Topic: itops
Gartner IOCS: Automation.ai, NetEnrich’s AI-driven solutions, and Apstra’s Network Operating System upgrades
The Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 2019 kicked off in Las Vegas this week bringing together thought leaders and attendees to navigate the evolution of IT Ops. “The ground is shifting for IT infrastructure and operations (I&O). The adoption of fast-moving technologies and methodologies — from cloud, edge computing and the Internet … continue reading
A view of the future of I&O
No area of IT has been impacted more than infrastructure and operations in the past 20 years. Gartner analysts made that statement, and spoke about how I&O can change in the next five years to go from a “serve and protect” defensive posture to one that drives business innovation and value, at the analysis firm’s … continue reading
VMware tackles IoT gateway on-boarding and registration in the Pulse IoT Center
VMware is updating its Pulse IoT Center to help organizations accelerate their digital transformations and scale IoT deployments. The Pulse IoT Center provides a vendor-neutral edge management infrastructure platform that enables organizations to manage devices and apps on any cloud. Pulse IoT Center 2.0 was released in April, and these updates build upon that release. … continue reading
Virtual Instruments rebrands as Virtana to focus on the next generation of IT operations
The AIOps company Virtual Instruments is rebranding itself as Virtana and releasing a new cloud monitoring solution this week. According to the company, the rebranding signifies its focus on using AIOps approaches for hybrid IT infrastructure management. The newly announced cloud cost optimization and monitoring solution CloudWisdom is designed to help companies plan, analyze and … continue reading
Report: More than half of network brownouts are discovered by someone other than IT
Unexpected network outages can wreak havoc on a business. Gartner reports the average cost of downtime is $5,600 per minute. A new survey from Netrounds has revealed that over 60 percent of network brownouts are initially discovered by IT’s internal or external customers, not by IT itself. Persistent network brownouts are the third biggest issue … continue reading
Catchpoint expands NS1 deployment with redundant DNS
NS1, a leader in next generation DNS and application traffic management solutions, today announced that Catchpoint’s Digital Experience Monitoring platforms will leverage NS1’s white-glove migration services to quickly and securely implement NS1’s Dedicated DNS for added redundancy. Catchpoint previously leveraged a combination of NS1 and Oracle Dyn. Maintaining redundant DNS is crucial to ensure optimal performance and 100% … continue reading
The Log Management Buyers Guide
The ITOps Times Log Management Buyers Guide features: Connecting the data dots through log management How does Graylog help companies with log management efforts? Report: SOCs wasting 25% of time chasing false positives Index-free logging is the way forward Log analysis and the challenge of processing Big Data A guide to log management tools … continue reading
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
