Real-Time Performance Monitoring and Management

This resource center on application and infrastructure performance monitoring and management gathers expert information and advice from peers on ensuring the health of a company's IT portfolio. Real-time IT dashboards offer feedback for Ops teams to help guide app code updates, plan IT infrastructure capacity, pinpoint problem areas and improve user experience.

November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20
Observability standards emerge as Kubernetes matures

Enterprise IT pros have tackled how to deploy Kubernetes deployments. Now, they're relying on open source observability standards to help keep cloud-native apps healthy.
October 29, 2020 29 Oct'20
Observability blitz intensifies with Grafana, AppDynamics

Grafana and AppDynamics are the latest monitoring vendors to try to capitalize on the hype around observability, as users face more complex choices than ever in this market.
October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20
Splunk Observability integrates acquisitions, boosts AIOps

Splunk opened the product update floodgates this week with a new Observability Suite that integrates recent acquisitions, enhanced AIOps and the purchase of two more companies.
October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20
Sumo Logic ships tools for AWS, Kubernetes observability

Sumo Logic has rolled out AWS and Kubernetes observability tools with automated root cause analysis. Users say they offer easy setup at an affordable price.

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IT operations

IT operations is the overarching term for the processes and services administered by an organization's information technology (IT) department. 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
The evolution and history of software configuration management

IT and software configuration management challenge tech professionals. It's been that way for decades, and best practices continue to evolve. Continue Reading

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What are the cost considerations when buying AIOps tools?

AIOps tools can reduce overhead for IT staff, but first, enterprises must decide how they will use the tool to know which features to budget for. Continue Reading
Compare runbooks vs. playbooks for IT process documentation

Despite some contextual differences, runbooks and playbooks serve a similar purpose in the enterprise: to document critical processes. Continue Reading
6 DCIM software vendor tools address data center complexities

DCIM tools can improve data center management and operation. Learn how six prominent products can help organizations control costs, manage energy and track assets. Continue Reading

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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
Bolster remote IT management with these security tips

The remote management of IT systems has become essential -- but admins need to uphold that responsibility in a way that doesn't compromise security. Continue Reading
Remote possibilities: Out-of-band management admin options

COVID-19 puts added strain on administrators who need to compensate for lack of personnel in data centers, which leads to the need for a remote access strategy. Continue Reading

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Boost Windows Server performance with these 10 tips

A small investment in time to execute these Windows Server performance tuning tips and techniques can optimize server workloads for more satisfactory results. Continue Reading
Forget monitoring alerts, turn to IT root cause analysis

Alerts get your attention, but they don't always tell you where the core of a problem is to be found. Maybe it's time to shift your IT management strategy. Continue Reading
6 tips to master server troubleshooting

Understand, communicate, monitor, check logs, ask for support. Follow these guidelines, and make troubleshooting server problems quick and easy. Continue Reading