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February 15, 2022
by sjvn01
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Tigera Tightens Cloud Native Container Security

Tigera claims you can catnap about your container security with its new cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) for its Calico Cloud. If the name sounds familiar, there’s a reason. Gartner defined CNAPP as an emerging category of security programs. Its point is to … Continue reading →

February 11, 2022
by sjvn01
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CNCF reports record Kubernetes and container adoption

A few years ago when Docker was new, we thought containers would finally be a big deal, but we weren’t sure. Fast forward to 2022, and there’s no longer any question about it. Docker sparked a container revolution that has transformed … Continue reading →

February 7, 2022
by sjvn01
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StarlingX 6.0, the Edge-Computing Cloud Stack Arrives

The OpenInfra Foundation‘s open source, edge-computing cloud stack StarlingX‘s latest version, StarlingX 6.0 is out and ready to run. It’s optimized for low-latency and high-performance applications. In other words, it’s meant for Edge and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. It does this by combining … Continue reading →

January 28, 2022
by sjvn01
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SUSE unveils Rancher Desktop 1.0 for Kubernetes on your PC

As Kubernetes users know, Rancher is a popular complete software stack for running and managing multiple Kubernetes clusters across any infrastructure. Now, since Linux and cloud-power SUSE acquired Rancher, it’s launched its first new program: Rancher Desktop 1.0 Rancher Desktop is an open source program that … Continue reading →

January 18, 2022
by sjvn01
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Mirantis brings secure registries to Kubernetes distros

Thanks to Solarwinds and Log4j, we know it’s all too easy to have our systems busted thanks to software supply chain problems. To help us with this, Mirantis, the cloud and container company, has released Mirantis Secure Registry (MSR) 3.0, which can be used to build … Continue reading →

July 8, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on SUSE to acquire Rancher Labs

SUSE to acquire Rancher Labs

SUSE, a major Linux and cloud company, has announced it will acquire Rancher Labs. Based in Cupertino, Rancher is a privately held open-source company with more than 37,000 active users and 10 0million downloads of its flagship Kubernetes management program, Rancher. Rancher provides a … Continue reading →