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  • Media Alert: Nethopper KAOPS Named Finalist in theCUBE Technology Awards for Platform Engineering Excellence

    Boston, MA - January 28, 2025 – Nethopper KAOPS has been recognized as a finalist in the Most Innovative Product for Platform Engineering Teams category for the Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards. The awards program celebrates groundbreaking achievements in the technology industry. "We're thrilled to be a finalist in this prestigious awards program," said Chris Munford, CEO and founder of Nethopper. "This recognition emphasizes our commitment to innovation in platform engineering. KAOPS helps enterprise teams overcome the complexity of managing multiple Kubernetes clusters and open-source tools." About the Award Organized by theCUBE, a leading real-time tech publishing platform founded in 2010 by SiliconANGLE Media, the Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards recognize innovative companies, products, and thinkers driving the tech industry forward. Winners will be announced on February 18, 2025. About KAOPS KAOPS, Kubernetes application operations, is a multi-cloud management platform that simplifies and accelerates platform engineering processes. Key benefits include: Reduces application delivery timelines by up to 3 years Cuts labor costs by 60% Provides a cloud-agnostic, Kubernetes-agnostic, open-source-based technology—and ease of extensibility "It’s exciting to see Nethopper KAOPS recognized as a finalist for this respected award,” said Jeff Cratty, Senior Director of Advanced Technologies at Blue Mantis. “Their KAOPS is a game-changer for platform engineering teams, delivering for users a unique combination of automation, scalability, and flexibility.” Learn more about KAOPS .

  • Nethopper Brings Industry’s First Multi-Cluster ArgoCD GitOps As a Service to ArgoCon 2022

    Platinum Sponsor Makes Kubernetes Application Operations Simple and More Secure Across Any Clouds or Clusters BOSTON, MA – September 07, 2022 – Nethopper.io, the pioneer of Kubernetes Application Operations (KAOps) platform as a service, today announced it will sponsor and exhibit at ArgoCon 2022 , which will take place September 19-21, 2022, in Mountain View, CA. Chris Munford, founder and CEO of Nethopper, alongside Steve Libbey, Vice President, will be onsite, answering questions on its KAOps platform’s integrated stack of software, which includes the recently launched industry’s first Multi-Cluster ArgoCD GitOps as a service. Nethopper is a platinum sponsor of ArgoCon 2022 and also a silver member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ( CNCF ). “If your teams are deploying production applications on Kubernetes by hand using the CLI (kubectl), then they are probably doing it wrong. This task needs to be done perfectly and repeatedly for your application to succeed. In fact, this task is best done with robotic automation, and ArgoCD is the perfect Kubernetes robot. It gives your teams all the control and precision they need, without the human error,” said Chris Munford, Nethopper's founder and CEO. DevOps teams need to release applications and updates quickly and easily. This is why the industry is transitioning from monolithic applications to microservices packaged in containers, and why Kubernetes has exploded in popularity, as the leading container management platform technology. One challenge is that today’s applications have hundreds of containers that need to be continuously delivered across sites, clusters, regions, or networks – and the scale and complexity can quickly overwhelm DevOps teams without the tools to easily manage this complexity. CNCF’s Intuit-developed ArgoCD is a declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes that follows the GitOps pattern of using Git repositories as the source of truth for defining the desired application state. With its auditable and automated application deployment and lifecycle management, ArgoCD increases developer efficiency and agility, without compromising security. “If your teams are deploying production applications on Kubernetes by hand using the CLI (kubectl), then they are probably doing it wrong. This task needs to be done perfectly and repeatedly for your application to succeed. In fact, this task is best done with robotic automation, and ArgoCD is the perfect Kubernetes robot. It gives your teams all the control and precision they need, without the human error,” said Chris Munford. “However, ArgoCD, like most open source software, is not complete right out of the box. Many enterprises are forced to hire yet another team of experts to install, customize, operate and support ArgoCD. Nethopper helps enterprises save much of this effort, while giving their existing staff the support they need to become ArgoCD experts,” he said. “With our ArgoCD as a Service offering, we not only host, install, secure, and support ArgoCD, we also help application operations teams attach their remote clusters and GitHub repos securely,” he added. For more information: Visit our website to learn more about Nethopper’s Kubernetes Application Operations (KAOps) platform as a service: https://www.nethopper.io Create a free-tier account on Nethopper’s Console today and take our Multi-Cluster ArgoCD for a spin: https://mynethopper.com/auth Read recent announcements and blogs: https://www.nethopper.io/newsroom About Nethopper Nethopper.io is pioneering KAOps, a Kubernetes Application Operations platform as a service for DevOps, with the mission of making Cloud Native applications easy to configure and operate across hybrid, edge, and multiple clusters and clouds. Nethopper has roots in Boston-area innovation, from Digital Equipment Corp, Cascade Communications, Alcatel ( NYSE: NOK ), Ciena ( NYSE: CIEN ), Web.com, Red Hat ( NYSE: IBM ), Ericsson ( NASDAQ: ERIC ), Juniper Networks ( NYSE: JNPR ), etc. Please visit: https://www.nethopper.io , Twitter or LinkedIn .

  • Solving Red Hat OpenShift’s Operational Challenges with KAOPS

    Simplifying OpenShift Management and Migration with KAOPS Red Hat OpenShift Is Just Kubernetes, Not Application DevOps Red Hat® OpenShift® is a leading enterprise Kubernetes platform, and it simplifies the process of installing and using a Kubernetes cluster. Once installed, OpenShift does what Kubernetes is supposed to do, enable users to deploy and operate containerized applications. However, the hard work has just begun. Those users, DevOps, must then install a whole suite of open source tools, running on top of OpenShift, to deploy and operate (monitor, troubleshoot, secure, upgrade, etc) their applications. To illustrate this, consider the container software stack below, with infrastructure at the bottom, Kubernetes above infrastructure, and a ‘Platform’ of operational tools at the top. Nethopper KAOPS is a GitOps platform engineering framework for you to simplify any Kubernetes operations in any cloud. One of our OpenShift users said it best, “Applications don’t deploy themselves.” Out-of-the-box, OpenShift does not provide many of these necessary operational tools, such as GitOps, Continuous Delivery (CD), CI/CD workflow engine, advanced Observability, encrypted Secrets, turnkey Ingress support, Multi-Cluster management, etc. To fill some of the operational gaps in OpenShift, Red Hat now offers an ACM (Advanced Cluster Management) add-on. However, ACM is not a complete platform , missing some key required Ops features (see comparison graphic below). Also, ACM is designed to work only with OpenShift, and not other Kubernetes distributions, like Amazon EKS, Google GKE, and Azure AKS, so users need to find multiple Ops Platform solutions in hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios. This leaves many users wondering how to get more from their Red Hat OpenShift. Red Hat's ACM is designed to work only with OpenShift, and not other Kubernetes distributions Stay With OpenShift or Transition to An Alternative? It’s a big question, and for a number of OpenShift users in various industry sectors, OpenShift is a ‘keeper’, and it’s not going away any time soon. Other companies are looking to transition to managed Kubernetes in the public cloud. Whichever mindset you have, KAOPS can help. For those keeping OpenShift… Many organizations have standardized on Red Hat OpenShift technology, especially in the Finance, FinTech, Banking or Telecom sectors. And for a number of reasons, including regulatory, compliance and/or governance, they must keep OpenShift up and running. For these users, Nethopper KAOPS is that necessary suite of operational tools which enhances OpenShift to become a completely managed Kubernetes service for DevOps. For those who want to transition to a new Kubernetes… A growing number of OpenShift users are looking elsewhere for Kubernetes alternatives, such as SUSE Rancher, Mirantis, or SpectroCloud. Others are turning to the large cloud providers, such as Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, and Google GKE. But, moving away from OpenShift is not quick and easy, like flicking a light switch on/off. Users must keep OpenShift up and running even during the transition to another solution, and that can take years. For these users, Nethopper KAOPS can not only be the DevOps platform for OpenShift, but can also be the DevOps platform for their future Kubernetes. This way, they can train the DevOps team once, and then they are free to move to any cloud or Kubernetes. And because KAOPS is multi-cluster, it can even migrate applications from Openshift to the new Kubernetes, and vice versa. KAOPS is a future-proof DevOps platform for all clouds and Kubernetes! How to Get OpenShift Operational Agility and Speed? All OpenShift users need DevOps operational functionality. And they need it fast. Red Hat would argue that ACM is the operational solution for OpenShift, which is now the main component of PlatformPlus. Rebranding aside, the challenges for Red Hat ACM for OpenShift include: Roadmap is still playing catch up . ACM cannot keep up with the fast pace of cloud-native innovation Cost. ACM is an expensive add-on to OpenShift Only works with OpenShift: ACM lacks a neutral approach to cloud and Kubernetes. OpenShift users would be best served by nimble vendors, like Nethopper.io, which provide a robust yet cost-effective operational solution for OpenShift workloads. With Nethopper KAOPS, OpenShift users can easily and securely manage and operate all their OpenShift Kubernetes clusters in any hybrid/multi-cloud environment. Best Operational Platform Engineering for OpenShift When it comes to DevOps platform engineering, OpenShift users have: Option #1: Nethopper KAOPS for OpenShift , a comprehensive GitOps-based cloud-native DevOps platform for Kubernetes application operations, delivered as a service, and available now. Option #2: Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) , incumbent Red Hat® offering (add-on) that is intended to control Ku bernetes clusters and application lifecycle. Nethopper has integrated all the operational tools, including observability, security, and GitOps to make OpenShift work better and faster for you. In Summary... Nethopper’s mission is to make the journey to cloud-native Kubernetes for enterprise DevOps secure, simple, and easy. With Nethopper, your DevOps/platform team can: Be more effective and efficient Leverage all the functionality they need to move faster Take advantage of documented best-practices Use the skill sets they have today. Is Nethopper the right solution for your OpenShift implementation? If you’d like to learn more about Nethopper or find out how to add KAOPS to your OpenShift for a truly managed Kubernetes, contact: info@nethopper.io . You can also visit our website: www.nethopper.io and follow us on LinkedIn. For a quicker response, please call: +1 (617) 819-8009. Thanks for reading!

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  • KAOPS Wins Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards for Most Innovative Platform Engineering Product

    Publication: theCUBE by SiliconANGLE Media KAOPS Wins Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards for Most Innovative Platform Engineering Product Publication: theCUBE by SiliconANGLE Media KAOPS has been selected as a winner in the Most Innovative Product for Platform Engineering Teams category for the inaugural 2025 Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards! The winners of our inaugural Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards represent some of the boldest thinkers and determined innovators i n the tech industry,” said Dave Vellante, co-founder and co-CEO of SiliconANGLE Media. “Each person, company and product honored has proven that true breakthroughs happen when we dare to challenge traditional conventions and pursue ambitious visions. Today, we honor excellence across the full spectrum of innovation—from the visionary leaders who inspire us, to groundbreaking products that transform industries, to the companies that make it all possible,” said John Furrier, co-founder and co-CEO of SiliconANGLE Media. “Our awards program celebrates the courage to think differently, the persistence to overcome obstacles, and the vision to transform bold ideas into real-world impact. About KAOPS KAOPS is a multi-cloud management platform that accelerates modern application delivery, reduces time and money spent, and simplifies Kubernetes and open-source tool operations. Key Benefits Unified Control Plane: One platform for any Kubernetes, cloud, and open-source tool. Extreme Automation: Simplifies GitOps, multi-cloud, and agnostic automation for any level tech teams. Time and Cost Savings: Reduces application delivery time by 2-3 years and labor costs by 60%. Improved Operational Agility: Increases efficiency, standardizes processes, and reduces labor costs. Unique Capabilities One-stop-shop unified control plane: KAOPS integrates 10+ open-source tools and provides a single control plane for Kubernetes and open-source tools. GitOps + Multi-Cloud + Agnostic Approach: Combines GitOps, multi-cloud, and agnostic approach for extreme automation. Value Proposition KAOPS helps platform engineering teams de-risk their approach to modern applications by providing a cloud-agnostic, Kubernetes-agnostic, and open-source-based technology that simplifies Kubernetes operations and reduces labor costs. For more information, contact us: info@nethopper.io , +1 (617) 819-8009. Next Item Previous Item

  • 09. What Platform Engineers Must Have in Their IDP

    Multi-cluster networking is a foundation requirement of a cloud native IDP because things like GitOps and observability require connectivity between clusters. 09. What Platform Engineers Must Have in Their IDP Multi-cluster networking is a foundation requirement of a cloud native IDP because things like GitOps and observability require connectivity between clusters. Cloud Native IDP Requires Architectural Components Internal Developer Platform (IDP) Architecture An IDP (Internal Developer Platform) is required to build and manage infrastructure (both private and public clouds) using IaC (Infrastructure-as-Code), deploy applications, automate CI/CD pipelines, while providing observability for all those domains. There are two architectural components required for a cloud native IDP: a DevOps framework and secure multi-cluster networking. A DevOps framework that supports a cloud native IDP is the first architectural decision platform engineers need to make. Show More Next Item Previous Item

  • KAOPS for Amazon EKS/Kubernetes

    1 KAOPS for Amazon EKS/Kubernetes Control and Manage Your Amazon EKS/Kubernetes Upgrades Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Amazon EKS is the leading managed Kubernetes service. But ‘managed’ does not mean that it's ready for your applications. Amazon EKS users are still responsible for delivering, securing, and operating their software applications and containers on top of Amazon EKS, which is complex burden. The burden of keeping up with EKS upgrades Show More Previous Item Next Item

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