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Causes of IT outages explained

IT outages can be caused by utility disruptions, hardware faults, configuration errors and software faults.

By Jamison Cush • Aug. 7, 2024

What is a service mesh?

A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer that controls service-to-service communication within a distributed application.

By Alexander Gillis, Kinza Yasar • Aug. 7, 2024

How to use Linux package managers

There are many different package managers for Linux distributions. Linux admins should know what to expect from these distributions and how to tackle software maintenance.

By Damon Garn • Aug. 6, 2024

DevOps platform aids app modernization, sets stage for AI

Amid a company rebranding and product consolidation, IT ops teams at Rival HR paved a path for DevOps velocity and AI-based automation with updates to legacy infrastructure.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 5, 2024

Learn to use Windows registry editor command-line options

This tutorial explains how to use the regedit tool on the command line and make changes to the Windows registry for advanced administrative jobs.

By SearchWindowsServer staff • Aug. 5, 2024

How AIOps can optimize incident management teams

Artificial intelligence can help operations teams handle IT incidents, mitigate downtime, increase availability and reduce the time spent on manual processes.

By Nihad Hassan • Aug. 2, 2024

Is open source a tragedy of the commons? It’s complicated

In the season finale of the 'IT Ops Query' podcast, Pantheon's Josh Koenig and David Strauss explain why it's difficult to label open source a tragedy of the commons.

By Nicole Laskowski , Beth Pariseau • July 30, 2024

Microsoft, SecOps pros weigh kernel access post-CrowdStrike

Microsoft will explore alternatives to direct kernel access for partners following the CrowdStrike outage. But some IT pros worry that change could do more harm than good.

By Beth Pariseau • July 30, 2024

Deploy Azure landing zones using Terraform

Azure landing zones are well-managed environments that provide a way to run workloads. Deploying them using Terraform lets users build a solid foundation.

By Anthony Howell • July 30, 2024

Dive into Terraform basics with this tutorial

Terraform can save you time and headaches when deploying servers with cloud providers. Get up to speed on Terraform basics in this tutorial.

By Matt Grasberger • July 26, 2024

Activate Windows Server 2019 with KMS or the command line

Running the Software License Manager from the command line or using Key Management Services for automatic activation can sidestep one hurdle to get going with Windows Server 2019.

By Adam Bertram • July 25, 2024

Boost Exchange Online automation with Azure Functions

Admins can use the event-driven functionality in Microsoft's serverless offering and build event-driven workflows for a more efficient management approach.

By Liam Cleary • July 24, 2024

Understand the k-means clustering algorithm with examples

The k-means clustering algorithm groups similar objects or data points into clusters. This approach is popular for multivariate numeric data.

By Matt Grasberger • July 23, 2024

GitLab users cautiously optimistic on Datadog DevSecOps deal

Datadog is reportedly a suitor for GitLab; existing users understand the rationale for such a deal, but key questions must be answered before they'd adopt deeper integrations.

By Beth Pariseau • July 23, 2024

Aviatrix CEO pitches cloud networking to ‘underserved buyer’

Doug Merritt has been in the multi-cloud networking business for a year, but still draws on his experience as CEO of Splunk to steer Aviatrix toward a new phase of growth.

By Beth Pariseau • July 18, 2024

GitOps vs. DevOps: What’s the difference?

Compare GitOps vs. DevOps for your organization. GitOps focuses on applications and infrastructure, whereas DevOps covers tools, collaboration and more.

By Tom Nolle, Stephen Bigelow • July 18, 2024

An unpopular way to fund popular open source software

Tech analyst and consultant Justin Warren has a few thoughts on how to solve the open source maintenance problem. Some might not like his approach.

By Beth Pariseau , Nicole Laskowski • July 17, 2024

AI gateways emerge in response to governance concerns

Enterprise IT investment is pouring into AI, but security and governance remain major stumbling blocks to production. Enter API gateway vendors eager to assist -- and cash in.

By Beth Pariseau • July 16, 2024

search operator

A search operator -- sometimes referred to as a search parameter -- is a character or string of characters used in a search engine query to narrow the focus of the search.

By Stephen Bigelow, Ivy Wigmore • July 15, 2024

Manage Microsoft 365 users and groups with Azure Functions

This Microsoft service performs large-scale admin jobs and also automatically reacts to certain conditions to execute predefined tasks with speed and consistency.

By Liam Cleary • July 15, 2024

Deploy a Redis Cluster on Kubernetes

Redis is a powerful platform with many use cases. Follow this tutorial to run Redis on Kubernetes to simplify deployments and increase reliability and performance.

By Chris Tozzi • July 12, 2024

Linux Secure Boot

Linux Secure Boot is a Hyper-V feature that Microsoft introduced in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. The feature allows specific Linux distributions to boot properly when running in Hyper-V generation 2 virtual machines.

By Robert Sheldon, Stephen Bigelow • July 12, 2024

Microsoft Windows Server LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel)

Microsoft Windows Server LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) is one of the servicing options available for users of the Windows Server operating system (OS).

By Rahul Awati , Tom Walat • July 12, 2024

LAMP stack vs. MEAN stack: Which is right for you?

LAMP and MEAN stacks are two options for application hosting. Their differences lie in the way you use and deploy them.

By Chris Tozzi • July 11, 2024

IT ops pros grapple with glut of AI assistants

After nearly two years of hype, it's still early for enterprise GenAI. That said, skepticism -- and outright pessimism -- have begun to emerge about AI assistants for IT automation.

By Beth Pariseau • July 10, 2024