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DevOps books are rare, but a few stand out in an expanding library
These book selections can help the development and operations staff in an IT shop learn about DevOps best practices. Feature
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Systems management winners
For the purposes of this year’s awards, systems management products include any systems management appliances and software products designed to measure, benchmark, report, provision, plan and control servers and other data center devices. Entrants ma... Products of the Year
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State of the Data Center: 2011
Special Report
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Open source systems management: Hits and misses
Which open source systems management tools work for you? Some tools bring welcome automation to repeated tasks. But beware the shortcomings. Feature
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Open source systems management tools slideshow: Data center automation and configuration tools
In this seventh slide of the open source systems management tools slideshow, open source data center automation and configuration tools such as Puppet are profiled. Slideshow
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SearchDataCenter.com Products of the Year 2010
SearchDataCenter.com invites you to participate in its annual Products of the Year award nomination process. Nominate your favorite product or your company's product. Winning products will be featured in January 2011 on SearchDataCenter.com. Products of the Year
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The data center purchasing intentions survey report
The Data Center Decisions 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey outlines trends in server and software purchasing, data center infrastructure and more. This year's survey also includes salary and career info. Special Report
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Cisco, Dell deals put converged infrastructure management in the spotlight
As data center convergence takes hold, the convergence of management isn't far behind. Acquisitions by Cisco and Dell highlight this growing trend. News | 16 Nov 2012
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Interop 2012 conference: Overheard from attendees
This installment of Overheard, from Modern Infrastructure, covers the recent Interop and Microsoft Exchange conferences. News | 15 Nov 2012
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Assimilation Monitoring Project hopes to ease 'monitoring sucks' woes
Alan Robertson discusses how his Assimilation Monitoring Project may bring about the demise of the "Monitoring Sucks" movement. Q&A; | 20 Aug 2012
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BMC expands DevOps portfolio with release automation buy
BMC has made another DevOps play with the acquisition of VaraLogix, a closed-source provider of application release automation software. News | 08 Aug 2012
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Will BMC buy Puppet Labs for DevOps?
Puppet Labs and Opscode are tightly associated with the DevOps movement, and BMC is shopping for DevOps tools. A BMC-Puppet acquisition is possible. News | 07 Aug 2012
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Data center budgets reflect increased IT infrastructure demands
Data center budgets are up as IT infrastructure capacity is reached, according to the Uptime Institute survey. But how will the extra money be spent? News | 16 Jul 2012
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Data center pros push systems automation limits with Chef
Data center pros push Opscode's Chef beyond simple configuration management. News | 21 Jun 2012
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Revlon CIO details private cloud success story
Cosmetics company CIO details his private cloud’s disaster recovery and transaction capabilities at Gartner summit. News | 14 Jun 2012
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Puppet Labs offers bare-metal provisioning to enterprises via EMC
Puppet Labs surprises some IT pros with a new EMC partnership that open-sources automated bare-metal provisioning for servers. News | 23 May 2012
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DevOps, Opscode Chef automate online auction site’s private cloud
A darling of the DevOps crowd, the Opscode Chef cloud configuration and automation tool is now the central point of IT control for MercadoLibre’s sprawling online auction site. News | 09 Feb 2012
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The drivers of DevOps movement: Process, automation, collaboration
Get your team to work together by following the principles of DevOps movement: effective processes, data center automation and staff collaboration. Tip
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Facilities management team to the IT department: Let's work together
For the business to run smoothly, facilities management and IT must learn to use automation tools to cooperate. Tip
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Organizing a data center with unified network management tools
As data centers grow in complexity, so do management chores. Unified network management tools can help ease the burden of those responsibilities. Tip
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Setting up Nagios for Windows Server monitoring
Configuring Nagios for Windows Server monitoring is a straightforward process that can help IT professionals monitor network services. Tip
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The 2011 enterprise IT job market: Predictions and areas for growth
While 2010 was big for virtualization in the data center, the IT job market this year will see a surge in demand for cloud architecture and security knowledge, among other skills. Tip
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Remote server monitoring with Nagios
After the network monitoring tool Nagios is fully configured, learn the next step in setting it up for remote server monitoring. Tip
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Using Clonezilla for simplified Linux server disk cloning
Using the open source tool Clonezilla can save Linux administrators time when performing the common task of cloning Linux machines. Learn how the tool works and what options and configurations are supported and available. Tip
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IT automation: Top five common mistakes
IT automation software projects can involve a great deal of risk, but avoiding these common mistakes can increase the chances for automation success. Tip
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Using z10 HiperDispatch for vertical CPU management
The new HiperDispatch feature for the IBM z10 mainframe manages CPU vertically instead of horizontally. This new feature could boost performance on large transactional workloads. Tip
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IT automation that works
Automation of computing infrastructure provisioning and changes ensures that these resources will always be allocated according to business needs. This concept can be applied to servers, virtual machines, software, network bandwidth, storage capacity... Tip
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smart label
A smart label is a slip of paper, plastic or other material on a product that contains an RFID tag in addition to bar code data. Definition
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GitHub
GitHub is a Web-based revision control hosting service for software development and code sharing. Definition
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green data center
A green data center is a repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data in which the mechanical, lighting, electrical and computer systems are designed for maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact... (Continued) Definition
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MIS (management information systems)
MIS (management information systems) is a general term for the computer systems in an enterprise that provide information about its business operations. Definition
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CMDB spending on rise
SearchDataCenter.com discusses findings from its recent survey on purchasing intentions and priorities, with a focus on systems management tools spending. The findings reveal a rise in spending on configuration management databases, despite tepid sys... Video
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smart label
A smart label is a slip of paper, plastic or other material on a product that contains an RFID tag in addition to bar code data. Definition
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Cisco, Dell deals put converged infrastructure management in the spotlight
As data center convergence takes hold, the convergence of management isn't far behind. Acquisitions by Cisco and Dell highlight this growing trend. News
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Interop 2012 conference: Overheard from attendees
This installment of Overheard, from Modern Infrastructure, covers the recent Interop and Microsoft Exchange conferences. News
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The drivers of DevOps movement: Process, automation, collaboration
Get your team to work together by following the principles of DevOps movement: effective processes, data center automation and staff collaboration. Tip
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DevOps books are rare, but a few stand out in an expanding library
These book selections can help the development and operations staff in an IT shop learn about DevOps best practices. Feature
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Assimilation Monitoring Project hopes to ease 'monitoring sucks' woes
Alan Robertson discusses how his Assimilation Monitoring Project may bring about the demise of the "Monitoring Sucks" movement. Q&A;
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BMC expands DevOps portfolio with release automation buy
BMC has made another DevOps play with the acquisition of VaraLogix, a closed-source provider of application release automation software. News
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Will BMC buy Puppet Labs for DevOps?
Puppet Labs and Opscode are tightly associated with the DevOps movement, and BMC is shopping for DevOps tools. A BMC-Puppet acquisition is possible. News
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Data center budgets reflect increased IT infrastructure demands
Data center budgets are up as IT infrastructure capacity is reached, according to the Uptime Institute survey. But how will the extra money be spent? News
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Facilities management team to the IT department: Let's work together
For the business to run smoothly, facilities management and IT must learn to use automation tools to cooperate. Tip
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