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• Tame the virtualization infrastructure management beast

  IT administrators must manage virtual infrastructure requirements, such as patches, reboots and component lifecycles, to create and maintain an efficient data center.  Continue Reading

• Is 'Continuous Delivery with Docker and Jenkins' right for you?

  If your IT organization is ready to bring DevOps from mindset to tool set, containers and CI/CD are probably on the agenda. See what you'll learn from Rafal Leszko's book on Docker and Jenkins to advance a pipeline project.  Continue Reading

• The future of composable infrastructure and virtualization

  Composable infrastructures -- frameworks of compute, storage and network resource services -- will still make use of virtualization to run applications.  Continue Reading

• Most jobs in the IT industry pay well, but skills matter

  A survey of tech professionals identified which IT skills are most in demand. Find out how salaries compare from region to region, and how expertise affects compensation.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of infrastructure as code range from speed to scaling

  Provisioning large numbers of servers takes time. One of infrastructure as code's benefits is that once you declare a desired state, code maintains that environment with ease.  Continue Reading

• Words to go: Incident management KPI categories

  Because incident management is a vital task for IT operations departments, admins need a way to measure its success. This list of KPIs offers a good place to start.  Continue Reading

• Log analytics tools gain application performance support skills

  Log analytics tools are boosting real-time capabilities to monitor application performance, and users are in the market for tools that best slice, dice and store log data.  Continue Reading

• How infrastructure as code benefits and eases provisioning

  Being able to provision services with code means a simplification to sometimes complicated processes. Plus, you won't need to worry about the platform that service will run on.  Continue Reading

• Service mesh architecture radicalizes container networking

  Containerization is the IT industry's favorite superhero, so it's only fitting that containers have a powerful sidekick in service mesh. Together, they fight network management chaos.  Continue Reading

• Cloud applications demand a new IT operations strategy

  Business and software development trends are putting more pressure on IT operations staff and changing the way teams deploy applications.  Continue Reading

• Kubernetes books put container deployments on the right track

  Whether you're tasked to set up and manage or deploy applications with Kubernetes, these books offer guidance and support. Co-author Brendan Burns shares insights from the texts.  Continue Reading

• Cisco roadmap plots course through clouds to DevOps future

  From a Google Cloud partnership to API-based network data integration, Cisco showcased application hosting flexibility and DevOps process flows in its product plans at its annual conference.  Continue Reading

• Build a virtualized development environment with these guidelines

  Save time and stress by designing virtualized test environments that include migration preparation and sandbox testing, and that, in certain cases, mix test and production hardware.  Continue Reading

• Self-service automation gives WLA maximum power

  Users don't want to wait for an admin to run a report. Admins don't want to drop their work to do it. Set parameters on self-service options and let workers help themselves.  Continue Reading

• Which IT security roles fall to the ops team?

  To help secure data and applications, an IT ops team needs to do much more than put up firewalls and apply other traditional security measures. Here's where to begin.  Continue Reading

• Data center operations best practices checklist

  Independent experts guide you to better data center operations with tips and advice on best practices and the right management tools.  Continue Reading

• Ten lessons for enterprises deploying containers

  The majority of medium to large enterprises surveyed by EMA foresee containers replacing VMs in two to five years. Unsurprisingly, container management and shadow containers are pressing concerns.  Continue Reading

• The role of container management software in IT ops

  Containers are a useful technology, but give some thought to how you'll manage them. Here's what to know about what's available and how to find the right fit.  Continue Reading

• Container adoption stats reveal a ramp up in production

  There's a 50/50 chance your IT organization will provision and support container-based applications by 2020. See how organizations approach container deployment, including how much they need to spend.  Continue Reading

• Catch the IT automation technology wave

  IT automation is taking over in operations as tasks get bigger and more complex, handling distributed systems. Stay current with these five big trends.  Continue Reading

• Are DevOps responsibilities in production unfair to developers?

  When Nike.com gave developers live production support responsibilities, the shakeup unearthed fundamental questions about app design and support processes.  Continue Reading

• IT ops pros predict routes to DevOps efficiency in 2018

  Operations admins have a lot on their plates already, and they'll pile on more in 2018. These IT pros and analysts share what's coming and how to handle it.  Continue Reading

• Make the case to follow a container strategy at your company

  Sorting through container management software can be overwhelming. Determine what your organization actually needs in terms of security and cloud capabilities before leaping in.  Continue Reading

• With continuous security, SecDevOps deconstructs CI/CD

  Nothing is set in stone when an organization follows a DevOps methodology -- a DevOps security model pushes developers and ops to constantly retune, slow down and speed up.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise shops look to AIOps for IT root cause analysis

  IT ops pros look to AIOps tools to help find the smoking gun in failing IT stacks, but some call automated root cause analysis more dream than reality.  Continue Reading

• ITSM processes must take this chance to help the business

  ITSM implementations still have value in today's DevOps world, but only if admins can get their processes aligned with the grander business goals.  Continue Reading

• An IT operations job description written for the future

  Forward-looking IT ops jobs require more Python and less cable management. To reach valued positions in the IT organization, align your skills with these popular job requirements.  Continue Reading

• Early adopters of technology belong in every organization

  In today's rapidly changing tech environment, avoiding new opportunities means falling behind. Thorough research into newly available tools leads organizations to success.  Continue Reading

• Securing containers keeps IT jumping through hoops

  Container isolation doesn't cut it in production. Instead, beef up security from the infrastructure to the application code, and be prepared to use some new tools to do it.  Continue Reading

• Deploy patches safely and sanely in a CI/CD workflow

  Enterprises engaged in a CI/CD workflow must patch systems and apps strategically. There are multiple technologies to consider, including immutable infrastructure and automation.  Continue Reading

• DevOps lab: Build Vagrant VMs to learn immutable infrastructure

  This article is part of a series to help IT ops professionals learn DevOps by building a home lab. In this first step, a cluster of Vagrant VMs represents immutable infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Learn DevOps techniques and tools in this home lab setup

  This DevOps lab uses Linux VMs and Docker containers to teach administrators the basics of immutable infrastructure, configuration automation and other modern IT concepts.  Continue Reading

• Advanced shell scripting for IT ops professionals: Free chapter

  Shell scripts can improve speed and automation for sys admins beyond what's possible with graphical user interfaces. Dana French's books cover advanced shell scripting for experienced users.  Continue Reading

• Why orchestration services are important in the DevOps age

  Automation and orchestration services are critical for modern IT systems to function well. Learn more about how these functions facilitate IT processes and workflows.  Continue Reading

• CFEngine configuration management tool up close and in-depth

  CFEngine is a widely known and used configuration management tool. Learn about its primary features and functions and if and how your organization could benefit from it.  Continue Reading

• Inside Docker configuration management functions

  Docker may not be a standard configuration management tool, but it possesses a set of capabilities that have made it a growing player in the CM market.  Continue Reading

• The Cobbler configuration management tool's ins and outs

  Cobbler is a configuration management tool best suited for Linux-based IT environments. Learn more about this tool and if it can benefit your enterprise.  Continue Reading

• SaltStack configuration management tools and their many functions

  SaltStack is a relatively new tool in the configuration management market with powerful capabilities and an active user community. Read more about this emerging product here.  Continue Reading

• What Chef configuration management can do for your IT systems

  Chef configuration management tools possess a huge community of users. Learn more about product versions, capabilities, user resources and what Chef can offer an enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Select the best configuration management tools for your company

  What characterizes the best configuration management tools for your company? Read about the different tools available and which ones would address your company needs the best.  Continue Reading

• Decision criteria for choosing configuration management software

  Selecting the right configuration management software is vital for your company to function well in this modern age. Learn what you need to know in order to select the best tool.  Continue Reading

• A continuous delivery model right on time

  With continuous delivery, good enough makes things better for business. Changing to this delivery model doesn't alleviate all app problems, but the right implementation means fewer of them.  Continue Reading

• Container technology's role in storage

  Containers are somewhat limited in scope and scale so the next logical step for the technology is dealing with storage.  Continue Reading

• Five cons of container technology

  Containers promise rapid scalability, flexibility and ease, but they're not right for every workload.  Continue Reading

• Brace your infrastructure for a microservices approach

  Before transitioning to microservices, it's crucial to consider the effects on your underlying infrastructure and network -- and to plan ahead.  Continue Reading

• Facebook completes Chef DevOps migration, shares lessons

  The mistakes, best practices and tools that Facebook shares from its migration to Chef configuration management apply to your DevOps shop too.  Continue Reading

• IBM Tivoli software for enterprise system management

  IBM Tivoli enterprise system management products are designed to manage all aspects of a data center, including storage, monitoring and automation.  Continue Reading

• Dell OpenManage enterprise system management overview

  Dell's OpenManage product suite provides tools and modules to manage both Dell and third-party IT infrastructures.  Continue Reading

• What does ‘software defined’ actually mean?

  Software defined is a term used to describe a wide variety of products, but it’s often used to catch your attention rather than describe a product’s function  Continue Reading

• How to implement a solid DevOps team structure

  DevOps collaboration can wipe development and operations teams of hostility and negativity. Dashboards and tiger teams turn wartime to peacetime.  Continue Reading

• How to adopt a successful DevOps enterprise

  No two DevOps shops are alike, but there are common threads that run throughout. So what does it take for an IT shop to successfully implement the DevOps culture?  Continue Reading

• Two critical components of DevOps success

  DevOps appears to be the right track for enterprise IT, but it’s a big change in the way things work and won't succeed without these two critical components.  Continue Reading

• Recognizing and correcting common VM migration problems

  A careful and systematic approach can speed the recognition and correction of common VM migration problems.  Continue Reading