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Prepare for the rise of the IT automation architect

As IT infrastructures become more complex, and development cycles more rapid, organizations increasingly lean on automation -- and those with the skills to oversee it.

By Kurt Marko • June 9, 2020

digital native

A digital native is a person who grew up with the presence of digital technology or in the information age.

By Alexander Gillis • June 9, 2020

New ServiceNow workflows extend into more markets

ServiceNow continues to direct its workflows toward vertical markets with new offerings for telecommunications, financial services and healthcare markets.

By Ed Scannell • June 5, 2020

How to set up Prometheus for Kubernetes monitoring

Prometheus enables IT teams to automate and quickly configure infrastructure monitoring with open source tools natively in Kubernetes. Follow this tutorial to get started.

By Prateek Singh • June 4, 2020

From coding to automation, SRE skills reach far and wide

A site reliability engineer wears many hats. In addition to development and IT troubleshooting responsibilities, this role requires top-notch communication skills.

By Stephen Bigelow • June 2, 2020

Atlassian takes on DevOps pipeline tools integration

Pre-built hooks between Atlassian DevOps tools are in demand among IT teams that must manage an overwhelming number of cross-functional projects and vendor products.

By Beth Pariseau • June 2, 2020

Chef software broadens scope amid IT automation disruption

Chef seeks a new niche as IT automation shifts toward Kubernetes and cloud-native tools, but IT pros have many options, with some more appealing than Chef in high-scale scenarios.

By Beth Pariseau • June 2, 2020

Your Golden Ticket: The Hidden Power of CMDB in IT Digital Transformation

Learn how a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) can be a powerful tool in your organization’s IT digital transformation journey.

May 29, 2020

How to integrate DevOps into an IT monitoring strategy

When it comes to IT monitoring, a DevOps toolchain presents opportunities and challenges. Follow best practices to ensure your teams see and fix problems appropriately.

By Will Kelly • May 29, 2020

Composing a CMDB requires new rules for navigating today’s modern enterprise

Learn what the four new rules are for composing a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) for navigating today’s modern enterprise.

May 29, 2020

ServiceNow Configuration Management Database

Learn how to maintain current and accurate data, identify performance and user experience improvement, visualize complex data to drive better decisions, and more with the ServiceNow Configuration Management Database.

May 29, 2020

Q&A: Recounting the rough-and-tumble history of PowerShell

Today, PowerShell is a key tool for many Windows administrators, but its developers had to battle to get it launched. Don Jones talks about PowerShell's tumultuous start.

By Tom Walat • May 29, 2020

Why automated user provisioning still demands a human touch

IT teams can automate away many -- but not all -- of the tedious tasks associated with user provisioning. A human operator is still essential to ensure accurate account details.

By Adam Fowler • May 29, 2020

It’s time to dismiss these 7 DevOps collaboration myths

DevOps is taking root in IT organizations across the globe -- but that doesn't mean it's well understood. Misconceptions persist, but they can be conquered.

By Will Kelly • May 29, 2020

VMs vs. containers: What Windows admins need to know

VMs have high resource overhead, but they're dependable. Containers can scale dramatically, but they require a different mode of management. Which is right for your workloads?

By Dan Franciscus • May 28, 2020

Proxmox VE 6 and later offers container features, better security

Proxmox VE, an open source virtualization management product, provides admins with several features, such as VM live migration, backup abilities and high availability.

By Robert Sheldon • May 27, 2020

Get started with threshold monitoring

IT monitoring doesn't have to be difficult to set up and use. Learn how to set thresholds and dashboards, know when and how to escalate responses, and keep IT systems humming along.

By Adam Bertram • May 27, 2020

Learn Kubernetes step by step with this interactive book

SearchITOperations spoke with author Zach Arnold about what IT pros can expect from The Kubernetes Workshop, an interactive book that progressively builds readers' knowledge of container orchestration.

By Packt Publishing, Alyssa Fallon • May 27, 2020

Implement compliance-as-code with this Chef InSpec tutorial

Rather than rely on manual compliance checks, IT admins can use Chef InSpec to automate the process. Watch this brief video to learn essential InSpec commands and run some practice scans.

By Christopher Blackden • May 26, 2020

Steer clear of trouble while following the Office 365 roadmap

There are literally hundreds of changes coming to the collaboration platform that affect email and other services. Here's what IT can do to help ease the transition for end users.

By Reda Chouffani • May 26, 2020

5 IT automation examples that ops teams should implement today

IT automation use cases are plentiful and highly variegated -- but organizations should emphasize these five examples in their roadmaps.

By Stephen Bigelow • May 22, 2020

IT pros clamor for Kubernetes multi-cloud deployment API

Enterprise IT pros who want a standard approach to Kubernetes multi-cloud deployment say the Cluster API project shows promise, but it needs work to be production-ready.

By Beth Pariseau • May 21, 2020

Linux kernel utility could solve Kubernetes networking woes

Linux kernel utility eBPF gets new life as a more effective means to scale Kubernetes networking than native Kubernetes tools, and in some cases, service mesh.

By Beth Pariseau • May 21, 2020

Use a Windows Server 2019 domain controller or go to Azure?

Administrators must dig into the details to see if a swap from on-premises Active Directory to the Azure equivalent makes sense for their organization.

By Tom Walat , Brien Posey • May 21, 2020

Fintech firms prove IT compliance via security automation

Security automation tools proved useful for two highly regulated fintech firms, that use them to protect cloud-native infrastructure and demonstrate their security to auditors.

By Beth Pariseau • May 20, 2020