If you work in end user computing, you’re no stranger to the irritation of mystery issues. Tickets come in weekly but no matter how many teams you talk to, or fixes you try to implement, the issues never go away. You search and search for the root cause - but can’t find it. Frustrated, you assume it’s something outside of your control. Maybe the issues is caused by home Wi-Fi or end user error. That must be it – right?

In the realm of virtualisation and cloud computing, the hypervisor is a critical component that enables the seamless operation of multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single host. While virtualisation is a technology, the hypervisor is its actual implementation. In this beginner’s guide, we will explore the fundamentals of hypervisors, their types, and how they differ from container runtimes. We will also review some of the leading hypervisors available today.

After the craziness of the last few years, it is understandable that IT, DevOps, and operations teams want more stability in their personal lives and professional roles. However, there appears to be a disconnect between their desire for stability and the vision from the top.

In today’s digital world, where data is considered the new oil, organizations are consistently looking for efficient ways to store and manage their invaluable information assets. Microsoft’s Azure Files and Windows Server are two technologies at the forefront of this technological evolution.

This article will explain what IT services are, what types exist, the different ways to purchase and organize IT services, and the advantages that effective IT services bring to your company.

This article, written by Shan Desai, was originally published on his blog and is reposted here with permission. Shan is a Software engineer currently employed at Emerson Discrete Automation and is an Open-Source Contributor / DIY Tech Enthusiast currently working with Industrial IoT. Telegraf is widely used as a metric aggregation tool thanks to the diverse number of plugins it provides that interface with a multitude of systems without having to write complex software logic.

The SPACE framework is an acronym for an approach to measuring, understanding, and optimizing engineering productivity. Outlined by researchers from GitHub, Microsoft, and the University of Victoria, it encourages leaders to look at productivity holistically, placing leading metrics in context with each other and linking them to output, often team goals, rather than individual effort. The SPACE framework breaks productivity into five metrics.

By now FinOps has proven its value — so much so that the web is full of helpful in-depth guides, broad overviews, bite-sized articles, and resource lists on the subject. But if you're preparing to pitch a FinOps program at your company, you need to convey only the most important points in a way that's both impactful and succinct. That's when it's time to call in the visuals.

Extracting insights from log and security data can be a slow and resource-intensive endeavor, which is unfavorable for our data-driven world. Fortunately, lookup tables can help accelerate the interpretation of log data, enabling analysts to swiftly make sense of logs and transform them into actionable intelligence. This article will examine lookup tables and their relationship with log analysis.

Explore Cloudsmith’s powerful OKTA integration for user and user group management. Dive into the benefits, security considerations, and best practices to optimize user access, streamline workflows, and bolster security in your software operations. User management is the backbone of secure and efficient software operations. As businesses grow and evolve, the tools they use must keep pace. Enter OKTA and Cloudsmith.