RackN, which builds software to enable Continuously
Integrated Data Centers, today announced
Digital Rebar v4.3. The new
version of the company's flagship software platform combines the flexibility of
vendor-neutral bare metal automation with expanded control of distributed
environments. With this release, RackN provides an on-premises solution
that manages physical infrastructure at global scale
"There has been a lack
of autonomy and control in data center infrastructure management," said Sriram
Subramanian, Research
Director Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group (ISPTG), IDC.
"Lack of integration among datacenter
management tools is rendering multi-site management inherently complex; the
scalability, security, and speed of management is also limited because systems
are isolated. Software like Digital Rebar takes a new approach to enable
multi-site management."
With Digital Rebar v4.3, RackN integrated
infrastructure as code (IaC) features can now expand to manage distributed
sites. Customers are using this capability to develop automation in a
lab, validate it against a secure test environment and then perform a
controlled global roll-out. Repaving a remote data center now takes just
minutes from start to finish.
Operator
Managed Data Center Automation
A
lightweight golang service, Digital Rebar integrates deeply into data centers
to manage the full life-cycle for physical (and virtual) compute, network and
storage infrastructure. RackN is also ready for demanding enterprise
needs with a single sign-on, role-based authentication and highly available
configurations.
Key new
features for v4.3 are:
- Distributed Infrastructure as Code - delivering a modular
catalog that manages infrastructure from firmware, operating systems and
cluster configuration.
- Single API for distributed automation - providing both
single pane-of-glass and regional views without compromising disconnected
site autonomy.
- Continuously Integrated Data Center (CIDC) workflow -
enabling consistent and repeatable processes that promote from dev to test
and production
"We built Digital Rebar because automating a single site or
cloud is already too hard, and our customers have distributed infrastructures
to manage. With Edge Computing bringing many more sites, we are seeing a
looming operational crisis. The industry needed a consistent integrated
tool chain that works within and between sites," said Rob Hirschfeld, CEO,
RackN.
Product
Availability
The beta version is
available now, and can be
downloaded
here. General Availability will be
on March 13, 2020.