Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

What is public, private, and hybrid cloud? How are they the same? How are they different. Here's everything you need to know.

Complex applications demand rigorous resilience testing. This post discusses a possible solution: production traffic replication (PTR).

When something unexpected happens within the digital operations remit, software engineers put on their deerstalker hats and wax their fussy little moustaches-metaphorically. It's their time to play detective as they unravel the evidence and create the reports to explain the recent IT incident. But unlike with a hat-wearing Sherlock Holmes or a hirsute Hercule Poirot, cliff-hanger endings are not encouraged in software engineering.

The integration of Development and Operations is a powerful innovation in how we build software. If you're new to DevOps practices, or looking to improve your current processes, it can be tough to know which tool is best for your team. We've put together this list to help you make an informed decision on which tools should be part of your stack. Read on to discover the 29 best DevOps tools, from automated build tools to application performance monitoring platforms.

Companies' reliance on technology grows daily. However, with Information Technology (IT), infrastructure complexities on the rise, overall system performance fluctuates. Any network, app, or service delay hinders individual and corporate performance. Identifying the source of these digital pain points resembles searching for a needle in a haystack. What follows are a handful of tips, so you sift through the hay faster, reduce outages, and improve employee digital experiences.

Let me state the obvious - operating and maintaining data centres requires a high level of technical expertise. The demand for these skills has consistently exceeded supply. That is by no means unusual in a rapidly expanding industry. However, I've been working in this field for over 30 years, and I've seen this skills gap widen relentlessly. As the industry matures, there is a genuine risk that this shortage will become permanently ingrained.