Cloud Computing is not the energy hog that had been feared

Source:-indianexpress.com A new study of data centers globally found that while their computing output jumped sixfold from 2010 to 2018, their energy consumption rose only 6%. The computer engine rooms that power the digital economy have become surprisingly energy efficient. A new study of data centers globally found that while their computing output jumped sixfold from 2010 to 2018, their energy consumption rose only 6%. The scientists’ findings suggest concerns that the rise of mammoth data centers would generate a

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The rise of cloud computing has had a smaller climate impact than feared

Source:-engadget.com Computing output jumped 6 times while power consumption rose only 6 percent. As more and more gargantuan data centers come on line, environmentalists have been concerned about massive increases in electricity consumption and pollution. However, according to a new study published in Science, that simply hasn’t happened. While cloud computing output has jumped by 600 percent from 2010 to 2018, energy consumption rose by just 6 percent. That’s because companies like Google have massively increased efficiencies with new chip

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Windows 10: Containers are the future, and here’s what you need to know

Source:-techrepublic.com With two use cases for its containers, and five different container models, it would seem that Microsoft’s container strategy is ripe for confusion. But that’s not the case. Microsoft offers many different container models on Windows. If you’re running Windows 10 you’re running several without even realising it: wrapping and isolating all your UWP apps; using thin virtual machines to deliver security; and, if you’re a developer, either Windows or Linux Docker instances. That layered container model is key

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Global Kubernetes Security Software Market 2019 Industry Emerging Trend, Market Players, Revenue Insights to 2024

Source:-surfacingmagazine.net MarketsandResearch.biz has published innovative data, titled Global Kubernetes Security Software Market 2019 by Company, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2024 which offers an in-depth assessment of the global market with an excellent presentation. The report helps market participants to gain strong insights into the industry and make a valuable decision by highlighting important aspects of the global Kubernetes Security Software market. The study highlights the assessment of the market by giving a lot of focus on futuristic trends,

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OpenStack remains essential: How to get your private cloud builds right

Source:-techbeacon.com When SUSE announced in October that it was pulling out of the OpenStack market, it renewed industry speculation that the once massively hyped technology is sliding toward irrelevance. Nothing could be further from the truth. OpenStack’s alleged decline has become one of tech’s favorite tropes. The infrastructure-as-a-service model of hosting private clouds was all the rage in the early and mid-2010s, touted (unfairly) by some as an alternative to public clouds. That early excitement faded when OpenStack gained a

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Top 10 Cloud Architect Skills

Source:-sdxcentral.com Skills specific for cloud architects will vary depending on an organization’s specific cloud infrastructure. It’s a good idea to have a broad range of experience and the aptitude to pick up new skills quickly. There are several certification courses available through edX, industry groups, and open-source foundations, both for free and for a testing fee. Here are the top 10 cloud architect skills. Network Engineering and/or Administration Cloud architects tend to previous experience as network administrators, says Dan Kohn,

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How does DevOps in networking change network requirements?

Source:-searchnetworking.techtarget.com As more organizations embrace DevOps in networking, the approach can transform network requirements, such as visibility and security policies, which networks teams should consider. DevOps, continuous integration/continuous delivery or Agile teams have different network requirements than any other department. All three of these teams aim to eliminate roadblocks that slow down software development innovations. Thus, the speed of network deployments and changes is crucial to these development methodologies’ overall success. While network and application speeds constitute one area where

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AZURE DEVOPS: ULTIMATE TOOL TO MANAGE INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-A-CODE

Source:-techgenix.com Azure DevOps is the complete package and management tool to plan and track tasks and teams, version control of your code, automate deployments, testing, documentation, and much more. Sometimes it is overlooked by infrastructure professionals as the primary tool to manage Microsoft Azure. Azure DevOps can be the single location to manage all your subscriptions as infrastructure-as-a-code (IaaC) and save you time and money using an integrated tool with the Microsoft platform. In this article, we are going to

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DLT Framework to Spur Government DevOps Adoption

Source:-containerjournal.com DLT Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tech Data, has defined a Secure Software Factory (SSF) framework that provides U.S. public sector agencies with a framework for implementing a set of best DevOps practices based on Kubernetes. Company CTO David Blankenhorn says the SSF framework spans tools and platforms from Checkmarx, CloudBees, Dynatrace, GitHub, GitLab, Eggplant, MindPoint Group, Parasoft, Red Hat, Sonatype, StackRox, Sysdig, XebiaLabs and ZenHub. The goal, he says, is to make it easier for government agencies and

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UCI Division of Continuing Education Joins AWS Academy to Offer Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Curriculum

Source:-globenewswire.com UCI Division of Continuing Education today announced participation in AWS Academy, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) program designed to help students acquire the skills and credentials needed to successfully join the cloud IT workforce. Beginning in spring 2020, students can enroll in the course that will prepare them to pursue careers in the fast-growing cloud computing space and industry-recognized AWS Certifications. “We are proud to make AWS Academy curriculum available to our students,” said Stephane Muller, director of business

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Datadog Announces Integration with Nessus

Source:-aithority.com Datadog, the monitoring and analytics platform for developers, IT operations teams, and business users in the cloud age, announced an integration with Nessus from Tenable, Inc. The integration ensures advanced vulnerability assessment capabilities from Nessus are available as part of a secure, end-to-end DevOps process. This enables DevOps teams that rely on Datadog for their critical cloud monitoring to have constant visibility into the health and status of their Nessus deployments. The Datadog integration with Nessus can detect when

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Data-Driven Decision Making – Product Development with Continuous Delivery Indicators

Source:-infoq.com Key Takeaways Continuous Delivery is the standard technique for modern software development. However, measuring Continuous Delivery is not yet a very widespread practice. Continuous Delivery Indicators introduced by Steve Smith in “Measuring Continuous Delivery” are helpful to measure Continuous Delivery in terms of stability and speed. Introducing Continuous Delivery Indicators to development teams induces a new way of thinking about deployment pipelines as entities assembling teams’ value streams to be optimised for stability and speed. Continuous Delivery Indicators provide

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A Blueprint for Running Stateful Services on Kubernetes

Source:-thenewstack.io Managing stateful applications has been challenging for engineering and operations teams long before the debut of Kubernetes. In this post, we’ll explore all aspects of your deployments of stateful applications on Kubernetes, from the underlying hardware to Pod update strategies, and provide insights into how LogDNA uses stateful Kubernetes to build one of the world’s fastest log management platforms. First, we’ll describe what “stateful” and “state” means in a cloud native context. “State” refers to the condition that an

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Google Cloud Puts Amazon and Microsoft on Notice

Source:-marketrealist.com Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) wants to close the gap with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in the cloud computing market. This week, Google cloud announced plans to invest $10 billion to develop its infrastructure in the US this year. The investment will allow the company to add more cloud computing capacity to better serve its large enterprise customers. Last year, the company announced plans to invest $3.3 billion to expand its cloud capacity in Europe. Amid the aggressive investment in capacity,

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Embracing the principles of chaos engineering in DevOps for production issues

Source:-devopsonline.co.uk Senior Engineer, Jitander Kapil gives his experience of DevOps as a Service implemented using the Chaos Engineering approach to resolve production issues in a very short time. Read his insightful case study below to see how he overcame his issues in resolving the conflicts that he encountered and learn more about the benefits of utilising Chaos Engineering for software development and how it can help you to speed up your product development process. The Challenge Some months back, I

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DevOps: 5 tips on how to manage stronger remote teams

Source:-enterprisersproject.com Are you leading or working in a DevOps team where some people work remote? Building a healthy culture presents some challenges – but experts say remote teams can become masters of collaboration and flexibility We know by now that DevOps requires more than the right tools and methodologies to succeed. It’s a mindset and cultural shift – and it’s not easy. Pair this with the fact that more IT work is being done by remote teams, and the culture

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Where hybrid cloud is headed next, and the role of Microsoft Azure

Source:-msdynamicsworld.com Hybrid cloud—environments that blend public and private cloud—are a central part of the modern IT landscape, particularly as organizations of all sizes work to incorporate legacy systems into future-looking digital strategies and while meeting regulatory requirements. Although well-established, hybrid cloud is often poorly understood by IT departments, CIOs and partners, and its long-term trajectory is unclear to many that work with the cloud. As Microsoft positions Azure to play in a hybrid cloud world, MSDW reached out to experts

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GitHub Student Developer Pack adds 14 new offers

Source:-mspoweruser.com Real world developer tools will cost a fortune. So, it is not possible for most students to get hands-on experience with most developer tools. To solve this problem, GitHub introduced Student Developer Pack six years ago. GitHub Student Developer Pack give students free access to the best developer tools in one place. The GitHub Student Developer Pack includes GitHub Pro and several exclusive offers from GitHub Education partners. Today, GitHub announced that 14 new partners have joined GitHub Student

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VMware amps up its cloud and data-center security

Source:-networkworld.com Upgrades to VMware security software rely on technology it bought with the purchase of Carbon Black, Avi Networks, Cloud Coreo and CloudHealth. VMware this week further integrated and added new features to its security software in an effort to bring unified protection to resources in data centers, and private clouds and public clouds. The company rolled out three new offerings: VMware Advanced Security for Cloud Foundation – an integrated package of VMware Carbon Black technology, NSX Advanced Load Balancer

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Checkmarx simplifies AST automation for modern development and DevOps environments

Source:-helpnetsecurity.com Checkmarx, the global leader in software security solutions for DevOps, announced at the RSA Conference 2020 new enhancements to its market-leading Software Security Platform to empower more seamless implementation and automation of application security testing (AST) in modern development and DevOps environments. Available now, Checkmarx ‘Flow’ (CxFlow) is an orchestration module for the Checkmarx Software Security Platform that tightly integrates with application release orchestration and agile planning tools. This results in improved operational ‘flow’ of secure software development and

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