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Terraform Stacks, HCP Waypoint prompt migration questions
HashiCorp fends off challengers that sell ease of use with fresh infrastructure-as-code abstraction, while Terraform users grapple with a potential move to cloud-first services.
By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 16, 2024 -
What is a command prompt?
A command prompt is the input field in a text-based user interface screen for an operating system (OS) or program.
By Rahul Awati , Paul Kirvan • Oct. 15, 2024 -
Expert Advice // New and updated features admins can expect in Windows Server 2025
How to evaluate AI for Windows Server environments
Organizations tasked with assessing AI workloads on Windows Server must weigh all the variables to determine the best approach to adopt this budding technology.
By Dwayne Rendell • Oct. 11, 2024 -
SecOps from the IT infrastructure operations perspective
The CrowdStrike outage capped a decade of deepening divide between SecOps and the rest of IT ops -- and should bring about its end, according to one industry veteran.
By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 11, 2024 -
What is a third-party cookie?
A third-party cookie is a cookie that's placed on a user's device -- computer, cellphone or tablet -- by a website from a domain other than the one the user is visiting.
By Rahul Awati , Kinza Yasar • Oct. 10, 2024 -
Atlassian ‘cloud-first’ becomes ‘enterprise-first’
Atlassian's tune has changed in the past few months, as the company builds bridges to Data Center products and works on FedRAMP cloud compliance.
By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 9, 2024 -
Microsoft repairs 2 zero-days on October Patch Tuesday
Administrators will have to tackle 117 new vulnerabilities, including three rated critical, in this month's batch of security updates.
By Tom Walat • Oct. 9, 2024 -
Expert Advice // New and updated features admins can expect in Windows Server 2025
What’s new in System Center 2025?
The key management tool for enterprises with a heavy investment in on-premises infrastructure is set for its next major release to coincide with the arrival of Windows Server 2025.
By Brien Posey • Oct. 8, 2024 -
Top 8 configuration management tools in DevOps
Configuration management tools ease the IT burden. Explore the top configuration management tools in DevOps, evaluate their features and consider key aspects that set them apart.
By Kerry Doyle • Oct. 8, 2024 -
Configuration management vs. asset management simplified
Configuration management and asset management are sometimes used interchangeably. While similar in certain ways, they are not the same thing. Discover where the two diverge and where they overlap.
By Stuart Burns • Oct. 7, 2024 -
Ansible vs. Chef vs. Puppet: A comparison
For teams that oversee ecosystems and software packages, configuration management tools have the power to boost operational consistency. But which products deserve attention?
By Adam Bertram, Chris Tozzi • Oct. 7, 2024 -
Microsoft security overhaul offers blueprint for SecOps
Better late than never: Microsoft lags major cloud competitors in making security a top priority. But other enterprises might learn from how the company is catching up.
By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 3, 2024 -
What are ModelOps (model operations) analytics models?
ModelOps (model operations) is a holistic approach to building analytics models that can quickly progress from the lab to production.
By Katie Terrell Hanna, Nick Barney, Corinne Bernstein • Oct. 1, 2024 -
What is configuration management? A comprehensive guide
Configuration management, or CM, is a governance and systems engineering process used to track and control IT resources, services and applications across an enterprise.
By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 1, 2024 -
Fresh crop of startups takes on infrastructure-as-code toil
Emerging vendors, including a new venture from the founder of Chef, set out to put a fresh face on IT infrastructure automation for the platform engineering era.
By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 26, 2024 -
The double-edged swords of cloud security and AI
DevSecOps expert Kyler Middleton examines the ways modern technologies such as cloud computing and AI both enable and complicate the future of SecOps.
By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 26, 2024 -
Harness DevOps tools add database, QA automation, AI agents
With a series of updates this week, Harness claims unique support for database DevOps, as well as pipeline generation and UI test automation using AI agents.
By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 25, 2024 -
Will Windows Server 2025 spark VMware migrations?
Can Microsoft capitalize on VMware customer concerns by touting enhancements to its next version of Windows Server along with its cloud and hyperconverged infrastructure options?
By Ed Scannell • Sept. 25, 2024 -
U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin detail SBOM progress
Despite muddied regulatory waters and industry angst over technical stumbling blocks, enterprises are forging ahead with SBOMs, according to presenters at a recent CISA event.
By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 24, 2024 -
Expert Advice
Learn to use PowerShell Invoke-RestMethod for API calls
Admins who work with the cloud, from Azure hybrid services to Microsoft 365, should understand how REST APIs work in conjunction with PowerShell for their automation needs.
By Anthony Howell • Sept. 23, 2024 -
Platform engineers embrace secrets management tool
Pulumi's ESC, now GA, filled an automation gap in multi-cloud identity and permissions management for platform engineers well-versed in general-purpose programming languages.
By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 19, 2024 -
SecOps’ new frontier in the remote work era: HR
A CISO shares the story of how his SOC staff caught and contained a North Korean agent posing as a software engineer, saying he hopes to raise awareness of a growing threat.
By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 19, 2024 -
Expert Advice
What’s the role of an application load balancer vs. API gateway?
Application load balancers and API gateways both manage network traffic. Learn the differences between them and how to use them together in a modern IT deployment.
By Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 18, 2024 -
IBM adds to FinOps arsenal as cloud competition winds change
IBM broadens its multi-cloud and hybrid cloud FinOps support with its acquisition of Kubecost, as its AI infrastructure strategy diverges from VMware's under Broadcom.
By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 17, 2024 -
Expert Advice
Getting started with Argo CD on Kubernetes
Argo CD can make managing Kubernetes clusters simpler and more efficient. Learn how to install Argo CD and set up an application to get started.
By Matt Grasberger • Sept. 13, 2024