June 2018
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June 29, 2018
29
Jun'18
Use HashiCorp's Terraform tool and companions for production IaC
Developers want isolated systems for prototyping. Testers want mimicry of production. And IT operations wants to configure this infrastructure for them without reinventing the wheel. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2018
29
Jun'18
Database DevOps tools bring stateful apps up to modern speed
Database DevOps is no longer a contradiction in terms, as enterprises roll out database management and persistent storage software that makes stateful apps more flexible. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2018
28
Jun'18
IT infrastructure management software learns analytics tricks
Not every enterprise IT shop is ready to take the AIOps plunge, but IT ops automation is increasingly data-driven -- even at mainstream companies. Continue Reading
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Docker image
A Docker image is a file, comprised of multiple layers, used to execute code in a Docker container. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2018
26
Jun'18
Simplify the production deployment process with these tips
DevOps shops emphasize production-ready code, which doesn't cause a stir when it moves from dev to test to prod. Experts share how to deploy top-notch code swiftly and accurately. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2018
26
Jun'18
Tackle DevOps compliance challenges with automation
The same DevOps principles that help address compliance issues should be the same principles that are applied to development in the first place. Continue Reading
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June 25, 2018
25
Jun'18
How the Nagios monitoring tool tracks IT environment details
Nagios users can monitor diverse components of an IT infrastructure, across Linux and Windows OSes, networks and servers, so long as they roll up their sleeves and dig into agents and plug-ins. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2018
22
Jun'18
Dive into the decades-long history of container technology
Container technology is almost as old as VMs, although IT wasn't talking about it until Docker, Kubernetes and other tech made waves that caused a frenzy of activity. Continue Reading
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
Will the Kubernetes sidecar deliver container happiness?
IT teams tasked with managing containerization -- or that might be imagining a future full of containers -- may want to take a look at Kubernetes sidecar software. This proxy technology built into the service mesh architecture could prove useful in ... Continue Reading
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
Service mesh architecture radicalizes container networking
Containerization is the IT industry's favorite superhero, so it's only fitting that containers have a powerful sidekick in service mesh. Together, they fight network management chaos. Continue Reading
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
These Go code examples showcase its main features
Google's golang uses many of the same functions as older code languages, such as key-value pairs and compiling, but is better fitted to modern systems development requirements. Continue Reading
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
Cloud applications demand a new IT operations strategy
Business and software development trends are putting more pressure on IT operations staff and changing the way teams deploy applications. Continue Reading
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June 19, 2018
19
Jun'18
How the three phases of automation dictate human employment
Automation might end human employment as we know it. The final result is in question, but we can draw clues from the relationship between automation and employment. Continue Reading
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June 18, 2018
18
Jun'18
Three tools enable DevOps for Windows shops
DevOps isn't just the domain of open source Linux experts. These three tool options tailor DevOps to how Windows applications and systems operate. Continue Reading
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June 15, 2018
15
Jun'18
Kubernetes books put container deployments on the right track
Whether you're tasked to set up and manage or deploy applications with Kubernetes, these books offer guidance and support. Co-author Brendan Burns shares insights from the texts. Continue Reading
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June 14, 2018
14
Jun'18
Docker pledges Kubernetes for Windows support in Docker EE
Docker Enterprise Edition will add Kubernetes for Windows features in the coming months, but Microsoft shops haven't decided on a container orchestration strategy. Continue Reading
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June 14, 2018
14
Jun'18
Docker roadmap champions multi-cloud container management
Docker Enterprise Edition will roll out multi-cloud container management in beta later in 2018 and go head-to-head with Red Hat OpenShift and Rancher. Continue Reading
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June 14, 2018
14
Jun'18
Cisco roadmap plots course through clouds to DevOps future
From a Google Cloud partnership to API-based network data integration, Cisco showcased application hosting flexibility and DevOps process flows in its product plans at its annual conference. Continue Reading
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June 13, 2018
13
Jun'18
Zabbix
Zabbix is an open source monitoring software tool for diverse IT components, including networks, servers, virtual machines (VMs) and cloud services. Continue Reading
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June 12, 2018
12
Jun'18
Splunk's VictorOps acquisition extends alerts, but narrows lanes
Splunk's purchase of VictorOps, its fifth deal in the past year, adds DevOps incident management, on-call scheduling and alerting, and opens doors into adjacent markets. Continue Reading