RHV updates DR, UI; Serverless deployment demand grows; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | May 17, 2018 FEATURED STORY RHV 4.2 adds DR features, revamps UI By Nick Martin, Executive Editor Updates to disaster recovery features and a new user interface more closely align Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 with other Red Hat products, but read why the KVM-based virtualization platform still faces adoption hurdles. (SearchServerVirtualization.com) Advertisement NEWS   Serverless apps kick enterprise DevOps into high gear Serverless deployment grows among traditional enterprises as a shortcut to faster delivery of new apps, but existing applications aren't so easy to convert. (SearchITOperations.com)   Citrix admins eye new ShareFile features Citrix ShareFile features around security and analytics caught the eye of attendees at Citrix Synergy 2018, as did integrations with third-party services. (SearchMobileComputing.com) EXPERT ADVICE   SIEM tools improve administrator workflows System administrators rely on SIEM benefits to keep their networks and devices secure. The tools are also excellent for tasks such as automated anomaly detection, alert filters and automatic monitoring. (SearchDataCenter.com)   VMware SDDCs demand new skills, education VMware admins used to be able to succeed with virtualization skills alone, but VMware SDDCs demand new knowledge. Courses are emerging to address these needs and provide admins with a fuller set of VMware skills. (SearchVMware.com)   Create KVM virtual machines with Ansible automation Manually creating KVM virtual machines with virsh or virt-install can be tedious and slow. Ansible automation can make light work of VM creation and deployment. Accomplish automated Ansible KVM provisioning by using modules to define VMs, design templates, create tasks and clone VMs. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Get ready for Go for infrastructure programming This Go programming language tutorial weighs the pros and cons of Go and its uses, and it walks prospective programmers through an example of Go for storage resources on AWS. (SearchITOperations.com)   ITSM experience comes from this seemingly simple skill ITSM skills revolve around process control, change management and feedback -- you can get certifications for all that -- but a crucial soft skill makes all the difference in IT's success. (SearchITOperations.com)   Choose between virtualization and cloud services The cloud vs. virtualization debate only gets more complex as business needs change. IT admins navigating a variety of services must carefully weigh costs, present and future use cases, and business continuity before making a decision. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Use VMware Workstation for desktop sandbox testing VMware Workstation enables IT administrators to test VMs in a sandbox testing environment on the desktop, which won't consume expensive, primary virtual resources needed for mission-critical workloads. Create a VMware sandbox to ensure testing occurs outside of production environments. (SearchVMware.com)   Smart capacity planning for Hadoop clusters Hadoop cluster capacity planning integrates several factors, including IOPS and compression rates. Learn why you need to know these numbers before investing in hardware. (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.