March 2019

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  Prepare for Industry 4.0 challenges on storage, networks

  With Industry 4.0 poised to grow across industries, enterprise IT organizations must ask what it will take to support this revolution. Learn how to manage the data-led transformation.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Prepare for ITIL framework updates in version 4

  The much-anticipated release of ITIL v4 not only changes the framework's certification structure, but emphasizes many modern software development and IT service delivery practices.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Evaluate the COBIT framework 2019 update

  ITSM frameworks must adapt as IT changes swiftly or risk stagnation. COBIT ended its six-year silence with its 2019 update. Get an overview of the new information and how to use COBIT.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Monitoring distributed systems means first, do no harm

  SRE veterans who work with large, complex, latency-sensitive infrastructures say some monitoring tools can hurt the systems they're meant to help.  Continue Reading

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Site reliability engineer shift creates IT ops dilemma

  Aspiring SREs find it hard to move away from tactical tasks to focus on strategic projects. Veteran SREs say the path to less toil begins with prioritization and automation.  Continue Reading

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Kubernetes for Windows hits GA, with limitations

  Kubernetes support for Windows nodes was declared stable in Kubernetes 1.14, but extensive fine print remains.  Continue Reading

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  SRE software refines DevOps incident response for enterprise

  SRE workflows often emerge organically within enterprise IT teams, but software tools add measurability and automation for incident response and review in one DevOps shop.  Continue Reading

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Build Terraform modules to make IT components into code

  Modules enable reusability of infrastructure-as-code deployments with Terraform. Follow this example, which also features AWS for the hosting environment, to learn module structure.  Continue Reading

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Start using Terraform variables for IT resource deployment flexibility

  Infrastructure-as-code adopters should try Terraform input and output variables as a more flexible way to define and save values for deployment configurations.  Continue Reading

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Kubernetes management for 'Minecraft' has enterprise IT traits

  What do 'Minecraft' servers and enterprise databases have in common? In the realm of Kubernetes management, more than you might think.  Continue Reading

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Improve help desk management for smooth IT operations

  A streamlined help desk benefits both IT ops teams and end users. Learn how to improve your organization's help desk with these expert tips on templates, automation and AI.  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2019 21 Mar'19

  Can you accurately measure SLA expectations and results?

  Realistic SLA expectations rely on accurately defined criteria, properly set. Test your knowledge of SLA measurements and learn to tailor contracts that avoid costly consequences with this quiz.  Continue Reading

• March 21, 2019 21 Mar'19

  IT security monitoring at golf club lets IT ops play through

  ClubCorp took stock of its IT security strategy last year, which led to freedom from grunt work and renewed focus for the IT ops team.  Continue Reading

• March 18, 2019 18 Mar'19

  Evaluate on-premises vs. SaaS tools for IT systems management

  While there are a lot of factors for enterprises to consider when choosing an IT management tool, the on-premises vs. SaaS decision can be a particularly tricky one.  Continue Reading

• March 15, 2019 15 Mar'19

  DevSecOps shift begins, but remains a work in progress

  DevOps security has shifted left, but IT pros disagree on just how far into application design and away from infrastructure security practices will go.  Continue Reading

• March 15, 2019 15 Mar'19

  DevOps security tools 'shift left' into CI/CD pipelines

  DevOps security remains a work in progress, but many enterprise IT shops already plug collaboration points for IT security and operations pros directly into the app development pipeline.  Continue Reading

• March 15, 2019 15 Mar'19

  Learn how to use Salt orchestration with an example

  Admins can use orchestration features in Salt to centrally control a group of minions and machines. Follow this example, which features Orchestrate Runner, to get started.  Continue Reading

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  F5-Nginx deal reflects mainstream trend toward microservices

  F5 snaps up Nginx for cloud-native app support, and analysts predict a microservices gold rush as modern application architectures catch on in enterprise IT shops.  Continue Reading

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  Assess the micro VM market with AWS Firecracker

  Consider the benefits of AWS Firecracker as it compares to other micro VMs and system containers, but be wary of its limitations before installing this virtualization technology.  Continue Reading

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  native cloud application (NCA)

  A native cloud application (NCA) is a program that is designed specifically for a cloud computing architecture.  Continue Reading