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A beginner's breakdown of IT monitoring tools
To establish an IT monitoring strategy can feel overwhelming, but guarantee efficiency in systems and application performances. Review the core methods and fundamental tools.
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Software from non-IT vendors -- what's the risk?
Many non-IT vendors now offer homegrown software -- a model that carries benefits and risks. Weigh the pros and cons around support, availability and other factors before making a decision.
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Tricks to boost Ansible performance at scale
There are several options to increase Ansible performance at scale -- a task that should move to the top of the to-do list as an IT deployment grows.
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Container security vendors tap service mesh enthusiasm
Container defense in depth is a hot topic, and some IT pros approach it with a combination of third-party container security tools and service mesh security features.
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Container security hole demands patching
The discovery of a container utility flaw means IT pros must patch most container runtimes, as well as practice defense in depth and beware of strangers with sketchy container images.
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The evolution of DevOps is far from over
DevOps shifts around like ice cubes skate across water: quickly and always toward its outer limits. Kurt Marko explores some areas where DevOps will go in 2019.
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Configuration and DevOps Evaluate
Software from non-IT vendors -- what's the risk?
Many non-IT vendors now offer homegrown software -- a model that carries benefits and risks. Weigh the pros and cons around support, availability and other factors before making a decision.
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Monitoring Tools Get Started
A beginner's breakdown of IT monitoring tools
To establish an IT monitoring strategy can feel overwhelming, but guarantee efficiency in systems and application performances. Review the core methods and fundamental tools.
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What happens to ops when DevOps shifts left?
IT operations administrators should not perceive the shift left in DevOps as a threat to their relevance, but rather as a catalyst for a change in their priorities.
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Build test infrastructure with Packer and Vagrant
Vagrant boxes enable IT admins to test infrastructure updates in production-identical QA environments. Follow this Vagrant tutorial to build a machine and export it to a Vagrant box.
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PDF: The DevOps career skills you need
IT as a whole is making a noticeable shift towards a DevOps culture. So what do skills do you need to keep yourself relevant in this new environment?
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Is it too expensive to migrate to a cloud app?
Cloud applications are like icebergs: There's a lot users don't see below the surface. One apparently small change could have a massive ripple effect on operations.
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Software from non-IT vendors -- what's the risk?
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Practice patience during a shift to cloud-native IT
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Apache Mesos orchestrates large-scale deployments
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Problem Solve
Tricks to boost Ansible performance at scale
There are several options to increase Ansible performance at scale -- a task that should move to the top of the to-do list as an IT deployment grows.
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Containerization wrangles all enterprise applications
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Upgrade your help desk support method
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Config management adoption isn't easy
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How to avoid Docker socket security risks
Container security is a new area for many IT admins, and enterprise IT organizations can easily set up Docker in ways that compromise access control -- potentially exposing the host.
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Build test infrastructure with Packer and Vagrant
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Use Salt state files to perform configuration updates
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Master Docker load balancing with Nginx
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E-Zine | December 2018
A configuration management plan can unite tools and teams
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E-Handbook | December 2018
Disaster recovery procedures deserve daily attention
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E-Zine | October 2018
Should you use AI for security in the cloud?
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E-Zine | August 2018
Microservices challenges fluster even the sharpest IT shops
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E-Handbook | July 2018
Configuration as code specifies and simplifies IT deployment
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IT Operations Basics
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A beginner's breakdown of IT monitoring tools
To establish an IT monitoring strategy can feel overwhelming, but guarantee efficiency in systems and application performances. Review the core methods and fundamental tools.
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CaaS
Containers as a service (CaaS) is a cloud service that allows software developers to upload, organize, run, scale, manage and stop containers by using a provider's API calls or a web portal interface.
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Guidelines on Kubernetes pods per node and cluster size
Improve your Kubernetes deployment strategy with balanced application hosting and sound pod-to-nodes mapping. Learn the ins and outs of resource pools and Kubernetes communication.
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Blog: Modern Operations: Apps & Stacks
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What does an IT person do? Answers from around the globe
The holiday season is fast approaching, when IT and DevOps professionals around the world answer a perennial question at the family dinner table: What does an IT person do? While you might only ...Continue Reading
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Gifts for geeks in 2018: analog edition
Gifts for geeks don't have to be digital. This year's suggestions feature a decidedly analog theme.Continue Reading
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Managing Cloud-Native Applications
Container security vendors tap service mesh enthusiasm
Container defense in depth is a hot topic, and some IT pros approach it with a combination of third-party container security tools and service mesh security features.
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Managing Cloud-Native Applications
Linkerd and Istio duke it out in service mesh
Linkerd's maintainers admit it has a narrower range of features than buzz machine Istio. But after failed attempts to set up Istio, some early adopters believe less is more.
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Managing Virtual Containers
Container security hole demands patching
The discovery of a container utility flaw means IT pros must patch most container runtimes, as well as practice defense in depth and beware of strangers with sketchy container images.