayfair, will discuss how to kickstart Cloud Foundry usage in organizations, from operators to developers.
  • The new exam content reflects the latest features of the Cloud Foundry platform and is tailored to the developers who use and build on Cloud Foundry every day.
  • The Foundation projects include Cloud Foundry Application Runtime, Cloud Foundry Container Runtime, BOSH, Open Service Broker API, Eirini, CF Containerization, Abacus, CF-Local, CredHub, ServiceFabrik, Stratos and more.

Cloud Foundry Foundation Introduces New, Improved Certified Developer Program

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

We've redesigned the Cloud Foundry Certified Developer program to reflect the ease of use of the platform," said Chip Childers, CTO at Cloud Foundry Foundation.

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  • We've redesigned the Cloud Foundry Certified Developer program to reflect the ease of use of the platform," said Chip Childers, CTO at Cloud Foundry Foundation.
  • Cloud Foundry Certified Developer (CFCD) is a professional cloud native developer certification.
  • You can learn more about the training program here: https://www.cloudfoundry.org/certification/
    The Cloud Foundry Foundation is an independent non-profit open source organization formed to sustain the development, promotion and adoption of Cloud Foundry as the industry standard for delivering the best developer experiences to companies of all sizes.
  • The Foundation projects include Cloud Foundry Application Runtime, Cloud Foundry Container Runtime, BOSH, Open Service Broker API, Eirini, CF Containerization, Abacus, CF-Local, CredHub, ServiceFabrik, Stratos and more.

Pivotal Makes Kubernetes Easier for Developers and Operators

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Pivotal, and our partners at VMware, have helped to solve this problem with the Pivotal Container Service (PKS), which enables small teams of operators to manage numerous Kubernetes clusters at scale.

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  • Pivotal, and our partners at VMware, have helped to solve this problem with the Pivotal Container Service (PKS), which enables small teams of operators to manage numerous Kubernetes clusters at scale.
  • Pivotal is now bringing its years of expertise gained building Cloud Foundry to make it easier for developers to deploy and run software on Kubernetes.
  • In May, the company introduced the first two products: general availability of Pivotal Spring Runtime , and the alpha version of Pivotal Service Mesh .
  • Pivotal, Pivotal Application Service, PAS, Pivotal Container Service, PKS, and RabbitMQ are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Pivotal Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

IBM Earns Acclaim from Frost & Sullivan for Its Comprehensive Private Cloud Offering, IBM Cloud Private

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

IBM Cloud Private is a reliable and scalable cloud platform that runs on your infrastructure of choice.

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  • IBM Cloud Private is a reliable and scalable cloud platform that runs on your infrastructure of choice.
  • It's built on open source frameworks, like containers, Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry
    SANTA CLARA, California, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the North American private cloud market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes IBM with the 2019 Global Product Leadership Award for its IBM Cloud Private.
  • "IBM Cloud Private consists of a three-layer software platform bundled with value-added tools," said Karyn Price, Senior Industry Analyst for Cloud Computing.
  • The platform's bundled solutions include IBM Cloud Automation Manager, which automates management and orchestration tasks for the private cloud infrastructure.

Digital Accessibility, Ecosystem, and the Changing Cloud Landscape Take Center Stage in Cloud Foundry EU Summit's Initial Schedule

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Chip Childers, CTO, Cloud Foundry Foundation will share innovations and improvements to the Cloud Foundry projects over the past year and more on the project roadmap for 2019.

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  • Chip Childers, CTO, Cloud Foundry Foundation will share innovations and improvements to the Cloud Foundry projects over the past year and more on the project roadmap for 2019.
  • Abby Kearns, Executive Director, Cloud Foundry Foundation will speak on how adaptation is more important than adoption when it comes to digital transformation.
  • The Foundation projects include Cloud Foundry Application Runtime, Cloud Foundry Container Runtime, BOSH, Open Service Broker API, Eirini, CF Containerization, Abacus, CF-Local, CredHub, ServiceFabrik, Stratos and more.
  • Cloud Foundry is hosted by The Linux Foundation and is an Apache 2.0 licensed project available on Github: https://github.com/cloudfoundry .

FinOps Foundation Soars to 300 Members and Introduces New Partner Tiers for Cloud Service Providers and Vendors

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Monday, June 17, 2019

Members of the Foundation also have contributed to the publication of a book, Cloud FinOps: Collaborative, Real-Time Cloud Financial Management , which is now available for pre-order on Amazon .

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  • Members of the Foundation also have contributed to the publication of a book, Cloud FinOps: Collaborative, Real-Time Cloud Financial Management , which is now available for pre-order on Amazon .
  • In addition to Community and Charter membership, the FinOps Foundation has added three new partner tiers to broaden the depth of knowledge exchange within the community.
  • Each membership tier is governed by the FinOps Foundation bylaws, and includes:
    Cloud Service Provider - For public cloud companies providing infrastructure-as-a-service.
  • Early access to the OReilly forthcoming book, Cloud FinOps: Collaborative, Real-Time Cloud Financial Management , which is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

Zettaset Launches XCrypt Service Encryption for Cloud Foundry

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Cloud Foundry Summit (Booth #S7) Zettaset , a leading provider of software-defined encryption solutions, today introduced its groundbreaking new vision for encryption in distributed environments with the launch of XCrypt Service Encryption for Cloud Foundry .

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  • Cloud Foundry Summit (Booth #S7) Zettaset , a leading provider of software-defined encryption solutions, today introduced its groundbreaking new vision for encryption in distributed environments with the launch of XCrypt Service Encryption for Cloud Foundry .
  • With XCrypt Service Encryption, all Cloud Foundry users will be able to encrypt BOSH releases of any data service with a single command and no further user interaction required.
  • With XCrypt Service Encryption for Cloud Foundry, users have access to Zettasets XCrypt Full Disk , a high-performance, highly-scalable all-software encryption package.
  • For more information about the Zettaset XCrypt Data Encryption Platform, please visit www.zettaset.com .