SRE demands technical, soft skills; Puppet expands with updates; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | October 18, 2018 FEATURED STORY SRE job combines tech savvy, org dynamics know-how By Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer The SRE model requires IT ops pros to iterate on distributed systems the way developers iterate on apps, and to use an engineer's mindset to organize DevOps teams efficiently. (SearchITOperations.com) Advertisement NEWS   Puppet updates bolster enterprise DevOps arsenal Puppet Enterprise manages servers without agents through Puppet Bolt, and Puppet Insights offers pipeline analysis, among other updates that boost the company's appeal to DevOps pros, with an emphasis on ops. (SearchITOperations.com)   Q&A: Google Cloud CTO talks hybrid strategy Google Cloud Services Platform looks to enable hybrid cloud deployments through the use of Kubernetes on premises. Google Cloud CTO Brian Stevens discusses the company's emerging hybrid strategy -- and why containers play such a big role -- in this Q&A. (SearchCloudComputing.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Technical debt dos and don'ts for DevOps teams Approach technical debt management the same way you'd approach any other debt: methodically and transparently. Some technical debt is inevitable in IT. So, keep it in the open, and address it as a team. (SearchITOperations.com)   Why you should automate VM deployment Virtualization enables rapid resource provisioning, but it can also pose management challenges. VM deployment automation can help by providing speed and consistency, which ensures you can keep up with demand from users. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   How to use the Linux stream editor Using the stream editor can help admins automate scripts, as well as find and replace text. To increase their familiarity with the tool and gain the benefits of scripting, admins can use Linux sed commands. (SearchDataCenter.com)   Horizon 7.6 touts QoS for Blast Extreme Improvements to VMware Horizon 7.6 include Nvidia vGPU vMotion support, quality of service for Blast Extreme, geolocation redirection and clipboard auditing. Get to know these features before deciding whether to upgrade. (SearchVMware.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.