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API Management for IT Tools
- January 16, 2020
16 Jan'20
SaltStack infrastructure-as-code tools seek cloud-native niche
SaltStack, like other infrastructure-as-code tools, must reinvent itself as cloud-native IT automation approaches such as containers, serverless and Kubernetes Operators grow.
- October 11, 2019
11 Oct'19
Ticketmaster unifies DevOps monitoring with Confluent Kafka
Ticketmaster troubleshoots and secures distributed applications using Kafka stream processing as a central hub for data collection.
- July 31, 2019
31 Jul'19
SaaS management tool eases merger transition for IT
When European car-sharing startup Drivy becomes Getaround this fall, a SaaS management tool will integrate the two companies' IT systems, an increasingly common need for businesses.
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- April 25, 2019
25 Apr'19
Experian credits incident management tool for IT efficiency
When Experian deployed xMatters, the IT landscape was very different. But the incident management tool's adaptability kept it useful through shifts in tech trends.
- January 08, 2018
08 Jan'18
Time-series monitoring tools give high-resolution view of IT
DevOps monitoring tools based on time-series databases create a steeper learning curve than traditional monitoring software, but arm IT pros with richer data for troubleshooting.
- October 13, 2017
13 Oct'17
Puppet roadmap tightens DevOps integrations amid wider use
Puppet Enterprise users plan to apply the tool's capabilities into new environments, and the vendor encourages that trend with additional tie-ins.
- October 11, 2017
11 Oct'17
Kubernetes adoption sends Rancher users back to eval mode
What happens when your container management tool switches to a new technology behind the scenes? Ops teams say Rancher's Kubernetes move adds features -- and trepidation.
- October 06, 2017
06 Oct'17
IT incident response ditches root cause analysis process
IT pros can improve monitoring and pare down alerts to get only actionable information, but then what? IT incident response is its own black art, and it's changing fast.
- September 08, 2017
08 Sep'17
Windows DevOps tools rehab legacy enterprise applications
When Windows DevOps shops want to modernize legacy applications, third-party services and VM-based automation techniques can take them on the first steps.
- September 07, 2017
07 Sep'17
Windows DevOps shops quickly gain on Linux counterparts
Early adopters of DevOps embrace open source software, but enterprise Microsoft shops have made strides in 2017, as have Microsoft's DevOps products.
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- June 29, 2017
29 Jun'17
DevOps shops weather growing pains with infrastructure-as-code tools
Sys admins look to infrastructure-as-code tools, such as CloudFormation and Terraform, to keep up with rapidly changing infrastructure, but those tools are also evolving.
- June 07, 2017
07 Jun'17
Cosmetics firm gets operations makeover with IT monitoring tools
A Brazilian cosmetics company has assembled a wide palette of IT monitoring tools to enhance the reliability of its operations.
- May 15, 2017
15 May'17
Puppet IT automation wades into enterprise containers
Enterprises trust Puppet configuration management, but the company must win over a new audience of DevOps teams with capabilities that matter to them.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Jenkins devs prep Blue Ocean, a sea change in DevOps deployment tools
What do Jenkins, Ansible Tower and New Relic have in common, besides being parts of a DevOps toolchain? A new appeal to an audience beyond IT.
- February 03, 2017
03 Feb'17
IT ops will reap the benefits of API economy, too
An understanding of APIs is table stakes for IT operations pros in the modern job market, as businesses increasingly operate and connect through these interfaces.