Application Maintenance on Production Systems
In this resource center, access advice and tutorials about application maintenance, covering such topics as problem discovery and troubleshooting applications, mapping app dependencies, ensuring security throughout the application lifecycle and more.
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11 Feb 2022
Observability data finds its way into BizDevOps
The digitize-or-die catalyst of the COVID-19 pandemic forced enterprises toward BizDevOps, and IT observability data has begun to inform cooperation with business users. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2022
Dynatrace hands observability-as-code reins to DevOps
Dynatrace expanded observability-as-code tools to let developers and DevOps engineers determine how production services send feedback via a self-service interface. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2022
Enterprise AIOps quietly gets real
Machine learning algorithms are being used to automate some aspects of enterprise IT operations, but the original goal of advanced self-healing systems is still a long way off. Continue Reading
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24 Jan 2022
Product mindset to steer DevOps platform, ITSM M&A in 2022
ITSM tools, DevOps platforms and value stream management are converging amid an enterprise move away from IT projects and toward a strategic product mindset. Continue Reading
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23 Dec 2021
How do you debug a Kubernetes service deployment?
To debug a Kubernetes deployment, IT teams must start by following the basic rules of troubleshooting and then move to the smaller details to find the root cause of the problem. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2021
12 DevOps KPIs you should track to gauge improvement
What's missing from your DevOps workflow? Cold, hard, impartial numbers. Track these key metrics to ensure DevOps processes achieve stated goals. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2021
DevOps platforms hone developer experience, yield ops wins
When IT ops teams centralized infrastructure automation behind developer-friendly self-service interfaces with DevOps platforms, developers weren't the only ones who benefited. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2021
Atlassian Jira ITSM sways IT pros with pricing, integrations
Since its first release a year ago, Atlassian Jira Service Management has closed competitive feature gaps and captured adoption, although some key features remain in development. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2021
HashiCorp cozies up to Azure AD for zero-trust security
HashiCorp's Boundary access control utility will sync automatically with Microsoft Azure's Active Directory identity management service, the vendors said this week. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2021
Splunk SOAR low-code tool bridges IT automation gaps
Splunk's security orchestration tool bolstered low-code integration features this week, which in the case of Lockheed Martin eased self-healing IT infrastructure tasks as well. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2021
Splunk pricing, observability updates push cloud shift
Some Splunk customers are newly receptive to the vendor's cloud push in a pandemic-stricken economy, and it's piled on further pricing incentives to sweeten the deal. Continue Reading
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30 Sep 2021
Ansible overhaul promotes IT automation expansion
Ansible Automation Platform 2 makes it easier to centrally manage IT automation at scale, but enterprises must also contend with technical debt as they grow. Continue Reading
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29 Sep 2021
CloudBees refocuses with IT compliance automation buy
CloudBees previews the fruits of a quietly acquired stealth IT compliance automation startup and modifies its platform plans under new executive leadership. Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2021
Boost Docker API security to protect ports
Unguarded Docker APIs can let in unwanted visitors and expose data to hackers. To shield your Docker environment, follow these best practices -- and avoid common pitfalls. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2021
Logistics firm refreshes SecOps, replaces EDR with XDR
A refresh of SecOps tools led Flexport to Uptycs, enabling the firm to centralize security monitoring and incident response for endpoints and cloud resources. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2021
Progress steers Chef InSpec toward CSPM
After a rocky first year, Progress Software has tightened Chef product integrations and solidified roadmap plans that focus on InSpec and CSPM. Continue Reading
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26 Aug 2021
Observability vendors push further into SecOps territory
Cybersecurity market consolidation continues, as observability players push beyond security monitoring and into enforcement via XDR and SOAR products. Continue Reading
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03 Aug 2021
Oracle WebLogic users get a bridge to Kubernetes deployment
Java developers in Oracle shops can use the new Verrazzano container platform to deploy apps to Kubernetes without a ground-up rewrite. Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2021
Cloud Foundry Kubernetes integration hits snags
Cloud Foundry platform users want an on-ramp to Kubernetes, but the community is still sorting through how to create a unified developer experience. Continue Reading
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22 Jul 2021
DevOps platforms seen as key to enterprise evolution
Ten years into the DevOps movement, an industry report finds DevOps is still rarely done well at scale, and says centralized platforms hold the key to further progress. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2021
OpenShift Virtualization gives KubeVirt enterprise foothold
Industry experts are wary of OpenShift Virtualization, but some Red Hat users favor it to help with application modernization and, in one case, nested Kubernetes clusters. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2021
Prisma Cloud CSPM looks to mitigate DevSecOps conflicts
Palo Alto Networks' CSPM product uses machine learning to tackle a point of DevSecOps friction -- too many security alerts that aren't tied to imminent threats. Continue Reading
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08 Jun 2021
HashiCorp Terraform 1.0 features stability, upgrade relief
With graduation to a stable version, HashiCorp Terraform users won't have to deal with any more breaking changes in new versions of the infrastructure-as-code tool. Continue Reading
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07 Jun 2021
The root cause analysis process needs all IT hands on deck
What caused the problem and where? If IT needs to know, they'll need more than one team to find it. Take one of these three approaches to collaborative RCA for a clearer picture. Continue Reading
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26 May 2021
New Relic streamlines DevOps monitoring tools amid upheavals
Amid price reductions, executive changes and layoffs, New Relic hones ease of use for its DevOps monitoring tools in a bid to boost its cachet among software engineers. Continue Reading
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25 May 2021
Atlassian Forge fills key role in cloud migration strategy
After a two-year development effort, Atlassian Forge is generally available as a distribution point for the add-on apps users need to match on-premises features in the cloud. Continue Reading
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19 May 2021
Spurred by pandemic, BizDevOps becomes a reality
In diverse industries from healthcare to banking and manufacturing, nontechnical teams are adopting Agile approaches to work alongside digital tools once used primarily by engineers. Continue Reading
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06 May 2021
CNCF projects hone multi-cluster Kubernetes management
Cluster API is considered production-ready by early adopters of multi-cluster Kubernetes, while a new multi-cluster API and control plane prototypes take shape. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2021
Log management tools add finesse to Elasticsearch
Vendors that bring log management expertise to open source Elasticsearch helped unlock collaboration and incident response for companies that had struggled with ELK on their own. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2021
Puppet Relay links event-driven IT automation to Enterprise
Puppet's Relay event-driven automation framework ships this week, with Puppet Enterprise integration that can link cloud-native workflows with on-premises infrastructure and apps. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2021
Sysdig adds cloud security to container observability mix
Some IT experts believe Sysdig could appeal to enterprises by combining cloud and application security data in one interface, within a broader DevOps observability tool set. Continue Reading
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12 Mar 2021
Energy company swaps index cards, Excel for DevSecOps
Manually tracking thousands of cloud connections was unsustainable for a $36 billion energy company, forcing a cultural and technical shift to DevSecOps. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2021
Kong service mesh paid version eases policy management pain
IT pros could cobble together an open source service mesh with Open Policy Agent on their own, but Kong Mesh will let them skip that struggle for a price. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2021
New Relic condenses observability views for fast IT response
New Relic Explorer reflects a need for simple, quick troubleshooting within observability tools from enterprises whose businesses increasingly depend on application performance. Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2021
Cisco folds vulnerability management into AppDynamics AIOps
A new module for AppDynamics' AIOps platform uses APM data to perform vulnerability management monitoring and automated attack blocking as DevSecOps market buzz continues. Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2021
NIST drafts service mesh guidance for DevSecOps
A new NIST special publication shows how a service mesh can enhance access control for DevSecOps shops, but the network architecture hasn't gained widespread deployment. Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2021
Kubernetes deployments vs. pods: What's the difference?
Pods and deployments are both important to using Kubernetes in production, but they're not the same. Learn the role each one plays in building and managing containerized applications. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2021
Enterprises gear up for surge in cloud security M&A
Users look forward to benefits and brace for potential risks as experts say Red Hat's acquisition of StackRox portends major consolidation in cloud security this year. Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2021
Flush with funds, rising DevSecOps vendor reveals roadmap
Lacework has a fresh $525 million to help develop its machine learning-driven DevSecOps product, which integrates into CI/CD pipelines. CEO Dan Hubbard reveals his expansion plans. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2021
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. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2020
Enterprises reckon with Kubernetes cluster scale
Kubernetes has landed in enterprise production -- the next task is for it to expand to accommodate very large clusters, as well as many small clusters for multi-cloud and edge computing. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2020
DevSecOps pros struggle with tech changes, top-down mandates
Upper management's rising interest in DevSecOps raises the stakes for IT pros as they contend with rapidly evolving cloud-native apps. Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2020
SolarWinds attack stumps SecOps experts
An attack on U.S. government agencies via vendor software updates illuminates a SecOps frontier where users must figure out how to reliably evaluate third-party dependencies. Continue Reading
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10 Dec 2020
Containers bring cloud-agnostic workloads closer to reality
Cloud-agnostic workloads have been a largely elusive goal in enterprise IT. But has containerization -- and, particularly, Kubernetes -- made agnosticism feasible? Continue Reading
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02 Dec 2020
SUSE fuels Rancher's mission to ease Kubernetes deployment
'It's still way too hard for people to consume Kubernetes.' How Rancher co-founder Sheng Liang, now a SUSE exec, plans to take on that problem, along with Red Hat and VMware. Continue Reading
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18 Nov 2020
A production deployment checklist for enterprise apps
The more complex an app gets, the more complex production deployment becomes. Split the process into these nine areas to streamline team communication and tasks. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2020
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. Continue Reading
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10 Nov 2020
Atlassian ITSM challenges ServiceNow with DevOps focus
Cloud customers of Atlassian's Jira Service Management will get some Opsgenie incident management features included at no cost, as the vendor plans its ITSM expansion. Continue Reading
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04 Nov 2020
Write a software deployment plan under these guidelines
A successful and comprehensive software deployment plan includes many moving pieces. But don't panic -- here are the key aspects to consider. Continue Reading
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29 Oct 2020
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. Continue Reading
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23 Oct 2020
HashiCorp Consul Terraform Sync creates coveted connection
HashiCorp Consul and Terraform can now sync for network infrastructure automation, a sought-after connection some users had previously tried to cobble together themselves. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2020
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. Continue Reading
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08 Oct 2020
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. Continue Reading
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18 Sep 2020
Kubernetes on Windows matures, but networking snags remain
Kubernetes on Windows is viable in production for some users via cloud providers' managed services, but IT pros need more networking and storage maturity for on-prem apps. Continue Reading
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17 Sep 2020
Mirantis rethinks Docker Swarm vs. Kubernetes
Docker Enterprise users say plans to allow Docker Swarm to run on a Kubernetes back end could provide both ease of use for developers and granular infrastructure control for ops. Continue Reading
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16 Sep 2020
Mirantis rejuvenates Docker Enterprise cloud tools, support
Docker Enterprise Container Cloud keeps pace with recent trends in Kubernetes management, such as multicluster and multi-cloud support but faces stiff competition. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2020
DevSecOps strategy mimics cloud shared responsibility model
Real-world DevSecOps centralizes IT security around the CI/CD pipeline but defines separate roles that each IT constituency plays in securing apps and infrastructure. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2020
What admins should know about Microsoft Windows Terminal
There's a new terminal that puts a different spin on the traditional command-line tools used by Windows administrators with extensive functionality and customization options. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2020
Progress Software battles legacy rep amid Chef Software buy
Progress Software, a 40-year-old tech company, will mix Chef products into its portfolio of acquisitions, as both seek to keep up with rapid changes in IT automation. Continue Reading
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03 Sep 2020
Kubernetes monitoring eases migration, security at scale
IT pros in high-scale environments have found that moving to Kubernetes-based infrastructure called for a fresh approach to monitoring for performance and security. Continue Reading
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21 Aug 2020
Kubernetes security defaults prompt upstream dilemma
As Kubernetes matures, community maintainers weigh enterprise demand for secure upstream defaults against concerns about sprawl and customizability. Continue Reading
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21 Aug 2020
OpenTelemetry aids distributed tracing, Kubernetes monitoring
OpenTelemetry combines multiple CNCF observability projects, as well as multiple enterprise data collection mechanisms, simplifying Kubernetes monitoring. Continue Reading
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19 Aug 2020
GitOps gains momentum among Kubernetes deployment tools
The growing popularity of Kubernetes GitOps tools reflects increasing cloud-native maturity and complexity among enterprise shops such as American Express. Continue Reading
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29 Jul 2020
Styra policy builder eases access to IT compliance as code
Styra's Rego Policy Builder guides novice users through the process of rendering OPA policies, part of the vendor's push to broaden the audience for its commercial software. Continue Reading
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02 Jul 2020
AIOps tools expand as users warm slowly to autoremediation
AIOps tool vendors keep expanding the environments they can support with automated remediation features, but users are taking their time to move beyond root cause analysis. Continue Reading
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02 Jun 2020
Chef software broadens scope amid IT automation disruption
Chef seeks a new niche as IT automation shifts toward Kubernetes and cloud-native tools, but IT pros have many options, with some more appealing than Chef in high-scale scenarios. Continue Reading
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21 May 2020
Linux kernel utility could solve Kubernetes networking woes
Linux kernel utility eBPF gets new life as a more effective means to scale Kubernetes networking than native Kubernetes tools, and in some cases, service mesh. Continue Reading
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20 May 2020
Fintech firms prove IT compliance via security automation
Security automation tools proved useful for two highly regulated fintech firms, that use them to protect cloud-native infrastructure and demonstrate their security to auditors. Continue Reading
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19 May 2020
6 quick server troubleshooting tips
Understand, communicate, monitor, check logs, ask for support. Follow these guidelines, and make troubleshooting server problems quick and easy. Continue Reading
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08 May 2020
Puppet Labs CTO eyes IT automation amid COVID-19
An entirely new executive leadership team is the latest of several upheavals at Puppet Labs over the last four years, but CTO Abby Kearns says there's a clearer path ahead in 2020. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2020
IT compliance-as-code tool makes Kubernetes security inroads
Open Policy Agent has turned heads among IT shops for Kubernetes compliance as code, and its commercial backer looks to capitalize on that momentum with new enterprise features. Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2020
HashiCorp Consul service leads off post-funding roadmap
HashiCorp CEO David McJannet discusses the company's future, including a Consul managed service headed for public beta this week, overlap with Kubernetes and building a sustainable open source business. Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2020
Infrastructure-as-code competitor challenges Terraform
Pulumi 2.0 ratchets up the heat on HashiCorp's rival Terraform IaC tool, adding policy as code, test automation and secrets management features to its mainstream language support. Continue Reading
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16 Apr 2020
COVID-19 remote work forces shift on SecOps strategy
Security risk was mostly an afterthought as businesses scrambled to support remote work in response to COVID-19, but SecOps is now at the top of IT shops' priority lists. Continue Reading
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09 Apr 2020
HashiCorp Vault secrets manager ups Enterprise edition value
HashiCorp Vault 1.4 sweetens the deal for users of the paid Enterprise version, which had been subject to questions about differentiation from the free version in the past. Continue Reading
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08 Apr 2020
Foundation exec seeks Cloud Foundry vs. Kubernetes detente
New Cloud Foundry Foundation Executive Director Chip Childers plans to steer the community into the next phase of cooperation with Kubernetes, Knative, Istio and more. Continue Reading
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03 Apr 2020
As Atlassian cloud push ramps up, users assess migration
Atlassian's cloud products offer sought-after enterprise features and extend integrations, but some organizations will still struggle to transition from its on-premises tools. Continue Reading
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02 Apr 2020
IT service desks rush to support remote work amid pandemic
IT service desks bore the brunt of the sudden transition from centralized business locations to remote work for most white-collar employees, as COVID-19 forced social distancing. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2020
Log monitoring refinements control data growth, costs
Whether it's pricing according to access frequency or reducing the volume of logs sent by IT infrastructure, fresh IT monitoring approaches make cloud-native visibility manageable. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2020
Las Vegas shores up SecOps with multi-factor authentication
AI-driven SecOps tools spared Las Vegas from a major data breach in January. The city now bets that two-factor authentication can stop future attempts. Continue Reading
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18 Mar 2020
IBM officially supports Red Hat Ansible for mainframe DevOps
IBM will support mainframe DevOps through mainstream distributed systems tools such as Red Hat Ansible and Jenkins, even when it has equivalent mainframe-specific products. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2020
Coronavirus forces switch to remote work for DevOps teams
The new coronavirus pandemic will force most DevOps teams to work remotely and may also interfere with work schedules. Experts share advice on how to weather the disruption. Continue Reading
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12 Mar 2020
AWS Bottlerocket container OS locks down hosts
AWS Bottlerocket puts the cloud giant's spin on the container OS, and container host security, but the company will have to overcome a generally poor reputation in the open source world. Continue Reading
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11 Mar 2020
Continuous delivery pipeline transforms hotel chain's IT ops
As Choice Hotels moved away from homegrown scripting tools for continuous delivery, it fundamentally shifted the daily duties of its IT ops teams. Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2020
Istio service mesh revamp may ease use, or sow confusion
Istio 1.5 reworks a microservices-based control plane into a monolith as the service mesh project seeks to simplify management and improve performance. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2020
Top 5 container software trends to watch in 2020
Container software, namely Kubernetes, has become a staple of modern enterprise IT infrastructure -- here's what's coming next for the technology in 2020 and beyond. Continue Reading
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27 Feb 2020
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. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2020
GKE Application Manager does GitOps for Kubernetes config
GKE Application Manager, rolled out in beta this week, bakes in an open source Kubernetes configuration management tool to simplify application deployments to GKE. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2020
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. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2020
Retail software firm takes broad view of Kubernetes security
Kubernetes platform security has supplanted container-level security for enterprises such as retail software vendor Aptos as they deploy microservices in production. Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2020
3 ways to react to an IT system failure avalanche
In complex IT infrastructures, a system or resource failure can spur follow-up issues. Compare three approaches to prevent these dreaded domino effects and reach the root of the problem. Continue Reading
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28 Jan 2020
Cisco folds AppDynamics AIOps into its infrastructure tools
Cisco shops might welcome new integrations between AppDynamics AIOps tools and Cisco Intersight management software, but whether they will draw in other users is uncertain. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2020
AIOps exec bets on incident response market shakeup
Resolve Systems, under a newly appointed CEO, will soon roll out a new product based on its FixStream acquisition that combines AIOps and IT automation. Continue Reading
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14 Jan 2020
Kubernetes security gets an assist with bug bounty program
The Kubernetes Security Product Group will outsource bug triage to HackerOne under a new bug bounty program that will offer rewards for bug reports up to $10,000. Continue Reading
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13 Jan 2020
SecOps and IT ops merge revs IT monitoring platform rivalry
Enterprises want consolidated monitoring platforms for SecOps and IT ops data. Here's how Sumo Logic plans to compete in that market in 2020 with IP from its JASK acquisition. Continue Reading
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07 Jan 2020
Alaska Airlines plans to switch IT onto autopilot with AIOps
Alaska Airlines' e-commerce division will chart a course for hands-off IT ops and a sharper focus on strategic SRE duties through AIOps tools. Continue Reading
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20 Dec 2019
Optimize application deployments with this expert advice from 2019
As the year comes to a close, review SearchITOperations' most popular tips on app deployment and support, covering topics such as DevOps automation, SLAs and tool tutorials. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2019
Ex-PayPal pros shun AI with SecOps IT automation firm
Machine learning and AI are all the rage in IT automation tools -- except for the one produced by a new startup founded by two former PayPal cybersecurity engineers. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2019
New Kubernetes security tools abound as container deployments grow
As Kubernetes use expands in production, enterprises have a number of IT security tools to choose from for centralized, policy-based control over container clusters. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2019
Verizon, Walmart embrace DevOps dojo for IT training
Some IT training experts say 'Dojo is a no-go,' but companies such as Verizon and Walmart say the DevOps dojo approach has been well worth it for them. Continue Reading
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12 Dec 2019
Dynatrace monitoring faces market ambivalence in NoOps push
Dynatrace is gung-ho about NoOps with training services and an open source tool for CI/CD automation, but may face skepticism from a wary enterprise IT audience. Continue Reading
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06 Dec 2019
10 DevOps tools vendors to watch in 2020
A vast market for DevOps tools includes every major IT vendor and many up-and-comers. A panel of industry experts say these 10 are most likely to shift the market in 2020. Continue Reading