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Managing Virtual Containers

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Q&A: Former Googlers' startup nurtures enterprise Kubernetes

  Enterprise Kubernetes in production is the goal of a startup founded by the Google engineers who wrote the platform, including the new company's CEO, Craig McLuckie.

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Puppet automation shows value in enterprise container management

  The future of configuration management is debatable to some due to container orchestration, but industry watchers say Puppet's is bright thanks to a new API integration module.

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  These 10 trends in IT are rewriting the rules: Are you prepared?

  The rapid evolution of data centers and cloud hinges on these 10 key IT trends, from hybrid infrastructures to IoT and smartly managing capacity -- and new IT roles to manage it all.

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  Open Container Initiative offshoot pushes standardization envelope

  Does a set of container standards being nurtured by Google and Red Hat represent a threat to Docker? IT industry observers weigh in.

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Microsoft Docker container GA a potential sea change for enterprises

  Microsoft-supported Docker products will become generally available beginning with Windows Server 2016 in October 2016, vaulting containers into enterprise prime time.

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  For web companies, optimizing CI/CD mandates an IT infrastructure upgrade

  Even relatively young web companies have found their IT infrastructure needed an overhaul to better support continuous integration and deployment.

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  VMware and AWS: The peanut butter and jelly in DevOps pros' pantries

  Two great tastes that taste great together: VMware may seem to be the darling of a bygone era, but as enterprises transition to DevOps, it's very much on the menu alongside Amazon Web Services.

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Docker fork talk prompts container standardization brawl

  The IT industry is abuzz with a debate about whether a Docker fork is imminent or a good idea for container standardization.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Container automation still on the to-do list in VMware shops

  Containers aren't a priority yet for many IT pros, but the tide is starting to turn.

• August 16, 2016 16 Aug'16

  Stateful applications spark container management debate

  Stateful applications and container management don't mix, say some IT pros. But others say enterprises need to bring stateful apps into new IT architectures.

• July 19, 2016 19 Jul'16

  The real future of IT infrastructure lies in abstraction

  Future IT infrastructure will be so abstracted from the applications using it that, while always a misnomer, serverless computing will be a reality.

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  Blue chips share Chef DevOps adoption stories, best practices

  How does an organization with a large legacy infrastructure Chef up DevOps? Liberty Mutual, Target and Capital One offer guidance and lessons learned.

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  In IT containerization, a grassroots movement grows up

  Containers have made inroads into most app dev workflows and are headed for production, whether or not IT management is aware of it yet.

• July 01, 2016 01 Jul'16

  DevOps automation boosts Rosetta Stone's app delivery

  The language learning company uses multiple tools to make its DevOps environment run smoothly, but Docker has been the key to streamlining application releases.

• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  Ansible automation heralds move beyond DevOps niche

  Ansible configuration management's roadmap points to more automation in more areas of the enterprise IT infrastructure.