Configuration Management and DevOps

The configuration management resource center provides IT professionals with information about how configuration management tools work, how to deploy them for more IT automation, and how to assess IT infrastructure needs and changes in a rapidly moving DevOps environment.

September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21
Ansible overhaul promotes IT automation expansion

Ansible Automation Platform 2 makes it easier to centrally manage IT automation at scale, but enterprises must also contend with technical debt as they grow.
June 24, 2021 24 Jun'21
Red Hat Summit 2021 news and conference guide

This guide provides technical updates from the virtual Red Hat Summit conference, as well as expert predictions on containers, hybrid clouds and more.
April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21
Puppet Relay links event-driven IT automation to Enterprise

Puppet's Relay event-driven automation framework ships this week, with Puppet Enterprise integration that can link cloud-native workflows with on-premises infrastructure and apps.
March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21
ServiceNow enters RPA market with Intellibot acquisition

Taking its cue from corporate users focused on both low- code and automation, ServiceNow has acquired Intellibot for its robotic process automation (RPA) products.

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ModelOps (model operations)

ModelOps (model operations) is a holistic approach to building analytics models that can quickly progress from the lab to production. Continue Reading
declarative programming

Declarative programming is a method to abstract away the control flow for logic required for software to perform an action, and instead involves stating what the task or desired outcome is. Continue Reading
Blockchain: An immutable ledger to replace the database

Blockchains create a secure encryption beneficial to many businesses. This article offers use cases, benefits and limitations of the electronic database. Continue Reading

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Compare ARM templates vs. Terraform for infrastructure as code

ARM templates and Terraform are popular infrastructure-as-code options. Check out an Ubuntu Server VM example in each approach and learn the pros and cons of these tools. Continue Reading
Will DevOps spell the death of the CMDB?

While CMDBs still have value, they no longer dominate IT management. See what CMDB integration options remain and why IT admins should look beyond the repository software. Continue Reading
The role of automation in SD-WAN

To achieve the benefits of SD-WAN automation -- such as improved QoS, reduction of human error and faster operations -- API integration, machine learning and AIOps are a must. Continue Reading

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Adapt ITSM workflows for modern IT needs

To some, IT service management may have fallen out of favor -- especially as cloud computing and DevOps rose to prominence. Don't count out ITSM just yet. Continue Reading
Adopt GitOps best practices and tools for your organization

In his book 'Repeatability, Reliability, Scalability through GitOps,' Bryan Feuling provides an in-depth analysis of GitOps to help companies find best practices and tools. Continue Reading
Automate network validation for smoother changes

Teams can verify network state before and after network changes to ensure smooth deployment of the changes. Automating those pre- and post-change checks can reduce errors and outages. Continue Reading

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How Puppet works: Using the configuration management tool

With Puppet, enterprises can manage configurations and simplify the DevOps process as a whole. Grasp how it works, and see if it's the right choice for your organization. Continue Reading
Overcome these 5 DevOps challenges

DevOps adoption isn't easy, but the results are worth it. Learn how to collaborate, cooperate and coordinate with better organization and DevOps tooling. Continue Reading
Get back on the mend with Active Directory recovery methods

Administrators should have a few of these data protection techniques up their sleeves to keep Active Directory from a total breakdown. Continue Reading