{"id":40861,"date":"2020-05-14T11:21:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T11:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/?guid=c1ba2c2efcb51f86e69fcbc436dd1c03"},"modified":"2020-05-14T11:21:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T11:21:02","slug":"vmware-to-acquire-kubernetes-security-firm-octarine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/vmware-to-acquire-kubernetes-security-firm-octarine\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware to acquire Kubernetes security firm Octarine"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n Keumars Afifi-Sabet<\/a><\/span>
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14 May, 2020<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Software giant VMware<\/a>\u00a0has said it plans to acquire\u00a0specialist Kubernetes company Octarine, a deal at the core of VMware’s drive to become a major security provider.<\/p>\n

Following the firm\u2019s decision to\u00a0snap up\u00a0Carbon Black seven months ago<\/a>, VMware is hoping to integrate\u00a0Octarine\u2019s security platform for Kubernetes applications into\u00a0its broader security services.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s technology helps simplify DevSecOps and enables cloud-native environments to be more secure from development through runtime, according to Carbon Black\u2019s CEO Patrick Morley.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unique properties of the cloud (speed, agility, scale) mean that developers are increasingly using containers to modernize applications. As with any major technology adoption, attackers are not far behind, looking to take advantage of new risk areas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtecting workloads is critical to the security of applications and data inside every organization. Building Octarine\u2019s innovation into the VMware security portfolio will present a major opportunity for our team to further simplify and improve security for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The move is seen as a leap forward for VMware, which has launched a significant push into the\u00a0security market through investments and acquisitions.<\/p>\n

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The acquisition allows VMware to enhance its security tools for containers and\u00a0Kubernetes environments<\/a>\u00a0by embedding Octarine technology into the VMware Carbon Black Cloud, as well as the VMware Tanzu platform. Tanzu is a centralised management platform for operating and securing\u00a0 Kubernetes infrastructure and applications<\/a>\u00a0across various teams and cloud environments.<\/p>\n

The integration of Octarine\u2019s Kubernetes platform will allow VMware customers to mitigate risks by providing visibility into cloud-native environments, and provide runtime monitoring and control of workloads across hybrid clouds, among other benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree years ago we set out on a path to provide a different kind of security solution, one that addresses the profound shift that cloud native computing brings both to the technology stack and to organizational roles,\u201d said Octarine CEO Shemer Schwarz.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we are very proud of what we have accomplished so far, there is so much more we have planned in our roadmap. And we continue to expand our platform functionality in order to provide more value to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keumars Afifi-Sabet<\/p>\n

14 May, 2020 <\/p>\n

Software giant VMware\u00a0has said it plans to acquire\u00a0specialist Kubernetes company Octarine, a deal at the core of VMware’s drive to become a major security provider.
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