Time-series monitoring for DevOps; Avere acquisition aids Azure; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | January 11, 2018 FEATURED STORY Time-series databases enrich DevOps monitoring By Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer Time-series monitoring tools offer enterprise IT a more nuanced and multidimensional view of infrastructure than traditional tools. (SearchITOperations.com) Advertisement NEWS   Watch out for 2018 IT operations trends Crystal balls are notoriously hazy, but prescient IT operations experts clearly see improvements to DevOps efficiency in their future. (SearchITOperations.com)   Microsoft acquisition bolsters hybrid cloud tool set Microsoft boosts its Azure hybrid cloud strategy with the acquisition of Avere Systems, and it fills a gap in storage services compared to AWS. (SearchCloudComputing.com) EXPERT ADVICE   What storage I/O benchmarking tools are best for Linux? Learn about Flexible I/O Tester, Sysbench and other storage benchmarking tools and commands for Linux operating systems. (SearchDataCenter.com)   VMware exploits the benefits of SaaS VMware SaaS management products, such as VMware Cloud Services and VMware Cloud on AWS, find the balance between managing on-premises and cloud resources. (SearchVMware.com)   Virtualize COBOL in a legacy system COBOL is an essential and expensive part of many systems. Upgrade IT processes and consider Visual COBOL to virtualize a legacy COBOL system. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Error budgets: Motivational tool or dangerous fad? If an organization doesn't quantify its IT risks, the allowable error budget could make some admins too cautious and others too reckless. (SearchITOperations.com)   App support takes all of IT's collaboration Application support best practices demand full cooperation from every group that touches the application. Admins must understand more than technicalities. (SearchITOperations.com)   Manage VM resources like a pro Properly managing your VM resources is key to a productive and cost-effective data center. Follow these best practices to achieve optimum performance. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Dissecting VMware's quarterly earnings growth VMware's Q3 2018 earnings report showed a year-over-year increase in total VMware revenue, thanks in no small part to VMware Cloud on AWS, NSX and vSAN sales. (SearchVMware.com)   Three requirements for true hybrid cloud computing Learn how proper connectivity and management can make for a successful hybrid cloud computing deployment in this expert tip. (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 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.