Now a DevOps platform, OpenShift ups value — and complexity

Now a DevOps platform, OpenShift ups value — and complexity

BOSTON — Enterprise purchasing decisions for DevOps platforms now emphasize layers of infrastructure beyond Kubernetes, expanding opportunities but upping the ante for Red Hat OpenShift product development. Red Hat faces competitive pressure from public cloud providers that continue to add developer-friendly features to managed Kubernetes services. But enterprise customers presenting at this week’s Red Hat Summit said they kept OpenShift as they added public cloud deployments in recent years because of its advanced security features and access to Red Hat professional services for refactoring legacy applications. “[Azure Red Hat OpenShift] had the same look and feel as OpenShift on…

Top 4 diversity recruiting strategies to achieve true D&I

Top 4 diversity recruiting strategies to achieve true D&I

A critical component of any diversity and inclusion effort is hiring. Yet achieving success in hiring diversity requires approaching those efforts in the right way. This year has put a bright spotlight on workplace diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts. It’s helpful to remember that this is a reawakening rather than starting from scratch. Many D&I leadership positions existed for decades. In addition, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — and its amendments — has long prohibited employers from discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity and sexual…

Cloud-native security benefits and use cases

Cloud-native security benefits and use cases

Alongside the growth in cloud services use, the industry has given rise to the term cloud native. Unfortunately, it’s often ambiguous as to what cloud native means and how it applies to security controls and best practices. No current industry standard definition for cloud native exists that encompasses all use cases and cloud services. It’s generally meant to indicate software objects, controls and capabilities offered as a service delivered by a cloud provider and not on premises. The drivers of cloud-native security There are several security challenges driving organizations to use cloud-native security services and controls. First, some security…

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