Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

April 2022

What Data Types Does SQL Server Support?

There are many types of data compatible with SQL Server, and it’s important to understand what they are to avoid issues with non-compatible data types. Understanding the compatible data types is also fundamental to understanding the data type precedence, which determines what type of data will result when working with objects of two different types.

VMware vSphere vs. ESXi vs. vCenter

VMware is best known for developing software packages that support virtualization. Using the company’s solutions, your business can adopt a multi-cloud environment. It also works to modernize applications and support security initiatives. You can even create an anywhere workspace for your team. One of the products that will help you accomplish these things is known as vSphere. vSphere is a suite of products. This means you can download and use components of the suite individually.

What Are The Different Types of Authentication?

The goal of authentication is to confirm that the person attempting to access a resource is actually who they say they are. As you can imagine, there are many different ways to handle authentication, and some of the most popular methods include multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Single Sign On (SSO). However, these methods just skim the surface of the underlying technical complications. In order to implement an authentication method, a business must first establish an authentication protocol.

Java vs Python

Computer science is crucial to our lives today, and programming languages play a fundamental role. These languages act as a programmer’s toolbox. However, choosing a language can be challenging, especially when deciding between the two most popular options. These options include Java and Python. Java and Python are widely used as general-purpose programming languages for desktop and web applications. There are many similarities when comparing the two, but there are also significant differences.

How to Write a Custom Terraform Provider Automatically With OpenAPI

So you’ve just been tasked with creating a Terraform Provider (or maybe upgrading an existing one). As you do your research to prepare for the project, you slowly begin to realize, “well this looks like I’ll just be developing a Terraform specific wrapper for a client of my API.” It’s not particularly difficult, but it seems tedious. Is there a better way to build this? Maybe something that can be modular and automated?

Observability for K-12 and higher education: Top 4 challenges and how monitoring can help

K-12 and higher education institutions experienced massive changes in 2020 with the shift to online learning. New challenges arose, such as an increase in cybersecurity threats, students and staff requiring 24/7 access to their computers, and the need to update and improve infrastructure and applications IT infrastructure monitoring allows K-12 and higher education institutions to face common technology challenges both reactively and proactively.

Observability for State and Local Government: Top 3 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help

State and local governments require a high level of performance and reliability for the millions of people accessing their web applications every day. The talent shortage and lack of resources to train their staff on how to use new technologies prevents them from drawing valuable insights from modern IT environments. IT infrastructure monitoring allows state and local governments to stay ahead of technology trends and face common challenges with intelligence and transparency.