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Diamanti Previews Control Plane for Hybrid Kubernetes Environments

Diamanti has made available a technology preview of a control plane for hybrid deployments of Kubernetes clusters spanning public and private clouds. Company CEO Tom Barton says Diamanti Spektra will extend the ...

Mike Vizard | December 4, 2019 | control plane, Diamanti Spektra, Diamanti. Kubernetes, Kubernetes clusters

AWS Marries Fargate to Kubernetes

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today at its re:Invent 2019 conference announced it is making available an instance of its Fargate managed serverless computing service for containers on top of the distribution of ...

Mike Vizard | December 3, 2019 | aws, AWS re:Invent 2019, containers, Fargate, kubernetes, managed service, serverless computing

Report: Kubernetes Use on the Rise

A recent report based on analysis of 1.5 billion containers running in IT environments monitored by Datadog finds about 45% of organizations supported by the provider of IT monitoring services are now ...

Mike Vizard | December 3, 2019 | containers, Datadog, kubernetes, Kubernetes adoption, Kubernetes usage

Wavefront by VMware Simplifies Kubernetes Monitoring

Wavefront by VMware announced at the AWS re:Invent 2019 conference it has expanded the monitoring capabilities it provides for Kubernetes to include the ability to identify root causes using predefined Wavefront alerts ...

Mike Vizard | December 2, 2019 | Java Tracing Agent, kubernetes, Kubernetes management, monitoring, open source, vmware, Wavefront by VMware

Helm Package Manager for Kubernetes Moves Forward

The official release of version 3.0 of the Helm package manager for Kubernetes is designed to make it easier for IT organizations to discover and securely deploy software on Kubernetes clusters more ...

Mike Vizard | December 2, 2019 | API, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, cncf, graphical user interface, Helm, Helm Charts, kubernetes, package manager

Canonical Bolsters Kubernetes Availability

Canonical has added support for high-availability across multiple instances of MicroK8s, a lightweight instance of Kubernetes designed to be employed in edge computing scenarios or on workstations to advance development of containerized ...

Mike Vizard | November 29, 2019 | Canonical, container environment, containers, docker, Dqlite, kubernetes, MicroK8s, SQL engine

Securing Docker Containers: A Primer

Here are some tips to help secure Docker containers—or any other containers, for that matter There are many challenges when building an application, but one of the most crucial is making sure ...

Jef Spaleta | November 27, 2019 | containerization, containers, docker, Docker security tips, kubernetes, security

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Trilio Previews Agentless Data Protection Tool for Kubernetes

Trilio has made available a technical preview of Trilio Vault, an agentless approach to backup and recovery that can run natively on Kubernetes. Company CEO David Safaii says Trilio Vault will make ...

Mike Vizard | November 26, 2019 | backup, data protection, kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Trilio, TrilioVault

Portworx Expands Container Storage Portfolio

Portworx has updated its Portworx Enterprise container storage platform to include backup and recovery software alongside a capacity management tool. Company CTO Gou Rao says this update marks the first time Portworx ...

Mike Vizard | November 26, 2019 | backup and recovery, container storage, disaster recovery, kubernetes, storage provisioning

Your Call Teams With AWS, Kubernetes to Maintain High UX

The outcome of any sporting event inevitably comes down to pivotal moments, when intense bursts of action determine triumph or agony. In our own experience, creating a fan engagement platform that provides ...