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Observe exits stealth with $35M funding to reinvent application observability
An appropriately named startup called Observe Inc. said today it’s getting into the emerging market for observability tools after landing $35 million in a new funding round and debt financing led by Mike Speiser, managing partner at Sutter Hill Ventures. Famous technology firm executives Michael Dell, Frank Slootman and Scott Dietzen also invested in the ...
Amazon cuts the cost of AWS SageMaker instances by up to 18%
Amazon Web Services Inc. said today it’s making its popular Amazon SageMaker artificial intelligence service cheaper to use. Amazon SageMaker was launched in 2017 and makes it possible for developers to build and train machine learning models for analytical and predictive applications that run in the AWS cloud. The service eliminates much of the grunt ...
Rook graduates from the CNCF, enabling persistent storage for Kubernetes apps
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation, which houses the open-source Kubernetes project and other cloud-native technology initiatives, said today that Rook has become its latest project to graduate. Rook is an open-source, cloud-native storage orchestrator for Kubernetes, which is used to manage large clusters of containers that house the components of modern applications. It’s designed to ...
Aliro Quantum helps researchers get started on quantum apps and networks
Aliro Technologies Inc. today announced the availability of its cross-platform quantum computing software portfolio that it says can serve as a foundation for organizations hoping to build powerful quantum systems. The company, which does business as Aliro Quantum, aims to democratize access to quantum computing. It announced the launch of its products at the virtual InnovationXLab ...
Oracle launches a cloud-native observability platform for hybrid IT
Oracle Corp. said today it’s getting into the multicloud observability business with the launch of a new, highly integrated monitoring solution that provides visibility and control for applications deployed across various types of computing infrastructure. According to Oracle, its new Cloud Observability and Management Platform helps customers reduce the complexity, risk and costs associated with operating a ...
DigitalOcean launches App Platform service to automate infrastructure management
DigitalOcean Inc., which operates a “developer cloud” that makes it easier for developers to build modern applications, said today it’s launching a new cloud-based platform that automates infrastructure management. The DigitalOcean App Platform enables developers to deploy their application code in production with just a few clicks, and advances the company’s overall mission of simplifying ...
Rancher Labs’ new release enables GitOps at scale for Kubernetes
Container software company Rancher Labs Inc. launched a major update to its Kubernetes management platform today. In particular, it added an easier installation experience and new capabilities such as GitOps at scale for edge clusters, as well as full lifecycle management of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service clusters. The company’s Rancher platform is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution ...
Equinix says its bare metal service Equinix Metal is up and running
Data center infrastructure company Equinix Inc. said today it’s launching a new, fully automated and interconnected bare-metal computing service for its customers, based on the technology it obtained from Packet Hosting Inc. earlier this year. Equinix is a provider of digital infrastructure and colocation services. It owns a number of huge data centers that are ...
Intel and Sandia National Laboratories to collaborate on neuromorphic computing research
Intel Corp. said today it’s expanding its research efforts on future semiconductor technologies with the U.S. government’s National Nuclear Security Administration, signing a three-year deal with Sandia National Laboratories to explore the value of “neuromorphic computing” for scaled-up computational problems. Neuromorphic computing refers to a new method of computer engineering that’s modeled on the human ...
Cisco buys Kubernetes security startup Portshift
Cisco Systems Inc. said today it’s expanding its reach into container management and DevOps security through the acquisition of Israeli startup Portshift Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. Portshift has built a Kubernetes-native security platform that’s focused on securing container applications for DevOps teams, Cisco said. Kubernetes is open-source software that’s used to manage large numbers of software ...