Achieving Reliable Observability Part 1 – Making Cloud-Native Observability More Robust
Originally published in DevOps.com on March 30, 2021 I was having a conversation with a CxO level customer as part of an AIOps/Observability workshop, and from what I could tell, most are confused about how to properly operationalize cloud-native production environments – especially the monitoring/observability portion. Here is how the […]
What is AIOps? – AI for IT operations explained
Every business now depends on IT. Efficient IT Operations is mandatory for all businesses, especially those operating in a hybrid mode – a mix of existing data centers and multi-cloud locations. As with any business process, IT operations can be augmented with machine learning-based solutions. IT is particularly fertile ground for AI as it […]
Comprehensive observability is core to future-proofing your IT infrastructure
Observability is an emerging set of practices, platforms, and tools that goes beyond monitoring to provide insight into the internal state of systems by analyzing external outputs. Monitoring has been a core function of IT for decades, but old approaches have become inadequate for a variety of reasons—cloud deployments, agile development methodology, continuous deployments, and new DevOps practices among them.
AIOps vs Observability vs Monitoring – What Is The Difference? Are You Using The Right One For Your Enterprise?
This article was originally published in Forbes on Feb 2, 2021 In the last few months, I have been analyzing and writing a research report for GigaOm in this space, which is due to be released soon. I looked at about 30+ vendors in this space as part of that […]
How COVID Pandemic is Making IT Operations Analyst Jobs More Stressful
The global pandemic has radically changed the way enterprise IT services are produced, consumed, and managed. It also has exposed a glaring difference between the “the haves and have-nots” of the software development and operations teams. Engineering teams riding on CI/CD and DevOps waves are starting to see the full potential […]
Why Infusing AI Into IT Operations Is More About The Data Than About AI Itself
Almost every CIO I talk to boldly claims their enterprise is a “data-driven enterprise.” However, a recent Global CEO outlook by KPMG survey tells a completely different story: 67% of the CEOs worldwide (that number jumps to 78% in the US) suggest that they ignored the data-driven analytic and predictive models provided […]
Serverless in the Enterprise: Building Stateful Applications
Cloud native applications allow enterprises to design, build, deploy and manage monolithic applications in more agile, nimble ways. These applications accelerate business value while driving greater operational efficiencies and cost savings through containers, a pay-as-you-go model, and a distributed runtime. However, current serverless implementations (namely, Function-as-a-Service, or FaaS for short) […]
How To Rise Above The ITOps Chaos Using AI
CIOs (Chief Information Officers) are both excited and scared about digital transformation and the pace of innovation. While the ability to drive forward their businesses using IT is exciting, along with the agility and flexibility of newer IT infrastructure models, the fact that business will come to a standstill if […]
With AI Software Export Ban, Are We Restricting Bad Actors Or Crippling Innovation?
DEPOSITPHOTOS ENHANCED BY COGWORLD Effective this Monday (Jan 6, 2020), the US Industry and Security Bureau has banned the export of AI software (specifically designed to automate the analysis of geospatial imagery) except for Canada. Originally, when the proposal was made under the banner Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) almost […]
How AI Came to the Rescue of Scientists Studying the Sun
In 2014, NASA lost a crucial instrument housed on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite that measured extreme UV rays coming from the sun. With repair costs ranging from the millions to billions of dollars, a team from NASA Frontier Development Lab and IBM turned to artificial intelligence and historic […]