DevOps-mainframe compatibility questionable; 10 VMworld sessions to attend; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | August 6, 2018 FEATURED STORY DevOps shops wrangle mainframe automation By Beth Pariseau, Senior Executive Editor DevOps for mainframe environments presents a dilemma to enterprise IT pros: a risky swap-out of a core back-end system, or updating a platform never meant for rapid, automated changes. (SearchITOperations.com) Advertisement NEWS   Check out these sessions at VMworld VMworld 2018 promises a tour of emerging technologies, established products, high level strategy and technical deep dives. Plan your conference around these top 10 VMworld 2018 sessions, which offer information on VMworld's multi-cloud strategy, NSX use cases and more. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   IT pros weigh DIY vs. curated Kubernetes DevOps shops' first decision about a Kubernetes implementation is whether to go it alone with pure upstream code or to seek a packaged version of the container orchestrator from a vendor. (SearchITOperations.com) EXPERT ADVICE   GPUs, TPUs enhance data center processing workflows Accelerated processing units are becoming more feasible for organizations to integrate into data centers with the emergence of high-performance applications and complex workflows. (SearchDataCenter.com)   Configure a VMFS Datastore Effectively manage and maintain your Virtual Machine File System Datastores with these comprehensive instructions on how to scan for new storage devices, create a VMFS Datastore, mount and dismount a VMFS Datastore, and increase the size of a VMFS Datastore. (SearchVMware.com)   Compare SCVMM and Hyper-V Manager Some management tasks are better suited to SCVMM vs. Hyper-V Manager because of its comprehensive feature set, but that doesn't mean you can't effectively manage your virtual environment with Hyper-V Manager. Learn the use cases of each tool. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   How to automate cloud setups with cloud-config Automation skills are on everyone's to-do list, but work in the cloud doesn't wait. Use cloud-config scripts to eschew complicated languages and bulky infrastructures. (SearchITOperations.com)   Six continuous delivery practices to implement Software pipelines change from one company to another -- even from one team to another -- because success or failure doesn't come down to the tools. It depends on universal continuous delivery principles. (SearchITOperations.com)   VMs still have a place at the IoT edge While containers and serverless frameworks might reduce overhead, there are still important reasons to virtualize an edge computing server. Take these factors into consideration before deciding whether virtualization has a place in your edge computing plan. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Take these precautions before using VMware EVC mode One of the biggest advantages of a VMware environment is the ability to use vMotion to migrate VMs across servers. If dissimilar hardware prevents this, VMware offers Enhanced vMotion Compatibility, but there are numerous VMware EVC disadvantages that administrators need to be aware of. (SearchVMware.com)   Four network security measures to know You need a variety of network security methods to protect organizational data from any potential breaches. With a few different techniques and software, you can ensure all your information is properly encrypted and secure. (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.