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Establish a configuration management strategy to guide transition
Humans are notoriously averse to change in routine -- even when it makes their jobs easier. Encourage innovation and be flexible: Strategy is a journey, not a destination. Continue Reading
A configuration management plan can unite tools and teams
Top-tier ITSM skills go beyond a good tool set
An organization can supply all the tools IT wants and still struggle to succeed. Build up key soft skills in IT and you'll boost productivity and business relationships. Continue Reading
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The ops team's role in securing IT infrastructure and apps
Organizations prioritize security, even as they deploy workloads to the cloud and adopt new dev methods. How do these trends change the IT ops team's security responsibilities? Continue Reading
Which IT security roles fall to the ops team?
To help secure data and applications, an IT ops team needs to do much more than put up firewalls and apply other traditional security measures. Here's where to begin. Continue Reading
Sharpen IT effectiveness to go from cost center to business nexus
IT departments must work to keep user experience positive to avoid a perception as a resource vacuum. If users can't manipulate the app effectively, what does uptime matter?Continue Reading
Make 2018 a year of IT skills development
New Year's resolutions aren't just for the gym averse and fast food junkies. IT engineers, cloud admins and other professionals obsessed with uptime have self-improvement in mind for 2018.Continue Reading
Container OS options abound: Make the right selection
There is an assortment of OSes that support containerized applications, so go into the decision with a set of wants, needs and must-avoids.Continue Reading
IT process improvements lurk in every onerous incident
When an IT incident arises, the focus is often on what admins can fix in the moment, but unflappable organizations make process improvement the final step of issue resolution.Continue Reading
My expanded interests in technology for the wider world
There is nothing better than to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a while -- look at the world through their eyes and ask yourself what would make the world better for that person.Continue Reading
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Take a self-guided IT maturity assessment
Compare the progressive stages of IT maturity against your organization's use of documentation, goal orientation and automation; then discover areas for improvement.Continue Reading
Set up a virtual home lab to learn OpenStack and more on your own time
There are many reasons to set up a virtual home lab, not least of all for career advancement and learning. Occasionally, it can be fun too.Continue Reading
Conduct an honest IT performance review in problem areas
There are many common signs that the IT estate is unhealthy. These are a few indicators of trouble, with potential changes to consider.Continue Reading
What do IT administrator skills mean now?
In a world full of data-aware this and internet-connected that, deep IT administrator skills should be more in-demand than ever.Continue Reading
Mending the DevOps culture clash
Companies need to tread lightly as they try to speed up application development.Continue Reading