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Unleash the potential of intelligent, context-aware automation with BigPanda and Ansible

Many ITOps organizations we speak with want a state of self-healing systems capable of identifying and resolving issues without human intervention. Thanks to the progress in AI and ML, AIOps has made significant advancements in areas that automate many of the steps involved with identifying and triaging incidents. We ask ITOps leaders why they aren’t taking the next step with auto-remediating incident response workflows.

How software company security priorities are changing

The cyberthreat landscape continues to change along with technological advancements. Industry thought leaders expect to see changes in software companies’ approach to security and the defenses they put in place to protect their businesses and their users. Here are five of developers’ cybersecurity priorities for 2023 and predictions for how software companies will adapt their processes to address them.

How to unlock your leadership potential on a cloud migration project: A guide for the DBA, part 1

If your organization is embarking on a cloud migration project, it can be a great opportunity to develop skills and qualities that will help unlock your leadership potential. But what skills should you look to be honing, what areas should you focus on, how do you get involved in a cloud project in the first place, and what qualities can prepare you for leadership responsibilities? We spoke to some notable industry experts to find out.

System Center Orchestrator to Azure Automation Migration Guide

For companies using Microsoft System Center Orchestrator versions 2016, 2019 or earlier who are looking for a replacement for their aging Orchestrator systems, they have an option to migrate to a new 64 bit version Orchestrator 2022 (more details on this can be found in the Kelverion Orchestrator Best Practices Guide) but many companies are considering replacing their Orchestrator system entirely and are looking for guidance.

Innovate at speed with open source AI

AI is swiftly changing our lives in many invisible ways - from the movies we watch and video games we play, all the way to real-time space tracking. New tools and applications pop up all the time, but keeping up with all this innovation is difficult. Which tool chains should you use and which platforms should you build on? Canonical helps you innovate at speed with easy-to-use solutions that benefit from long-term support.

Understanding Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Software Supply Chain

A Node.js module with nearly two million downloads a week was compromised after the library was injected with malicious code programmed to steal bitcoins in wallet apps. Join us as we delve into a real-world zero-day supply chain attack. Understand the response that followed, and how attacks like this can be mitigated. Learn from David Gonzalez, Principal Engineer at Cloudsmith and Member of the Node.js security working group, as he walks us through the incident.

Deploy a Node app on AWS EC2 Linux

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a vast ecosystem of products that make DevOps an absolute dream. Products like AWS Elastic Beanstalk have ready-made services for autoscaling, deployment, and logging (to name a few). However, teams may prefer to take a barebones approach and build incrementally - in which case AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) would be the preferred option.