IT Operations: Page

mutation testing

Mutation testing, also known as code mutation testing, is a form of white box testing in which testers change specific components of an application's source code to ensure a software test suite can detect the changes.

By Alexander Gillis • April 14, 2023

Platform engineering vs. DevOps: What’s the difference?

Platform engineering and DevOps both contribute to successful software development, but it's important to understand the nuances between the two functions in an IT organization.

By Stephen Bigelow • April 13, 2023

ChatGPT craze hits infrastructure as code

From GitHub's Copilot to a purpose-built product from Pulumi, generative AI is emerging for infrastructure as code, with the same potential benefits and risks it presents for apps.

By Beth Pariseau • April 13, 2023

Manage complex IT environments with AIOps and observability

As IT environments grow in complexity, AIOps and observability tools can provide valuable insights and identify problem areas -- but prepare for adoption hurdles along the way.

By Kerry Doyle • April 12, 2023

Microsoft mends Windows zero-day on April Patch Tuesday

What's old is new again as multiple security updates from the past made a comeback this month to push the total number of vulnerabilities addressed to 102.

By Tom Walat • April 12, 2023

operational-level agreement (OLA)

An operational-level agreement (OLA) is a contract that defines how various IT groups within a company plan to deliver a service or set of services.

By Paul Kirvan • April 12, 2023

IT incident report

An IT incident report is documentation of an event that disrupted the normal operations of an IT system or had the potential to do so as well as how the situation was handled.

By TechTarget Contributor • April 11, 2023

organizational unit (OU)

An organizational unit (OU) can refer to different things depending on the context, such as an organizational group within a company that is intended to accomplish a specific business function.

By Andrew Zola • April 10, 2023

Automate firewall rules with Terraform and VMware NSX

In this hands-on tutorial, learn how infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform can streamline firewall management with automated, standardized configuration of firewall rules.

By Rob Bastiaansen • April 10, 2023

Windows CE

Windows CE is a version of Microsoft's Windows operating system (OS) that is designed for mobile and other space-constrained devices with small footprints.

By Rahul Awati • April 6, 2023

Mainframe modernization to AI apps: USPTO reinvents itself

How the US Patent and Trade Office, founded in 1802, maintained IT resilience while managing systems ranging from mainframes to the cloud, AI and beyond.

By Beth Pariseau • April 6, 2023

Windows Admin Center

Windows Admin Center (WAC), formerly Microsoft Project Honolulu, is a browser-based management tool from Microsoft that allows administrators to manage Windows servers and clusters from a centralized, graphical user interface.

By Katie Terrell Hanna, Tom Walat • April 6, 2023

How to implement FinOps in DevOps pipelines

As cloud costs climb, applying FinOps principles in DevOps practices can optimize cloud spend. Learn how FinOps and DevOps can work together to promote better cloud resource use.

By Stephen Bigelow • April 5, 2023

pagefile

In storage, a pagefile is a reserved portion of a hard disk that is used as an extension of random access memory (RAM) for data in RAM that hasn't been used recently.

By Robert Sheldon • April 5, 2023

Securing remote access grows crucial for DevSecOps

Between remote work and hybrid cloud lies a menacing security gap that experts warn more and more businesses will fall into without a cohesive approach.

By Beth Pariseau • April 5, 2023

Istio service mesh doyen departs Google, touts Ambient Mesh

After 16 years at Google, Istio's co-founder takes over as CTO at Solo.io and goes all in on a project he believes will determine the future of cloud-native networking.

By Beth Pariseau • April 3, 2023

Windows NT

Windows NT was a family of operating systems (OS) developed by Microsoft for personal computers and servers.

By Rahul Awati • April 3, 2023

Who profits from open source maintainers’ work?

Open source is critical to the tech industry, but nearly half of maintainers work unpaid -- and the situation is becoming untenable amid rising corporate use and security concerns.

By Lev Craig • April 3, 2023

IT performance management

IT performance management is the supervision of an organization's IT infrastructure to ensure key performance indicators, service levels and budgets comply with the organization's goals.

By Austin Allen • March 31, 2023

Kubernetes operator vs. controller: What’s the difference?

Kubernetes operators and controllers both manage cluster resources but play distinct roles in the Kubernetes ecosystem. Explore their differences and learn when to use each.

By Chris Tozzi • March 31, 2023

How to choose IT operations metrics that deliver real value

The sheer volume of data collected in today's IT environments can be overwhelming. But by focusing on the user experience, IT ops teams can pinpoint the metrics that matter most.

By Tom Nolle • March 30, 2023

Comcast subsidiary survives March Madness with AIOps

AIOps alert reduction brought order to a chaotic environment at TV advertising specialist FreeWheel just in time for a big test of its resiliency during a wild NCAA tournament.

By Beth Pariseau • March 29, 2023

Deploy WebJEA to empower your users with PowerShell

Give your automation scripts a GUI that makes it easier for end users to get the information they need with a more streamlined approach.

By Mike Kanakos • March 28, 2023

trusted execution environment (TEE)

A trusted execution environment (TEE) is an area on the main processor of a device that is separated from the system's main operating system (OS).

By Corinne Bernstein • March 28, 2023

PC card

A PC card, also known as a PCMCIA card, is a credit card-sized memory or input/output (I/O) device that fits into a PC, usually a laptop.

By Rahul Awati • March 27, 2023