Today, RackN released Digital Rebar v4.12. In this iteration, RackN has dramatically expanded the platform's capabilities for day 2 job processing. The new batch operations system can smoothly scale out the number of workers available to perform job processing in a...
Now, the real work begins for infrastructure automation
RackN named in four Gartner Hype Cycles Last month, Gartner published 2022 Hype Cycle reports across several areas, including Compute, I&O Automation, ITSM, and Agile/DevOps [1-4]. Infrastructure Automation (IA) has been placed within the Peak of...
TFiR interviews about Digital Rebar v4.6
Pair of recent posts from TFiR discuss how RackN is changing the game with infrastructure automation. On Digital Rebar v4.6: https://www.tfir.io/rackn-digital-rebar-brings-universal-workflow/ RackN has announced the release of RackN Digital Rebar v4.6, which...
RackN Makes Continuous Provisioning Automation a Reality
Today, we are pleased to announce the release of RackN Digital Rebar v4.6. RackN Infrastructure as Code management helps companies struggling with exploding infrastructure complexity. With this release, RackN solves consistency and integration challenges by enabling...
Is Infrastructure Cool? Gartner Thinks RackN is!
Gartner recently named RackN a “2020 Cool Vendor in Cloud Computing.” It’s a coveted designation, and we are honored, but cool?
RackN Newsletter Oct 2020
Welcome and Subscribe! Download PDF version of the RackN Newsletter Oct 2020Download From the Founders This month RackN celebrated our fifth anniversary! Looking back at some of our founding materials, it is amazing much of our original vision we’ve built and...
Tired of VMware? Here Are Your Options
If you're staring down a VMware price hike and reconsidering its use in your organizations’ infrastructure, you're not alone. We've been helping customers navigate this exact dilemma, and the alternatives to VMware have gotten clearer over the last year. Whether...
KubeVirt is Reshaping I&O. Here’s What You Need to Know
Recently, we’ve been focusing on Kubernetes Virtualization a lot, both behind the scenes with and in our content. Our latest complimentary Gartner® report offering, KubeVirt Will Require Radical Changes to Traditional I&O, is no different. The report, by analyst...
Companies Are Ready for Kubernetes on Bare Metal, but Challenges Remain
We recently conducted a survey to gauge interest in enterprises adopting Kubernetes on bare metal as an alternative to VMware. The results are in, and they’re pretty clear. There’s a strong push towards bare metal Kubernetes, but organizations are also very aware of...
Quit Combining Your OpenShift Processes
Among the options available as alternatives to VMware, OpenShift stands out with its extra utility for developers. But the usefulness of OpenShift is a double-edged sword, creating issues when it's generalized. One of the key challenges we’ve seen is the tension...
Embracing Bare Metal Kubernetes in the Cloud-Native Era
Bare Metal is making a bold resurgence in the world of cloud-native Kubernetes. At the recent CNCF KubeCon, the spotlight on AI and virtualization brought Bare Metal infrastructure back into focus as a critical topic of discussion. Organizations are increasingly...