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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.

Hadoop cluster capacity planning best practices

Trying to calculate Hadoop cluster capacities isn't always straightforward. It's important for organizations to include IOPS and ...

Decide which application monitoring software is right for you

Organizations that want to implement application monitoring tools should consider how the tool gathers and reports information, ...

Dell HCI, server upgrades flex hardware muscle for software plans

Upgrades to Dell's high-end PowerEdge servers, along with HCI servers to run machine learning workloads, illustrate the company's...

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EC2 features geared toward modest enterprise adoption

AWS infrastructure services now offer more VM control, licensing flexibility and a price cut -- all part of its plan to lure ...

Assess five ways to deploy AWS containers to production

AWS provides myriad container options to suit different deployment needs. But the biggest consideration might be how much control...

Compare dedicated cloud connections from AWS, Azure and GCP

Leading public cloud providers offer dedicated, albeit different, options to help enterprises securely connect to off-premises ...

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Amazon Virtual Private Cloud 101: Features, pricing and more

Evaluate the key features of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, learn about its advantages and disadvantages, and consider pricing and...

Find a way forward in the cloud vs. virtualization debate

IT admins weighing the options available for cloud and virtualization services against use cases and economics must navigate a ...

Expedite Ansible KVM provisioning with automation

Creating KVM virtual machines with virsh and virt-install can be onerous. Use Ansible to automate deployment with templates and ...

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Cloud-based applications pose tough integration challenges

Even though SaaS applications are now indispensible to many enterprises, their lack of flexibility still presents a challenge ...

Four options to manage stateful apps in the cloud

Stateful applications in the cloud pose an ongoing challenge for development and operations teams. Review four ways to address ...

BPM in cloud evolves to suit line of business, IoT

While on-premises BPM tools have caused a tug of war between lines of business and IT, the cloud helps appease both sides. Here's...

TheServerSide.com

How to calculate McCabe cyclomatic complexity in Java

An understanding of how to calculate McCabe cyclomatic complexity in Java is the first step in better testing and improved ...

Why you need to learn these automated testing tools for Java

How do Selenium, Junit, Grinder and other automated testing tools work? Here's a tool-centric guide to unit testing, integration ...

Fix broken builds with this log4j Maven dependency example

DevOps professionals need to know how Maven dependency management works. This log4j Maven dependency example demonstrates how to ...

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Google acquisition aims to simplify big data projects

Google Cloud analytics tools are well-regarded for their technology, but not necessarily for their ease of use. Google's ...

Are you on the right cloud computing career path?

As more advanced cloud technologies and deployment models emerge, it's important to future-proof your career. Check your resume ...

Five critical tests for cloud application performance, security

To keep end users happy, dev teams should regularly test the performance and security of cloud-hosted applications. Tools from ...

DevOpsAgenda

Why personal alignment is the secret sauce in top DevOps teams

It's not magic, exactly, but there is a little-known secret at the heart of successful DevOps teams. Try personal alignment to ...

DevOps is a culture, but here's why it's actually not

What DevOps needs today isn't more culture or more technology. It needs standards to help companies do a better job with ...

Use event-driven architecture to design for DevOps 2.0

Collaboration is key to DevOps, but it will be even more important to DevOps 2.0. Expert Bob Reselman explains how event-driven ...