Opinion
Opinion
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Serverless technology obfuscates workflows, performance data
Serverless and microservices reshape the application stack into something that looks like a swath of stars in the sky. How do you find a slow, misconfigured component in this interconnected galaxy? Continue Reading
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Bots know better: Maybe AIOps tools should drive your stack
As more IT tool vendors add AI capabilities, organizations are speeding up delivery and cutting waste, but a lack of integration and trust is holding back the intelligent stack. Continue Reading
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Can container tools box out configuration management?
What will happen to your infrastructure programming skills when containers take over? Continue Reading
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What's our future if we don't secure IoT devices?
When everything from the coffee maker to the manufacturing plant's robots to the electric grid is connected, shouldn't security be IT's primary concern? Continue Reading
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Rely on the DevOps methodology to avoid disaster
DevOps concepts rely on both developers and operations to uphold the stability of applications in production. One side can't do it alone. Continue Reading
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An IT automation strategy wilts under cloud's shadow
Organizations have been striving to keep abreast of IT automation trends, but with the ongoing cloud takeover, operations must consider new skill requirements instead. Continue Reading
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The ITIL 2018 update better catch up to modern IT
When ITIL last updated, DevOps was in its infancy. In the face of rapidly evolving IT practices and technologies, ITIL 2018 must be powerful and usable for diverse IT organizations. Continue Reading
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Error budget instills reckless IT project management mindset
Just how many errors is the IT operations team allowed to make? Trendy organizations are answering this question with a budget, but it possesses some admins to push the envelope. Continue Reading
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Reap IT automation benefits in every layer of the stack
Automation technologies create an artificial brain for IT operations, but that won't turn skilled admins and engineers into zombies -- far from it. Continue Reading
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The role of a CIO is never business as usual
The modern CIO role description requires hands reached into the thick of business activity more than ever before. Venture out of the IT department; business goals need IT's input. Continue Reading
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Modern Infrastructure 2018 Impact Awards reader voting
Review the finalists, and vote for your favorite products and services in TechTarget's Modern Infrastructure 2018 Impact Awards. Winners will be announced in January. Continue Reading
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Windows PowerShell programming empowers IT ops toolmakers
Scripting with Windows PowerShell gives developer skills to ops admins -- they can improve the flow of DevOps app build and deployment, as well as support cloud use. Continue Reading
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Cherry-pick from ITSM frameworks to achieve change control
Don't let the horrors of ITSM implementations gone wrong turn your IT organization away from quality control and improvement. Discerning ITSM adopters know that the more frameworks there are, the merrier. Continue Reading
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Manage cloud services, and make peace with rogue IT
You can fight rogue IT until you're blue in the face, but if you want to win, learn to manage external cloud services as part of your overall IT deployment. Continue Reading
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Monitor IT infrastructure with an eye on customer experience
It doesn't matter how many IT monitoring tools oversee your infrastructure; they're all looking in the wrong direction. Continue Reading