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IT training programs stall amid search for best practices

Without a standard set of best practices to refer to for IT training programs, or any industry consensus on the best general approach to training, large enterprises have begun to trail smaller, more nimble counterparts in the efficiency of their software releases.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 27, 2019

How to handle service downtime in the cloud age

You know what happens when you assume. Don't set and forget those critical IT infrastructure services in the cloud without putting together a contingency plan.

By Brian Kirsch • Aug. 27, 2019

VMware plans to overhaul vSphere for Kubernetes

VMware may be late to the Kubernetes party, but its plan to roll native support into vSphere could be a game changer.

By Nick Martin • Aug. 27, 2019

Simplify SaaS integration with an IT service aggregator

SaaS management can cause as many headaches as SaaS apps prevent. Poor integrations between disparate tools can create bottlenecks and failures, but aggregators can help.

By Clive Longbottom • Aug. 26, 2019

Using the Sysinternals Sysmon tool to check DNS queries

A recent update to the Sysinternals Sysmon utility adds DNS query logging to give deeper insights into the connections made by your Windows machines.

By Dan Franciscus • Aug. 26, 2019

SolarWinds Discovery offers low-cost way to manage IT assets

SolarWinds expands its IT service management offerings with a software service that lets IT teams locate, map and manage their software and hardware assets.

By Ha Ta • Aug. 23, 2019

Istio service mesh hits OpenShift GA, but upgrades are slow

Istio service mesh, Kiali and Jaeger are generally available for Red Hat OpenShift 4, but it will be some time before users are ready for the latest version of the platform.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 22, 2019

Splunk pricing worries some users amid SignalFx monitoring buy

Splunk wants to collect more data via SignalFx, but some users wonder how much it will cost to keep up with the proliferation of logs and metrics in the age of cloud monitoring.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 22, 2019

Follow this Terraform and AWS tutorial to create a VPC

As an infrastructure-as-code tool, Terraform simplifies and streamlines resource deployments. Follow along with this example, which features Amazon VPCs, to get started.

By Prateek Singh • Aug. 22, 2019

Pester tests help pinpoint infrastructure issues

The Pester testing framework gives IT pros a way to develop sophisticated and consistent testing routines that monitoring tools just can't duplicate.

By Richard Siddaway • Aug. 21, 2019

Explore the basics of Kubernetes cluster networking

IT admins who need a crash course in basic Kubernetes networking concepts can follow along with this four-minute video.

By Christopher Blackden • Aug. 21, 2019

Don’t buy a GPU for machine learning unless you have the workload

Virtual GPUs and machine learning might seem like a perfect match, but specialized chips might not be worth the investment if your workloads won't use the cards' full capacity.

By Trevor Pott • Aug. 20, 2019

Test your knowledge of CNCF projects and tools

From Kubernetes to Envoy, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation has ushered in many leading open source technologies for the IT enterprise. So, how well do you know them?

By Alyssa Fallon • Aug. 20, 2019

What is an embedded hypervisor and what value does it provide?

Embedded systems and hypervisors go hand in hand. By understanding both, admins can maximize system benefits such as multiple OS support and legacy code compatibility.

By Stephen Bigelow • Aug. 19, 2019

IT pros contend with the future of continuous delivery

Continuous delivery tools are poised to add comprehensive breadth and analytical depth, but whether most enterprises can assimilate them is another matter.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 16, 2019

Jenkins X gears up for SaaS version, GitOps standards

With key maturity milestones behind them, the maintainers of Jenkins X prepare a SaaS version, and plan to collaborate with Google's Tekton and Netflix's Spinnaker.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 16, 2019

Understand KubeVirt basics to help get you started

Getting to know KubeVirt prior to use is essential. Though it relies on core Kubernetes technology, running VMs alongside containers is something you might be unfamiliar with.

By Sander van Vugt • Aug. 15, 2019

CloudBees CEO reveals plans for CI/CD tools, Google project

CloudBees CEO Sacha Labourey puts his roadmap cards on the table for the next generation of the company's CI/CD tools and an upcoming project to co-develop CI/CD for Anthos with Google.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 14, 2019

Obtain and deploy Hyper-V with Admin Center rather than VARs

Using Admin Center to deploy Hyper-V over VARs can offer admins flexibility and the ability to remotely manage servers, but the push toward cloud migration can be an issue.

By Brian Kirsch • Aug. 14, 2019

August Patch Tuesday corrects new ‘wormable’ exploits

Administrators weighed down by news of the BlueKeep vulnerability will have to contend with a similar bug some are calling DejaBlue.

By Tom Walat • Aug. 14, 2019

IT training flaws compound DevOps skills shortage

Before investing in an online course to learn new IT skills, heed this warning from brain scientists: there is a big difference between knowing what to do and knowing how to do it.

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 14, 2019

5 IT video tutorials admins don’t want to miss

The best way to ramp up with a new technology or IT practice is to see it in action. Use these five video tutorials to visually walk through GitOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines and more.

By Kristin Knapp • Aug. 9, 2019

Mesosphere’s Kubernetes pivot sets stage for IT vendor attrition

Mesosphere becomes D2iQ, and affirms that Kubernetes is eating the world. Is IT entering a golden age of interoperability, or on the verge of mass consolidation?

By Beth Pariseau • Aug. 8, 2019

Cloud adoption questions every IT admin should ask

For all of a cloud service's benefits, there are limitations, such as restricted access to infrastructure, that cause IT teams to be leery of adoption.

By Adam Fowler • Aug. 8, 2019

Use this Mesos and Marathon tutorial to try resource abstraction

Marathon, the Mesos-based tool, eases large-scale container orchestration. Before you begin deployments, set up Zookeeper and Mesos with Marathon, and try a simple task.

By Walker Rowe • Aug. 6, 2019