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Gain Efficiency with a GitOps Workflow

This blog will be the second in a three-part blog series where we explore the benefits of the GitOps practice, how to get the most from GitOps, and how to measure and maintain success. Here is what you can expect from the series: We’ll dive into the practice of GitOps in this blog, defining and understanding what an efficient workflow can produce. Here you’ll put the principles of GitOps into practice, exploring how infrastructure as code (IaC) can help you get more done with fewer resources.

How to achieve operational excellence in the financial technology sector

Operational efficiency in the fintech sector defines the outcome of your business. It involves constantly executing business strategies more efficiently and effectively than competitors. In a fast-paced environment, which is the fintech sector, this competitive advantage can become the difference between success and failure. Let's outline key components of what constitutes operational excellence, focusing on strategies and best practices adopted in the fintech sector, which almost guarantee the company stays competitive, reduces costs, and delivers exceptional value to its customers.

The Future is Now: How AI is Revolutionizing App Development

Apps are become a necessary component of our everyday existence. We use them for everything from communication to entertainment, shopping, banking, health and fitness tracking, and more. As consumer demand grows for more intelligent and personalized apps, developers are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to build the apps of the future. Here, we explore the current and future impact AI will have on app development.

Windows Automation: Comparing Methods & Tools for Automating Windows Infrastructure

Finding the right automation tool for Windows environments can be frustrating. Legacy systems, a GUI-centric design, and proprietary tooling are a few of the reasons automating Windows infrastructure can be challenging – especially in environments where Windows isn’t the only OS. Many organizations struggle to choose tools that will let them automate Windows infrastructure without contributing to tool sprawl.

Puppet 8: The Biggest Changes & How to Get It Now [with Video]

Puppet 8 is here, and it’s included in the latest release of Puppet Enterprise. It’s the biggest update to Puppet since Puppet 7’s first release in November 2020, and it carries a host of enhancements and improvements to make managing and scaling your infrastructure easier than ever. Read on for a list of the major changes included in Puppet 8, how they benefit you, and how to get going with Puppet 8 fast.

Feature Friday #22: Don't fix, just warn

Did you know that CFEngine can simply warn about something not being in the desired state? Traditionally with CFEngine, you define your desired state and CFEngine works towards making that happen. Sometimes you might not want CFEngine to take action and instead warn that a given promise wants to change something. Let’s take a look at a contrived example.

Why Move from Open Source Puppet to Puppet Enterprise? Here are 10 Reasons

Considering moving from Open Source Puppet to Puppet Enterprise? Great! In this article, we'll cover typical use cases for the enterprise version of Puppet, why businesses that moved from Puppet's open source version to Puppet Enterprise made the switch, and how customers drive time to value with Puppet Enterprise faster than Open Source Puppet.

Balancing Centralization and Autonomy: The Key to Automation at Scale

The recent global outage reminds us that identifying issues and their impact radius is just the first part of a lengthy process to remediation. Incidents are inevitable; how we prepare for and learn from them is what sets teams up to respond more effectively next time. As we saw from the remediation steps taken by enterprises around the world, implementing a known fix across a large number of environments that are potentially managed by a number of distributed teams can be a gargantuan challenge.