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Managing Virtual Containers

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  Rancher's Kubernetes updates boost security, UI performance

  Enterprise IT pros expect changes to Rancher's Kubernetes management tools to bolster security configuration and UI performance.

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  Cloud Foundry PaaS undergoes seismic shifts as IT evolves

  Cloud Foundry undergoes drastic changes as infrastructure automation technology develops, to the point where some industry experts see more erosion than evolution.

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  Users forge ahead with Cloud Foundry-Kubernetes integration

  Complementary roles for Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes are clear to IT pros, and the community plans to knit the two more closely together with the Eirini project.

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Kubernetes for Windows hits GA, with limitations

  Kubernetes support for Windows nodes was declared stable in Kubernetes 1.14, but extensive fine print remains.

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Kubernetes management for 'Minecraft' has enterprise IT traits

  What do 'Minecraft' servers and enterprise databases have in common? In the realm of Kubernetes management, more than you might think.

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  F5-Nginx deal reflects mainstream trend toward microservices

  F5 snaps up Nginx for cloud-native app support, and analysts predict a microservices gold rush as modern application architectures catch on in enterprise IT shops.

• March 05, 2019 05 Mar'19

  Container security tools turn heads with expansion to hosts

  Vendors that sell container security tools now face off against traditional security tool providers, as both vie for the attention of IT pros who look to fortify their cloud-native infrastructure.

• February 28, 2019 28 Feb'19

  Istio security drives Auto Trader UK move to GKE

  The U.K.'s largest online automotive marketplace put Istio security features in place before it adopted containers and GKE, rather than the other way around.

• February 26, 2019 26 Feb'19

  VMware PKS adds Heptio IP, boosts container street cred

  VMware adds bare-metal Kubernetes and an elite support squad from Heptio, but it's unlikely to get widespread interest with bespoke container orchestration on premises.

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Container security tools pitch service mesh integrations

  Container defense in depth is a hot topic, and some IT pros approach it with a combination of third-party container security tools and service mesh security features.

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Linkerd vs. Istio fray dominates service mesh battle

  Linkerd's maintainers admit it has a narrower range of features than buzz machine Istio. But after failed attempts to set up Istio, some early adopters believe less is more.

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Container security vulnerability prompts call to patch runC

  The discovery of a container utility flaw means IT pros must patch most container runtimes, as well as practice defense in depth and beware of strangers with sketchy container images.

• February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

  Rancher's Kubernetes multi-cluster app support fuels IT debate

  To federate or not to federate cloud-native apps? As Kubernetes becomes ubiquitous, that is the question that more IT shops must answer.

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  AthenaHealth picks SignalFx to smooth public cloud monitoring

  IT monitoring through SignalFx's Prometheus and AWS CloudWatch integrations helps AthenaHealth manage multiple public cloud environments from a central interface.

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  VMware-Heptio roadmap to refine enterprise Kubernetes

  Heptio founder Craig McLuckie, now VP of R&D at VMware following a 2018 merger, anticipates hard work ahead to get enterprises to adopt Kubernetes in their production environments.