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• January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18

  Docker Enterprise Edition prospects mull vendor strategy

  Uncertain about Docker's future business growth, some enterprise IT pros are on the fence about whether to invest in its container orchestration tools.

• January 12, 2018 12 Jan'18

  Container infrastructure a silver lining amid Intel CPU flaw fixes

  Containers aren't immune to Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, but they could lighten the operational burden of fixes for IT pros.

• 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.

• December 21, 2017 21 Dec'17

  Kubernetes networking expands its horizons with service mesh

  Service mesh architectures, such as Istio and Conduit, help enterprise IT ops overcome the performance and reliability challenges posed by container networking.

• December 14, 2017 14 Dec'17

  Kubernetes roadmap looks to smooth container management bumps

  Items coming on the Kubernetes roadmap zoom onto enterprise IT pros' radar, such as practical management for multiple Kubernetes clusters and improved container security.

• December 14, 2017 14 Dec'17

  Technology gifts 2017: Geeks want wireless headphones

  Novel approaches to mobile audio get attention from geeks as they choose their most-wanted technology gifts in 2017. Our geek advisory panel said the most coveted gift this year is close to ...

• December 11, 2017 11 Dec'17

  Kubernetes 1.9 release matures, but devil's in the details

  Kubernetes 1.9 shows the container orchestration platform is ready for enterprise production, its creators have said. Its users, however, still grapple with technical aspects.

• December 07, 2017 07 Dec'17

  Brendan Burns talks Kubernetes on Azure work, Windows beta

  Kubernetes co-creator and Microsoft distinguished engineer Brendan Burns discussed how Kubernetes on Azure evolved and invited Amazon to an open source serverless project.

• December 07, 2017 07 Dec'17

  Containers vs. serverless: IT orgs seek ideal abstraction layer

  The unending debate about the best place for abstraction in IT infrastructures begins a new chapter, as serverless hype starts to drown out container mania.

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  AWS Kubernetes service surfaces in EKS, alongside Fargate

  An AWS Kubernetes service unveiled at re:Invent adds long-awaited support for the container orchestration platform, but a surprise offering in Fargate muddies the waters.

• November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

  DevOps value stream mapping process plots course at Nationwide

  Nationwide prepares for the final stage of a 10-year Agile, Lean and DevOps transformation with value stream mapping process that unites IT and business workflows.

• November 16, 2017 16 Nov'17

  Container security platforms diverge on DevSecOps approach

  Two container security platforms released in the last week tie in to enterprise DevOps pipelines, but take different views on developers' involvement in their implementation.

• November 15, 2017 15 Nov'17

  DevOps transformation in large companies calls for IT staff remix

  Large enterprises, such as Kaiser Permanente, base their moves toward DevOps practices on organizational changes that force a shift in IT team mindset.

• November 13, 2017 13 Nov'17

  DevOps pipeline tools sort out IT automation junk drawers

  Enterprise IT shops have made sporadic forays into automation but now seek more mature DevOps pipeline practices with software that can make sense of it all.

• November 10, 2017 10 Nov'17

  Enterprise shops look to AIOps for IT root cause analysis

  IT ops pros look to AIOps tools to help find the smoking gun in failing IT stacks, but some call automated root cause analysis more dream than reality.

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  AI's role in future of DevOps provokes IT industry agita

  AIOps has become a white-hot IT buzzword, but whether smart machines can replace, rather than augment, human intelligence is a much thornier question.

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  Prometheus 2.0 tweaks Kubernetes monitoring, data storage

  DevOps shops say an overhauled storage engine in Prometheus 2.0 will lead to new uses for the open source Kubernetes monitoring software.

• November 03, 2017 03 Nov'17

  How IT orgs make container management tools choices

  There's no one best container management tool. Complexity to one org is flexibility to another. IT teams ask support, interoperability questions to know which technology is right for their org.

• October 30, 2017 30 Oct'17

  AIOps tools portend automated infrastructure management

  DevOps monitoring tools that use machine learning to perform basic troubleshooting tasks form the vanguard of an AIOps trend in the enterprise.

• October 20, 2017 20 Oct'17

  AppDynamics Business iQ shuffles wild cards into DevOps deck

  Collaboration between DevOps and business leaders is ideal, but how to organize enterprise teams around shared monitoring tools remains an inexact science.

• October 20, 2017 20 Oct'17

  Cisco buys Perspica to rev AppDynamics machine learning engine

  Cisco will combine Perspica with AppDynamics as it preps DevOps monitoring tools that distill data from the end-user experience to individual network switch ports.

• October 17, 2017 17 Oct'17

  Docker with Kubernetes forges new container standard

  Docker's support of Kubernetes alongside Swarm is a big shift for containers. IT pros see the benefits of this integration but question its effect on market competition.

• 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 13, 2017 13 Oct'17

  Distelli relaunch raises questions about Puppet vs. Jenkins

  Customers reacted to new Puppet Pipelines tools with confusion about how the new software compares with Jenkins for CI/CD and concerns that Puppet will spread itself too thin.

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Puppet automation tools widen config management's appeal

  Puppet's enterprise customers can potentially winnow down their IT automation toolchains with Tasks and Discovery features for application automation.

• 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 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Cloud Foundry Container Runtime eases Kubernetes ops

  Enterprises such as Bloomberg use Cloud Foundry's integration with Kubernetes to ensure high availability for clusters of hosts and to support container orchestration.

• October 10, 2017 10 Oct'17

  CA Automic refines DevOps tools as enterprise market heats up

  Expanded integrations between CA Automic tools should appeal to enterprise IT executives, amid anticipation that big companies will increase DevOps investments next year.

• October 09, 2017 09 Oct'17

  Chef fortifies its build automation tools with Habitat Builder

  Build automation presents a steep learning curve for enterprise DevOps shops, but Chef Habitat Builder is based on accessible scripting tools and offered as SaaS.

• October 06, 2017 06 Oct'17

  Chaos engineering unearths IT deployments' dark debt

  Technical debt is a burden that you can visualize and plan for. But what if problems come to light only when something goes wrong?

• 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.

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  IT ops pros evolve into SREs with the right DevOps skill set

  IT ops pros often hear that DevOps calls for them to script, code and serve up automated infrastructure for developers. But where should aspiring SREs begin?

• September 27, 2017 27 Sep'17

  Kubernetes 1.8 goes GA with RBAC, but security work remains

  Production-ready role-based access control in Kubernetes is an important milestone for security-conscious IT shops, but other security features remain works in progress.

• September 26, 2017 26 Sep'17

  Rancher's Kubernetes strategy relieves container complexity

  Rancher 2.0 offers Kubernetes by default, which follows a similar move by Mesosphere and furthers the container platform's momentum in 2017.

• September 22, 2017 22 Sep'17

  HashiCorp DevOps tools add Sentinel for IT policy management

  As DevSecOps grows, policy as code will take over where infrastructure as code left off through new tools such as HashiCorp Sentinel.

• September 21, 2017 21 Sep'17

  An IT operations job description written for the future

  Forward-looking IT ops jobs require more Python and less cable management. To reach valued positions in the IT organization, align your skills with these popular job requirements.

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  With Distelli, Puppet container management makes play for DevOps shops

  As CI/CD pipelines go mainstream in the DevOps boat, Puppet shops will have a new option from a familiar vendor.

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Jenkins' CI/CD moves transform DevOps tool landscape

  User dissatisfaction with the complexity of the Jenkins CI/CD pipeline tool spurs both the open source community and CloudBees to offer streamlined GUIs and better metrics.

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  Microsoft empowers Windows containers to erase OS divide

  DevOps and containers go hand in hand, and as Windows containers catch up with Linux they'll blur the lines for IT ops between historically divided OS environments.

• September 15, 2017 15 Sep'17

  Secure DevOps lengthens IT ops to-do list

  It's not enough for DevOps to pump up app delivery speed -- in the wake of the Equifax breach, shoring up app security is in the spotlight and will require IT ops expertise.

• September 15, 2017 15 Sep'17

  Atlassian chat tool revamp faces long odds in ChatOps shops

  Atlassian's successor to HipChat Cloud has plenty of work ahead of it to attract converts and migrate their data from de facto ChatOps market leader Slack.

• September 08, 2017 08 Sep'17

  Datadog deal echoes need for big-picture IT monitoring systems

  Datadog's deal for Logmatic.io shows that full-stack monitoring is crucial to DevOps shops, but they also want analytics and automation for troubleshooting and business intelligence.

• 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.

• August 18, 2017 18 Aug'17

  IT pros get comfortable with Kubernetes in production

  IT pros who have deployed Kubernetes in production reflect on the changes, challenges and capabilities they've seen, and predict what's next.

• August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17

  Docker-supported OS list expands with Enterprise Edition update

  Docker Enterprise Edition fired back at Kubernetes with new support for mixed clusters and applications, as well as advanced security features that target large enterprises.

• August 15, 2017 15 Aug'17

  DevOps competency growth hindered by IT skills shortage

  As a widespread labor shortage grips the U.S., IT organizations get creative to fill DevOps jobs and avoid overtaxing the employees they have.

• August 15, 2017 15 Aug'17

  DevOps tools training sparks IT productivity

  New ways to recruit and train DevOps engineers won't fully compensate for the IT skills shortage, so use DevOps automation in lieu of manpower.

• August 10, 2017 10 Aug'17

  Kubernetes on AWS users cheer, as AWS joins CNCF

  It's Christmas in August for DevOps shops that favor Kubernetes for container orchestration and AWS for public cloud infrastructure.

• August 01, 2017 01 Aug'17

  Q&A: Former RSA CEO's new venture takes on Linux container security

  Industry executive turned venture capitalist Art Coviello on why he believes machine learning and containers offer a fresh start for enterprise IT security.

• July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17

  Ericsson revitalizes legacy infrastructure with database containers

  A large enterprise dove into database containers for Oracle and SAP apps, and in the process displaced infrastructure incumbents such as VMware in its data center.

• July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17

  Azure puts a new twist on container management platforms

  Azure Container Instances will mean customers can now use -- and pay for -- containers only, though some doubt this will dramatically change the competitive landscape.

• July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17

  Kubernetes on AWS still a work in progress as management tools emerge

  Kubernetes and AWS are hailed as the leaders in their respective markets -- so why don't they work more closely together?

• July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17

  Kubernetes security updates appeal, but early versions must earn trust

  Kubernetes 1.7 targets enterprises with added security features, but many of the updates are still too immature for production deployment.

• July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17

  OCI 1.0 container image spec finds common ground among open source foes

  Touted as the USB interface of container management, OCI 1.0 will ensure consistency at the lowest levels of infrastructure, and push the container wars battlefront up the stack.

• 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 21, 2017 21 Jun'17

  ServiceMaster polishes DevOps process for Linux container security

  The parent company of Terminix and Merry Maids blended security with its app development pipeline as part of its DevOps transformation.

• June 16, 2017 16 Jun'17

  Q&A: Why AIOps will dominate IT operations

  Prepare to welcome new AI masters with the integration of CA's machine learning into DevOps automation tools, Automic's CTO says.

• June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17

  Collaboration hones Lufthansa Systems' IT support process

  A collaborative toolchain links stakeholders in Lufthansa Systems' IT support process, which includes customers in software testing and development.

• June 12, 2017 12 Jun'17

  Kubernetes open source projects look to refine user experience

  Multiple efforts are afoot in Kubernetes open source projects to make the container orchestration platform more user-friendly.

• June 12, 2017 12 Jun'17

  Form an IT automation tool strategy the right way for the right reasons

  It takes some effort and skill to ramp up IT automation, and the monetary return on investment will be murky at best. So why do we do it?

• June 09, 2017 09 Jun'17

  New DevOps deployment tools dangle Jenkins alternatives

  A new generation of DevOps deployment tools that minimize the amount of manual labor in DevOps pipeline builds have a leg up with enterprises.

• 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 25, 2017 25 May'17

  Chef automation makes Linux container pitch

  Chef looks to feed users a new method for running apps in containers, but so far enterprises are just nibbling.

• May 24, 2017 24 May'17

  DevOps shops size up security and compliance as code

  IT pros in DevOps shops want compliance and security to be the next things they automate, but people with the right skills are tough to find.

• May 19, 2017 19 May'17

  ServiceNow roadmap extends ITSM technology with AI, machine learning

  A leader in the IT systems management market, ServiceNow looks to expand into new applications markets. Farrell Hough, in charge of ServiceNow's product operations, lays out the roadmap.

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  IT trends in 2020 and how to conquer them early

  The challenges an IT organization faces today are daunting, not least because the majority of them -- budget control, process planning -- have nothing to do with technology.

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  EBay to bottle its special sauce for Kubernetes management

  Kubernetes is notoriously difficult to deploy in private data centers. EBay's Suneet Nandwani explains the company's answer to Kubernetes management: TessMaster.

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  Organizations modernize legacy applications to explore cloud benefits

  IT shops cling to the devil they know, but one organization proved that legacy app modernization onto containers and public cloud eased the burden of operations support.

• 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.

• May 12, 2017 12 May'17

  Justify CMDB ROI with these strategies

  IT pros can easily list off CMDB benefits. But when it comes to convincing the business to pay for a CMDB implementation, you'll need to discuss ROI.

• May 10, 2017 10 May'17

  Breaking down Kubernetes use stats among OpenStack deployments

  Kubernetes on OpenStack deployments -- how popular is it really? OpenStack Foundation leaders cited the organization's annual user survey as evidence that a combination of OpenStack and Kubernetes ...

• May 10, 2017 10 May'17

  IT pros ponder the future of OpenStack and Kubernetes

  IT pros continue to debate the synergies and overlaps of OpenStack and Kubernetes in their architectures -- and whether the writing's on the wall for one of them.

• May 09, 2017 09 May'17

  ServiceNow wraps intelligent automation platform with web-based apps

  ServiceNow has moved into markets where it will be the underdog, and its success will depend on how well the new apps leverage the company's core automation engine.

• May 05, 2017 05 May'17

  Enterprise ops pros lead charge toward IT automation software

  Some in IT operations believe that IT automation platforms will make their jobs obsolete, but that's far from reality in large enterprises.

• May 03, 2017 03 May'17

  Containers, cloud foster modern IT infrastructure both large and small

  In business, academia and government, application teams demand flexible and fast IT infrastructure. These organizations turned to containers and cloud computing to make it happen.

• May 03, 2017 03 May'17

  IT pros strive to embrace OpenShift container portability advances

  With the largest public cloud provider's support, OpenShift will advance hybrid cloud container portability.

• April 27, 2017 27 Apr'17

  IT industry grapples with Docker container persistent storage

  Enterprise IT pros are unanimous: The next item on the containerization to-do list will be persistent storage for stateful apps.

• April 26, 2017 26 Apr'17

  Enterprises reap benefits from Docker container security updates

  Linux container security less vexing for enterprises that say containerization has actually improved their IT security posture.

• April 21, 2017 21 Apr'17

  Large enterprises share Docker migration lessons learned

  Enterprises with legacy apps can get containerization benefits, and those who've been down the path with Docker have left breadcrumbs for those who follow.

• April 20, 2017 20 Apr'17

  Container-based deployment revitalizes traditional enterprise apps

  Many enterprises are embracing containers not just to play nice with cloud-native apps, but because container-based deployment offers a way to modernize legacy applications.

• April 13, 2017 13 Apr'17

  VMware analytics wade into DevOps monitoring fray

  Wavefront will add microservices support to the vRealize suite in an attempt to raise VMware’s profile in progressive IT shops.

• April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17

  Microsoft acquisition of Deis paves road to Kubernetes for Windows

  Microsoft nabbed a small Kubernetes development company that could play a big part to make Kubernetes for Windows ready for prime time.

• April 10, 2017 10 Apr'17

  Google Container Engine features aim to automate node management

  Google Cloud Platform looks to persuade users to give its container service another look with automated upgrades and repairs.

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  AppDynamics APM update reflects collaborative IT trend

  Customers of AppDynamics say the Spring '17 release aligns with the trend to share tools and improve coordination between developers and IT operations.

• March 30, 2017 30 Mar'17

  IT ops pros adopt iterative approach to security in DevOps

  You're an ops pro, and your hair is on fire for eight different reasons. Now, your IT leadership says you must think about security in DevOps. What do you do?

• March 24, 2017 24 Mar'17

  CoreOS container orchestration tools break new portability ground

  CoreOS Tectonic now supports integration with multiple clouds, and CoreOS Quay brings container-like versioning to app configuration.

• March 23, 2017 23 Mar'17

  HashiCorp Vault Enterprise automates distributed security

  Vault is intriguing to enterprises, but adoption can be a slow process in large, complex environments with legacy security tools.

• March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17

  Kubernetes roadmap to address container security, complexity concerns

  The next Kubernetes update will offer role-based access control, while users wait for other portions of the Kubernetes roadmap to address setup and upgrade complexity.

• March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17

  Docker containerd finds an open source home alongside Kubernetes

  Docker donated its containerd open source code to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, which has surprised some Docker fans as it attempts to solidify a container consensus.

• 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.

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Pivotal hops aboard Kubernetes container orchestration tools bandwagon

  Pivotal will support a new integration between Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry later this week, a sign of growing maturity for containers and container orchestration tools.

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  Docker container management renews appeal to enterprises

  Docker repackaged its container management tools in an effort to sweeten the appeal to enterprises.

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  IT orgs enlist startups to address container security concerns

  Container security concerns are the latest frontier in enterprise container management, and early settlers, such as NeuVector, have turned heads.

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  ServiceNow to use IBM cognitive technology to improve IT workflow

  Seeking to improve the workflow efficiencies of corporate IT shops, ServiceNow incorporates IBM's cognitive technology with its services automation platform.

• February 17, 2017 17 Feb'17

  New serverless platforms vow to end Lambda lock-in

  AWS Lambda retains its lead, but IT ops pros are wise to keep new products on the radar, as the technology matures.

• February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17

  Former FINRA CTO: Writing's on the wall for IT operations careers

  Those who aspire to an IT operations career must learn to code, says a former FINRA CTO who works with financial institutions as a DevOps consultant.

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  DevOps certification is not the only path to success

  Is DevOps certification worth the paper it's printed on? In emerging areas such as DevOps, IT ops pros should combine real-world skills with training to get ahead.

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  Serverless deployment spells fresh opportunities for IT ops

  IT ops pros may not think serverless computing is relevant to them, but there's a role for ops even when no servers are directly managed.

• February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17

  Swarm mode features buzz around Docker security concerns

  Security concerns have held containers back from production in the enterprise, but IT pros see Docker secrets as a step forward in that area.