DevOps is an Operational Strategy, Not a Project
DevOps projects fall under infrastructure management but need to be treated as internal application development. With adequate planning, workflow code can be updated rapidly as part of an operational role.
Smart or Dumb NICs on Software Gone Wild
Hardware vendors are always making their silicon more complex and feature-rich. Is that a great idea or a disaster waiting to happen? We asked Luke Gorrie, the lead developer of Snabb Switch (an open-source user-land virtual switch written in Lua) about his opinions on the topic.
TL&DL version: Give me a dumb NIC, software can do everything else.
If you want to know more, listen to Episode 93 of Software Gone Wild.
Marvell’s Purchase of Cavium Greatly Expands Its Infrastructure Products
Both companies were focused on infrastructure, and yet there was very little overlap in their product lines.
Learn How Tomorrow is Built: Sign Up for vForum Online Fall 2018
Some of the best things in life are at our fingertips: grocery delivery, the ability to schedule a cleaner with just a few clicks, hailing and tracking drivers from your phone – and now we’d like to add instantly and conveniently accessing information that can completely transform your organization’s IT infrastructure – all from the comfort of your own laptop, from wherever you happen to be.
That’s right – this year, VMware is delighted to present an online event designed to give you all the information you’ll need to help inspire serious changes to IT infrastructure within your organization. This half-day virtual IT event will feature incredible insight from vExperts that’s sure to inspire and educate IT professionals who are itching to deliver serious digital transformation around how to modernize data centers, integrate public clouds, transform networks and security, and secure digital workplaces.
vForum Online
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
9:00 am – 2:00 pm PDT / 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
The robust agenda and stellar lineup boasts everything from education and inspiration to actual implementation, including:
- Keynote featuring VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger, “Technology Superpowers: Pushing Through the Boundaries of What’s Possible” that’s sure to inspire;
- 28 technical Continue reading
Alibaba Cloud Taps VMware for Hybrid Cloud Software
Under the partnership, Alibaba Cloud will offer VMware’s hybrid cloud software on its cloud infrastructure.
S&P Overhaul Will Impact Facebook, Twitter, and Google
By removing Alphabet and Facebook from the technology index, investors will be more likely to pay attention to small tech companies like Cisco, Intel, and Oracle.
Deutsche Telekom, Aricent Bridge Cloud Native, Telco MEC Gap
“To expect just one project to oversee all of the edge use cases is not practical,” said Aricent's Shamik Mishra.
Can NFV Help in Rolling Out DDoS Mitigation Services?
Moving the security perimeter into the cloud helps companies that are struggling with the budget and talent needed to keep security in-house.
Network automation helps more than just network admins
Systems administrators are the heart of any IT team. Since IT is arguably what keeps most modern organizations operating, then in some ways sysadmins are the heart of modern organizations. Of course network automation can make the lives of network engineers easier, but it can also benefit enterprises as a whole. Yet here’s an interesting quandary: does network automation even benefit systems administrators?
Sysadmins shepherd hardware, virtualization platforms, Operating System Environments (OSEs), and more. They must master multiple disciplines within IT, and are under the constant pressure to learn even more. The life of a systems administrator is one of trying to carefully balance the solving of immediate problems while investing with their future via automation to prevent these problems from recurring, additionally with lifelong learning.
As a profession, systems administration has been cyclical. In one part of the cycle the generalist sysadmin is championed. In the next, specialization is all the rage. The past decade has seen the generalist brought once more to the fore, as specialties such as “storage administrator” are automated away by clever software.
However, throughout the decades the physical networks have largely remained the jurisdiction of dedicated network administrators. If the networks belong to Continue reading
Verizon Provides SAP With Software-Defined Networking
Historically, SAP’s in-house team looked after its IT real estate, supported by a variety of different technology companies, including Verizon. But now, it’s sending more work Verizon’s way.
Devops with Kubernetes
I did the following presentation “Devops with Kubernetes” in Kubernetes Sri Lanka inaugural meetup earlier this week. Kubernetes is one of the most popular open source projects in the IT industry currently. Kubernetes abstractions, design patterns, integrations and extensions make it very elegant for Devops. The slides delve little deep on these topics. How Kubernetes … Continue reading Devops with KubernetesNEXT 100 Webinar – Top 3 reasons why you should run your enterprise workloads on GKE
I presented this webinar “Top 3 reasons why you should run your enterprise workloads on GKE” at NEXT100 CIO forum earlier this week. Businesses are increasingly moving to Containers and Kubernetes to simplify and speed up their application development and deployment. The slides and demo covers the top reasons why Google Kubernetes engine(GKE) is one of … Continue reading NEXT 100 Webinar – Top 3 reasons why you should run your enterprise workloads on GKEIntel and Alibaba Launch Edge, Hybrid Cloud Partnerships
The hybrid cloud partnership will target original equipment manufacturers and channel partners that will build and sell private cloud products running Alibaba Cloud’s Apsara Stack.
Broadcom’s Chip Portfolio Is Top Heavy, as Are Its Headlines
The company is a heavyweight in the Ethernet switch space but has room to make up in 5G and IoT.
Docker at Microsoft Ignite 2018
Docker will be at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, FL the week of Sept 24th to showcase the latest release of Docker Enterprise. Specifically, we will be sharing insights for how to move your legacy Windows applications from Windows Server 2003/2008 to Windows Server 2016 and Azure.
Visit Docker in Booth #644 to learn more about how we’re helping IT org
anizations learn about Docker Enterprise tools that help you to id and containerize Windows legacy applications. We’ll have technical experts there to answer your questions.
Make sure to check out these sessions featuring Docker:
- From Ops to DevOps with Windows Containers and Windows Server 2019. Specifically we are highlighting Lindsay, a joint Docker Microsoft customer that has migrated Windows legacy apps with Docker Enterprise to Azure. You can get more details about the session here.
- Thursday 9/27 @ 2pm: HPE Theatre in the HPE booth #2125. The session will focus on how Docker Enterprise is helping customers migrate their legacy apps and run them in a hybrid environment.
- Get a Hands on Tutorial at the Docker User Group
Docker is also partnering with Docker Captains in Orlando to deliver a hands-on lab focused on migrating a legacy Continue reading
IPv6 Buzz 009: IPv6 And DNS With Cricket Liu
Today's IPv6 Buzz podcast dives into the critical relationship between IPv6 and DNS with guest Cricket Liu, author and Senior Fellow at Infoblox. We drill into DNS64 and DNSSEC, and look into DNS's future.
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