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DevOps for networking hits chokepoints, tangled communications
NetOps complements DevOps in enterprises that need to scale application delivery efforts up and out. Networking tools -- and teams -- need to advance to find their place in CI/CD pipelines.
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- Former Chef Software CTO talks IT automation, open source
Chef Software's founder, Adam Jacob, built widely used IT automation software for the enterprise. Now that he's no longer CTO, he's taking a break and pondering what comes next.
- Mainframe DevOps gets fresh integration option in LzLabs
Most mainframe DevOps tools make open source app delivery pipelines speak mainframe's language, but LzLabs brings mainframe apps to a Linux-based platform without recompilation.
- Managed container services face-off: Enterprise PKS vs. OpenShift
VMware Enterprise PKS and Red Hat OpenShift are two leading container platforms with many differences. Assess the technologies in terms of hybrid cloud support, tool ecosystems and more.
Definitions
- open core model (open core software)
The open core model is a business strategy where a company offers a “core” version of a product with limited features as free and open source (FOSS) software at the same time an add-on commercial version is released as proprietary software.
- serverless computing
Serverless computing is an event-driven application design and deployment paradigm in which computing resources are provided as scalable cloud services.
- native cloud application (NCA)
A native cloud application (NCA) is a program that is designed specifically for a cloud computing architecture.
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ALM for IT
Find expert tips here for IT operations and DevOps teams on ensuring app resources meet demand, applications and new app features scale and perform acceptably in production, and rapid iterations do not create maintenance issues.
Recent Definitions
- open core model (open core software)
The open core model is a business strategy where a company offers a “core” version of a product with limited features as free and open source (FOSS) software at the same time an add-on commercial version is released as proprietary software.
- serverless computing
Serverless computing is an event-driven application design and deployment paradigm in which computing resources are provided as scalable cloud services.
- native cloud application (NCA)
A native cloud application (NCA) is a program that is designed specifically for a cloud computing architecture.
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- Mainframe DevOps gets fresh integration option in LzLabs
- Build a patch management process to stay cool in an IT crisis
- Application dependency mapping expands in New Relic One
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- ALM and Automated Testing Choices
- ALM Tools, Processes and Strategy
- Application Maintenance on Production Systems
- Application Rollout Planning and Problems
- IT Ops Implications of Continuous Delivery
- Matching IT Resources to Application Requirements
- Understanding Software Deployments for DevOps
Scale-Out Apps
The distributed application architecture topic center offers advice and tips for IT operations professionals handling new application types and the methods by which distributed, scale-out applications are deployed. These include virtualization containers and microservices, event-driven computing, and cloud application management.
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- serverless computing
Serverless computing is an event-driven application design and deployment paradigm in which computing resources are provided as scalable cloud services.
- Containers as a Service (CaaS)
Containers as a service (CaaS) is a cloud service that allows software developers to upload, organize, run, scale, manage and stop containers by using a provider's API calls or a web portal interface.
- Linkerd
Linkerd is an open-source network proxy developed by Buoyant to be installed as a service mesh. Linkerd is one of the first products to be associated with the term service mesh and supports platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
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- DevOps for networking hits chokepoints, tangled communications
- Former Chef Software CTO talks IT automation, open source
- Managed container services face-off: Enterprise PKS vs. OpenShift
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- Deploying Microservices
- Event-Driven and Serverless Computing
- Managing Cloud-Native Applications
- Managing Virtual Containers
IT Automation
The IT automation and orchestration topic center provides comprehensive resources on IT automation as well as processes and techniques to orchestrate IT tasks, and the skills required to manage them. Find news and tips covering automation tools, configuration management, as well as job scheduling here.
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- HashiCorp
HashiCorp is a software company that provides a suite of modular DevOps infrastructure provisioning and management products.
- infrastructure as code
Infrastructure as code (IaC) is an approach to software development that treats physical compute, storage and network fabric resources as web services and allows apps to run where they are best suited, based on cost and performance data.
- compliance automation
Compliance automation, also known as automated compliance, is a category of software applications that use artificial intelligence (AI) features and technology to simplify compliance procedures.
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- Former Chef Software CTO talks IT automation, open source
- Mainframe DevOps gets fresh integration option in LzLabs
- OpenShift shops chart a course for advanced IT automation
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The IT systems management topic center is dedicated to tools and technologies that enable more visibility into IT infrastructure, integration between IT management tools, tailored alerts for IT professionals and new areas of performance monitoring and management. Look here for expert tips and tech news.
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- Datadog
Datadog is a monitoring and analytics tool for IT and DevOps teams that can be used to determine performance metrics as well as event monitoring for infrastructure and cloud services.
- compliance automation
Compliance automation, also known as automated compliance, is a category of software applications that use artificial intelligence (AI) features and technology to simplify compliance procedures.
- remote server management
Remote server management is a market segment that includes products and services that enable IT professionals to monitor and control data centers from offsite.
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- Build a patch management process to stay cool in an IT crisis
- Application dependency mapping expands in New Relic One
- Explore the benefits, challenges of AI in ITSM
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- API Management for IT Tools
- Cloud Monitoring and Management
- IT Log Management and Reporting
- Real-Time Performance Monitoring and Management
- VM Management and Monitoring
DevOps Culture
Find resources on certifications and DevOps job skills that will enhance your career in the modern IT operations topic center. Get team organization and leadership strategies, tips on managing DevOps and traditional teams within the same IT organization, and ideas for beginning or improving your DevOps rollout.
Recent Definitions
- native cloud application (NCA)
A native cloud application (NCA) is a program that is designed specifically for a cloud computing architecture.
- SecOps
SecOps is a management approach that connects security and operations teams, similar to how DevOps unifies software developers and operations professionals to increase efficiency and eliminate priority conflicts.
- DevOps
In its most broad meaning, DevOps is an operational philosophy that promotes better communication between development and operations as more elements of operations become programmable. In its most narrow interpretation, DevOps describes the part of an organization’s information technology (IT) team that creates and maintains infrastructure.
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- DevOps for networking hits chokepoints, tangled communications
- Change your application support process to juggle cloud and legacy IT
- Explore the benefits, challenges of AI in ITSM