Infrastructure/Networking
Netlify Extends JAMstack Reach to Edge Computing
Netlify, at its JAMSTACK CONF VIRTUAL event today, announced Netlify Edge Handlers, which make it possible to extend a Git-based workflow to edge computing applications. Company CEO Matt Biilmann said Netlify Edge ...
Cloudflare Expands Range of CDN Alternatives to the Public Cloud
Cloudflare, a provider of a content delivery network (CDN) based on more than 200 data centers, this week announced it has made available a Durable Objects capability in beta that makes it ...
Serverless Computing: Taking DevOps to the Next Level
Serverless computing enables you to outsource information, thus freeing teams to focus on front-end work. Organizations choose serverless when they look for faster and easier ways to release updates and patches. DevOps ...
IaC and Kubernetes: A Natural Pairing
Using IaC with Kubernetes helps standardize Kubernetes cluster configuration and manage add-ons Infrastructure as code (IaC) is the ability to provision and manage infrastructure using a configuration language. It offers repeatability, transparency ...
Barracuda Networks Partners With Microsoft on SD-WAN Service
Barracuda Networks today launched a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) service that runs natively on the Microsoft Azure cloud. Klaus Gheri, vice president of network security for Barracuda Networks, said Microsoft has ...
Bringing NetOps Up to Speed With DevOps
Automation can be an unwieldy topic for network operations and DevOps teams who have enough challenges working together cohesively. Networks have been traditionally viewed as the long pole in the tent for ...
Can NetOps and SecOps Finally Get Along?
For years, the very definition of NetOps and SecOps has involved friction and even contentious relationships that make their respective jobs more difficult and lessen their efficiency and effectiveness. Much of this ...
Report: SD-WAN Shift to the Cloud Accelerates
The rate at which software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) are being consumed as a cloud service appears to be accelerating in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A global survey of 750 ...
Why the Success of Edge Computing Relies on a Linux Legacy
At this point you’ve certainly heard rumblings of the promises of edge computing and may wonder if it’s right for your organization and how to assess its viability. The way we think ...
Cisco Moves ACI Strategy Forward
Cisco is advancing its hybrid cloud computing strategy with release of version 5.0 of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), a software-defined networking (SDN) that can be deployed on cloud platforms or networking ...
Deploying OpenStack: Pick a Distribution With These 7 Qualities
OpenStack, which turns 10 years old in July, remains the leading open source infrastructure component in private clouds. But, there is a plethora of OpenStack distributions out there, and selecting the right ...
Embracing the Journey to Public Cloud
One of the fascinating competitions in today’s business world is the one between the digital disruptors—companies whose business vision is rooted in technology and driven by the cloud—and the so-called incumbents. One ...

