Spectro Cloud completed a $75 million Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives with participation from existing Spectro Cloud investors.
StackGen announced enhanced support for developers utilizing Argo CD, a GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes.
With StackGen's generative Infrastructure from Code technology, developers can now automatically generate Helm charts, significantly reducing friction in the software deployment process from days to minutes.
StackGen allows developers to concentrate on writing application code while automatically generating the required Helm charts through static analysis of their source code. StackGen also ensures that the generated Helm charts remain in sync with application source code, allowing organizations to maintain or even enhance their deployment velocity at scale. By adhering to established security standards, such as least-privilege access control, StackGen automatically enforces critical security policies within the Helm charts.
"StackGen generates Helm charts without requiring developers to learn a new specification language or alter application code," said Asif Awan, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at StackGen. "This innovation eliminates delays from cross team dependencies, the potential for infrastructure or security errors, and enhances collaboration among team members responsible for a business application. By integrating with Argo CD, we enable teams to accelerate their deployment timelines and focus on driving innovation in their applications."
The key benefits of integrating StackGen with Argo CD include enhanced deployment speed through streamlined Helm chart generation, significantly reducing the time from code to production. Additionally, robust security measures are built into the Helm charts, ensuring compliance with industry standards and minimizing vulnerabilities. By automating the chart creation process, StackGen also reduces human error, allowing teams to deploy with greater confidence. This integration not only frees developers to focus on core application development but also simplifies infrastructure management, ultimately driving greater innovation and improving overall productivity.
Industry News
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, has announced significant momentum around cloud native training and certifications with the addition of three new project-centric certifications and a series of new Platform Engineering-specific certifications:
Red Hat announced the latest version of Red Hat OpenShift AI, its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) platform built on Red Hat OpenShift that enables enterprises to create and deliver AI-enabled applications at scale across the hybrid cloud.
Salesforce announced agentic lifecycle management tools to automate Agentforce testing, prototype agents in secure Sandbox environments, and transparently manage usage at scale.
OpenText™ unveiled Cloud Editions (CE) 24.4, presenting a suite of transformative advancements in Business Cloud, AI, and Technology to empower the future of AI-driven knowledge work.
Red Hat announced new capabilities and enhancements for Red Hat Developer Hub, Red Hat’s enterprise-grade developer portal based on the Backstage project.
Pegasystems announced the availability of new AI-driven legacy discovery capabilities in Pega GenAI Blueprint™ to accelerate the daunting task of modernizing legacy systems that hold organizations back.
Tricentis launched enhanced cloud capabilities for its flagship solution, Tricentis Tosca, bringing enterprise-ready end-to-end test automation to the cloud.
Rafay Systems announced new platform advancements that help enterprises and GPU cloud providers deliver developer-friendly consumption workflows for GPU infrastructure.
Apiiro introduced Code-to-Runtime, a new capability using Apiiro’s deep code analysis (DCA) technology to map software architecture and trace all types of software components including APIs, open source software (OSS), and containers to code owners while enriching it with business impact.
Zesty announced the launch of Kompass, its automated Kubernetes optimization platform.
MacStadium announced the launch of Orka Engine, the latest addition to its Orka product line.
Elastic announced its AI ecosystem to help enterprise developers accelerate building and deploying their Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications.
Red Hat introduced new capabilities and enhancements for Red Hat OpenShift, a hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes, as well as the technology preview of Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed.
Traefik Labs announced API Sandbox as a Service to streamline and accelerate mock API development, and Traefik Proxy v3.2.