Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration
The IT orchestration and workflow scripting topic center offers resources for SysOps and IT professionals to automate IT processes and create intelligent workflows for tasks in cloud or data center resources. It covers how to replace ad hoc tasks with standardized scripted steps and tools to facilitate the process.
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Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration News
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January 06, 2021
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Jan'21
GrubHub's infrastructure-as-code feeds pandemic resiliency
GrubHub SREs fostered more consistent deployment patterns for resources such as DNS and AWS load balancers with a move to self-service infrastructure-as-code tools for DevOps teams last year.
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November 24, 2020
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Nov'20
IT governance must catch up with DevSecOps, experts say
Government and financial services organizations that practice DevSecOps say IT governance must evolve to keep up through faster, automated control pipelines.
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November 20, 2020
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Nov'20
GitOps pros grapple with Kubernetes configuration management
Configuration management challenges GitOps early adopters, especially at large enterprises with millions of lines of Kubernetes YAML to manage.
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November 17, 2020
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Nov'20
Puppet sets sights on unified IT automation platform, IPO
An integrated Puppet IT automation platform that runs on Kubernetes will accompany an IPO for Puppet Labs in 2021, as the company aims to update its image for the cloud-native era.
Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration Get Started
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An overview of Apache Airflow for workflow management
This introductory look at Apache Airflow walks through some of the basics of the workflow management tool -- from installation steps to its various GUI options. Continue Reading
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infrastructure as code
Infrastructure as code, also referred to as IaC, is an IT practice that codifies and manages underlying IT infrastructure as software. Continue Reading
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Building an infrastructure-as-code pipeline in the cloud
Understand the stages to manage infrastructure as code, from source control to activation deployment -- and how these functions can be accomplished through cloud services. Continue Reading
Evaluate Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Evaluate Spinnaker vs. Jenkins for CI/CD
Jenkins is one of the most popular CI/CD tools available, but Spinnaker enables IT teams to manage complex pipelines. Is one better than the other, or should 'vs.' be swapped with 'and'? Continue Reading
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Review the top configuration management tools in DevOps
Configuration management tools ease the IT burden. And if you're implementing DevOps practices, be sure to consider that during the tool evaluation process. Continue Reading
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Ansible vs. Chef vs. Puppet vs. SaltStack: A comparison
For teams that oversee ecosystems and software packages, configuration management tools have the power to boost operational consistency. But which products deserve attention? Continue Reading
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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
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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
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Manage containerized microservices with a service registry
It's easier than ever to spin up a containerized app, but that ease has created a problem: How to keep track of containerized microservices. Turn to service registries and orchestrators. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration 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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Build a PowerShell logging function for troubleshooting
A basic administrative skill is checking over logs to find out why something broke. Learn how to build a proper logging mechanism to catch errors for diagnostic purposes. Continue Reading
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Perform these steps to monitor Windows Server with Nagios Core
Nagios is no newbie to the server monitoring world, but setting it up for Windows takes a few extra steps. Learn how Nagios Core, originally meant for Linux, can monitor Windows servers. Continue Reading
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What is the Puppet configuration management tool, and how does it work?
With Puppet, enterprises can manage configurations and simplify the DevOps process as a whole. Grasp how it works, and see if it's the right choice for your organization. Continue Reading