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What are some features in Microsoft Defender ATP?

The threat protection platform, which underwent a recent name change, comes with some tailored features for Windows Server 2019 to stop attacks and reduce configuration issues.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 28, 2020

Cisco folds AppDynamics AIOps into its infrastructure tools

Cisco shops might welcome new integrations between AppDynamics AIOps tools and Cisco Intersight management software, but whether they will draw in other users is uncertain.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 28, 2020

Using Azure AD conditional access for tighter security

The cloud-based identity and access management service does not come with certain defensive features turned on by default, which administrators should rectify.

By Adam Fowler • Jan. 27, 2020

Ensure Kubernetes high availability with master node planning

Kubernetes ensures high availability in its worker nodes, but for a mission-critical workload, IT teams should take these extra steps for redundancy in the master node components.

By Kurt Marko • Jan. 27, 2020

PowerShell 7 features admins should examine

The next version of the administrative tool introduces several features, including a new cmdlet to assist with troubleshooting errors.

By Adam Bertram • Jan. 27, 2020

Increase data center efficiency with the NSX-T load balancer

When creating a load balancer, the NSX-T Data Center software is a likely contender, but you must have the necessary NSX-T components, such as tier 0 and tier 1 routers, before beginning.

By Rob Bastiaansen • Jan. 27, 2020

IT incident management best practices to minimize disruptions

IT issues can come out of nowhere, but an incident response plan can guide teams through troubled times. Follow these best practices to optimize each part of the plan.

By Alyssa Fallon • Jan. 24, 2020

How to install the Windows Server 2019 VPN

A VPN prevents unauthorized users from gaining access to critical resources in your organization. This tutorial covers the deployment on Windows Server 2019.

By Tom Walat • Jan. 23, 2020

ICYMI: Kubernetes ecosystem updates IT teams should know

Need to catch up on some recent developments within the Kubernetes vendor and tool ecosystem? This roundup of articles can help.

By Kristin Knapp • Jan. 22, 2020

Overcome these challenges to detect anomalies in IT monitoring

Faster and more accurate anomaly detection is a major benefit of machine learning in IT systems monitoring -- but it's not something that enterprises can achieve overnight.

By Walker Rowe • Jan. 22, 2020

Explore native and third-party VM automation tools’ features

VMware and Microsoft offer native tools that provide VM automation capabilities, but admins should also look at third-party vendors, such as Chef, Puppet and SolarWinds.

By Brien Posey • Jan. 22, 2020

Kubernetes taints and tolerations optimize pod-to-node mapping

In complex Kubernetes environments, admins must navigate pod-to-node mapping carefully. Try using taints and tolerations -- but be sure to closely oversee the process.

By Tom Nolle • Jan. 21, 2020

PE firm merges XebiaLabs, CollabNet for new DevOps toolchain

XebiaLabs will join with CollabNet VersionOne to form a new DevOps platform vendor that will compete with Atlassian, GitHub, GitLab and CloudBees.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 21, 2020

What to consider before you install vCloud Connector

VMware vCC requires a handful of prerequisites before you can deploy it. Install vCC once you have the correct processors, memory, network controllers and software.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 20, 2020

Use multiple Dockerfiles for complex application configuration

Dockerfiles can help with application configurations, but there are some questions you must consider, such as how many Dockerfiles each application requires.

By Paul Ferrill • Jan. 20, 2020

AIOps exec bets on incident response market shakeup

Resolve Systems, under a newly appointed CEO, will soon roll out a new product based on its FixStream acquisition that combines AIOps and IT automation.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 17, 2020

Walk through common use cases for built-in Terraform functions

Follow along with this Terraform tutorial to learn and apply various types of built-in functions -- including Numeric, String, and Date and Time -- within the IaC tool.

By Prateek Singh • Jan. 17, 2020

Battle lines over Windows Server 2008 migration drawn

Microsoft and AWS stepped up their ongoing battle promoting a variety of Windows Server 2008 migration tools in hopes of luring users over to their respective ecosystems.

By Ed Scannell • Jan. 16, 2020

SaltStack infrastructure-as-code tools seek cloud-native niche

SaltStack, like other infrastructure-as-code tools, must reinvent itself as cloud-native IT automation approaches such as containers, serverless and Kubernetes Operators grow.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 16, 2020

PowerShell 7 features set to address some, not all, functionality gaps

While PowerShell 7 is set to unify the cross-platform and traditional Windows versions of the tool, it might not check all the boxes in terms of features IT admins want to see.

By Adam Bertram • Jan. 16, 2020

Gain deeper IT insight with machine learning for log analysis

As the log analysis tool market evolves, machine learning plays an increasing role in helping IT teams discover significant anomalies and outliers in their data.

By Walker Rowe • Jan. 15, 2020

January Patch Tuesday fixes cryptography bug found by NSA

The U.S. National Security Agency shared information with Microsoft about a significant spoofing vulnerability in Windows that enterprises should make a patching priority.

By Tom Walat • Jan. 15, 2020

Kubernetes security gets an assist with bug bounty program

The Kubernetes Security Product Group will outsource bug triage to HackerOne under a new bug bounty program that will offer rewards for bug reports up to $10,000.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 14, 2020

How to set up Windows Server 2019 virtual network encryption

Microsoft tightens the security on its virtualization platform, even if a breach occurs, to prevent intruders from eavesdropping on traffic between VMs.

By Dan Franciscus • Jan. 14, 2020

SecOps and IT ops merge revs IT monitoring platform rivalry

Enterprises want consolidated monitoring platforms for SecOps and IT ops data. Here's how Sumo Logic plans to compete in that market in 2020 with IP from its JASK acquisition.

By Beth Pariseau • Jan. 13, 2020