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Continuous delivery pipeline tools build IT efficiency

The range of CD tools available is as varied as the organizations that need them. Choose between three primary tool set constructions to suit your organization's structure.

By Stephen Bigelow • Aug. 27, 2018

Evaluate Oracle VM Server as a potential hypervisor

Oracle VM provides useful features such as high availability and live migration, but it's important for admins to size the server for the workloads it's intended to host.

By Stephen Bigelow • Aug. 24, 2018

The DevOps hiring process should be audition-based

How do we ensure competence? Certification is now a big business, but the way we test a 6 year old should differ from the way we test a doctoral candidate or DevOps engineer.

By Bob Reselman • Aug. 24, 2018

Red Hat Virtualization hypervisor adoption considerations

IT admins considering Red Hat Virtualization might inadvertently overlook certain system requirements or forget to consider whether they need support.

By Stephen Bigelow • Aug. 23, 2018

Most jobs in the IT industry pay well, but skills matter

A survey of tech professionals identified which IT skills are most in demand. Find out how salaries compare from region to region, and how expertise affects compensation.

By Phil Sweeney • Aug. 23, 2018

Emotional intelligence in the workplace makes a difference

Technologists need to know people as well as they know their craft. Applying emotional intelligence in the workplace helps convey ideas and change organizations.

By Theresa Neate • Aug. 23, 2018

Big data processing could be the way all data is processed

Some organizations take their time with new technologies to let first adopters suffer the growing pains. But there's no treading water in the big data stream; the current won't wait.

By Mike Matchett • Aug. 23, 2018

Benefits of infrastructure as code range from speed to scaling

Provisioning large numbers of servers takes time. One of infrastructure as code's benefits is that once you declare a desired state, code maintains that environment with ease.

By Alan Earls • Aug. 23, 2018

PowerShell logging boosts security in the enterprise

Want to track any suspicious PowerShell activity across your network? Use these PowerShell logging techniques to curb potential threats that originate from scripts.

By Dan Franciscus • Aug. 23, 2018

Partner opportunity: Biometrics tools expand vertical scope

Biometrics in healthcare, financial services, retail and the automotive industry will be opening opportunities for IT services companies deploying this layer of security.

By Nicole Lewis • Aug. 22, 2018

Understand Active Directory basics for enterprise success

You can't get the most out of a tool unless you understand its features. This tip explains the basics of Active Directory and how it controls access and maintains order.

By Stephen Bigelow • Aug. 21, 2018

How a domain-specific language affects configuration management

Learn a domain-specific language -- it's easier than French! A DSL's programming style enables administrators to operate with more precision and flexibility, but don't write off YAML yet.

By Walker Rowe • Aug. 20, 2018

SCVMM PowerShell commands for server health checks

Perform regular SCVMM health checks -- such as monitoring clustered shared volume utilization and host participation in SCVMM placement -- using simple PowerShell commands and scripts.

By Nirmal Sharma • Aug. 20, 2018

Identify mutable and immutable infrastructures in action

Change is constant in app code, server configuration and VM security policies alike. IT orgs enforce consistency while embracing change with immutable infrastructure. So what does it look like?

By Emily Mell • Aug. 17, 2018

Digital marketing partnerships key to vendors’ channel strategies

Rackspace, Salesforce and Progress Software explain how digital marketing agencies factor into their overall channel partner ecosystems and strategies.

By Spencer Smith • Aug. 16, 2018

Let’s develop best practices for security in DevOps

We've turned to DevOps and microservices because they've made it faster and easier to release and update applications. It's past time we developed security practices for them.

By Clive Longbottom • Aug. 16, 2018

IT incident management best practices -- and myths that scare you away

When IT activity inevitably goes awry, admins need to know the best course of action to take to ensure accountability, efficiency and accuracy -- and not get lost in myths.

By Adam Fowler • Aug. 15, 2018

XCP-ng offers new hypervisor option for cost-conscious shops

A new open source fork of Citrix XenServer includes many features proprietary hypervisors offer, but it's not likely to displace market leaders any time soon.

By Stuart Burns • Aug. 15, 2018

August Patch Tuesday closes CPU bug, two zero-day exploits

Administrators have their work cut out for them, with more than 60 vulnerabilities to handle for August Patch Tuesday, after reeling from the effects of a bad batch of July updates.

By Kristen Gloss • Aug. 15, 2018

Set up Office 365 alerts to keep threats at bay

Office 365 offers administrators integrated tools to warn the IT staff about potential attacks or breaches of conduct. Find out what the options are and how to configure them.

By Steve Goodman • Aug. 14, 2018

Network capacity planning in the age of unpredictable workloads

When you manage network spaces carefully and make informed choices, the flexible, easily scaled workloads of distributed public and hybrid cloud applications become manageable.

By Tom Nolle • Aug. 14, 2018

Manage VMM library servers with PowerShell

Using PowerShell commands can save you time when searching for all the shares on a VMM library server, exporting and importing VMM library resources, and checking for VMM templates.

By Nirmal Sharma • Aug. 14, 2018

Troubleshoot common VM live migration errors

VM live migration errors in Hyper-V include connection issues, virtual switch mismatches and incompatible hardware. Learn more about these common errors and how to resolve them.

By Brien Posey • Aug. 13, 2018

AIOps platforms delve deeper into root cause analysis

AIOps tools offer fresh insights into the root cause of IT incidents, triangulating between application outages, code changes and infrastructure issues.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 10, 2018

Adopt these continuous delivery principles organization-wide

Follow these principles to advocate for, adopt and adapt continuous delivery. The work won't always be easy, but well-conceived continuous delivery pays off for everyone involved.

By Adam Bertram • Aug. 9, 2018