Modern IT Operations Skills

Find resources on certifications and DevOps job skills that will enhance your career in the modern IT operations topic center. Get team organization and leadership strategies, tips on managing DevOps and traditional teams within the same IT organization, and ideas for beginning or improving your DevOps rollout.

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Modern IT Operations Skills News

September 14, 2020 14 Sep'20
DevSecOps strategy mimics cloud shared responsibility model

Real-world DevSecOps centralizes IT security around the CI/CD pipeline but defines separate roles that each IT constituency plays in securing apps and infrastructure.
August 28, 2020 28 Aug'20
How the DevOps model will build the new remote workforce

What IT pros expect from remote work post-COVID-19, and ways the DevOps model for collaboration and incident response can address its human and technical problems.
August 14, 2020 14 Aug'20
Slack integrations to form alternate UI for Atlassian tools

Atlassian plans to make Slack a full alternative interface for its software development and incident response tools, including single sign-on features.
July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20
Open source license issues stymie enterprise contributions

Business and ethical pressures have given rise to new types of open source licenses in the last year, presenting challenges to enterprises that want to contribute to projects.

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7 IoT training certifications to take your next career step

IoT training certifications offering skills in IoT development, networking and security can give tech experts an advantage, especially when IoT skills are in high demand. Continue Reading
Build a DevOps culture using these key principles

Is your organization ready to adopt DevOps practices? There's a lot to it, so don't try to accomplish everything all at once. Start with these key ideas. Continue Reading
5 DevSecOps best practices to prioritize

Successful DevSecOps isn't just about secure code -- it's securing the flows of data through code, methods and tools. Review these five security tips to button up your DevOps work. Continue Reading

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Comparing Waterfall vs. Agile vs. DevOps methodologies

The software development process can be organized around a variety of methodologies, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Is your team on the right path? Continue Reading
Compare GitOps vs. DevOps for modern app deployments

Despite some overlap, GitOps and DevOps differ in several important ways, especially as organizations embrace containers and application componentization. Continue Reading
Compare the roles of SREs and DevOps engineers

Unsure whether your team needs an SRE or DevOps engineer? Or could the company benefit from both? To staff successfully, grasp how the roles differ and intersect. Continue Reading

Manage Modern IT Operations Skills

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

Evolving DevOps roles demand Kubernetes, CI/CD skills

The rapid rate of change in IT coupled with the newness of many DevOps practices and technologies creates barriers for those who seek a career in DevOps. These skills can open the door. Continue Reading
10 DevOps engineer skills to add to a resume

A DevOps engineer plays a critical role in modern IT. As app development and deployment practices change, orgs will seek pros with hands-on experience -- and the skills to show for it. Continue Reading
IT staffing trends evolve during a trying 2020

Surveys indicate few IT pros should be concerned about layoffs due to COVID-19. But other factors, such as reskilling, training and the new WFH reality, are having a profound effect. 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
Conduct an incident post-mortem for ongoing DevOps improvement

A thorough and effective post-mortem process can strengthen a DevOps organization -- but first, teams must be ready to dig deep and leave blame behind. Continue Reading
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