Distributed Application Architecture (Scale-Out Architecture) for IT
The distributed application architecture topic center offers advice and tips for IT operations professionals handling new application types and the methods by which distributed, scale-out applications are deployed. These include virtualization containers and microservices, event-driven computing, and cloud application management.
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Distributed Application Architecture (Scale-Out Architecture) for IT News
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June 14, 2018
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Jun'18
Docker roadmap champions multi-cloud container management
Docker Enterprise Edition will roll out multi-cloud container management in beta later in 2018 and go head-to-head with Red Hat OpenShift and Rancher.
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May 30, 2018
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May'18
Chef Habitat early adopters sing app automation praises
Chef Habitat can ease application deployments and updates, and ensure high availability, but there's still a lot of confusion among IT pros about precisely where it fits in the DevOps toolchain.
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May 18, 2018
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May'18
IT pros test out fresh crop of serverless monitoring tools
Serverless monitoring is still more of an art than a science, but tools that offer comprehensive insight into serverless infrastructure dependencies are in development.
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May 17, 2018
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May'18
Serverless infrastructure calls for updated IT ops expertise
IT ops participation is necessary for successful serverless infrastructure management, but operations pros will need to sharpen their skills in systems engineering and infrastructure as code.
Distributed Application Architecture (Scale-Out Architecture) for IT Get Started
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Dive into the decades-long history of container technology
Container technology is almost as old as VMs, although IT wasn't talking about it until Docker, Kubernetes and other tech made waves that caused a frenzy of activity. Continue Reading
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Kubernetes books put container deployments on the right track
Whether you're tasked to set up and manage or deploy applications with Kubernetes, these books offer guidance and support. Co-author Brendan Burns shares insights from the texts. Continue Reading
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What are containers, and how do they work?
Containerization is a new approach to application provisioning for many enterprises and requires a fundamental understanding of how containers operate, where they differ and the pros and cons. Continue Reading
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Will the Kubernetes sidecar deliver container happiness?
IT teams tasked with managing containerization -- or that might be imagining a future full of containers -- may want to take a look at Kubernetes sidecar software. This proxy technology built into the service mesh architecture could prove useful in ... Continue Reading
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Service mesh architecture radicalizes container networking
Containerization is the IT industry's favorite superhero, so it's only fitting that containers have a powerful sidekick in service mesh. Together, they fight network management chaos. Continue Reading
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Address network scalability requirements when selecting SD-WAN
Selecting an SD-WAN option that suits business needs can be daunting, but diving into network scalability requirements, like bandwidth needs and the number of sites, is a good start. Continue Reading
Manage Distributed Application Architecture (Scale-Out Architecture) for IT
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Container cluster management tools ease cloud operations
Container ops is full of hurdles, even in the cloud. Managed Kubernetes services from the major providers offer a wealth of services to float a process along more easily. Continue Reading
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Blue/green deployment on the cloud makes updates easier
App deployment in the cloud operates differently than it does on physical infrastructure. The blue/green deployment model has a couple variations, each of which can save on time and errors. Continue Reading
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Master application scalability in cloud computing alongside devs
Just because cloud scales endlessly doesn't mean every component in an application should, too. Teams throw money away and degrade app performance when ops isn't involved in design and test. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Distributed Application Architecture (Scale-Out Architecture) for IT Issues
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SaaS support challenges IT ops admins to shift gears
SaaS means no more app support, right? In practice, IT ops teams enter a new realm of upgrade management and capacity planning when their user base migrates to a SaaS offering. Continue Reading
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How to select, build and protect container images
Development and operations teams need to work together on container images going to production and be alert when security vulnerabilities appear. Continue Reading
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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