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Ensure container monitoring and control via smart tooling

Don't try to stick with traditional monitoring tools when your organization matures to containers; they won't do enough. Seek out monitoring and management tools with targeted capabilities.

By Clive Longbottom • Jan. 17, 2018

It’s tough to explain DevOps, that nebulous IT concept

DevOps is more about goals and aspirations than any set of practices or tools. Right? Or is it just about collaboration and culture? Either way, it's tough to define DevOps.

By Chris Tozzi • Jan. 17, 2018

Docker Enterprise Edition prospects mull vendor strategy

Uncertain about Docker's future business growth, some enterprise IT pros are on the fence about whether to invest in its container orchestration tools.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 17, 2018

Server Core management remains a challenge for some

Server Core, the minimal Windows Server deployment, removes some admins from their GUI comfort zone, but its benefits reduce some chores associated with the full server OS.

By Brian Kirsch • Jan. 16, 2018

Compliance Manager tool aims to ease security audit process

Administrators who wrestle with compliance tasks in Office 365 and Azure workloads might find some relief with Microsoft's dashboard platform, which automates part of the process.

By Reda Chouffani • Jan. 15, 2018

Use virt-install to install VMs from the command line

Learn the basics of virt-install, including standard use cases, executing it on CentOS 7, different command-line options and the creation of kickstart files.

By Walker Rowe • Jan. 15, 2018

Container infrastructure a silver lining amid Intel CPU flaw fixes

Containers aren't immune to Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, but they could lighten the operational burden of fixes for IT pros.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 12, 2018

It’s critical to create the correct DevOps team structure

With new-to-DevOps enthusiasm, some companies go too far when it comes to creating teams or dividing responsibilities. Chris Tozzi outlines the warning signs of too much DevOps.

By Chris Tozzi • Jan. 12, 2018

Quiz yourself on Red Hat virtualization pricing and updates

The Red Hat Virtualization platform can be a powerful tool in your arsenal. Take this quiz on RHV pricing, updates and functionality to see if you know your stuff.

By Nick Moore • Jan. 11, 2018

The ITIL 2018 update better catch up to modern IT

When ITIL last updated, DevOps was in its infancy. In the face of rapidly evolving IT practices and technologies, ITIL 2018 must be powerful and usable for diverse IT organizations.

By Clive Longbottom • Jan. 10, 2018

Address bulk VMM agent updates with PowerShell automation

The SCVMM agent upgrade process is a regular, but sometimes laborious, part of VM management. Use PowerShell to make light work of bulk updates through commands and loops.

By Brien Posey • Jan. 10, 2018

IT ops pros predict routes to DevOps efficiency in 2018

Operations admins have a lot on their plates already, and they'll pile on more in 2018. These IT pros and analysts share what's coming and how to handle it.

By Emily Mell • Jan. 10, 2018

Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities dominate January Patch Tuesday

Complications surrounding the fix for the Meltdown and Spectre microprocessor architecture flaws will make the patching process more difficult for administrators.

By Tom Walat • Jan. 10, 2018

Application support best practices involve all teams

There's more to app support than making sure the bits and bytes are in order; the user's experience is vital to uphold. Creating a smooth process takes more than just operations.

By Brian Kirsch • Jan. 9, 2018

Master the seven key DevOps engineer skills for 2018

We all know DevOps is hard, but complex new technologies are going to make the development methodology even more challenging. Expert Bob Reselman outlines the skills you'll need.

By Bob Reselman • Jan. 9, 2018

How does Data Protection Manager 2016 save and restore data?

Data Protection Manager 2016 works with a wide range of enterprise applications, but administrators need to be aware that some backup types do not work with every program.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 8, 2018

Time-series monitoring tools give high-resolution view of IT

DevOps monitoring tools based on time-series databases create a steeper learning curve than traditional monitoring software, but arm IT pros with richer data for troubleshooting.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 8, 2018

Error budget instills reckless IT project management mindset

Just how many errors is the IT operations team allowed to make? Trendy organizations are answering this question with a budget, but it possesses some admins to push the envelope.

By Tom Nolle • Jan. 8, 2018

The future of DevOps in 2018? More people, more integration

From DataOps to function as a service, DevOps adoption is going to mean acquiring some new skills in 2018. Contributor George Lawton asks the experts.

By George Lawton • Jan. 8, 2018

Make the case to follow a container strategy at your company

Sorting through container management software can be overwhelming. Determine what your organization actually needs in terms of security and cloud capabilities before leaping in.

By Tom Nolle • Jan. 4, 2018

Unleash application dependency mapping tools to combat outages

Create a detailed map of application dependencies from the CMDB and cloud resources and help prevent unexpected outages.

By Tim Warner • Jan. 4, 2018

Be wary of DevOps evangelists preaching a culture change

There are many reasons to adopt DevOps, and there are many challenges involved in getting it right. But don't buy into the culture myth that many DevOps evangelists are selling.

By Cameron McKenzie • Jan. 4, 2018

PowerShell commands for Hyper-V update bulk VM configuration

Admins who don't have access to SCVMM can make configuration changes to multiple Hyper-V VMs at once with a few PowerShell scripts and the ForEach loop approach.

By Nirmal Sharma • Jan. 3, 2018

Embark upon ITSM asset management with systematic tagging

The journey to an organized data center begins with a single tag. Start using IT tags today to apply updates, control access and help automate management.

By Stuart Burns • Jan. 2, 2018

Want to understand DevOps? Look to open source’s history

Studying the past in order to not repeat it is something that can be applied to DevOps, too. Expert Chris Tozzi outlines how to understand DevOps by studying open source.

By Chris Tozzi • Jan. 2, 2018