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What is Hyper-V?

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor from Microsoft that allows users to create and manage virtual machines (VMs). It’s an integral part of Windows Server and provides a virtualized environment for running multiple operating systems on a single physical machine. This technology has revolutionized the way businesses operate by enabling them to maximize hardware usage, reduce costs, and improve disaster recovery processes.

Understanding VMware: A Comprehensive Guide

VMware, Inc., a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, is a leading provider of cloud computing and virtualization software and services. Since its establishment in 1998, VMware has been at the forefront of the IT industry, revolutionizing the way businesses operate with its innovative virtualization technology. This article aims to provide an in-depth understanding of VMware, its suite of products, and its transformative impact on the business landscape.

Adopt a "Release-first" Approach with Release Lifecycle Management in JFrog Artifactory

Every organization has a process for building and releasing software. Smaller organizations may run a few automated tests before releasing, while larger organizations may have 100s of scans, validations, and approvals spanning everything from technical to legal. Whatever the process is, the end goal is the same: software that’s mature enough for release. The challenge is that this process is complicated, messy, and often created in an ad hoc way, changing as organizations evolve.

Charmed Spark beta release is out - try it today

The Canonical Data Fabric team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Charmed Spark, our solution for Apache Spark. Apache Spark is a free, open source software framework for developing distributed, parallel processing jobs. It’s popular with data engineers and data scientists alike when building data pipelines for both batch and continuous data processing at scale.

Redcentric gained flexible monitoring capabilities across multiple cloud environments

Hear Paul Mardling, Chief Technology Officer, and Ed Jackson, OSS Manager, describe Redcentric’s complex hybrid infrastructure and their difficulties with monitoring tool sprawl when their cloud deployments expanded. Redcentric used LogicMonitor to gain flexible monitoring capabilities across multiple cloud environments to keep up with developer needs. Out-of-the-box data sources and fast, agentless monitoring helped them see everything across thousands of devices in their IT estate, with excellent customer support to help at a moment’s notice.

How Schneider Electric reduced MTTI and alert noise by consolidating monitoring tools

Hear Observability and Monitoring Strategist, Arun Mandayam, describe challenges that Schneider Electric faced around data interpretation and difficulties when using multiple monitoring tools. Arun describes how LogicMonitor helped consolidate monitoring tools, enabled them to onboard new cloud accounts, network devices, and on-prem systems on a unified platform, and helped significantly reduce MTTI and alert noise.

Patch management automation: Is it worth the hype?

Patch management is a term that’s familiar to all within the depths and boundaries of endpoint security. While the addition of “automation” to this term might make it seem like one among the thousands of other automated tasks, cybersecurity experts have been going gung ho over it in the last few years. If you’re reading this, it probably doesn’t make sense to explain to you what patch management automation or automated patch management is.

How to Successfully Transition from DevOps to Platform Engineering

Are you thinking about switching from platform engineering to DevOps? You're not alone. In order to remain competitive, many organizations are making this crucial change as the world of software development and operations continues to change. This article will discuss the reasons behind the transition, what it implies, and most importantly, how your organization may successfully manage the change.

Monitoring Android Data with MetricFire

Understanding the performance of Android applications, user interactions, and problem-solving is significantly reliant on data monitoring. As the realm of mobile technology continues to expand, developers are tasked with managing an increasingly large amount of data. When this data is correctly harvested and scrutinized, it can yield valuable insights that inform strategic choices and lead to improvements in the app.