Fugue Marries Compliance-as-Code Tool to AWS Well-Architected Framework
Fugue has infused the best practices defined by Amazon Web Services (AWS) within its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering for provisioning infrastructure using its infrastructure-as-code (IaC) platform. Fugue CEO Josh Stella said that IT teams can now evaluate templates for provisioning AWS infrastructure that were created using AWS CloudFormation or Terraform tools to ensure they comply with […]
WTH? We Wanna WFH | DoD Dual-Sources JWCC | More Nvidia ARM Woes
In this week’s The Long View: Working from home is de rigueur, JEDI redux, and more about Nvidia/Arm.
SAP Extends Developer Tool Portfolio
At an online SAP TechEd conference this week, SAP announced it has added additional low-code/no-code tools to the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) to enable both professional and citizen developers to build applications that invoke application services provided via the company’s cloud platform. The effort to increase the number of custom applications invoking those services […]
Netlify Acquires OneGraph to Integrate GraphQL APIs
Netlify this week announced it has acquired OneGraph, a provider of a platform that simplifies the integration and management of application programming interfaces (APIs) based on the GraphQL query language. At the same time, the company is committing $1 million to sponsor open source projects and setting aside $10 million for a Netlify Jamstack Innovation […]
Kyndryl Aligns with Microsoft in the Cloud
Following its spinout from IBM, Kyndryl has allied with Microsoft to increase the scope of IT services it provides on the Azure public cloud. Stephen Leonard, leader of global alliances and partnerships for Kyndryl, said that as part of this initiative, Kyndryl will be expanding the scope of the services it provides to both organizations […]
Nvidia/ARM Wavering | Google Outage Outrage | Backblaze IPO on Fire
In this week’s The Long View: Nvidia’s faltering attempt to buy Arm, Google’s load balancers go offline, and Backblaze’s newly-IPO’ed stock jumps 60%
Managing GraphQL at Scale
GraphQL, the query language invented by Facebook, has attracted a lot of interest as a means to conveniently access data programmatically. GraphQL structures internal services with a unified schema for data, empowering product engineers to easily grab what they want from many microservices to populate the user interfaces (UIs) they’re creating. By unifying company data […]
LogicMonitor Introduces Unlimited Log Data Retention
LogicMonitor today announced it will provide an option that allows IT organizations to retain an unlimited amount of log data on its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. Tej Redkar, chief product officer at LogicMonitor, said one of the issues that is holding back advances in observability is the cost of storing log data. LogicMonitor has decided to […]
Mastering the Shared Responsibility Model
It’s no secret that cloud-native application development is growing exponentially, with Agile development, IaaS and PaaS from providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google, enabling innovation at a pace that is challenging for security to keep up with. A global pandemic and the resulting remote work mandates have only accelerated this movement. And with this change […]
Building on Terraform: Evolution, not Revolution
Terraform is widely adopted among both enterprises and service providers who embrace infrastructure-as-code (IaC) as their model for infrastructure provisioning automation in DevOps environments. And while the technology has limitations, innovations seeking to unseat Terraform are highly fragmented and have seen tepid adoption. This points to a market that’s settling on a de-facto standard, so […]
Era Software Adds SaaS Edition of Log Management Platform
Era Software has unfurled a software-as-a-service (SaaS) edition of its platform for collecting and managing log data that is based on a time-series database it built. At the same time, the company has revamped the user interface of the underlying EraSearch log management platform that IT teams can deploy themselves to make it simpler to […]
What Developers Need to Know About Edge Computing
More and more companies are living “on the edge” as they move from “I’ll think about edge computing” to “I don’t think our business can optimally grow and compete without edge computing.” Developers will play a key role in helping organizations use the edge, but their effectiveness will depend on having edge-aligned processes, products and […]
Akamai Brings Web Application and API Security Together
Akamai Technologies, Inc. this week launched a service that consolidates the process of securing both web applications and application programming interfaces (APIs). Amol Mathur, vice president of product management and strategy for Akamai, said with the launch of App & API Protector the managed security services provider is making it easier for IT teams to […]
The Need for Agile, Adaptable IT Infrastructure
Through the adoption of Agile concepts and new best practices such as automated testing, organizations can move beyond the innovation curve and bolster their IT infrastructure. In fact, the need to build agile and resilient IT infrastructure has become increasingly pertinent over the past 18 months. From remote working and managing the diverse needs of […]
How Dispersed Can We Be?
It is interesting to consider DevOps from the storage perspective. DevOps in general—and specifically newer development and deployment models—tried to pretend that long-term storage was not a necessary component of software delivery. In short, it appears that because there wasn’t a good answer to long-term state in stateless development models, the storage and databases that […]
Debunking 6 Stubborn Public Cloud Myths
A lot of enterprises migrate to the public cloud because they see everyone else doing it. And while you should stay up on the latest and greatest innovations—which often happen in the cloud—you need to be aware of the realities and understand different migration strategies. You need to know why you’re moving to the cloud. […]
Apollo GraphQL to Provide More Control Over APIs
Apollo GraphQL today previewed an update to its Federation platform for tracking and managing application programming interfaces (APIs) based on the GraphQL query language to give organizations more control over how APIs are reviewed and ultimately approved. Matt DeBergalis, founder and CTO, Apollo, said the alpha edition of the Federation 2 platform provides a unified […]
Oracle Adds AI Services to Cloud Portfolio
Oracle today unfurled Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) AI services, a collection of services that make it easier for developers to use application programming interfaces (APIs) to invoke a wide range of services based on algorithms trained by Oracle on their behalf. Elad Ziklik, vice president of product management for AI services and data science at […]
Newly Independent VMware to Focus on Multi-Cloud
As an independent company once again, VMware will focus its efforts on providing management planes that span multiple cloud computing environments after officially spinning out of Dell Technologies. Ray O’Farrell, executive vice president for the cloud-native apps business unit at VMware, said the company now has a unique opportunity to work closely with providers of […]
GraphQL’s Greatest Strength is Also its Greatest Weakness
Michael Scott: Why don’t I tell you what my greatest weaknesses are? I work too hard, I care too much and sometimes I can be too invested in my job. David Wallace: Okay. And your strengths? Michael Scott: Well, my weaknesses are actually strengths. David Wallace: Oh. Yes. Very good. GraphQL is a new query […]
Couchbase Revamps DBaaS Based on Document Database
Couchbase Inc. has unfurled a revamped database-as-a-service (DBaaS) platform dubbed Couchbase Capella hosted on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Scott Anderson, senior vice president for product management for Couchbase, said that as application development continues to evolve, it’s becoming apparent more organizations prefer to have providers of databases manage those platforms on their behalf. […]
Sustainability No Longer Just a Buzzword for Cloud IT
A recent CloudBolt survey on IT sustainability finds that sustainability is no longer just a buzzword — the market is demanding real change, and it appears that environmental concerns finally are influencing large IT investments. For example, 67% say that a cloud provider’s sustainability initiatives are important in deciding whether to do business with them. […]
Dynatrace Survey Sees Continuous Delivery Challenges Ahead
A global survey of 1,300 application development and DevOps leaders conducted by the research firm Coleman Parkes on behalf of Dynatrace finds, on average, organizations expect to increase the frequency of their software releases by 58% over the next two years. Andreas Grabner, director of strategic partnerships at Dynatrace, an observability platform provider, said that […]