August 4, 2020 bestdevops Cloud Computing Leave a comment

10 Top Cloud Computing Startups

Source:-informationweek.com These cloud-native startups are redefining familiar technology and enabling entirely new products. Previous1 of 11Next The global pandemic may have put a damper on many sectors of the economy, but it doesn’t seem to have hindered the cloud computing market. According to the latest forecast from Gartner, the public cloud market will likely grow 6.4% in 2020 to reach $242.7 billion. Software as a service (SaaS) is particularly strong, accounting for $104.7 billion of that total. In a 2020

June 2, 2020 bestdevops Cloud Computing, Cloud Transformed, Cloud-Native Leave a comment

Analysing Forrester’s cloud focus: Why hybrid and multi-cloud are so vital

Source:-cloudcomputing-news.net I read with interest the recently published Forrester report on hybrid multi-cloud strategy and noted how not everything has gone or will go cloud. Having sat on the boards of several industry cloud bodies, been asked to keynote at many events, provide commentary and cloud social influence and write for a range of large global vendors, from this perspective you would expect me to be a cloud advocate; someone who would profess that cloud is better, faster, cheaper, more

May 25, 2020 bestdevops Kubernetes Leave a comment

Kubernetes is better at packing suitcases – Servian

Source:-idk.dev We are facing some social and economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I say that as I sit at home in my family bubble down in New Zealand staying at home to break the chain of transmission. We are blessed down here with strong leadership steering us through these turbulent waters, Jacinda Ardern is leading us impressively with her positive action in taking on this virus. Talking of helmsman that brings me onto one of my favourite topics

May 19, 2020 bestdevops AWS Leave a comment

Red Hat, AWS Launch Managed Kubernetes Service

Source:-containerjournal.com Red Hat has extended its alliance with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to now include a jointly managed service offering. Sathish Balakrishnan, vice president for hosted platforms at Red Hat, says with this offering AWS will manage the public cloud, while Red Hat will provide a fully managed instance of Red Hat OpenShift. Red Hat already has similar relationships with Microsoft and IBM in place for managed services in addition to providing instances of Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated, which can

April 25, 2020 bestdevops Kubernetes Leave a comment

NetApp Architects Application-Integrated Data Management for Kubernetes with Project Astra

Source:-martechseries.com NetApp introduces vision for enterprise-class data services for stateful, cloud-native applications with any Kubernetes distribution on any cloud NetApp, the leader in cloud data services, introduced Project Astra, a vision for a software-defined platform that is currently in development with the Kubernetes community. Project Astra will deliver the industry’s most robust, easy-to-consume, enterprise-class storage and data services platform for Kubernetes that enables both application and data portability for stateful applications. Marketing Technology News: IDC Publishes Future of Customers and

April 9, 2020 bestdevops AWS Leave a comment

ProoV Teams Up With AWS Service Catalog

Source:-prnewswire.com Enterprises can now run proofs-of-concept in a scalable, secure and managed way directly from the AWS Service Catalog TEL AVIV, Israel, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — prooV, the world’s first and only proof-of-concept (PoC) platform, today announced its strategic integration with AWS Service Catalog. Enterprises can now leverage prooV to build a custom proof-of-concept platform that evaluates and implements solutions at scale, directly to their AWS Service Catalog, while remaining secure and compliant. Until today, conducting a proof-of-concept before

February 26, 2020 bestdevops DevOps, DevSecOps Leave a comment

NetOps vs DevOps vs DevSecOps – What’s the Difference?

Source:-tripwire.com One thing I have noticed is that each industry comes up with their own terms and acronyms. Unfortunately, these inventions often vary depending on the person you speak to due to a lack of a governing body that decides on an exact definition. At times, acronyms can even overlap, causing further confusion. Therefore, when it comes to definitions, I always look to ask a variety of persons from across industries on how they would define certain terms. In fact,

January 6, 2020 bestdevops Google Cloud Leave a comment

Why Google Is an Underdog in the Cloud Race

Source:-fool.com Google owns the world’s largest search engine, web browser, and mobile operating system. Yet it controlled just 4% of the public cloud services market last year, according to Gartner. That put it in fourth place behind Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Alibaba — which controlled 48%, 16%, and 8% of that market, respectively. Google still believes that it can challenge Amazon and Microsoft to become one of the top two cloud players by 2023, according to The Information, but

December 24, 2019 bestdevops IT Training Leave a comment

Kubernetes is booming, but consolidation is coming

Source:-zdnet.com The crowded halls of the official Kubernetes conference Kubecon reflect a nascent but important technology whose best future might be to disappear into the background. Kubernetes is an important part of the future of computing infrastructure, because containers are an important new tool for the way we build applications. CLOUD Microsoft acquires cloud file-migration specialist Mover Red Hat OpenShift 4.2: Kubernetes for the hybrid-cloud developer Top cloud providers 2019: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Adobe’s cloud pivot: What we’ve

July 9, 2019 bestdevops Jenkins Leave a comment

GE Aviation Passwords, Source Code Exposed in Open Jenkins Server

Source:- threatpost.com A DNS misconfiguration resulted in an open Jenkins server being available to all. A public Jenkins server owned by GE Aviation has exposed source code, plaintext passwords, global system configuration details and private keys from the company’s internal commercial infrastructure. GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electrics, is among the top commercial aircraft engine suppliers, and offers various airplane components. The server also contained a ReadMe file, outlining all the files it contained and their sensitivity. Jenkins is an

June 5, 2019 bestdevops DevOps Leave a comment

Can DevOps and MSPs Work Together?

Source:- devops.com DevOps and the adoption of MSP-based IT operations are both surging trends in the IT industry today. They are also trends that contradict each other in some key respects. Here’s a look at what MSPs mean for DevOps, and vice versa. DevOps and MSPs: A Primer MSPs, or managed service providers, are companies that provide IT services on a contract basis. They’re a solution for organizations that want to outsource some or all of their IT needs. In turn,

April 26, 2017 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Best Practices, Software Leave a comment

Cloud Automation and Orchestration Made Easy

Source – news.sys-con.com Step into any boardroom and the talk is all about speed and quality: How to accelerate the delivery of innovative new products and services, while improving the quality of existing ones. When this question is asked, all eyes turn to the CIO: How can IT bring business velocity to both the software lifecycle and the digital business, end-to-end from digital touchpoint to system of record? This is especially the case for cloud-based services. Today’s modern enterprise environments

April 21, 2017 bestdevops DevOps, IT trends Leave a comment

Monitoring Your IT Services Beyond Nagios

Source – opsview.com Over the last couple of months I have been talking to more and more customers about how to monitor their IT services properly and one thing pops up quite often: Do they need anything beyond Nagios® Core (aka Nagios)? If yes, what should they do beyond it? The Basics Nagios is free and so gets away with quite a lot but using it to manage complex systems can be a real challenge. It can also be unforgiving on

February 28, 2017 bestdevops DevOps, DevOps Tools, IT trends Leave a comment

The impact of new digital business models on IT services

Source:- cio.com Suddenly, on-shoring is becoming more in vogue. Like many U.S. CIOs and their C-suite colleagues, you may be actively exploring how to duplicate or offset the loss of cost benefits from offshore/labor-arbitrage services. I have good news for you, along with a crucial tip. Four primary factors are driving U.S. companies to make the move to onshore service delivery: Uncertainty associated with the potential of changing tax laws and border taxes, which could introduce a tax of 20