Glen Knight

NYC Based IT Professional

Crowdsourcing, Data Science Top Talks at the 2018 Topcoder Open

The 2018 Topcoder Open (TCO), the world’s ultimate programming and design tournament, took place in Dallas Nov. 13-16 and featured the best technologists from around the globe competing for cash prizes and international rank. Companies of all sizes shared perspectives on digital transformation and caught a glimpse of the most coveted programmers on the planet. […]

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Containers: All Your Base are Belong to Us

The world is still changing. No surprise there, but the direction and velocity have been modified by the growth of container usage. Back in 2015, we at DevOps.com showcased a survey we performed that said container usage was staged to take off. That it did, with a vengeance. No matter the category—pilot programs, test, production—it […]

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How to Become a DevSecOps Engineer

The popularity and success of DevOps means it’s now an increasingly common feature in IT job descriptions. One of the most important roles within DevOps, however, is the Security Engineer or DevSecOps Engineer. This deeply rewarding career requires a specific technical skill set, current knowledge of cybersecurity trends and a decent amount of experience. Perhaps […]

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The Benefits of a Purpose-Built Platform

When it comes to storing metrics and events, a time series database provides a number of benefits that general purposes databases don’t, including high velocity, range scans over large chunks of data, efficient data eviction and compression. But time series isn’t just about the database; it’s also about the ecosystem of tools built around it. […]

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Fintech: A Profitable and Growing Developer Career Path

What do you think when you hear the word “fintech”? It’s been around for almost five decades, yet it has only just been officially recognized as part of the English language. In the Merriam Webster dictionary, the word is defined as: “Products and companies that employ newly developed digital and online technologies in the banking […]

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The Value of ‘DevOps Engineer’ as a Title

Now that DevOps is proliferating in the enterprise (many companies including Disney, Nike and Walmart, for example, are all on the adoption train) the term is starting to creep up more and more in job titles. This is challenging organizations to consider the significance of DevOps Engineer as a role and the value of having […]

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Remembrance of Things Past

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Datadog and Aqua Security Partner to Provide Seamless Visibility into Container-Based Application Security

Aqua integrates with Datadog to give DevOps teams real-time security metrics and events Seattle, WA –December 11, 2018 – KubeCon/CloudNativeCon – Aqua Security, the leading platform provider for securing container-based and cloud native applications, today announced the integration of its platform with Datadog’s cloud monitoring and analytics platform. With this integration, Aqua provides real-time visibility […]

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Instana Extends Leading Kubernetes Monitoring Solution to Better Serve Developer Community

Company’s Latest Release Provides Quickest and Easiest Developer Visibility of Kubernetes Application and System Performance Seattle at KubeCon – December 11, 2018 – Instana, the first APM solution provider to monitor kubernetes at the application layer, today announced further enhancements to the company’s automatic application monitoring solution for containerized applications. The new capabilities center around Instana’s Application Perspectives, […]

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Jerusalem Venture Partners Leads $22.5M Round in Quali to Accelerate Delivery of Public and Private Cloud Environments-as-a-Service

Funding to Go Towards Boosting Digital Transformation and Automation Initiatives SANTA CLARA, Calif., December 11, 2018 – Quali, the leader in delivering environments-as-a-service for cloud and DevOps automation, today announced a $22.5M Series-C funding round led by venture firm Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) and with participation from existing and new investors. With more than 200 […]

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