Tips

Tips

• Three DevOps challenges all IT teams face

  DevOps is all the rage, but because it's new, businesses are making the same mistakes over and over again. Learn from these DevOps challenges to make your project a success.  Continue Reading

• Docker instances redefine containers, but have drawbacks

  Docker's service-centric approach to container-based virtualization takes virtualization technology to a whole new level, but still has some serious drawbacks.  Continue Reading

• Diversify your DevOps tools list for best results

  Compile a comprehensive DevOps tools list that cherry-picks the best platforms for each task.  Continue Reading

• Conduct an impartial DevOps assessment for your organization

  These five questions will start an organization off assessing the improvements or hindrances that a DevOps methodology would yield in the software development and deployment process.  Continue Reading

• Use GitHub for open source data center automation ideas

  GitHub, a bastion of software developers, also offers automation scripts and open source collaboration for data center administrators.  Continue Reading

• Virtualization containers force server architecture to grow up

  Much like the advent of hypervisor virtualization, container-based virtualization requires updates to server architectures for better security alongside high performance.  Continue Reading

• Getting the most out of a server load balancer

  A server load balancer stabilizes and scales workloads in enterprise applications. Look for these features and capabilities when choosing a software or hardware load balancer.  Continue Reading

• Microservices-based architecture powers apps in AWS

  Developers can upgrade applications more efficiently and adapt to uneven workflows by ditching a monolithic architecture and switching to microservices.  Continue Reading

• Why your DevOps process should have security baked in

  To minimize risks to your cloud applications, make sure your security strategy accounts for each phase of a DevOps project.  Continue Reading

• It's an OS. It's a container. No, it's unikernel!

  Unikernels improve application performance and security by getting the OS down to a smaller footprint with no waste. But this new invention in the OS field isn't for every app.  Continue Reading

• Showback reduces costs and exposes resource hogs on your IT platform

  IT showback reduces costs better than a chargeback system by allowing companies to compare and optimize resource usage across their business units.  Continue Reading

• Data center pros dabbling more with API systems, less with wires

  Systems are becoming less hardware-centric and more software-focused. IT pros should focus less on physical wiring and more on making software connections via APIs.  Continue Reading

• Server patch management for multi-OS data centers

  If you have a multi-OS data center, you know the struggle that is server patch management. Don't fret, the right combination of tools and human intuition can alleviate the pain.  Continue Reading

• OpenStack Heat template sets private IaaS in motion

  Understanding how the OpenStack Heat template works is key in the deployment of your private IaaS.  Continue Reading

• Securing Docker containers should top IT's to-do list

  Docker containers may be all the rage in enterprise IT today, but they also present unique security challenges. Tools like Docker Content Trust can help with securing containers.  Continue Reading