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• Application scaling is easy, except when it isn't

  Not all applications are the same, and only certain apps are ripe for scaling in the cloud. A careful plan makes app scaling more effective, although there are no guarantees. Continue Reading

• 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

• Advancements already push the future of HCI in surprising directions

  With a technology as new as hyper-converged infrastructure, it seems odd to be talking about the likelihood of significant changes in its development. Still, the future of HCI is beginning to take shape in ways that are more than mere incremental ... 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

• Kubernetes Pods and Nodes map out container relationships for production

  While containers increase abstraction between apps and infrastructure, successful Kubernetes deployments strictly follow application component relationships. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • GitOps
  • Knative
  • DevOps engineer
  • container repository

  • application containerization (app containerization)
  • IT operations
  • Kubernetes
  • IT automation

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• Agentless Ansible structure opens up configuration management potential

  Ansible is easy to use for IT ops pros, and it supports multicloud functionality within its automation structure. This simple walkthrough gets sys admins started with the tool.Continue Reading

• The art of managing IT risk is never quite mastered

  Risks abound, and no amount of preparation or caution will eliminate them entirely from our lives. This is as true now as it was in the past, and it likely will remain true in the future.

  While technology enables us all to work more effectively ...Continue Reading

• Try this simple Chef configuration tutorial

  This tip provides a handy tutorial to get started with the Chef configuration management tool, along with a video to follow along.Continue Reading

• Docker

  Docker is an open source software platform to create, deploy and manage virtualized application containers on a common operating system (OS), with an ecosystem of allied tools.Continue Reading

• software asset management (SAM)

  Software asset management (SAM) is the part of IT asset management that seeks to ensure compliance with license agreements and prevent overspending on software.Continue Reading

• IT asset tracking informs better capacity, management decisions

  Detailed IT asset inventories are a result of granular asset tracking and lead to better server and storage management -- among other benefits.Continue Reading

• Learn shell scripts: A sys admin's guide to automation

  Shell scripts and sys admins should be best friends. A day rarely goes by without using some form of shell script or another. Learn how those scripts work and start writing them.Continue Reading

• Chef components standardize configuration management across platforms

  The components that make up Chef work the same way in company-owned data centers and on public cloud platforms, but be aware of licensing and hosting variations.Continue Reading

• legacy application

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

• Docker tutorial for beginners turns sys admins onto containerization

  This technical book introduces systems administrators to the concepts and processes they need to run Docker containers on an optimized infrastructure.Continue Reading