Using Open Source for Better DevOps Outcomes
Many insurers have jumped on the DevOps bandwagon in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their systems and systems implementations. Very few insurers, however, spend much time thinking about the open source software community as a way to improve their DevOps approach–and the skills of their developers–and in that regard they’re missing a […]
IoT, AIOps and OMG!
The task of keeping networking straight while expanding the definition of network to include both physical and virtual networking has fallen heavily upon the op-centric side of DevOps–or what I like to call devOPS. What is defined as networking has grown, sometimes at a ridiculous rate. While the terms are familiar, how you manage them […]
When Gateways Go Away with Cellular IoT
Gateways have been an essential piece of three-tier IoT architecture for years. Their traditional spot between the edge and the cloud is in flux as cellular IoT technology rolls out. When are gateways still the right approach? How will gateways go away with cellular IoT? Here’s the trade-off between traditional three-tier and cellular IoT architecture […]
The Challenge of Scaling Metrics in Distributed Systems
Whether migrating from a monolithic architecture or building a distributed system from ground zero, there are many benefits to leverage from a microservices architecture–faster software deployment cycles, enhanced scalability, improved isolation of risk. However, distributed systems are complex and as such, accompanied by many challenges, particularly when it comes to the scalability of metrics. The […]
Breaking Up and Making Up: Composable Persistent Storage for Kubernetes
Kubernetes is rapidly emerging as the standard for application management in the data center. Kubernetes defines applications in a container model for deployment and delivers most of the software-as-a-service features of virtualized infrastructure at a lower cost and with less performance degradation. In this article we’ll cover the intersection of Kubernetes and scale-out data-intensive applications, […]
AIOps: The Path to Greater Resilience and Uptime
Large organizations with complex IT infrastructures are facing a significant challenge when it comes to data. The complexity is such that many IT operations teams are struggling to detect, or predict, the complex failure conditions and circumstances that can adversely impact resilience and uptime. Monitoring a multitude of systems is a complex task, as the […]
Report: More Salesforce Customers Adopting DevOps
A survey of 201 executives who work in organizations that have adopted the Salesforce Lightning platform finds a surprising number are employing DevOps practices to customize Salesforce software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. Conducted by Beagle Research Group on behalf of Copado, a provider of a commercial continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform for Salesforce SaaS environments, the survey […]
Privileged Access Management at the Speed of DevOps
Privileged access management (PAM) is clearly a very important element of effective cybersecurity. PAM has been ranked number one on Gartner’s Top 10 Security Projects for two consecutive years, and it is number four on the CIS Top 20 Critical Security Controls. The struggle for many organizations, however, is they have also embraced DevOps culture, […]
Extending Automation to Your First Code Commit
I am a big advocate for software reuse, and an even bigger advocate if that reuse comes in the form of software automation. My team and I rely on reusable software processes that accept simple inputs to produce predictable results. We have tight deadlines with requirements that often seem impossible. Automation makes us more efficient […]
Getting RPA Right the First Time
Remember when every article you read about IT focused on digital transformation (DX)? Now the broad concept of DX seemingly has taken a back seat in the headlines to a number of hot technologies. One of these, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), is frequently positioned as the new next big thing of the tech world. But […]
A New Paradigm in Container Security with Service Mesh
Containers have been around for some time, but only recently has the technology become mature enough for large enterprises to adopt it both on-prem and in the cloud. The obvious benefits for developers include the ability to dramatically reduce the time to production and the ability to lower the operational burden. This is further supported […]
When Should You Go for Microservice Architecture?
There is steady increase in the adoption of microservice architecture style since 2014 (Figure 1). Microservice architectural style structures an application as a collection of loosely coupled services that implement business capabilities. An architecture style is a family of architectures that share certain characteristics. For example, N-tier is a common architecture style. Architecture styles generally […]
Harnessing the Power of Developers
In our fast-moving digital economy, organizations across just about every industry are faced with a stark reality: to remain competitive and deliver the best possible customer experience, they must evolve continuously. The fintech industry is a great example of this–the sector’s growth and focus on excellent customer experience has been driven by external developers rather […]
Data Monoliths Go Cloud-Native with Kubernetes
Breaking monolithic applications into independently scalable services is the core of the cloud-native application model. By making cloud-native apps easy to deploy and manage, Kubernetes has contributed to a big change in IT practices. Initial cloud-native conquests started with stateless services and quickly grew to encompass applications that manage data. Database management systems have long […]
Learning Production Troubleshooting Techniques in Microarchitectures
One of the great things about our industry is the ability for anyone to get started doing development with a minimal amount of tools. Anyone can learn to do development with just a computer of some sort, a text editor, a tutorial and their brain. In fact, the initial basics of how to think through […]
How In-Memory Analytics is Solving Data Woes
The importance of data to business decisions and operations cannot be understated. On a daily basis, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is generated. Managing that much data so the necessary intelligence is easily accessible or to make sure insights are not missed, can be incredibly challenging. Luckily, technology does exist that can help to significantly […]
Five Tips to Approach DevSecOps Training
Developers are on the front lines when it comes to protecting their organizations from cyberattacks. As we’ve seen with the hacks of Monster.com or the Fortnite vulnerability, 2019 has been a trying year for organizations who have failed to protect their applications and websites. With an increase of cyberthreats today, it is vital that organizations and developers incorporate standard […]
Identifying and Abstracting Business Intelligence from Kubernetes Workloads
In the age of big data, businesses are inundated with data points. While they know there’s an abundance of valuable resources available to them, making sense of this data to derive actionable insights is often still a challenge. CNCF industry survey data shows workload complexity and monitoring remain top challenges for enterprises in terms of […]
Cloud Native Tracing and Observability: Why You Care
Is observability the new monitoring? Or is observability, and tracing, fundamentally different? Like any IT industry trend, it can be difficult to discern as many jump on the trend bandwagon, appropriately or not. The Splunk .conf 2019 event presented Splunk with the opportunity to bring clarity to the terms and the reasoning behind the acquisitions […]
The Role of Containers in Business Transformation
Containers hold new promise for business and digital transformation. Yet many differences exist between monitoring containers and monitoring other elements of infrastructure, such as VMs, storage, memory and compute. Understanding those differences is vital for ITOps managers as they navigate their businesses’ digital transformation. Interestingly, the differences are as much technical as they are organizational. […]
Four Steps to Implement an Observability Strategy for Microservices
You’ve finally decided. You’re making the move to microservices and re-architecting your entire infrastructure. Some services will still be on-premises (those databases and their legacy apps are never moving), but a cloud-based microservices architecture will allow your teams to build and bring new products to market faster. But how do you handle the complexity that […]
From Pets to X-as-Code: Enabling Control and Predictability for ITOps at Scale
Amy Wheelus, vice president of network cloud at AT&T, recently spoke about declarative predictability at the Open Networking Summit in Antwerp. AT&T is the world’s largest telecommunications company providing mission critical communication services where people’s jobs–and lives–can be on the line. As they move away from labor-intensive IT operations toward cloud-native automation, there is a […]
Legacy Databases Are Holding Back Enterprise Digital Transformations
As enterprises rush to digitize their business operations and enhance customer engagement, few are seeing the success they hoped. A recent survey points to a couple of culprits, including the difficulty of utilizing data held in legacy databases. The survey, conducted by market research firm Vanson Bourne on behalf of Couchbase, of 450 heads of […]