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Fresh crop of IT automation tools targets platform engineers

As enterprise IT shifts from full-stack DevOps to platform engineering, IT automation tools reinvented for the Kubernetes era can reduce toil for operators.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 2, 2022

Kusto Query Language primer for IT administrators

Administrators who use Microsoft cloud services, such as Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft 365, can learn how to pull information from those products with KQL queries.

By Liam Cleary • Nov. 2, 2022

intellectual property core (IP core)

An intellectual property core (IP core) is a functional block of logic or data used to make a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or application-specific integrated circuit for a product.

By Rahul Awati • Nov. 2, 2022

Security AI shifts left into DevSecOps

DevSecOps vendors such as GitLab and Palo Alto's Prisma Cloud embrace security AI throughout the software development lifecycle, as IT trust in AI grows.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 1, 2022

AnsibleFest 2022: Automation across distributed environments

IT environments are more distributed than ever, making infrastructure management increasingly challenging. Ansible's automation capabilities can help IT ops handle the complexity.

By Bob Laliberte • Nov. 1, 2022

Why and how to use container malware scanning software

Malware is on the rise, and containers are potential attack vectors. Learn why it's crucial to check containers for vulnerabilities and compare container malware scanning tools.

By Joydip Kanjilal • Oct. 31, 2022

predictive text

Predictive text is an input technology that facilitates typing on a device by suggesting words the user may wish to insert in a text field.

By Ben Lutkevich, Ivy Wigmore • Oct. 31, 2022

How to build a Windows Server 2022 home lab and why

It's possible to get to learn about the features in the latest Microsoft server OS in a cloud environment, but there are a few reasons to stay grounded with this approach.

By Brien Posey • Oct. 31, 2022

Sidecarless service mesh: Fad or the future?

Istio's experimental Ambient Mesh is gathering buzz with the promise of simpler operations, but Linkerd loyalists contend that the sidecar itself isn't the real problem.

By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 28, 2022

Platform engineers plug abstraction leaks

Platform engineers presented at KubeCon about how new tools have helped them better hide infrastructure complexity from developers. But a paradox of choice remains.

By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 27, 2022

How to perform an AD group membership backup and restore

You can fix some problems with Active Directory with a few clicks, but things get difficult when they involve many layers of group membership. Here's a few ways to avoid trouble.

By Mike Kanakos • Oct. 26, 2022

Configure Azure Load Balancer for session persistence

Session persistence ensures users connect to the same server for the duration of their session. Find out how and why to set up session persistence in Azure Load Balancer.

By Stuart Burns • Oct. 26, 2022

OpenShift roadmap preps for Kubernetes multi-cluster sprawl

OpenShift now supports Kubernetes deployments from data centers to edge devices, which calls for fresh ways to scale out multi-cluster control planes.

By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 25, 2022

What Golang generics support means for code structure

Generics are a relatively recent addition to the strongly and statically typed Go language. Learn the benefits of using generics in Golang and how to get started.

By Matt Grasberger • Oct. 24, 2022

Observability tools add FinOps amid macroeconomic worries

FinOps features added to observability tools from Datadog and Sysdig this week reflect concerns about cloud cost management amid gloomy economic forecasts.

By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 20, 2022

Learn how to bootstrap Kubernetes clusters with kubeadm

In this guide, learn to create, configure and run a Kubernetes cluster from scratch with kubeadm, a command-line tool that simplifies and automates cluster setup and management.

By Joydip Kanjilal • Oct. 20, 2022

email

Email (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messages from one user to one or more recipients via the internet.

By Kate Brush, Kinza Yasar • Oct. 20, 2022

Streamline Kubernetes deployments by using a service mesh

Implementing a service mesh could be well worth the time and effort for organizations looking for ways to manage their Kubernetes and cloud-native application deployments.

By Paul Nashawaty • Oct. 18, 2022

Enterprises learn the downsides of DevSecOps metrics

DevSecOps metrics can be helpful, but they can also steer developer and security collaboration in an unproductive direction if they are over-emphasized, practitioners said.

By Beth Pariseau • Oct. 18, 2022

mount point

A mount point is a directory on a file system that is logically linked to another file system.

By Gavin Wright • Oct. 17, 2022

barcode reader

A barcode reader, also called a price scanner or point-of-sale (POS) scanner, is a hand-held or stationary input device used to capture and read information contained in a barcode.

By Katie Terrell Hanna • Oct. 17, 2022

What is a Raspberry Pi used for?

IT infrastructure can get expensive fast, making single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi appealing for small projects. Learn what a Raspberry Pi does and explore IT use cases.

By Rob Bastiaansen • Oct. 17, 2022

What DevOps teams need to know about API management

Managing today's sprawling API ecosystems is increasingly daunting for DevOps teams. Learn what to look for when choosing a tool to reduce the complexity of API management.

By Clive Longbottom • Oct. 14, 2022

How to avoid common GPO backup and restore problems

Group Policy Objects help admins maintain control of the enterprise environment, but it takes some planning to understand how to properly protect and recover GPOs to avoid trouble.

By Mike Kanakos • Oct. 13, 2022

Combat ransomware with continuous backup software, strategy

No IT organization is safe from a ransomware attack, making backup maintenance critical. Learn the pros and cons of continuous backups in terms of costs, storage and recovery time.

By Brian Kirsch • Oct. 12, 2022