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Nvidia helps conceptualize VMware GPU virtualization

Nvidia and VMware announced a plan to bring vGPUs to VMware Cloud on AWS, which will provide customers with more options for implementing GPU-accelerated workloads.

By Robert Sheldon • Feb. 14, 2020

Practical advice to integrate IT systems after a merger

A merger or acquisition can devour an IT administrator's time in many ways -- from running and supporting parallel sets of infrastructure to managing automation and security.

By Stuart Burns • Feb. 14, 2020

Ad firm gets Kubernetes management boost from Agile Stacks

With a small staff of engineers responsible for all of IT, a digital advertising firm needed help to smooth out the learning curve as it migrated from Mesosphere to Kubernetes.

By Beth Pariseau • Feb. 13, 2020

Evolve IT help desk skills to meet modern user demands

"Have you tried turning it off and then back on again?" is no longer the first question a help desk technician should ask. Widespread use of tech by just about everyone has changed the role.

By Brian Kirsch • Feb. 13, 2020

Deploy and configure WSUS 2019 for Windows patching needs

You can update your Microsoft software with a few tools, but Windows Server Update Services is the go-to for many administrators who want a reliable patch deployment platform.

By Tom Walat • Feb. 13, 2020

Grafana Loki users reap log data savings, with tradeoffs

Grafana Loki won't replace advanced log analytics tools, but it may be a boon for shops that want to collect massive amounts of log data for troubleshooting applications.

By Beth Pariseau • Feb. 12, 2020

February Patch Tuesday resolves IE zero-day

Microsoft released security updates for 99 unique vulnerabilities, including an Internet Explorer flaw the company had notified customers about last month.

By Tom Walat • Feb. 12, 2020

Right-sizing VMs improves performance, combats resource contention

Admins looking to reduce resource contention and improve system performance can right-size their VMs, but application owner pushback and software restrictions can pose issues.

By Brian Kirsch • Feb. 11, 2020

Retail software firm takes broad view of Kubernetes security

Kubernetes platform security has supplanted container-level security for enterprises such as retail software vendor Aptos as they deploy microservices in production.

By Beth Pariseau • Feb. 7, 2020

Dynatrace deepens AIOps ties with Kubernetes monitoring

Dynatrace has expanded the number of metrics it can feed into its Davis AIOps engine from Kubernetes infrastructure, thereby enhancing autoremediation features for container workloads.

By Beth Pariseau • Feb. 7, 2020

Visual Studio Code vs. the native console for PowerShell debugging

Unsure whether to debug a PowerShell script in Visual Studio Code or the PowerShell console? Follow this tutorial to make the decision a little easier.

By Anthony Howell • Feb. 7, 2020

What are some Windows Server 2019 SDN security features?

Microsoft continued to refine the software-defined networking capabilities in its latest server operating system by developing several new security features.

By Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 7, 2020

Emerging tools to help create virtualized test environments

Tools from Parasoft, HyperQube and CloudShell let admins virtualize their test environments, but admins should exercise caution as product direction and design continue to evolve.

By Paul Korzeniowski • Feb. 6, 2020

Enterprise service management blurs business, IT operations

IT-style automated workflows are expanding to non-IT departments, even as business initiatives fuse with software projects. IT ops will support both, often with the same toolset.

By Beth Pariseau • Feb. 6, 2020

VMware licensing change limits CPUs to 32 cores

VMware moved its per-CPU licensing plan closer to competitors' per-core licensing plans by requiring one license for CPUs with 32 cores.

By Ed Scannell • Feb. 5, 2020

What’s new with PowerShell error handling?

PowerShell 7 introduces a new cmdlet to assist administrators who wanted a better way to find out what broke in the scripts they wrote to manage their systems.

By Adam Bertram • Feb. 5, 2020

Use secrets management tools for centralized security control

Improper secrets management leaves IT orgs vulnerable to attacks. A secrets repository can help -- but it requires commitment, along with a willingness to change existing workflows and processes.

By Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 4, 2020

Why move to PowerShell 7 from Windows PowerShell?

The next major release of this venerable automation tool features performance improvements and a bevy of new features that could sway many administrators to switch.

By Adam Bertram • Feb. 4, 2020

Modernize ops practices to manage hybrid IT infrastructure

Hybrid IT management requires ops teams to rethink everything from networking to the way they oversee system configurations. Third-party tools, including those for IaC, can help.

By Will Kelly • Jan. 31, 2020

Windows Server 2008 end of life means it’s time to move

Your organization has a few options to migrate from unsupported Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 systems to avoid becoming another cyberattack statistic.

By Tom Walat • Jan. 30, 2020

Best practices for Hyper-V template creation

Admins can streamline template creation through Hyper-V SCVMM with a few best practices, such as evaluating whether a VM is the right fit for template creation.

By Stefani Muñoz • Jan. 30, 2020

Build a DevOps feedback loop with these CI/CD tools

From Azure DevOps to Jenkins, DevOps teams can choose from a number of CI/CD tools to enable and maintain a continuous loop of feedback.

By Adam Bertram • Jan. 30, 2020

‘Limited’ number of VMware layoffs confirmed in ‘rebalancing’

VMware says the layoffs will allow the company to better focus on helping corporate users figure out their multi-cloud strategies and affected workers may be reassigned.

By Ed Scannell • Jan. 29, 2020

3 ways to react to an IT system failure avalanche

In complex IT infrastructures, a system or resource failure can spur follow-up issues. Compare three approaches to prevent these dreaded domino effects and reach the root of the problem.

By Tom Nolle • Jan. 29, 2020

Edge virtualization manages the data deluge, but can be complex

Virtualizing at the edge introduces device management benefits to admins, but they must ensure edge computing is worth the time and effort.

By Stefani Muñoz • Jan. 28, 2020