IT Ops Implications of Continuous Delivery
Look to the continuous deployment resource center for expert advice and news to help IT teams manage the flow of application releases with developers, as well as case studies of DevOps adopters using CI/CD, outage prevention, tool news and more.
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News
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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News
10 Feb 2022
As DevSecOps tools coalesce, IT pros ponder role overlaps
Dynatrace is among a slew of DevSecOps vendors touting a one-stop shop for observability and security automation, but IT pros say it's unlikely to displace existing tools for now. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Apr 2017
DevOps lab: Build Vagrant VMs to learn immutable infrastructure
This article is part of a series to help IT ops professionals learn DevOps by building a home lab. In this first step, a cluster of Vagrant VMs represents immutable infrastructure. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Apr 2017
Learn DevOps techniques and tools in this home lab setup
This DevOps lab uses Linux VMs and Docker containers to teach administrators the basics of immutable infrastructure, configuration automation and other modern IT concepts. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Jan 2017
Automated deployment tools mitigate the risk of human error in DevOps
There are dozens of application and infrastructure automation tools for IT shops. Choosing the right one requires project and feature evaluation. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Jan 2017
Real-life change management examples prove it's harder than it looks
Whether your IT shop rigorously follows a service management framework or takes a laissez-faire approach to changes, these examples help hone change management procedures. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Dec 2016
Idempotent configuration management sets things right -- no matter what
Idempotency ensures a system won't stray from its designated desired state, sending alerts to systems administrators if a requested change would cause a disruption. Continue Reading
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Guide
27 Oct 2016
2017 Modern Infrastructure Impact Awards
The 2017 MI Impact Awards recognize the top products, technologies and services in seven categories. Here are the finalists that made the cut. Continue Reading
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Guide
26 Oct 2016
Use these DevOps examples to reimagine an IT organization
These before and after DevOps adoption stories from real IT organizations yield insights into processes and tools, metrics for success and mistakes made. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
20 Oct 2016
DevOps capabilities vary widely by industry vertical
DevOps isn't the same from one IT shop to another, let alone from healthcare to retail IT. Some verticals rise higher than others when it comes to agility and communication. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Oct 2016
Mimic production with the right staging environment
With public or private cloud templates, it becomes easy to copy your production IT environment for staging new code as often as development needs it. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Sep 2016
Improve application rollout planning with advanced options
Enterprise IT teams have several advanced options for deploying application updates. The right one depends on what makes the most sense for the business, available IT infrastructure and your confidence in the update. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jul 2016
A continuous delivery model right on time
With continuous delivery, good enough makes things better for business. Changing to this delivery model doesn't alleviate all app problems, but the right implementation means fewer of them. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
01 Jul 2016
Modern open source systems management
The open source sector abounds with configuration management, monitoring and analytics, CI/CD tools and more to arm IT teams against failure in complex apps and infrastructure. Continue Reading
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News
01 Jul 2016
DevOps automation boosts Rosetta Stone's app delivery
The language learning company uses multiple tools to make its DevOps environment run smoothly, but Docker has been the key to streamlining application releases. Continue Reading
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Tip
03 Jun 2016
Create a cloud development environment for on-premises apps
With built-in tools from many of the mature public cloud services and a well-planned deployment strategy, IT teams can -- and should -- move test/dev to public cloud. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Oct 2015
Container technology's role in storage
Containers are somewhat limited in scope and scale so the next logical step for the technology is dealing with storage. Continue Reading
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Tip
20 Feb 2015
Three apps in which Docker containers really shine
Docker containers offer a variety of benefits. But apply the software to these three application types to get the biggest bang for your buck. Continue Reading
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Answer
09 Sep 2014
What do you need to roll out application containerization?
Containers have a significant following these days, thanks to Docker. Find out how containers can help and what you need to get started. Continue Reading
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Podcast
30 Jun 2014
Docker 1.0 the beginning of the end for virtualization?
Docker continues to steal the cloud spotlight with its latest lightweight release, but what does it mean for the future of heavyweight virtualization? Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jun 2014
Two critical components of DevOps success
DevOps appears to be the right track for enterprise IT, but it’s a big change in the way things work and won't succeed without these two critical components. Continue Reading
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Tip
02 May 2014
DevOps overhauls app dev scripts
Applications don't run in a vacuum. Operations -- the last step of app development and maintenance -- actually belongs in every stage of the cycle. Continue Reading