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Chris is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and CTO for Instana, leading the technical strategy and development of Observability and IT Automation solutions at IBM. He is a recognized technology leader across programming languages, runtimes, platforms, observability, and automated IT operations. He has pioneered projects that fundamentally enhanced open-source communities and cloud-native platforms.

In this Navigate video, Gianluca Mardente from Cisco's AppDynamics business unit introduces Project Sveltos, an open-source tool for managing add-ons in a fleet of Kubernetes clusters. Gianluca explains the features of Sveltos, including its cluster profile, modes of operation (continuous, one-time, and continuous with drift detection), and its ability to handle templates and scale efficiently. The session includes a live demo using Civo clusters to showcase the practical application of Sveltos.

We cover some real world cases and provide valuable insights into how resources might be the source of future angst that you could avoid. With so many moving parts and so many settings it is nearly impossible to avoid resourcing issues and unnecessary cost in container environments.

Hardware Asset Management, or HAM, manages the hardware assets in your IT asset inventory. It's an essential part of IT Asset Management, monitoring your IT infrastructure (including desktops, laptops, servers, and network equipment) throughout its lifecycle, from procurement to disposal. A robust HAM strategy will play in your favor in multiple ways, including: Having a comprehensive SAM plan brings multiple benefits to your organization.