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DevOps and the Death of the CMDB

Looking to gain an insight into the concept of DevOps? Find out more about the limitations of configuration management and DevOps today!
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Tripwire Open Source vs OSSEC: Is This Tripwire Alternative Right for You?

Tripwire Open Source and OSSEC are two open-source host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) capable of monitoring and analyzing systems and packets.
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Heroku vs AWS: A Comparison of Two Popular Cloud Services

Heroku is a PaaS providing hardware and software on its own infrastructure while AWS is IaaS providing virtualized computing resources over the internet.
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Docker vs. Vagrant [Infographic]

Interested to learn more about the origins and processes of both Docker and Vagrant? We put them head to head to see which comes out on top.
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The Pros and Cons of Ansible

Learn about the top 5 best and worst attributes of Ansible.
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Ansible vs Salt

For busy system administrators, Configuration Management (CM) tools like Ansible and Salt are absolute lifesavers.
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Apache vs Nginx

Apache is an established player in the web server market but Nginx has some strong advantages. Find out which works for you.
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Puppet Enterprise vs Free Open Source Puppet: Which Is Right For You?

Find out if free Open Source Puppet can hold its own against Puppet Enterprise's features and official support that is absent in the free version.
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Opsworks vs Hosted Chef

Interested to learn more about the origins and processes of both OpsWorks and Hosted Chef? We put them head to head to see which comes out on top.
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Chef vs Salt: Which One Should You Choose?

Interested to learn more about the origins and processes of both Salt and Chef? We put them head to head to see which comes out on top.
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JIRA Service Desk vs ServiceNow: Ticketing System Comparison

ServiceNow is enterprise-oriented, focused around ITIL. JIRA Service is designed to be accessible by all organization types and is easier to learn.
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Heroku vs AppEngine

Interested to learn more about the origins and processes of both Heroku and AppEngine? We put them head to head to see which comes out on top.
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Tanium vs SCCM

How does Tanium's 15-second endpoint visibility and control stack up against Microsoft's leading systems management platform? Find out in this comparison.
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10 Essential Steps for Configuring a New Server

You've got a brand new Linux server. Now what? Take these 10 steps up front to improve security and reduce problems and management down the road.
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5 Dysfunctions of a DevOps Team: Fear of Conflict

Recognize conflict, understand the nature of conflict, and to be able to bring a swift and just resolution to conflict will help your DevOps initiative.
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What are The Must Have Skills for Automation Engineers? Top 5 Skills

IT testing automation is an important, growing field in which IT professionals are able to make a name for themselves. Learn what the top five skills are.
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