In today’s world of "“automate all the things"” we hear a lot of questions about the difference between application configuration management and application release automation solutions. We understand the confusion between these related but different concepts and at Orca, we love to simplify things. So here goes... Application Release Automation is limited in scope Whether you call it application deployment, continuous delivery (CD), or application release automation (ARA),...
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Dev can't live without Containers? Can Ops live with them? Containers: Simplicity for Dev. Complexity for Ops. For all their power for the Dev team, containers introduce even more configuration complexity to large enterprises -a real challenge for Ops teams. Containers require configuration management between the different micro services to be used effectively. But with Orca, Dev teams continue to enjoy the benefits of containers without stressing the...
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Already using Puppet or Chef? Now add Orca for full stack configuration management and automation Players like Puppet, Chef and Ansible have gained market acceptance by catering to SysAdmins and their need to configure servers and operating systems. The good news is that the Configuration Management market is maturing as each of these tools add new features for their core SysAdmin customers. The better news is that new DevOps 2.0 solutions...
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Comparing Puppet and Chef? Consider Orca Why you should consider Orca: Puppet and Chef are architected for SysAdmins, Developers and Open Source advocates who need bare metal provisioning, OS-level configuration management and prefer a comand line interface. Orca is: Built for the Business Application Owner, eCommerce, DevOps and IT Ops Ideal for Both Pre-Production & Production Application Model Driven Orca has: Highly Scalable, High Performance Architecture Out of...
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John J. Balena joins Trifectix Fmr. BMC DevOps GM to Lead Sales & Services Trifectix today announced the appointment of John J. Balena as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Services. Balena brings more than three decades of highly successful enterprise sales and DevOps leadership at large companies and early-stage, high-growth technology companies. He brings his can-do leadership style to rapidly driving revenue growth and ensuring...
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NEW White Paper: Achieving and Maintaining PCI Compliance with Centralized, Automated Change Control Enhance Security with DevOps Change Control Devops teams value fast-moving, efficient releases, updates and improvements. Security teams value caution and analysis. So the topic of "DevOps Security" is a timely one. A few things are already clear: DevOps Security cannot simply be an add-on. If only it were that simple. No silver bullets....
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(Psst: Looking for our ROI tool? Here it is.) Sometimes you just ‘get it’. When you see and experience a true DevOps tool, you quickly and intuitively understand the savings in time and hassle that come from using it. Sometimes though it can be difficult to quantify the value of those savings and other benefits to colleagues, managers and finance people who have not used the tool or very possibly may not...
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When we talk to systems administrators and other IT leaders about what they expect from their management solutions, we tend to hear a few common themes – and one those themes is “Control”. Controlling when, how and where changes are promoted is central to Orca. But that is not quite enough. We also know that you need to control who can view and manage changes....
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Something we hear way too often while talking to Software Architects is “When I fix this it breaks that. When I add or move new applications, or change Windows (or Linux) application settings everything goes Kaboom. When I make a change to database credentials and an app doesn't get changed, or is missed or fat fingered stuff breaks. It puts me in dependency hell!” One...
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