Puppet acquires Distelli; IBM heightens mainframe security; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | September 21, 2017 FEATURED STORY Puppet snaps up Distelli, will now offer CI/CD By Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer Puppet's container automation tech will see a major upgrade with the Distelli deal, which will also bring application deployment automation features. (SearchITOperations.com) Advertisement NEWS   Linux-based IBM mainframe tightens container security Big Blue continues its efforts to make IBM mainframes technically fashionable with a Linux-based system that promises rock-solid container security. (SearchDataCenter.com)   CloudBees and Jenkins shake up CI/CD in 2017 After losing users to simpler tools, CloudBees and the Jenkins CI/CD pipeline seek to regain ground with a customizable GUI and metrics tool. (SearchITOperations.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Test yourself on data center certification updates Different data center certification options, such as Switch, OSDA and others, challenge the Uptime Institute. Take this quiz to discover their differences. (SearchDataCenter.com)   Use vSphere to create and apply affinity rules to DRS To create VM-host and VM-VM affinity rules, select the desired clusters in the vSphere Web Client, manage cluster settings and add rules. (SearchVMware.com)   Tips to navigate VMware licensing features Follow this practical VMware licensing guide in addition to budget planning, and you'll be better prepared for necessary expansion or upgrades. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Ransomware pushes backups to the forefront of ops tasks Hackers who place ransomware want money more than data. Set up prevention methods, but exercise a continuous ransomware recovery process as well. (SearchITOperations.com)   Prevent GRC violations with configuration management IT organizations can kill two birds -- GRC challenges and slow deployment cycles -- with one stone when they implement configuration management processes. (SearchITOperations.com)   Requirements to run Hyper-V containers Windows Hyper-V containers can only be run with certain host OSes, and you need a specific set of resources to deploy them. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Customer system usage data fuels AI in VMware products Machine learning algorithms play an essential role in VMware products such as vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Operations and Workspace One Intelligence. (SearchVMware.com)   Increase data center efficiency without HCI products Simplification is key to optimizing data center processes. Focus on storage provisioning, VM tasks, data protection and more for better results. (SearchDataCenter.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Modern Infrastructure Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Data Center and Virtualization Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.