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

February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20
Kubernetes edge computing takes shape on container frontier

Kubernetes at the edge has emerged as an early- stage trend among enterprises that want to push the boundaries of software automation.
February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20
JFrog touts DevSecOps edge in CI/CD tools

JFrog hops aboard a crowded CI/CD bandwagon, but its expertise in artifact and package management could appeal to security-conscious DevOps shops.
February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20
Mirantis marshals reinforcements for Kubernetes management

Mirantis adds engineering staff and revives Docker Swarm as it plans to do battle in container orchestration against Red Hat and Pivotal, and resell Docker Desktop.
February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20
Chef IT automation invigorates legacy apps amid cloud surge

Chef Software's Habitat tool carved out a niche as it matured, among enterprise IT pros tasked with modernizing legacy data center apps.

Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration Get Started

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Put these Terraform best practices into action

Terraform enables IT teams to complete a range of tasks, from deployment to multi-cloud management. Apply this collection of best practices to get started with, or optimize your use of, the IaC tool. Continue Reading
Visual Studio Code vs. the native console for PowerShell debugging

Unsure whether to debug a PowerShell script in Visual Studio Code or the PowerShell console? Follow this tutorial to make the decision a little easier. Continue Reading
What's new with PowerShell error handling?

PowerShell 7 introduces a new cmdlet to assist administrators who wanted a better way to find out what broke in the scripts they wrote to manage their systems. Continue Reading

Evaluate Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration Vendors & Products

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

Why move to PowerShell 7 from Windows PowerShell?

The next major release of this venerable automation tool features performance improvements and a bevy of new features that could sway many administrators to switch. Continue Reading
How well do you know PowerCLI cmdlets?

Take this eight-question quiz to determine how much you know about PowerCLI and its cmdlets -- the short scripts that enable you to automate nearly anything. Continue Reading
Top 4 open source automation tools for admins

Open source offerings are an easy way to bring automation into your organization. When selecting software, evaluate the user experience, main features offered and Linux support. Continue Reading

Manage Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

VRealize Automation 8 removes key features, adds new services

VRealize Automation 8 lacks approval policies and some XaaS functionality, but it introduced ABX scripts, Cloud Accounts and Cloud Assembly as part of its cloud optimization. Continue Reading
Modernize ops practices to manage hybrid IT infrastructure

Hybrid IT management requires ops teams to rethink everything from networking to the way they oversee system configurations. Third-party tools, including those for IaC, can help. Continue Reading
PowerShell 7 features set to address some, not all, functionality gaps

While PowerShell 7 is set to unify the cross-platform and traditional Windows versions of the tool, it might not check all the boxes in terms of features IT admins want to see. Continue Reading

Problem Solve Scripting, Scheduling and IT Orchestration Issues

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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
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
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