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Private Cloud: I’m Not Quite Dead Yet

11/18/19 The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated—The On-Premises Data Center Mark Twain As I mentioned in my previous post, the hype cycle has the on-premises data center d…

Implement monitoring as code with Datadog and CloudFormation Registry

This article details how to use AWS CloudFormation to automate the deployment and configuration of Datadog monitoring for your AWS resources. It outlines a CloudFormation template …

7 Steps for Service Desk Automation in 2020

11/15/19 These days, it’s difficult to give a unique presentation on service desk automation. Everyone talks about it. Much of the discussion is “pie in the sky.” When the team ask…

ITSM: The Tie That Binds

11/15/19 Few relationships sail along without ever having to cross stormy seas. Even the best marriages need to batten down the hatches occasionally. A combination of genuine invol…

How Mobile Is Transforming IT Service Management

11/14/19 A project manager is working at a remote site, and suddenly, her laptop won’t hold a charge. An account executive is in a hotel conference room making final preparations f…

Public Cloud: All Aboard the Hype Train!

11/13/19 We’ve all heard it before. “The cloud is the future!” “We need to move to the cloud!” “The on-premises data center is dead.” If you believe the analysts and marketing depa…

Dominating and Protecting the Connected Battlefield

11/12/19 “Dominance” and “protection” sum up the Defense Department’s goals as U.S. armed forces begin to modernize their networks and communications systems. DOD is investing sign…

Who’s the Boss? 5 Things to Ask Yourself Before Making the Leap Into Management

11/11/19 We talk a lot about professional development these days—how to develop your speaking or writing skills to make you a better practitioner. But what if you’ve reached a cert…

Datadog's AWS re:Invent 2019 guide

Please provide me with the article text! I need the content of "Highlights from AWS re:Invent 2025: Making sense of applied AI, trust, and going faster" to be able to summarize it …

Warning! A Robot Will Do Your Job Soon

11/08/19 Everyone take a deep breath and calm down. The likeliness of a robot taking over your job any time soon is very low. Yes, artificial intelligence (AI) is a growing trend, …

Introducing dark mode for Datadog

This Datadog article details how to effectively monitor SQL Server performance using Datadog's integration. It explains how to collect key metrics like query performance, resource …

I Feel the Need for Speed—Evolving From a Loris to a Peregrine. How to Get Started With DevOps

11/07/19 In the IT industry, you’ll hear “I’ll sell you a DevOps; how much is it worth?” But the joke’s on you because you can’t sell (or buy) DevOps, as it is, in fact, an intangi…