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Infrastructure as code principles: How IaC works and how to use it

What are the most important things to know about infrastructure as code if you're going to implement it? Follow these guidelines to build a solid IaC foundation.

By Deepak Dhami • Nov. 24, 2020

IT governance must catch up with DevSecOps, experts say

Government and financial services organizations that practice DevSecOps say IT governance must evolve to keep up through faster, automated control pipelines.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 24, 2020

How to apologize for server outages and keep users happy

Nobody panic: The servers are down. How IT communicates an issue often means more to users than resolution speed. An admission of struggle is more forgivable than silence.

By Adam Fowler • Nov. 23, 2020

Boost Windows Server performance with these 10 tips

A small investment in time to execute these Windows Server performance tuning tips and techniques can optimize server workloads for more satisfactory results.

By Brien Posey • Nov. 20, 2020

The evolution and history of software configuration management

IT and software configuration management challenge tech professionals. It's been that way for decades, and best practices continue to evolve.

By Clive Longbottom • Nov. 20, 2020

GitOps pros grapple with Kubernetes configuration management

Configuration management challenges GitOps early adopters, especially at large enterprises with millions of lines of Kubernetes YAML to manage.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 20, 2020

Explore the benefits of containers on bare metal vs. on VMs

Advances in container and cloud technologies have morphed the debate over container deployment on bare-metal servers vs. VMs, with strong pros and cons for each.

By Chris Tozzi • Nov. 20, 2020

These IT automation scripts take little effort and save a lot of work

Doing some IT tasks by hand is doing them wrong. Whether to provision components, research an issue or report on performance, IT automation scripts are powerful and easy to write.

By Stuart Burns • Nov. 20, 2020

Observability standards emerge as Kubernetes matures

Enterprise IT pros have tackled how to handle Kubernetes deployments. Now, they're relying on open source observability standards to help keep cloud-native apps healthy.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 18, 2020

IBM buys observability vendor Instana

IBM intends to purchase Instana, maker of application monitoring and observability tools, and then couple its technology with the Watson AIOps portfolio.

By Chris Kanaracus • Nov. 18, 2020

A production deployment checklist for enterprise apps

The more complex an app gets, the more complex production deployment becomes. Split the process into these nine areas to streamline team communication and tasks.

By Stephen Bigelow • Nov. 18, 2020

Puppet sets sights on unified IT automation platform, IPO

An integrated Puppet IT automation platform that runs on Kubernetes will accompany an IPO for Puppet Labs in 2021, as the company aims to update its image for the cloud-native era.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 17, 2020

Explore the benefits of Azure AD vs. on-prem AD

A move to Office 365 doesn't require cutting the cord from on-premises Active Directory, but it is an option. Here's what you need to know when comparing Azure AD vs. on-prem AD.

By Reda Chouffani • Nov. 17, 2020

Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a series of Microsoft components that allow native Linux 64-bit Executable and Linkable Format (ELF64) binaries to run on the Windows kernel in the Windows 10 operating system (OS).

By Brien Posey • Nov. 16, 2020

How to use Slack and Fluentd to demonstrate social output

Phil Wilkins provides step-by-step instructions on how DevOps teams can enable Slack to capture log events from the open source data collection tool Fluentd.

By Phil Wilkins, Manning Publications • Nov. 16, 2020

Use virtual clusters to avoid container sprawl

Virtual clusters enable admins to deploy, track and manage containers across various systems to ensure performance, security and governance, and low costs.

By Robert Sheldon • Nov. 13, 2020

What are the cost considerations when buying AIOps tools?

AIOps tools can reduce overhead for IT staff, but first, enterprises must decide how they will use the tool to know which features to budget for.

By Chris Tozzi • Nov. 12, 2020

5 tips for building a successful MSP marketing strategy

MSPs need to develop a marketing strategy if they hope to grow beyond the startup stage. Industry executives share their views on everything to include in a marketing approach.

By Nicole Lewis • Nov. 12, 2020

Windows zero-day shut down on November Patch Tuesday

In addition to fixing the exploited Windows flaw, Microsoft rolls out a new look to the Security Update Guide that draws some criticism.

By Tom Walat • Nov. 11, 2020

Atlassian ITSM challenges ServiceNow with DevOps focus

Cloud customers of Atlassian's Jira Service Management will get some Opsgenie incident management features included at no cost, as the vendor plans its ITSM expansion.

By Beth Pariseau • Nov. 10, 2020

Automate these DevOps tasks for maximum productivity

DevOps is hard work, but only upfront. The goal -- once teams build a pipeline and set up automation -- is to stand aside and watch the builds flow through.

By Anthony Howell • Nov. 10, 2020

Infrastructure as code benefits and DevOps use cases

Code flexibility, automation and security top the list of reasons to use IaC for DevOps use cases. But without careful management, they can quickly present problems.

By Emily Mell • Nov. 9, 2020

Bolster remote IT management with these security tips

The remote management of IT systems has become essential -- but admins need to uphold that responsibility in a way that doesn't compromise security.

By Clive Longbottom • Nov. 7, 2020

MSP acquisitions rise with platforms in demand

Recent merger and acquisition activity highlights a trend of private equity firms increasingly targeting MSP platform companies; more IT channel news.

By John Moore • Nov. 6, 2020

Remote possibilities: Out-of-band management admin options

COVID-19 puts added strain on administrators who need to compensate for lack of personnel in data centers, which leads to the need for a remote access strategy.

By Brian Kirsch • Nov. 5, 2020