IBM launches Bluemix container service with Kubernetes

IBM has announced a new container service on Bluemix, its cloud platform, to fuel the speed and simplicity at which developers can build and manage more secure and cognitive apps. Available on IBM Cloud, this service uses Kubernetes, an open-source container...

Developers can build and host most Alexa skills for free

Amazon has announced a new program that will make it free for tens of thousands of Alexa developers to build and host most Alexa skills using Amazon Web Services (AWS), writes Werner Vogels, chief technology officer at Amazon Web Services. Many Alexa skill developers...

DevConf a success, says DVT

Software and solutions company DVT have cited DevConf 2017 as a ‘must attend’ for software developers. South Africa’s annual developer’s conference took place at Vodaworld in Midrand on 9 March and attracted more than 700 delegates. DVT’s...

Obsidian Systems, Atlassian lead DevOps collaboration

Open source technology, services and solutions specialist Obsidian Systems is teaming up with industry partner and established enterprise software firm Atlassian to participate as a silver sponsor at this year’s DevConf conference. The annual event, widely...

Red Hat helps enterprises embrace DevOps at scale

Red Hat has announced the general availability of Ansible Tower 3.1, the latest version of its enterprise-grade, agentless automation platform. Ansible Tower by Red Hat helps enterprises cut through the complexities of modern IT environments with powerful automation...

DVT to sponsor National Software Testing Conference

South Africa and UK-based software and solutions company DVT will be a Gold level sponsor at the 2017 National Software Testing Conference in London, continuing its expansion into the post-Brexit UK market. The company, which runs one of South Africa’s largest...