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.

April 16, 2021 16 Apr'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.
March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21
ServiceNow Quebec platform goes after the low-code market

ServiceNow has released a new version of its Now Platform that caters to inexperienced developers looking to build customized applications and workflows quickly.

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Kubernetes basics: A step-by-step implementation tutorial

This Kubernetes implementation example demonstrates how to create a single-node cluster on Windows 10 to get a containerized application up and running. Continue Reading
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
How to roll back Git code to a previous commit

Mistakes happen. Thankfully, in Git, admins have two command options to roll back to a previous commit. Learn more about both here. Continue Reading

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What is container management and why is it important?

Container management refers to a set of practices that govern and maintain containerization software. Container management tools automate the creation, deployment, destruction and scaling of application or systems containers. Continue Reading
Understand IT change management vs. configuration management

When examining change management vs. configuration management, it's easy to confuse them. These examples illustrate how they intertwine, but still address different areas. Continue Reading
3 DevSecOps trends to keep an eye on

The future of DevSecOps isn't set, but these trends are shaping its course. Learn what changes -- and risks -- your IT organization should prepare for. 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
What is configuration management? A comprehensive guide

Configuration management (CM) is an information governance and systems engineering process to ensure consistency among physical and logical assets in an operational environment. Continue Reading
These IT automation scripts take little effort and save a lot of work

Doing some IT tasks by hand is doing them wrong. Whether to provision components, research an issue or report on performance, IT automation scripts are powerful and easy to write. Continue Reading

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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
Maintain CMDB data integrity for automated disaster recovery

For successful disaster recovery, IT admins must keep CMDB data precise. Learn best practices to promote data accuracy for an automated failover and DR plan. Continue Reading