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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Services (EKS) now GA on AWS Graviton2

Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of its Elastic Kubernetes Services on the AWS Graviton2 processor.

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Terrascan Update Leverages Cloud Native Computing Foundation's OPA Engine

Cloud security provider Accurics announced a major update of its free and open-source Terrascan static code analyzer for devs building Infrastructure as Code.

Docker Collaborates with AWS To Streamline Container Workflow

Docker and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have collaborated to build a simplified workflow that allows developers to quickly and easily switch from running containers in a local Docker Desktop environment to Amazon's Elastic Container Service (ECS).

Google Cloud's BigQuery Omni Connects Users to AWS and Azure

Google Cloud introduced a new multicloud analytics solution this week that allows the BigQuery petabyte-scale data warehouse service to connect directly to data stored in other clouds.

Puppet's 'Relay' Beta Release: A Response to Growing DevOps Complexity

IT automation software maker Puppet's recent launch of the public beta of a new event-driven automation platform for DevOps called "Relay" addresses the "immense complexity" created by the enterprise shift to the cloud, the company says.

AWS Boosts Mobile App Development with Amplify Libraries

Cloud giant Amazon Web Services extended its Amplify family of cloud tools/services for developing mobile apps with new iOS- and Android-specific libraries.

Red Hat Advances Java on Kubernetes with Quarkus

Red Hat announced that its Quarkus Kubernetes-native Java framework is now fully supported in Red Hat Runtimes. The move advances Java on Kubernetes, the IBM subsidiary said in a statement, “bridging the gap between traditional Java applications and cloud-native environments.”

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Microsoft and Red Hat Extend Azure Integration with OpenShift

Microsoft and IBM subsidiary Red Hat are extending their integration of Azure and OpenShift to include support for Azure Arc for OpenShift and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

Cormier at Red Hat Summit: 'Hybrid Isn't a Trend; It's a Strategic Imperative'

The leading enterprise open source software provider, longtime Java community leader and IBM subsidiary laid out its hybrid cloud strategy and product news to an estimated 38,000 distant attendees.

MariaDB Launches New Database-as-a-Service, Partners with Google Cloud

MariaDB has launched a new database-as-a-service (DBaaS) this week called SkySQL, which it's billing as the first to provide a "MariaDB in the cloud" experience.

Disease Surveillance Software Maker Joins with AWS To Track COVID-19 Spread

Conduent, a New Jersey-based business process services and solutions provider, today announced that its Maven disease surveillance and outbreak management tracking software platform will now be available on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Quarkus 1.3 Kubernetes Java Framework Update Released

Quarkus 1.3 isn't a major release, but it comes with some important infrastructure tweaks and a list of bug fixes.

Low-Code Leader Expands Cloud-Native Deployment Options

Low-code platform provider Mendix this week announced two new cloud offerings that expand its portfolio of cloud-native deployment options across public, private and hybrid cloud environments.

Cisco and Microsoft Partner on IoT Device Connectivity

Microsoft and Cisco are collaborating to provide an integrated Cisco-Edge-to-Microsoft-Azure Internet of Things (IoT) hub solution, the two companies announced this week.

Google Spotlights Cloud Security at RSA

Google made a number of product announcements this week at the RSA Security Conference, including upgrades to the Chronicle security analytics platform and the general availability of its reCAPTCHA Enterprise and Web Risk API tools.

Microsoft Goes Live with Azure Sphere, Its Linux-Powered IoT Security Platform

Microsoft this week announced the general availability (GA) of Azure Sphere, marking a new phase in its effort to create an overall trusted environment for deploying and using Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Red Hat OpenStack 16 Goes GA

Red Hat today announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16, the latest version of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution.

Oracle Unveils New Cloud-Based Platform for Machine Learning Models

The Oracle Cloud Data Science Platform was created specifically to improve the effectiveness of data science teams, the company said, with such capabilities as shared projects, model catalogs and auditability.

Couchbase Introduces Fully Managed Database Service

Couchbase on Thursday unveiled a new fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) designed to simplify DB management by deploying, managing and operating the enterprise edition of the company's namesake NoSQL database across multicloud environments with a few clicks.

Open Source Framework Enables Streaming Data Pipelines on Kubernetes

The Cloudflow framework was developed to address the growing demands of AI, machine learning models, analytics, and other streaming, data-driven workloads.