Application Infrastructure Planning and Management

Find expert tips here for IT operations and DevOps teams on ensuring app resources meet demand, applications and new app features scale and perform acceptably in production, and rapid iterations do not create maintenance issues.

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June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
AIOps tools beef up insights, but long-term scope unclear

AIOps tools present a way to cope with IT infrastructure sprawl and complexity, but how far they can go with hands-off automation features is still a topic for debate.
June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19
AIOps early adopters tackle data quality issues

AIOps is new in many ways, but early adopters must also heed a time-honored IT maxim: garbage in, garbage out.
June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19
CloudBees Rollout buy may herald a future of feature flags

Feature flags can be a powerful tool to test code in production, and that spurred Cloudbees' acquisition of Rollout -- but as always, with great power comes great responsibility.
June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19
UPS delivers Agile plan for legacy application modernization

As UPS moved its package-tracking system from mainframe to open systems, it drew on the old adage about how to eat an elephant: one small bite at a time.

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Application Infrastructure Planning and Management Get Started

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Build a GitOps pipeline with this Kubernetes, Jenkins X tutorial

Follow the steps outlined in this video tutorial to establish a GitOps deployment workflow with Google Kubernetes Engine, GitHub and Jenkins X. Continue Reading
Build a successful Apache Mesos installation on Linux servers

As Apache Mesos gains traction for container orchestration, admins should try it out and evaluate its capabilities. Use this tutorial to set up the necessary software and avoid the pitfalls that plague the process. Continue Reading
ICYMI: Advice for aspiring site reliability engineers

IT ops pros looking to land an SRE job can use these four articles to absorb the key responsibilities and challenges that site reliability engineering entails. Continue Reading

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AIOps monitoring arms IT staff with broader, deeper insights

Conventional monitoring gives ops teams critical visibility into the health of their IT systems, but with limited scope. Through an AIOps tool, they can significantly broaden their view. Continue Reading
The DevOps paradigm shift: Avoid obsolescence in IT

DevOps is an appealing paradigm shift in IT, part and parcel with app componentization and containers. But despite the hype, IT pros still face a few hurdles to actual implementation. Continue Reading
Test your Kubernetes terminology expertise with this quiz

Can you ace this quiz on Kubernetes architecture and component terminology? Assess your knowledge of these terms and whether you need to hit the books -- or online documentation. Continue Reading

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Manage Application Infrastructure Planning and Management

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Combine containers and serverless to optimize app environments

Rather than pick a side in the debate around containers vs. serverless computing, DevOps shops would benefit from putting both of these complementary technologies to use. Continue Reading
Bolster enterprise application support from dev to deployment

Enterprise applications are anything but simple. To wrangle the software, resources and code of these critical apps, be smart with IT tooling, management and other aspects of support. Continue Reading
Assess the micro VM market with AWS Firecracker

Consider the benefits of AWS Firecracker as it compares to other micro VMs and system containers, but be wary of its limitations before installing this virtualization technology. Continue Reading

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Problem Solve Application Infrastructure Planning and Management Issues

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Build a patch management process to stay cool in an IT crisis

Time is of the essence during a major IT crisis, but rushing to fix a problem can do more harm than good. Ensure version control, documentation and testing for effective patch deployment. Continue Reading
Prepare for Industry 4.0 challenges on storage, networks

With Industry 4.0 poised to grow across industries, enterprise IT organizations must ask what it will take to support this revolution. Learn how to manage the data-led transformation. Continue Reading
Put your IT disaster recovery plan to the test

Operations teams need to make DR planning and preparation a priority every day of the year -- not just at test time. Here's how to keep apps and systems out of harm's way. Continue Reading

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