Kubernetes tackles management complexity; Microsoft debuts Windows Virtual Desktop; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | October 4, 2018 FEATURED STORY Kubernetes management remains a work in progress By Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer A Kubernetes TLS update this quarter stokes users' hopes that the container orchestration project will add more setup automation and cluster management features to ease operation. (SearchITOperations.com) Advertisement NEWS   Microsoft eyes AWS with desktop-as-a-service play Microsoft's anticipated foray into the DaaS market, Windows Virtual Desktop, taps the company's Azure cloud to simplify enterprise desktop management chores, and presents another challenge to cloud rival AWS. (SearchVirtualDesktop.com)   Microsoft Managed Desktop offers PC as a service Microsoft Managed Desktop could bring security and management benefits to Windows shops looking for a service model for their PCs. Learn about the new program. (SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Understand how Docker works in the VM-based IT world As container adoption becomes mainstream, IT teams are asking how Docker works and where it could provide a competitive advantage over VMs. The answers might surprise you. (SearchITOperations.com)   Use vSphere's VM templates feature to quicken deployment Standard VMware vSphere offers a useful -- but often forgotten -- function that can help IT administrators manage VM deployment at scale: vSphere templates. With a few simple steps, admins can use VM templates in vSphere to rapidly deploy fully configured VMs using content libraries. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   NIST recommendations bolster security The National Institute of Standards and Technology released a variety of recommendations for secure hypervisor operation. Read the NIST security recommendations, including NIST virtualization guidelines for VM process isolation and device mediation, to glean some best practices. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Which language works best for infrastructure code? Infrastructure programming enables much more granular control, and Salt is a popular tool to manage it. When the language choice is Go vs. Python, admins have multiple pros and cons to weigh. (SearchITOperations.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.