edge computing

OSF Preps Kata Containers Support for StarlingX Edge Computing Platform
The OpenStack Foundation (OSF) is gearing up to deliver later this year an update to StarlingX, an edge computing platform that will add support for Kata Containers along with forthcoming additional containerization ...

Cradlepoint Enables Container Apps to Be Deployed on Wireless Routers
Cradlepoint has added a container service dubbed NetCloud Container Orchestrator (NCCO), to its wireless cellular routers to make it simpler to deploy applications at the network edge. One of the first independent ...

Canonical Brings MicroK8s Kubernetes Distro to Windows, MacOs
Canonical this week announced it’s now possible to deploy its lightweight distribution of Kubernetes on both Windows and MacOS platforms. Alex Chalkias, a product manager for Canonical, says that while the MicroK8s ...

Kaloom Allies with Red Hat to Create Virtual Networks on the Edge
Kaloom announced today it has partnered with Red Hat to make it easier to deliver network services to edge computing applications built using the Red Hat OpenShift Platform. Company CTO Suresh Krishnan ...

IBM CTO Sees Smaller Container Platforms Ahead
IBM heading into 2020 is advising IT organizations to expect container platforms will continue to shrink in size to help reduce the overall attack surface that needs to be defended and to ...

Predictions 2020: The Killer App for Edge Computing in 2020 will be Kubernetes
Edge computing is aptly named. Aside from the literal reference to its network boundary location, edge computing represents the next frontier of innovation—the nascent space where anything can happen and the possibilities ...

Nubix Adds Developer Edition for Container Edge Platform
Nubix today launched a free Developer Edition of a container platform optimized for building and deploying applications on edge computing platforms based on microcontrollers. Tom Yates, vice president of products for Nubix, ...

Mirantis Aligns With Facebook to Advance CNFs
Mirantis announced it is furthering the adoption of container network functions (CNFs) by collaborating with Facebook to bring Magma, an open source converged access gateway software platform, to Kubernetes. Announced at the ...

Containous Unveils Maesh Service Mesh for Kubernetes
Containous today launched Maesh, an open source service mesh optimized for containerized applications running on instances of Kubernetes deployed at the network edge. Built on top of Traefik, an open source edge ...

Kubernetes’ Move to the Edge: A Great Thing
Chick-fil-A, reported to be on track to becoming the third largest U.S. fast food chain behind McDonald’s and Starbucks, is not only known for its addictive chicken sandwiches and waffle fries. Behind ...