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Learn to manage Kubernetes costs with this Kubecost tutorial

Managing Kubernetes environments can be complex -- and expensive. Find out how to get started with Kubecost, a tool to monitor costs and capacity in Kubernetes clusters.

By Prateek Singh • Sept. 20, 2022

Dell Apex joins with OpenShift, deepens VMware uncertainty

Dell jumps on the Red Hat OpenShift bandwagon with its Apex container management products, intensifying uncertainty about the future of VMware Tanzu under Broadcom.

By Stephanie Glen • Sept. 19, 2022

How to use Kubernetes’ self-healing capability

Self-healing is a quality that enables software to autonomously resolve issues based on a desired state. Kubernetes' self-healing is built in, but it demands observation.

By Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 19, 2022

How to bolster vulnerability management with DevSecOps

DevSecOps pushes security work into every stage of the software delivery lifecycle. Vulnerability management is a critical element to this security posture.

By Tom Nolle • Sept. 16, 2022

Kubernetes clusters multiply like Tribbles -- but why?

Like the U.S.S. Enterprise faced a rapidly compounding Tribble problem, Kubernetes admins find themselves in a similar situation with clusters. What do you do now?

By Janae Stow Lee • Sept. 14, 2022

Windows zero-day quashed for September Patch Tuesday

A relatively light patching workload awaits admins this month, but a "wormable" threat should increase the sense of urgency to rapidly deploy Microsoft's batch of fixes.

By Tom Walat • Sept. 14, 2022

How to set up external authentication in Rancher with GitHub

Local authentication is the default, but configuring Rancher to use external authentication services makes it easier to manage large, complex Kubernetes environments.

By Chris Tozzi • Sept. 12, 2022

Help desk documentation: Best practices for DevOps teams

Creating accurate, up-to-date documentation for help desks is critical to software development and adoption -- but it also poses challenges for DevOps organizations.

By Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 9, 2022

Build AI into the DevOps maturity model for smooth sailing

AI has promising applications in DevOps, but organizations must account for the maturity of their teams, processes and tools to ensure the success of their AI initiatives.

By Will Kelly • Sept. 8, 2022

How automating distributed cloud infrastructure changes IT

As IT environments become increasingly distributed and complex, organizations are exploring how automation can address their evolving IT operations and infrastructure needs.

By Scott Sinclair • Sept. 7, 2022

What to consider in scaling automation for distributed cloud

Infrastructure automation accelerates IT ops, fosters innovation and creates competitive advantage -- but executive support is essential, especially in complex cloud environments.

By Scott Sinclair • Sept. 6, 2022

Prepare for ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure

Prevention and protection are often the focus of ransomware discussions, but IT teams must understand ransomware's effects on operations and how to react in an attack scenario.

By Brian Kirsch • Sept. 6, 2022

What is K3OS and how does it relate to K3s?

Discover the potential benefits of adopting K3OS, a lightweight Linux distribution developed to run Kubernetes workloads in low-resource environments.

By Joydip Kanjilal • Sept. 1, 2022

VMware Tanzu sets up edge computing showdown with OpenShift

Enterprise edge computing is still at a nascent stage, but a battle is brewing between Kubernetes platforms such as VMware Tanzu and OpenShift to support the emerging trend.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 31, 2022

Learn to monitor group memberships with PowerShell

Use PowerShell automation to build reports in local group memberships on a server and security groups in Active Directory to keep tabs on any irregular behavior.

By Anthony Howell • Aug. 30, 2022

VMware Tanzu teases vSphere, PaaS tie-ins -- but doubts linger

VMware said enhanced Kubernetes integrations for vSphere and Cloud Foundry, some in the works for years, will ship soon, but the pending Broadcom deal gives some observers pause.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 30, 2022

Learn to work with Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience

With some extra effort in the planning stages, it's possible to control costs in Office 365 and Microsoft 365 with the new seat-based licensing model.

By Reda Chouffani • Aug. 30, 2022

What IT admins should consider when licensing a VM

Licensing for virtual machines can be particularly tricky to navigate for IT admins, who must ensure proper licensing for hosts -- as well as software running inside VMs.

By Brien Posey • Aug. 26, 2022

Kubernetes security reaches maturity milestone with v1.25

Kubernetes Pod Security Admission has reached stable status, replacing Pod Security Policies, as the core Kubernetes framework delegates advanced features to the wider community.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 25, 2022

How to build a vulnerability scanner with PowerShell

What do you do if there's a zero-day threatening your organization? When you need to act fast, use PowerShell to uncover vulnerabilities hiding in your environment.

By Liam Cleary • Aug. 25, 2022

Emerging approaches to HCI for IT services

Hyper-converged infrastructure's increased support for containers, composability and hybrid cloud deployments has attracted IT teams with reduced costs and improved efficiency.

By Kerry Doyle • Aug. 25, 2022

Compare running Kubernetes on VMs vs. bare-metal servers

Planning to run a cloud-native application with Kubernetes? Compare the advantages and drawbacks of deployments on VMs and physical servers.

By Rob Bastiaansen • Aug. 23, 2022

How to establish a Kubernetes governance strategy

Because Kubernetes is a large, complex tool that touches so much of the IT ecosystem, governance policies are important to meet both internal and external standards.

By Tom Nolle • Aug. 22, 2022

What to do when a VM is compromised

When security incidents arise -- and they will -- IT administrators can restore, reset or completely wipe VMs to return them to health and get them back into production.

By Brien Posey • Aug. 18, 2022

Sigstore co-creator talks GitHub, Kubernetes and next steps

Dan Lorenc reflects on a whirlwind year for his open source project, now officially incorporated into Kubernetes and GitHub's npm registry, and his plans for the year to come.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 11, 2022