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Managing Virtual Containers

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Kubernetes security gets an assist with bug bounty program

  The Kubernetes Security Product Group will outsource bug triage to HackerOne under a new bug bounty program that will offer rewards for bug reports up to $10,000.

• December 18, 2019 18 Dec'19

  New Kubernetes security tools abound as container deployments grow

  As Kubernetes use expands in production, enterprises have a number of IT security tools to choose from for centralized, policy-based control over container clusters.

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  Kubernetes Helm Tiller is dead, and IT pros rejoice

  The latest version of the Kubernetes Helm package manager promises better security and stability in version 3, which removes the Tiller server component from Helm's architecture.

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  D2iQ latest to seek Kubernetes management niche

  D2iQ's CTO says it will use its enterprise experience with Apache Mesos container orchestration and big data apps such as Kafka to compete in a crowded market for Kubernetes management.

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Docker Enterprise spun off to Mirantis, company restructures

  In an unexpected move, Docker sells off its Docker Enterprise business -- including customer support -- to Mirantis and refocuses on Docker Hub and Docker Desktop.

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Aqua Security buys CloudSploit, expands into cloud security

  Amid consolidation and chaos in the cloud security market, Aqua snaps up CloudSploit and sets the stage for increased competition with traditional IT security vendors.

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Microservices security calls for zero-trust, data classification

  Sanity in a zero-trust world for microservices security calls for IT teams to prioritize the assets they must protect, and that starts with data classification.

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  JASK buy may boost security analytics in Sumo Logic SIEM

  Sumo Logic has acquired JASK, an automated SOC that will be most useful for security analytics and alert reduction features within Sumo Logic's SIEM.

• October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19

  Enterprise IT weighs pros and cons of multi-cloud management

  IT ops pros are getting used to multi-cloud management, especially for disaster recovery, but moving from cloud to cloud via container portability is still rare.

• October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19

  Red Hat OpenShift Tekton pipelines reflect strategic platform focus

  OpenShift and its competitors now offer enterprises soup-to-nuts DevOps platforms, rather than simple Kubernetes management tools, that are based on different points of strategic lock-in.

• October 10, 2019 10 Oct'19

  Kubernetes on Windows nodes hits GA in Rancher, Amazon EKS

  Windows host support in Kubernetes reached a milestone with general availability from container management vendors, which makes containers more accessible for legacy apps.

• October 08, 2019 08 Oct'19

  Google sparks open source unrest over Knative, Istio

  Google is keeping its Knative and Istio projects close to the vest, which could limit their reach long term, early adopters say.

• October 07, 2019 07 Oct'19

  Docker Desktop asset, fiscal stress prompt acquisition buzz

  Docker has tried to differentiate itself as a Kubernetes competitor, but amid reports of financial headwinds, it should return to its roots in the developer desktop, analysts say.

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  Google Cloud tackles Spark on Kubernetes

  Google Cloud Dataproc is the first major cloud provider to integrate Apache Spark with Kubernetes as a managed service, but work remains to better link the two projects upstream.

• September 11, 2019 11 Sep'19

  HashiCorp Consul plays to multi-platform strength with Azure

  HashiCorp's Consul service mesh will be offered as a hosted service on Microsoft Azure, where it can link container clusters along with VMs in multiple regions.