Matching IT Resources to Application Requirements

The application requirements topic center helps IT operations experts and SysOps professionals ensure adequate application capacity planning to enable high performance, scalability and reliability throughout the app lifecycle.

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Matching IT Resources to Application Requirements News

May 21, 2020 21 May'20
IT pros clamor for Kubernetes multi-cloud deployment API

Enterprise IT pros who want a standard approach to Kubernetes multi-cloud deployment say the Cluster API project shows promise, but it needs work to be production-ready.
May 07, 2020 07 May'20
VMware Tanzu beta project melds Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes

VMware Tanzu Application Service for Kubernetes, now in public beta, intrigues PKS users by combining Kubernetes infrastructure components behind a Cloud Foundry developer interface.
April 27, 2020 27 Apr'20
IT compliance-as-code tool makes Kubernetes security inroads

Open Policy Agent has turned heads among IT shops for Kubernetes compliance as code, and its commercial backer looks to capitalize on that momentum with new enterprise features.
April 24, 2020 24 Apr'20
HashiCorp Consul service leads off post-funding roadmap

HashiCorp CEO David McJannet discusses the company's future, including a Consul managed service headed for public beta this week, overlap with Kubernetes and building a sustainable open source business.

Matching IT Resources to Application Requirements Get Started

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Optimize platform costs, use with an IT asset management strategy

Without a thorough asset management plan that accounts for the complexities of today's IT environments, organizations risk cost inefficiencies and suboptimal support for the business. Continue Reading
Explore Docker vs. LXC through the lens of a three-tier app

Containers are not small virtual machines, and they're not all the same under the hood. To make smart deployment choices, understand the nuanced differences between container types. Continue Reading
serverless computing

Serverless computing is an event-driven application design and deployment paradigm in which computing resources are provided as scalable cloud services. Continue Reading

Evaluate Matching IT Resources to Application Requirements Vendors & Products

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

Reduce IT burdens, costs with on-premises storage as a service

Most organizations automatically associate storage as a service with the cloud -- but emerging, on-premises STaaS offerings can benefit IT ops and the business just as much, if not more. Continue Reading
ITIL 4 framework brings long-awaited flexibility to ITSM

After eight long years, the ITIL 4 framework finally saw the light of day in 2019 -- but what can enterprises expect to gain from the latest version, and those to come? Continue Reading
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

Manage Matching IT Resources to Application Requirements

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

Anticipate the unexpected with application capacity planning

Disasters and crises that disrupt daily routines are inevitable. Follow these app capacity guidelines to prepare IT teams for such events and maintain business capabilities. Continue Reading
Optimize application deployments with this expert advice from 2019

As the year comes to a close, review SearchITOperations' most popular tips on app deployment and support, covering topics such as DevOps automation, SLAs and tool tutorials. Continue Reading
Cloud adoption questions every IT admin should ask

For all of a cloud service's benefits, there are limitations, such as restricted access to infrastructure, that cause IT teams to be leery of adoption. Continue Reading

Problem Solve Matching IT Resources to Application Requirements Issues

We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.

Add shadow IT applications to the official DevOps toolchain

Sometimes developers and other IT team members install unapproved apps to fill a gap in the DevOps toolchain. These shadow apps are risky -- but give them a chance. 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