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• When done right, app scaling boosts efficiency and lowers costs

  Cloud computing is supposed to make application scaling simple, efficient and cheaper. It can be, as long as you plan carefully and avoid the pitfalls.  Continue Reading

• Bots infiltrate IT help desk software

  IT support requires a great deal of perfunctory tasks and communications. You'll soon be able to hand off the routine to bot-based IT help desk tools and integrations.  Continue Reading

• Scale up DevOps processes against the odds

  DevOps is the change everyone wants, until it means new processes. The difficult but rewarding shift to a DevOps process flow reimagines everything from releases to incident response.  Continue Reading

• These top IT news stories prepare operations to finish 2017 strong

  Enterprise IT's Kubernetes options have drastically changed since 2016, as have ITSM and app monitoring choices. Catch up on the news that's shaping your ops tool set in 2017 here.  Continue Reading

• Cultural backlash stifles DevOps for database pros

  At most organizations, database DevOps automation is more of a cultural challenge than a technical one.  Continue Reading

• Database DevOps contradictions snarl enterprise IT automation

  Databases are part of the application modernization process but can also present an intractable problem for DevOps teams.  Continue Reading

• When a new software deployment strategy means continuous adjustment

  Rolling out application changes is never done without effort. And when it's done as part of a continuous delivery process, it's never quite done.  Continue Reading

• Securing containers keeps IT jumping through hoops

  Container isolation doesn't cut it in production. Instead, beef up security from the infrastructure to the application code, and be prepared to use some new tools to do it.  Continue Reading

• IT operations automation adds brain and brawn to app support tools

  What's an IT operations pro to do in a world where management and monitoring tools think for themselves, and self-service IT infrastructure is deployed at the push of a button?  Continue Reading

• Without business input, the business benefits of DevOps are elusive

  To achieve the business benefits of DevOps, organizations must mend a cultural divide deeper than the one between developers and operations staff.  Continue Reading

• Deploy patches safely and sanely in a CI/CD workflow

  Enterprises engaged in a CI/CD workflow must patch systems and apps strategically. There are multiple technologies to consider, including immutable infrastructure and automation.  Continue Reading

• Avoid the deluge: How to monitor alerts without getting overwhelmed

  In a virtualized environment, IT admins can receive alerts around the clock. The trick is to filter the data to get warnings only when there's an actual problem.  Continue Reading

• DevOps lab: How to use Docker swarm mode to run containers in VMs

  This article is part of a series to help IT ops professionals learn DevOps by building a home lab. In this final step, IT pros new to containers learn how to use Docker swarm mode.  Continue Reading

• DevOps lab: Pick up Ansible tips to learn configuration management

  This article is part of a series to help IT ops professionals learn DevOps by building a home lab. In this third step, Ansible works with Vagrant and GitHub to create a consistent, redeployable stack.  Continue Reading

• DevOps lab: Learn to use GitHub for infrastructure deployments

  This article is part of a series to help IT ops professionals learn DevOps by building a home lab. In the second step, Git version control allows ops to manage infrastructure as code.  Continue Reading