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System Administrator vs. Network Administrator: Which One Are You?

There’s an abundance of career opportunities in IT. It’s hard for newcomers to find their footing in the middle of complicated terminology, with similar job roles but not equal. One of these difficulties is the system administrator vs. network administrator issue. Are they two completely different careers? Today, we’ll help dispel any confusion so you can make an informed choice. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 5% growth for network and system administrators all through 2026.

FIPS certified vs compliant: what's safer?

Encryption is key to protecting sensitive data. There are several methodologies using different cryptographic algorithms to convert plain text into cipher text. Navigating multiple methodologies and algorithms creates a complex, labour-intensive process for teams evaluating the cryptographic services offered within software components.

Monitor your Microsoft Azure VMs featuring Ampere Altra Arm-based CPUs with Datadog

As organizations continue to expand their cloud footprint, managing costs without risking application performance is a priority. Because of this, Arm processors have become popular for their efficient, cost-effective processing power. Microsoft Azure’s new series of Azure Virtual Machines are powered by Ampere Altra Arm-based processors, which provide excellent price performance for scale-out and cloud-native workloads.

Simplify IT Management with Hyperconverged Infrastructure

HCI (Hyperconverged Infrastructure) is changing the way businesses work. For starters, the management and deployments become way simpler with HCI solutions. But that is only the start; proper resource utilization, demandable scalability, exceptional data protection, and so on, the benefits associated with HCI solutions are numerous. But what are HCI solutions? And how the HCI Hyperconverged Infrastructure simplifies IT management. Well, find out answers to these and many more questions related to HCI solutions in this no-bullshit guide.

mRemoteNG: Using the Remote Connections Manager for Windows

mRemoteNG is a simple tool popular among IT professionals for efficiently managing multiple connections. The popularity of password managers has shown how much people don’t like typing in passwords every time they want to connect to a service. And IT professionals are all too familiar with the annoyance of manually typing in credentials every time they want to connect to a remote service. mRemoteNG solves this problem for SysAdmins and IT teams, and in this article, we’ll explore how.

JFrog Providers Support the Terraform Community

If you’re reading this blog you’re probably at least somewhat familiar with Hashicorp Terraform and the value it brings to managing the deployment and provisioning of infrastructure resources at scale. We’re big fans and users of it ourselves here at JFrog (see how in our recent webinar!).

What to Look for in a Colocation Data Center

As the costs of managing and maintaining owner-operated data centers rise, enterprises are reconsidering their infrastructure and attempting to minimize on-premises data center space. Colocation data center providers are an attractive and cost-effective solution, offering physical space as well as power, cooling, network, and security services for their customers.

9 Cloud Cost Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

When you’re operating in the cloud, making the right decisions is not always easy because there’s a lot of ground to cover, especially with regard to cost. The elastic nature of cloud infrastructure means your costs could quickly spiral out of control if you don’t have guardrails in place to help keep costs down. Properly managing your cloud costs is important, especially for SaaS companies. Cloud spend impacts your COGS, which in turn affects revenue and valuation.

Kubernetes Upgrades at LogicMonitor

Managing Kubernetes version upgrades can be a formidable undertaking. API versions are graduated, new features are added and existing behaviors are deprecated. Version upgrades may also impact applications needed by the Kubernetes platform; affecting services like pod networking or DNS resolution. At LogicMonitor, we ensure our Kubernetes version upgrades are successful through a process designed to instill collaboration and due diligence in a repeatable fashion.