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Application Maintenance on Production Systems

• 12 DevOps KPIs you should track to gauge improvement

  What's missing from your DevOps workflow? Cold, hard, impartial numbers. Track these key metrics to ensure DevOps processes achieve stated goals. Continue Reading

• Match cloud application monitoring to integration needs

  An enterprise's cloud migration includes several elements: a new security process, budget redistribution and a monitoring system that integrates cloud and on-premises apps. Continue Reading

• Weigh infrastructure as code risks against the benefits

  Infrastructure as code can transform the modern data center, but maintain a healthy dose of caution -- and thorough documentation and testing environments -- to prevent chaos. Continue Reading

• AIOps monitoring arms IT staff with broader, deeper insights

  Conventional monitoring gives ops teams critical visibility into the health of their IT systems, but with limited scope. Through an AIOps tool, they can significantly broaden their view. Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• Pop quiz: Can you identify these top IT trends of 2019?

  From serverless and AIOps to a widening tech skills gap, numerous IT trends bring momentum into 2019. See how ready you are for new opportunities and hurdles in IT with this quiz.Continue Reading

• Explore the new year's emerging IT trends

  Small data centers, intelligent IT management tools -- digital diversity? Catch up on the 10 trends driving IT operations forward in 2019, and how they'll shape your organization.Continue Reading

• 10 tips to approach IT operations processes with confidence

  Stuck in the NOC over the holidays? To pass the time, improve your ability to plan projects and quash production infrastructure incidents with confidence.Continue Reading

• Estimate the cost of open source software in 5 practical areas

  Open source tools and technologies are free for the taking, as long as enterprise IT organizations correctly calculate the cost of implementation, support, contribution and more.Continue Reading

• AI for IT operations means smarter, safer deployments

  Anticipate developments in AIOps and IT automation in 2019, particularly in major spaces such as IT security. Help your organization look forward and adopt smarter automation.Continue Reading

• Align KPIs for IT with corresponding business goals

  It's easy for IT KPIs to take a back seat to those of the business or vice versa. Instead, explore these ways to maintain a working balance.Continue Reading

• Why cloud-agnostic is a lofty goal for multi-cloud users

  Cloud platforms differ, which gives IT organizations an array of options. So, is it worth sacrificing those features to go cloud-agnostic?Continue Reading

• Implement security for DevOps across the board

  Security for DevOps isn't about the devices or the data center facility anymore. Learn how to protect valuable data as it moves beyond the corporate network into hybrid cloud and among various applications composed of microservices.Continue Reading

• How to achieve application performance improvement in ops

  With more complex infrastructure and applications comes increased need for sophisticated performance monitoring and management tools, accompanied by strengthened processes.Continue Reading

• Serverless technology obfuscates workflows, performance data

  Serverless and microservices reshape the application stack into something that looks like a swath of stars in the sky. How do you find a slow, misconfigured component in this interconnected galaxy?Continue Reading

• What's our future if we don't secure IoT devices?

  When everything from the coffee maker to the manufacturing plant's robots to the electric grid is connected, shouldn't security be IT's primary concern?Continue Reading

• The ITIL 2018 update better catch up to modern IT

  When ITIL last updated, DevOps was in its infancy. In the face of rapidly evolving IT practices and technologies, ITIL 2018 must be powerful and usable for diverse IT organizations.Continue Reading

• Unleash application dependency mapping tools to combat outages

  Create a detailed map of application dependencies from the CMDB and cloud resources and help prevent unexpected outages.Continue Reading

• Evaluate ChatOps tools and bots for the right fit

  ChatOps is still a niche in IT operations and DevOps shops, but organizations that have set it up love it. That means you should join the fun and give it a try. Here's what you need to know about ChatOps tools.Continue Reading

• Ten hot tips on IT containerization

  Container technology didn't sit still in 2017, with maturing platforms and orchestration tools. Now more than ever, it's time to learn how to deploy containers at scale.Continue Reading

• Get serious about patch validation and deployment -- fast

  Zero-day exploits are more dangerous than ever, but so is applying an untested patch to live systems. Without a strategy to quickly validate patches -- outside of production -- you're playing with fire.Continue Reading

• Server OS patching doesn't have to be as painful as you fear

  OS patching is like a mechanic's job -- you need different tools for different makes and models. SCCM, Satellite and Landscape provide upkeep for IT's sports cars and SUVs.Continue Reading

• Three DevOps toolchain options refine IT automation

  DevOps tools that don't interconnect form a bottleneck that teams can easily avoid -- or retroactively remedy -- if the CI/CD workflow merits the time commitment.Continue Reading

• IT operations dashboard efforts strive for single pane of glass

  Single pane of glass application monitoring is an IT myth on par with Bigfoot: frequently mentioned, constantly sought after and equally as elusive.Continue Reading

• legacy application

  A legacy application (legacy app) is a software program that is outdated or obsolete.Continue Reading

• Application layer security puts up another obstacle for hackers

  Hackers will exploit any entrance to enterprise data they can find. Make sure to erect more than just a network-level fence to ensure nobody crashes the data party.Continue Reading

• SNMP monitoring tools improve how IT looks at application performance

  To better manage application performance, you need to collect the right data. SNMP monitoring has the advantages of wide adoption and compatibility with other monitoring schemes.Continue Reading

• Tools for IT shops seeking full-stack control and unified operations

  IT shops that want to improve monitoring, management and process control should overhaul their -- probably long -- list of tools.Continue Reading

• ALM best practices for advanced DevOps organizations

  This guide demystifies the transition process from Agile to DevOps and poses considerations for better application lifecycle management from reqs to EOL.Continue Reading

• An in-depth look at Puppet configuration management tool options

  Puppet configuration management tools are widely used in the IT industry. The Puppet product is available in many versions that are regarded as useful tools for organizations of all sizes.Continue Reading

• CFEngine configuration management tool up close and in-depth

  CFEngine is a widely known and used configuration management tool. Learn about its primary features and functions and if and how your organization could benefit from it.Continue Reading

• SaltStack configuration management tools and their many functions

  SaltStack is a relatively new tool in the configuration management market with powerful capabilities and an active user community. Read more about this emerging product here.Continue Reading

• What Chef configuration management can do for your IT systems

  Chef configuration management tools possess a huge community of users. Learn more about product versions, capabilities, user resources and what Chef can offer an enterprise.Continue Reading

• An in-depth view into the Ansible configuration management option

  Ansible configuration management technology is flexible and available in a range of options. Learn the ins and outs of its products designed to meet IT configuration management needs.Continue Reading

• Select the best configuration management tools for your company

  What characterizes the best configuration management tools for your company? Read about the different tools available and which ones would address your company needs the best.Continue Reading

• Decision criteria for choosing configuration management software

  Selecting the right configuration management software is vital for your company to function well in this modern age. Learn what you need to know in order to select the best tool.Continue Reading

• Why you need and how to use IT configuration management

  All organizations can benefit from configuration management. Expert Clive Longbottom explains just how these tools can help your organization keep up and stay ahead.Continue Reading

• Delving into the function and importance of a configuration management system

  Expert Clive Longbottom breaks down the configuration management system and why it has become so essential for organizations seeking to grow.Continue Reading

• Stay safe with free IT tools on live systems

  Sometimes you just need any help to fix the problem in your IT deployment. It's okay to download free IT troubleshooting tools, as long as you think through and monitor the choice.Continue Reading

• Spark speeds up adoption of big data clusters and clouds

  Infrastructure that supports big data comes from both the cloud and clusters. Enterprises can mix and match these seven infrastructure choices to meet their needs.Continue Reading

• Dissect DevOps problems with this expert podcast

  Two experts, Stephen Hendrick and Chris Riley, bust common DevOps myths and share advice to alleviate common DevOps problems.Continue Reading