Kubernetes

Blue Planet Unveils Industry’s Only Multi-Cloud Native OSS Platform

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Blue Planet , a division of Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), has launched a major enhancement to its intelligent automation software portfolio with the first-of-its-kind Blue Planet Cloud Native Platform .

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  • Blue Planet , a division of Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), has launched a major enhancement to its intelligent automation software portfolio with the first-of-its-kind Blue Planet Cloud Native Platform .
  • The new Blue Planet Cloud Native Platform allows CSPs to deploy individual applications independently or together to address their most important OSS modernization projects at their own pace.
  • These include the Blue Planet Inventory ( BPI ), Blue Planet Orchestration ( BPO ) and Blue Planet Assurance ( BPA ) applications, which are all readily available on the platform today.
  • “The Blue Planet Cloud Native Platform transcends the traditional approach of custom ‘spaghetti integrations’ that have shackled CSPs’ ability to be adaptable, open and agile.

Kubiya Unveils Groundbreaking AI Agents for Platform Engineering

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Kubiya.ai , a pioneering force in Artificial Intelligence for Platform Engineering, proudly announces the launch of its DevOps Digital Agents.

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  • Kubiya.ai , a pioneering force in Artificial Intelligence for Platform Engineering, proudly announces the launch of its DevOps Digital Agents.
  • While AI powered DevOps automation has focused on low-hanging use-cases, Kubiya's AI Agents transcend these limitations, empowering experienced practitioners to seamlessly chain together cross-functional processes.
  • Amidst a landscape where AI is no longer a buzzword but a driving force for Platform Engineering's future, Kubiya stands at the forefront, shaping industry standards.
  • Founded with the vision of democratizing platform engineering self-service for all organizational users, Kubiya continues to push the boundaries of innovation in the DevOps automation industry.

Data Protection Leader N2WS Appoints New Chief Revenue Officer to Drive Expansion Strategy

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- N2WS, a leading provider of data protection solutions for enterprise-grade production environments in the public cloud, proudly announces the appointment of Alon Maimoni as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

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  • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- N2WS, a leading provider of data protection solutions for enterprise-grade production environments in the public cloud, proudly announces the appointment of Alon Maimoni as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
  • In his new role, Maimoni will spearhead the establishment of a revenue organization within N2WS, encompassing marketing and sales, and the creation of a new customer success division.
  • "Alon's track record in scaling tech organizations, along with his strategic vision and hands-on approach, align perfectly with N2WS' mission to empower businesses with top-tier data protection", said Ohad Kritz, CEO of N2WS.
  • N2WS has been at the forefront of data protection solutions since it was founded in 2012.

Global Software Supply Chain Security Market - Orchestration of SSCS Capabilities for End-to-End Visibility Presents Growth Opportunities

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

DUBLIN, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Software Supply Chain Security Growth Opportunities" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • DUBLIN, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Software Supply Chain Security Growth Opportunities" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • As developers juggle between meeting agility and security when developing software, third-party tools, libraries, and open-source software offer opportunities for them to meet their business needs.
  • The surging use of cloud-native technologies and third-party or open-source tools and software will continue, especially in the next 1 to 3 years, adding complexity to the software supply chain and increasing SSCS risks.
  • The traditional application security approach is no longer effective in addressing threats and securing the entire software supply chain, which leaves organizations seeking a comprehensive SSCS approach to gain visibility into every stage of the software development life cycle (SDLC), including third-party and open-source software.

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Member Akamai Upgrades Its Membership to Gold

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

PARIS, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced that Akamai has increased its membership to Gold. As part of its increased investment, Akamai will contribute $1 million in infrastructure credits for Foundation projects.

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  • The distributed cloud provider increases its investment in the cloud native ecosystem, earmarking $1 million in credits for CNCF compute infrastructure projects
    PARIS, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced that Akamai has increased its membership to Gold.
  • As part of its increased investment, Akamai will contribute $1 million in infrastructure credits for Foundation projects.
  • "Cloud native design is critical to building a more distributed and open cloud," said Ari Weil, Chief Cloud Evangelist at Akamai.
  • "Investments from organizations like Akamai help ensure that the cloud native community can continue to grow, collaborate, and drive innovation across industries."

Projetech Commits to the Latest Version of IBM Maximo Application Suite for Internal and Client Upgrades, Demonstrating Unwavering Confidence in the Platform

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Monday, March 11, 2024

CINCINNATI, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Projetech, a trailblazer in enterprise asset management, has announced its strategic move to adopt IBM Maximo Application Suite's latest version for its internal operations and forthcoming client upgrades. This decision showcases Projetech's trust in the platform's capabilities and commitment to staying at the forefront of technological innovation in asset management.

Key Points: 
  • Projetech, a trailblazer in enterprise asset management, has announced its strategic move to adopt IBM Maximo Application Suite's latest version for both its internal operations and forthcoming client upgrades.
  • CINCINNATI, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Projetech, a trailblazer in enterprise asset management, has announced its strategic move to adopt IBM Maximo Application Suite's latest version for its internal operations and forthcoming client upgrades.
  • This decision showcases Projetech's trust in the platform's capabilities and commitment to staying at the forefront of technological innovation in asset management.
  • Any organization considering an upgrade to Maximo Application Suite can confidently proceed with Projetech, assured of receiving expert guidance and support throughout the transition process.

KTrust Emerges from Stealth with an Attacker-Centric Approach to Detect Kubernetes Exposures in Minutes

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KTrust, a pioneer in continuous threat exposure for Kubernetes (K8s) environments, today announced its emergence from stealth and $5.3M in seed funding from Canadian-Israeli deep-tech VC Awz Ventures. Leveraging their attacker-centric approach to security, KTrust meets a major market need in pre-emptively securing dynamic Kubernetes development environments.

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  • Leveraging their attacker-centric approach to security, KTrust meets a major market need in pre-emptively securing dynamic Kubernetes development environments.
  • Traditional Kubernetes security tools usually adopt a passive approach, focusing on misconfigurations and vulnerability management.
  • "Our investment in KTrust signifies our confidence in their distinctive Kubernetes security solution, meeting a critical market demand.
  • "As a service company expanding our Kubernetes fleet, we wanted a dedicated security solution to immediately scan clusters on deployment.

Cribl Introduces Support for Amazon EKS to Optimize Data Collection and Sharing at Scale

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Monday, November 27, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cribl , the data engine for IT and Security, today announced that Cribl Edge , a highly-scalable edge-based data collection system, is now available in AWS Marketplace as an Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) add-on .

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cribl , the data engine for IT and Security, today announced that Cribl Edge , a highly-scalable edge-based data collection system, is now available in AWS Marketplace as an Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) add-on .
  • As part of Cribl’s relationship with AWS, this milestone helps developers to seamlessly share Amazon EKS data between security and operations teams, optimize observability data collection, and route data to multiple destinations.
  • Cribl Edge creates a self-service data collection and routing process in EKS, and offers a consistent experience for developers and SREs.
  • “Cribl is committed to providing customers with greater choice and control over their data, and this integration with Amazon EKS ensures customers have access to the right tools to manage data collection at scale,” said Ledion Bitincka, Co-Founder & CTO at Cribl.

Checkmk announces the ability to monitor GKE Autopilot out of the box

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

This makes Checkmk one of a handful of Google Cloud partners that can collect detailed performance and health insights of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot clusters.

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  • This makes Checkmk one of a handful of Google Cloud partners that can collect detailed performance and health insights of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot clusters.
  • GKE Autopilot is a serverless, fully managed and automated operating mode of GKE.
  • Instead of manually configuring or managing clusters as with GKE, Google Cloud handles these tasks for GKE Autopilot.
  • This privileged access is exactly what Checkmk, as one of just a few GKE Autopilot partners and monitoring solution providers worldwide, offers.

Solo.io Announces Fully Conformant Implementation of Kubernetes Gateway API Within Gloo Gateway

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Unlike the limitations of the Kubernetes Ingress model, the Kubernetes Gateway API offers a welcomed addition to the Kubernetes ecosystem.

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  • Unlike the limitations of the Kubernetes Ingress model, the Kubernetes Gateway API offers a welcomed addition to the Kubernetes ecosystem.
  • Previously, Istio introduced its own API for managing ingress traffic, but the Kubernetes Gateway API eliminates additional layers of management for basic gateway functionality.
  • However, the Kubernetes Gateway API was intentionally designed to be extensible, allowing Solo.io to seamlessly extend its policies beyond core capabilities within the Kubernetes Gateway API framework.
  • Gloo Gateway is certified to conform to the Kubernetes Gateway API, with additional features available that enhance security and functionality.