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AIOps use cases address complexity in virtual data centers

The ever-growing complexity of virtual infrastructures is making management a struggle, but an AIOps platform can enable admins ...
Prepare for VM-to-cloud workload migration

Migrating VMs to the cloud can be relatively straightforward if you lay the groundwork to meet workload and vendor requirements. ...
Meet Hyper-V cluster requirements to maintain high availability

Hyper-V high availability is important for failover, so check that Hyper-V clusters meet the proper requirements, which range ...

VMware Pulse IoT could be the future of edge computing

Time will tell if VMware becomes the main vendor for IoT and edge computing. Learn about the development opportunities VMware has...
How to use a VMware content library

Follow these steps to create and populate a content library in VMware vSphere. Once you finish the initial configuration, you can...
New vSphere HTML5 client features, future direction explained

VMware's updated vSphere HTML5 client includes a list of new and improved features, but the bigger news is that it's the ...

How to secure Azure RDP virtual machine access with a jumpbox

A jumpbox can be a handy tool to improve security in a Microsoft Azure deployment. For starters, it blocks the public IP address ...
3 VDI management New Year's resolutions for 2019

IT professionals making New Year's resolutions should take a look at their VDI management approach and find ways to improve it ...
Client and server-based virtual application delivery methods

IT pros can deliver virtual apps to users with a client-based or server-based approach. The main difference is where the data ...

DynamoDB pricing option makes it a go-to for serverless apps

DynamoDB had its drawbacks, but the addition of on-demand billing and ACID transactions makes it a solid database option for ...
AWS enterprise strategy targets industry verticals

AWS could soon add services specialized for industries such as healthcare and finance. It might be lucrative, but not everyone ...
COBOL applications can go serverless on AWS Lambda

More business-critical applications can now move to a serverless architecture in the cloud with the arrival of COBOL support in ...

Security, staffing land atop IT's edge computing challenges

Edge computing is a new way for data center admins to process data closer to the source, but it comes with challenges around ...
Edge computing architecture helps IT support augmented reality

Augmented reality benefits greatly from reduced latency, which makes edge computing a perfect partner in the data center.
Streamline data center power usage tracking with DCIM

If you want a more in-depth picture of your data center's power consumption, explore DCIM options that provide server workload ...

December Microsoft security patches bring a light end to 2018

Microsoft resolved a zero-day and a public disclosure this December patch Tuesday, while experts revisit 2018 in patching and ...
Windows Admin Center lures IT pros with Azure integration

If System Center is overkill for your needs and the older tools aren't up to task, then the Windows Admin Center just might be ...
Ways administrators can avoid IT burnout

The last thing an overextended admin needs is additional work, but there are certain practices that, once introduced, can curb ...

Microsoft adds CRM for nonprofits to Dynamics 365 lineup

CRM for nonprofits, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Nonprofit Accelerator, helps nonprofit organizations take advantage of ...
8 tips for getting rich mystery shopping survey data

Mystery shopping data is only as good as the overall strategy for collecting it and setting up realistic customer experiences. ...
Mystery shopping software key to CX management

Businesses use mystery shopping platforms, comment cards, brand reputation management and more to identify customer pain points ...