Process control practitioners frequently use virtual machines (VMs) when deploying and managing process automation applications. However, developments in operational technologies have created new and better ways to streamline management on cloud data centers. Orchestration and containerization – next-generation virtualization concepts – are transforming automation and freeing users from the frustrating and time-consuming process of wholesale digital […]
The Pitfalls of Traditional Identity and Access Management Solutions
Click to learn more about Nathanael Coffing. Organizations are rapidly adopting new application infrastructures required to create new business models and customer and partner connectivity. While these technological advancements are providing a multitude of opportunities for innovation among businesses, they have also increased cyberthreats and risks introduced by the distribution of modern cloud apps, growing application programming […]
Big Data Ecosystem Updates: Hadoop, Containers, and VMs Explained
Twenty years ago, a startup called VMware brought in business by providing a platform to create nonphysical machine virtualizations, such as Linux, Windows, and others. As server processing capacity increased, basic applications couldn’t maximize the use of all the abundant new resources. Enter Virtual Machines (VMs), designed to run software on top of a physical […]
Why We’re Playing Catch-Up on Kubernetes Data Backups
Click to learn more about author Danny Allan. The pace of change in enterprise IT has been rapid the past two decades, as technologies like AI, analytics, and IoT disrupt the way businesses run. And with the emergence of each new technology, organizations have to relearn the strategies they previously employed to protect data and applications […]
Kubernetes Fundamentals: Facilitating Cloud Deployment and Container Simplicity
Kubernetes (sometimes abbreviated to “kube”) is open-sourced, was originally developed by Google, and organizes containers into logical units for transport and use in the cloud. Containers support the construction of self-contained environments capable of transporting data, and the software supporting it. Containers are, ultimately, a way to package software and other application components. It is […]
How Can a Service Mesh Improve Your Microservices Architecture?
Click to learn more about author Paolo Filippelli. A wealth of interesting technologies and methodologies has arisen in recent years under the “cloud-native” umbrella name, and their impact in our lives as developers has been very deep. We were once used to having big monolithic applications, hosted on enterprise application servers deployed on virtualized (and […]
Data Containers Demystified: A Reliable Data Movement Solution
The Data Management industry has seen a significant rise in the recent interest of data containers. As Cloud Computing has gained popularity, methods for transporting data and its processing instructions, have been investigated, with data containers coming in as a viable a solution. Data containers solve the problem of getting software to run reliably, while […]
Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Kubernetes RBAC
Like any other technology that excels in its field, Kubernetes (aka K8s) has become what is perhaps the standard in container orchestration for a reason.
Online Machine Learning: Into the Deep
Click to learn more about author Andrea Ferretti. Online learning is a branch of machine learning that has obtained a significant interest in recent years, thanks to its peculiarities that perfectly fit numerous kinds of tasks in today’s world. Let’s dive deeper into this topic. What Exactly Is Online Learning? In traditional machine learning, often […]
15 DevOps Trends to Watch for in 2021
Click to learn more about author Nicholas Winston. DevOps is the popular technology of software development sought by the IT community globally. And now, rather than just being about dev and ops, it is expected to add more value in delivering new features and products and taking away limitations between a business and its customers. […]