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• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  DevOps principles increase enterprise IT efficiency

  A software developer with a proven track record at HP and Macys.com offers tips to make DevOps principles work for enterprise.

• July 16, 2015 16 Jul'15

  Lift and shift vs. re-platforming cloud apps

  When evaluating a new technology, some people like to go all in, with gusto, and adopt it hook line and sinker. Then there are folks whose MO is to take baby steps: Dip a toe in the water and do a lengthy proof of concept. What's right for any given...

• July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15

  NYSE outage highlights need for IT automation

  The NYSE outage has been pegged on gateways that were misconfigured for a software release, something that can be prevented with automation.

• July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15

  HP split could mean enterprise contract savings

  HP is scheduled to split into two new companies this fall, opening the door for IT shops to renegotiate contracts.

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  Red Hat Satellite 6.1 brings Puppet, container support

  Red Hat users are in the midst of transitioning to Satellite 6 and have found some potholes -- and some big plusses -- in the move from version 5.

• June 26, 2015 26 Jun'15

  Enterprise DevOps, open source hit Target's bull's-eye

  Pick up a cartful of DevOps advice from retailer Target, which moved to the DevOps culture in its data centers with a balance of stability and innovation.

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  VMware containers strategy targets cloud app developers

  VMware adds a few more pieces to its cloud-native apps and open source initiatives, this time with Docker container tools to reel in developers.

• June 18, 2015 18 Jun'15

  Ten data center trends driving change in 2015

  There's technology hype and then there are true trends that affect data centers long-term. These 10 trends are sure to have an impact beyond 2015.

• June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15

  Can hyperconverged systems transform the enterprise?

  It's hard to predict which novelties will become mainstays, and which will be has-beens. One current hot technology is hyperconvergence, the subject of Alex Barrett's article in our May issue, "The Hyperconvergence Effect." Is hyperconvergence a ...

• June 05, 2015 05 Jun'15

  HP open source UX project unifies user experience

  HP has delivered an open source project that unifies the user experience for disparate applications.

• May 19, 2015 19 May'15

  Container technology thrives for IT

  Just when you thought you had driven the last nail in the coffin of old-school IT, you find out it's back -- albeit with a twist.
  
  Remember operating system-level virtualization? This method of server virtualization is back with a vengeance ...

• May 15, 2015 15 May'15

  Facebook completes Chef DevOps migration, shares lessons

  The mistakes, best practices and tools that Facebook shares from its migration to Chef configuration management apply to your DevOps shop too.

• April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15

  Google Kubernetes tops Docker for container orchestration

  Google's Kubernetes open source project has generated considerable traction in the bourgeoning container orchestration space.

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Big data workloads live on-premises

  Seven years after its birth, the frenzy around cloud is beginning to subside. IT organizations have embraced public cloud for some workloads, and built private clouds for others.

  IT is having productive discussions about which applications to ...

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  SDDC adoption on a 'slow roll'

  The value of SDDC in the enterprise is becoming better understood, but widespread uptake is rare.

• April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15

  Chef's latest DevOps tool serves up continuous delivery

  The new Chef Delivery tool gives DevOps teams a workflow engine that moves code through build, test and production deployments and much more.

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  The new face of scale-out storage

  There are plenty of new approaches to address ever-growing data needs, including scale-out vs. scale-up designs, the shift from hierarchical file systems to object storage, and the Hadoop Distributed File System. Pretty soon there will be absolutely...

• March 06, 2015 06 Mar'15

  Docker just one piece of Red Hat's Linux containers

  Linux containers are nothing new. But with the rise of Docker, Red Hat Atomic Host is being rolled out as an OS focusing on security and the surrounding infrastructure.

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  Docker orchestration tools address scalability

  A trio of Docker orchestration tools gives users a means to manage at scale and a native alternative to third-party software already filling the void.

• February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15

  Hot IT trends 2015: Experts speak out

  Cloud, colocation, convergence and more. See where five IT pros predict these data center technologies are headed in 2015.

• February 17, 2015 17 Feb'15

  How can vendors live up to user's software quality standards?

  When it comes to enterprise software, quality is key. The software development process is lengthy, but vendors have a lot to consider when churning out newer versions.

• February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15

  Hybrid cloud command and control

  Expectations set by the public cloud around self-service and speed of deployment are beginning to creep into the enterprise. In the early days of cloud, developers were so wowed -- and the controls around accessing it were so loose -- that many ...

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  Reflections on the leading data center trends of 2014

  You don't have to be a psychic to forecast the year ahead in data center technologies. See how 2014 panned out for data center pros.

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  The 2015 Impact Awards recognize the best IT products

  The Modern Infrastructure 2015 Impact Awards winners are here. After months of ...

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Enterprise embrace of Docker containers may take time

  Docker containers and the ecosystem around them grew exponentially in 2014, but don't expect mass adoption by the enterprise class in 2015.

• December 19, 2013 19 Dec'13

  Rackspace managed services tackle DevOps challenges through automation

  A new marketing software company got a leg up on DevOps using a new managed service from Rackspace.

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Declarative vs. imperative: The DevOps automation debate

  Users say Puppet Enterprise 3.0 is a boon, but some industry experts say Puppet's declarative configuration management approach is subject to debate.

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Beyond Chef and Puppet: Ten essential DevOps tools

  DevOps requires a hefty toolbox for managing code builds; IT pros identified 10 DevOps tools -- beyond Chef and Puppet -- that are hot right now.

• August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12

  Assimilation Monitoring Project hopes to ease 'monitoring sucks' woes

  Alan Robertson discusses how his Assimilation Monitoring Project may bring about the demise of the "Monitoring Sucks" movement.

• June 11, 2012 11 Jun'12

  How do you fill DevOps jobs? Hire squirrels

  Conventional wisdom says that it’s hard to hire for DevOps. People who have done it say most organizations simply go about it wrong.

• February 01, 2012 01 Feb'12

  Windows systems administrators eye cheaper system management tools

  A new, lower-cost alternative to Microsoft systems management tools from SolarWinds offers patch management and remote management.

• April 16, 2008 16 Apr'08

  WatchTower 3.1 brings command-and-control to large data centers

  Cittio's Watchtower 3.1 brings command center-style network and systems monitoring to large enterprises with features like root-cause analysis and autodiscovery.

• June 19, 2007 19 Jun'07

  Agentless vs. agent-based monitoring? Why not both?

  Agentless performance monitoring software eased server maintenance for IT staff at The Regence Group without sacrificing the quality of the data.

• April 09, 2007 09 Apr'07

  CA's Workload Automation incorporates Cybermation ESP job scheduler

  CA has released Workload Automation, job scheduling software that helps IT managers schedule and automate workloads across mainframe, Unix and x86 platforms.

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  HP's data center consolidation provides management insights

  HP plans to reign in apps and hardware configurations for its in-house data center consolidation project. Execs offer more specifics and strategies on the company's move from 85 facilities down to six.