Red Hat buys Kubernetes security startup StackRox
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Red Hat Inc. announced its first acquisition of the year today, saying it intends to acquire container and Kubernetes threat detection company StackRox Inc.
Red Hat said it wants to integrate StackRox’s security tools with its OpenShift platform to make container workloads more secure. OpenShift is Red Hat’s version of the Kubernetes container orchestration software. Containers are portable, self-contained software environments, and Kubernetes is used to manage large deployments of them.
Founded in 2014, StackRox sells a cloud-based platform that offers continuous advanced threat detection for cloud-native applications, containers, serverless computing and Kubernetes. It’s designed to help enterprises secure their containers and Kubernetes environments at scale, and assists users in both detecting and responding to security threats. One of its key capabilities is that it helps security and Dev
Early next year, Red Hat OpenShift users will be able to deploy Windows containers alongside Linux containers.
Starting in early 2021, Windows containers will be supported on Red Hat OpenShift. This will make things easier for companies using Linux and Windows in a multi-cloud infrastructure, as it means that Windows servers won t be forced into their own separate silos that require separate management. Windows containers will be able to be fired up on Windows servers and managed by the same OpenShift Kubernetes that s orchestrating the rest of the system.
This new support for Windows containers on OpenShift will give IT teams the ability to manage both Linux and Windows-based containerized workloads side-by-side through the same dashboard and eliminate the need for parallel software stacks for Windows instances in hybrid clouds dominated by Linux servers – important in a world where containerized workloads have become the rule rather than the exception.
“Red Hat OpenShift already provides enterprises with a powerful foundation to connect workloads across the hybrid cloud and with each new feature or capability we aim further that mission,” said Ashesh Badani, senior vice president of cloud platforms at Red Hat.
“With Red Hat OpenShift Support for Windows Containers, organizations no longer need to manage separate IT stacks for their Linux and Windows containers helping to break down silos and make it easier for enterprises to pursue their cloud-native agenda.”
Red Hat said OpenShift Support for Windows Containers uses the certified OpenShift operator Windows Machine Config Operator (WMCO) to manage Windows containers within the OpenShift console.