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Tag Archives: Systems Management
NetApp Updates its SANtricity OS, Targets Analytics Workloads
NetApp on Tuesday said it has released a new version of its SANtricity storage operating system with the aim of speeding up analytics workloads.
Hadoop Project ODP Regroups Under Linux Foundation’s Umbrella
The Open Data Platform’s reorg aims to assuage criticism about untoward vendor control over the initiative to create a consistent baseline Hadoop distribution.
CitusDB Releases An Open-Source PostgreSQL Tool That Promises Better Database Performance
CitusDB, a database analytics startupthat is hoping to take on big boys like Oracle, today announced the release of CSTORE, a columnar store extension for PostgreSQL. The open-source tool, which the company says is the first for PostgreSQL, is available for a free download starting today.
Native Docker Comes to Windows and Mac
Docker has launched a beta of Docker for Mac and Docker for Windows, two software packages that represent significant software architecture changes made to optimize Docker for an OS-native experience.
Google Builds List of Untrusted Digital Certificate Suppliers
Hoping to improve trust on the web, Google has a new tool to keep track of untrusted Certificate Authorities.
Crate Built a Distributed SQL Database System To Run Within Containers
Crate Technology has designed a database system for supporting Docker containers and microservices. The technology stresses ease of use, speed and scalability while retaining the ability to use SQL against very large data sets. Crate was built to run in ephemeral environments, said Christian Lutz, Crate CEO.
Can DevOps and ITIL Co-Exist? A Story of Two IT Service Philosophies
Is ITIL, first formulated more than two decades ago to promote service-thinking within IT ranks, a good fit within emerging DevOps cultures?
AWS Ready to Launch Database Migration Service
Amazon Web Services will today launch its AWS Database Migration Service, reports have claimed. The service, which helps companies move massive databases onto Amazon Web Services, has been in preview since last October, but AWS now reportedly thinks it is ready for a full public launch, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Red Hat Courts Antsy Unix Users with RHEV 3.6 Release
With the release of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.6, Red Hat has set its sites on helping to move mission critical Unix workloads over to Linux machines.