Topic: itops
IT Operations in 2020: Five Things to Know
The threat of digital disruption has forced senior executives and technology leaders to rethink business models, data assets, and distribution channels, to create more innovative products and services that will delight customers and overcome more nimble competitors. Over the last decade, enterprises have completely transformed the way they build, deploy, manage, and maintain mission-critical services … continue reading
Report: Over half of IT professionals feel their job is having a negative effect on their well-being
IT operations has a real people problem. A majority of the people working in IT roles are unhappy, in part due to their jobs, according to a survey from ITSM solutions provider SysAid. The survey, “The Future of ITSM 2019,” was based on responses from 339 IT professionals. The survey found that there was a … continue reading
Chef to open-source all of its software, creates Enterprise Automation Stack
Chef, makers of infrastructure-as-code software, today announced it is moving all of its software to open source, and introducing a new commercial distribution that bundles its portfolio of products as the Chef Enterprise Automation Stack. The code for its five products — Chef Infra, InSpec, Habitat, Automate and Workstation — is in public GitHub repositories … continue reading
PagerDuty brings security closer to operations
PagerDuty wants to unify the security operations among developers, operations and security teams. The company announced PagerDuty for Security Operations with new and existing security integrations across the company’s ecosystem. “With PagerDuty for Security Operations, we now bring security professionals into the fold to operate in a unified platform to engage in real-time security response,” … continue reading
premium The top 5 tips to prevent cyberattacks in 2019
Cyberattacks have become an anticipated part of the IT world, regularly striking businesses both large and small. These attacks consistently infiltrate networks and expose an organization’s valuable data, and cause brand embarrassment and irate customers. Yet, the one way cybercriminals are inconsistent is the most damaging; their attack methods evolve each year in new and … continue reading
StackRox launches new Kubernetes monitoring and security features
Container security company StackRox launched three new features for its StackRox Container Security Platform today — deployment-centric visibility, multi-factor risk profiling and network policy management — which the company hopes will help address difficulties in intercontainer communication and monitoring in Kubernetes deployments. “Deployed as a set of containers using Kubernetes YAML files or Helm charts, … continue reading
Redefining the IT Department in the Wake of Digital Transformation
Emerging technologies, the consumerization of IT, and the ubiquity of cloud architecture have defined a new way of working in IT — shifting the focus of the CIO and the IT department toward integration, data, analysis, innovation, digitization, security, and privacy. Leveraging these modern digital tools to spearhead faster, smarter and more effective customer engagement, … continue reading
PagerDuty’s mobile app updated for faster incident response
In an effort to provide IT teams with a better way of responding to issues, PagerDuty is releasing an updated version of its mobile app. “Rising customer expectations demand real-time response, and effective DevOps and ITOps shouldn’t just be tied to laptops and desks,” PagerDuty wrote in a post. The app will offer live updates … continue reading
Report: A majority of companies cannot fill the cloud-native skills gap
As companies transition to a cloud-native model, many are struggling to find talent for technical roles. According to OpsRamp’s recent Cloud Skills Survey, this skills gap crisis is inhibiting innovation, impacting productivity, and affecting revenue growth. Of those that responded to the survey, 94 percent stated that they struggled to find candidates with the right … continue reading
LeanIX launches store in enterprise architecture tool category
LeanIX, the leading global provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions in Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM), today announced the launch of the LeanIX Store, enabling a network of report sharing that improves collaboration and supports continuous product innovation. From the start, the user-friendly Store platform gives the LeanIX community easy access to a wide range of custom reports … continue reading
Kaloom makes Software-Defined Fabric for white box software-defined networking at scale generally available
Data center networking automation company Kaloom released its Software Defined Fabric (SDF) solution into general availability. SDF is a containerized software suite designed to provide networking capabilities for white box, or custom-built, routing and switching hardware at hyperscale. “Since founding Kaloom, our goal has been to deliver the most automated, programmable and scalable data center … continue reading
SDN makes troubleshooting network issues painful
The proliferation of social media, mobile devices, and cloud computing is pushing the traditional data center to its limits. Software-defined networking is “the network industry’s response to a problem that spans a couple of decades,” explained Jason Baudreau, project strategist at NetBrain. That problem is troubleshooting issues when they arise. It is essentially an effort … continue reading
