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MSPs expand into managed physical security services

Companies such as Deep Sentinel and Viakoo are tapping partners to deliver physical security services. Learn how MSPs are incorporating physical security into their offerings.

By Albert McKeon • July 2, 2020

Kubernetes complicates Cloud Foundry platform development

The Cloud Foundry community has begun to port its developer interface onto Kubernetes infrastructure, but there are multiple approaches to sort out amid the transition.

By Beth Pariseau • July 1, 2020

Why Linux containers on Windows is a big deal

Microsoft introduced support for Docker Linux containers in its latest versions of the Windows client and server operating systems, so why should it matter to you?

By Dan Franciscus • June 30, 2020

5 critical help desk KPIs to track and manage

IT operations teams shouldn't view help desk KPIs in isolation, but rather as a set of closely related metrics that work together to track the user experience and costs.

By Brian Kirsch • June 27, 2020

CPU vs. microprocessor: What are the differences?

CPUs and microprocessors can execute many of the same tasks, such as arithmetic and I/O processing. However, there are some tasks CPUs can't execute effectively.

By Stefani Muñoz • June 26, 2020

Is SCCM in Azure right for your organization?

System Center Configuration Manager still has a long life, which was further underscored by Microsoft supporting deployments of the endpoint management tool to Azure.

By Daniel Engberg • June 26, 2020

Puppet unveils event-driven IT automation plans

Puppet's IT automation system Relay, now in beta, offers an event-driven take on IT workflows, but the vendor must clearly establish the product's value over competing DevOps systems.

By Beth Pariseau • June 25, 2020

4 FAQs to better understand a paravirtualization interface

Admins are using paravirtualization because of its ability to improve system performance and reduce virtualization overhead, but its challenges can cause issues for some.

By Stefani Muñoz • June 25, 2020

Evaluate 3 IT ops use cases for the Aternity monitoring tool

Operations teams can use data from an IT environment to detect, prevent and remediate issues. With Aternity, they can specifically track metrics and manage tasks related to user experience.

By Dan Franciscus • June 25, 2020

HashiCorp Consul 1.8 aims to smooth service mesh transition

HashiCorp Consul users are mulling how to extend service discovery into service mesh. The vendor has added gateway support to ease this transition.

By Beth Pariseau • June 24, 2020

Why -- and how -- to use Docker image tags

Version control is a critical part of software development and deployment. IT teams can use Docker tags to better manage and organize container images.

By Stuart Burns • June 24, 2020

HashiCorp Terraform beta brings long-awaited features

Terraform 0.13, recently released to public beta, includes support for complex infrastructure deployments that users have eagerly awaited.

By Beth Pariseau • June 24, 2020

Walk through 5 essential DevOps pipeline stages

A DevOps pipeline won't look the same in every organization, but the five phases outlined in this video play a prominent role in most software development and delivery lifecycles.

By Kristin Knapp • June 23, 2020

HashiCorp shops hope new Consul service comes at lower cost

Multi-cloud hosted services planned for HashiCorp products, including Consul, Vault and Nomad, would reduce IT ops overhead, users say, but prices must be affordable.

By Beth Pariseau • June 22, 2020

Microsoft Defender ATP taps into cloud for added protection

Enterprises that want to wrap up their systems in an extra layer of security have the option for more enhanced protection that integrates with other Microsoft products.

By Dan Franciscus • June 22, 2020

Dell Technologies partner strategy persists during pandemic

Coming out of mixed first-quarter results, Dell Technologies said it plans to stay the course with its channel partner strategy.

By Spencer Smith • June 19, 2020

PowerShell book captures the tool’s intense early days

Getting PowerShell off the drawing board and into Windows required an iron will, as well as technical chops. A new book unveils the story behind its development process.

By Tom Walat • June 18, 2020

Lessons learned: Strategies to adjust IT operations in a crisis

Curious how other businesses adjusted their IT operations strategies in light of COVID-19? Look back at these five recent SearchITOperations news stories to find out.

By Emily Mell • June 17, 2020

A Graylog tutorial to centrally manage IT logs

Graylog enables IT admins to manage and analyze log data from multiple sources. Use this tutorial to set up the tool and learn its primary features, such as pipelines and extractors.

By Adam Bertram • June 16, 2020

Cohesity service providers gain pay-per-use pricing

Cohesity's new pricing model lets cloud and managed service providers consume the company's data management offerings based on a commitment as low as $2,000 per month.

By John Moore • June 16, 2020

ServiceNow vs. Jira Service Desk for ITSM workflow management

ServiceNow and Jira Service Desk are both big names in ITSM, but which one is better for your workflow management needs? Compare the two tools in terms of flexibility, integration support and more.

By Tom Nolle • June 12, 2020

DevOps pros rethink cloud cost with continuous delivery tool

Cloud cost management is a new task for developers under DevOps, and a continuous delivery add-on presents a new way to show them infrastructure inefficiencies.

By Beth Pariseau • June 11, 2020

How to use Clair to scan Docker images

Container vulnerabilities open the door to security issues and cascading failures across an IT environment. Use this Clair tutorial to scan for compromised Docker container images.

By Stuart Burns • June 10, 2020

Microsoft issues 129 fixes for June Patch Tuesday

SharePoint continues to attract attention this month, with 12 unique vulnerabilities corrected in the document sharing and storage product.

By Tom Walat • June 10, 2020

How to take advantage of Teams-Exchange integration

The apps in Office 365 sometimes need a few tweaks to interact in a more seamless fashion. Learn how to combine the functionality of Exchange and Microsoft Teams.

By Reda Chouffani • June 9, 2020