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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Container Adoption: What to Expect in the 2nd Half of 2019
Let our expert guide assist you along your journey to using containers. Explore pros and cons, how container ecosystems will continue to develop this year, and 10 essential tips on containers and Kubernetes to bookmark.
Modern IT Operations Skills News
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July 01, 2019
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Jul'19
Elastic SIEM woos enterprises with cost savings
Elastic SIEM gains interest from former Splunk users, with the promise of cost savings and the prospect of centralized security analytics and IT monitoring data repositories.
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June 21, 2019
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Jun'19
AI help desk software frees IT ops to take on SRE skills
A financial services company will retrain its help desk staff to be app developers and SREs, while AI handles the grunt work for the company's call center employees.
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June 20, 2019
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Jun'19
IT pros brace for wave of M&A in microservices security
Microservices and DevOps have made IT security a shared responsibility among enterprise stakeholders, and experts expect this shift to prompt mass consolidation among vendors.
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June 20, 2019
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Jun'19
Alaska Airlines charts course for DevOps security
As Alaska Airlines plots a flight path to a hybrid cloud infrastructure, it will navigate with an automated DevOps security tool that spans multiple IT environments.
Modern IT Operations Skills Get Started
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PKI authentication explained: The basics for IT administrators
Public key infrastructure is part and parcel of modern digital business, from secure communications to data transmission and beyond. Admins must understand PKI to optimize its benefits. Continue Reading
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When you create a DevOps workflow, avoid these missteps
How can DevOps help? And how can you apply it correctly? These are important questions to consider before you attempt to create a DevOps pipeline. Continue Reading
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5 DevSecOps interview questions employers are likely to ask
To land that DevSecOps dream job, prepare to answer questions not only about specific IT and security tools, but about DevOps team culture as a whole. Continue Reading
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An ITSM tool comparison for enterprises with an eye on AI
All AI-enabled ITSM tools aim to streamline and automate IT operations, but buyers must make the right selection to get the most out of these products. Continue Reading
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Linux on Windows helps systems administrators gain new skills
The line between Windows and Linux is starting to blur in most organizations. Here's what systems administrators need to know about working with Linux and Windows. Continue Reading
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How to cautiously reap the benefits of DevOps as a service
Outsourcing the operation of DevOps tools has its perks, but be sure to carefully position that move to in-house development and ops teams first. Continue Reading
Manage Modern IT Operations Skills
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Combat these common DevOps challenges and mistakes
A DevOps transition is hard enough, so don't make it harder. Watch out for common pitfalls, such as missing metrics, leadership missteps and automation mistakes. Continue Reading
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Avoid chaos with an IT crisis management playbook
A minor IT issue can quickly snowball into a major catastrophe without a carefully constructed crisis management plan, but just what details should an organization include? Continue Reading
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Don't neglect your IT architect skills in public cloud projects
Public cloud infrastructure is beyond the veil for IT admins: unknown and untouchable. But depending on the deployment -- and the cloud -- admins still have architecture to manage. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Modern IT Operations Skills Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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DevOps security best practices span code creation to compliance
Developers and operations staff who split security responsibilities as part of a DevOps workflow should apply these best practices to ensure no vulnerability goes unnoticed. Continue Reading
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Change your application support process to juggle cloud and legacy IT
Legacy IT and cloud app architectures demand different application maintenance and support activities, but with some abstraction and automation, they coexist. Continue Reading
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Adjust IT operations roles and responsibilities for cloud
More organizations migrate to the cloud with each passing day. Learn how embracing soft skills can smooth the transition of dedicated ops staff to cloud industry roles. Continue Reading