DataStax Delivers on Open APIs Commitment
DataStax announced today the general availability of the open source Stargate application programming interface (API) framework for building applications on the Cassandra database. Ed Anuff, chief product officer at DataStax, said Stargate will make it easier for developers to use de facto standard REST API, GraphQL API, schemaless Document API or JSON to build applications […]
Open Source: What IT Pros Wish the CIO Knew
Using DataOps and open source together, organizations can reimagine the way they deliver data and software-driven projects Real-time data is the fuel that powers today’s most critical systems and applications, as well as the digital transformation initiatives organizations need to compete effectively. For the people on the front lines building them, having the right technology […]
CD Foundation Embraces Ortelius to Manage Microservices Deployments
The Continuous Delivery (CD) Foundation has added the open source Ortelius platform for managing the deployment of microservices as an incubation level project. Originally developed by DeployHub, Ortelius was created to provide a means to automate configuration at the application level. It also provides a central catalog of services that makes it easier to consume […]
InfluxDB to Revamp Storage Engine for Time-Series Database
InfluxData has launched an open source InfluxDB IOx project that it said will become the foundation for the next generation of the company’s time-series databases. At the same time, the company has made InfluxDB Open Source 2.0 generally available. This version of the company’s database comes in the form of a single binary that makes […]
Dynatrace Adds to Observability Capabilities
Dynatrace today announced it has extended its observability capabilities via the launch of its PurePath 4 platform that adds support for the open source OpenTelemetry framework and W3C Trace Context specification for distributed tracing. In addition, the company is adding support for service meshes and serverless computing frameworks running on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft […]
Open Source Software and the Tragedy of the Commons
With many eyes looking at code, “All bugs become shallow,” as software developer and author Eric Raymond called Linus’s Law in action. This is one of the reasons behind the popularity of open source: the volunteer communities working to improve and update the code. And according to a Purdue University study, Linus’s Law does, in […]
Logz.io Embraces Jaeger for Distributed Tracing
Logz.io announced at its online ScaleUp! 2020 conference announced today it has added support for open source Jaeger distributed tracing software to its observability platform based on a curated instance of open source Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana (ELK) software. Logz.io CTO Jonah Kowall said support for Jaeger extends the reach of the open source platform […]
The Value of OpenTelemetry in Observability
As infrastructure becomes more complex, the quest for better observability continues. With increased containerization, third-party applications and generally increased network complexity, it becomes difficult for organizations to track issues of stability and performance. But OpenTelemetry can be used to improve upon observability throughout a network by enhancing and consolidating reporting throughout all applications and services. […]
AppDynamics Expands APM Data Consumption
AppDynamics, a unit of Cisco Systems, this week extended the observability capabilities of its namesake application performance management (APM) platform to ingest data from open source tools and agentless services alongside metric collected via its agent software. At the same time, AppDynamics has added a Cloud Data Collector that automatically captures data from public cloud […]
Applitools Integrates Testing Platform With GitHub
Applitools announced today that its test automation tools have been integrated with GitHub and GitHub Actions in addition to being available on the Microsoft Visual Studio App Center. Company COO Moshe Milman said these integrations make it possible to add testing tools that incorporate machine learning algorithms, dubbed Visual AI, to a DevOps workflow using […]
Grafana Labs Looks to Simplify Observability
Grafana Labs, at its online ObservabilityCON conference today, unveiled a distributed tracing platform dubbed Grafana Tempo that makes it possible to leverage existing object storage platforms and services to analyze traces. At the same time, Grafana Labs announced version 2.0 of Loki, which normalizes different structured, unstructured or JSON log formats in a way that […]
Survey Sees Surge in Demand for DevOps Skills
The Linux Foundation and edX, a provider of an online learning platform, jointly released an annual report today that for the first time finds organizations are looking for more IT personnel with open source DevOps skills (65%) than developers (59%). Clyde Seepersad, senior vice president and general manager for training and certification at The Linux […]
Azul Adds OpenJDK Migration Services
Azul today announced today it will provide migration services for IT organizations looking to transition from the proprietary Oracle Java Standard Edition (SE) developer platform to the Zulu edition of an open source OpenJDK equivalent. OpenJDK is based on the HotpSpot edition of the Java virtual machine, the Java Class Library and the Java compiler. […]
OpenTelemetry and the Future of Monitoring Instrumentation
OpenTelemetry is an open source project to provide a de facto standard trace API and a metric and log agent to end vendor lock-in It’s no surprise that understanding the internal health of applications and systems is a high priority for developers and SREs. It’s a well-understood problem with dozens of vendors focused on helping […]
CloudBees Advances Expanding DevOps Agenda
CloudBees today at its online DevOps World 2020 conference announced it is embedding additional DevSecOps capabilities that span the application development and deployment process within the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform based on the open source Jenkins projects. In addition, CloudBees announced it will make generally available by the end of this year two additional […]
New Tracks = New Insights at DevOps World 2020
What’s new at DevOps World this year? Aside from the fact that this year’s event, happening today through Sept. 24, is being held virtually and is free of charge, DevOps World is also reorganizing the conference into three new tracks: Leadership, Community and CDF (Continuous Delivery Foundation). Together, the three tracks illustrate the broad-ranging focus […]
Puppet Deepens Windows Integration
Puppet today announced it has extended support for Windows environments across its portfolio of IT automation tools by adding a Group Policy Migration capability that enables multiple Windows configurations to be tracked simultaneously and offering to assist organizations seeking to deploy the open source Chocolately package manager. In addition, Puppet has extended its support for […]
Catchpoint Acquires Webpagetest.org Service
Catchpoint this week announced it has acquired Webpagetest.org as part of an effort to expand use of the open source web performance testing service. Led by Patrick Meenan, the Webpagetest service is already relied on by more than 1 million users per month to instantly run tests of websites and applications from various locations, which […]
Harmonizing Real-Time on Edge Platforms
Edge computing platforms sit at the boundary between the real-time world and the digital enterprise. Uninterrupted, uncorrupted data from the edge is a must if analytics in the cloud drive reliable business decisions. What’s the best approach: using Linux, an RTOS (real-time operating system), a hypervisor or something else for edge platforms? Let’s talk about […]
Envoy Proxy Server Project Comes of Age
The momentum behind the open source Envoy proxy software project is increasing as the number of platforms it can be deployed on continues to expand. Developed under the auspices of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Envoy has most recently been extended to include support for Arm64 CI processors and Postgres databases. Envoy provides a […]
GitLab Presses Case for DevSecOps Collaboration
GitLab today at its GitLab Commit Virtual event pledged to make securing its open source continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform a more collaborative effort. Cindy Blake, senior security evangelist for GitLab, said the company is committed to sharing a road map developed in collaboration with DevOps teams that lets organizations see what cybersecurity issues will […]
Z is for Zowe – the Open Path to Mainframe DevOps
The energy and excitement in the IBM Z mainframe community during the two years since the announcement of Zowe have not been seen in a generation. By enabling mainframers to work like technologists who work on the cloud, mobile and distributed platforms, Zowe unlocks the power of DevOps for mainframers, ensuring the vitality of the […]
Gitpod Open Sources Automated Local Development Environment
Gitpod announced today it is making available an instance of its Gitpod integrated development environment (IDE) available under an open source license. Company CEO Sven Efftinge said DevOps teams will now have the option of deploying Gitpod themselves as an alternative to the existing cloud service provided by the company. Designed to be used in […]