Manage Complexity Like an Expert – In 4 Easy Steps
Nobody wants to add complexity into IT systems! However, complexity will never be eliminated. It’s a normal part of IT. But that doesn’t mean we need to drown in it! Anyone can minimize the inherent risk that complexity introduces into IT systems and manage complexity like an expert. It’s a fact: infrastructure operations are inherently […]
Pump up your Infrastructure Pipelines with an injection of Ansible
Squashing tool sprawl is one of the strengths of RackN Digital Rebar Infrastructure Pipelines. You’re probably already using things like Terraform and Ansible to automate building cloud infrastructures. I’m sure you aren’t looking to start over again with yet another tool. We agree – you shouldn’t have to! Infrastructure Pipelines help you use your existing […]
No Log4j vulnerability risk to Digital Rebar
Security is always the top concern for RackN. It’s understandable to be concerned if the December 21 Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) will impact the Digital Rebar Platform. Since the platform is written in Golang and does not rely on Java, there is no exposure to Digital Rebar. RackN is committed to maintaining high standards for security and […]
Elevate your Business with Infrastructure Pipelines
What are Infrastructure Pipelines? Infrastructure Pipelines provide the missing automation interconnectivity between infrastructure layers and it fits into existing technology stacks. They are standardized, reusable processes for platform and infrastructure teams, enabling self-management and control at scale. In other words, infrastructure pipelines provide consistency, control, and choice to the management of infrastructure. Are They Valuable […]
Scaling Up Infrastructure Pipelines with Resource Management Abstractions
Today, RackN announced the release of Digital Rebar v4.8. With this release, Digital Rebar Resource Management Abstractions take center stage. You can read more about the release here. But let’s dive deeper into Resource Management Abstractions. Resource Management Abstractions Infrastructure Pipelines are standardized, reusable processes for platform and infrastructure. Like CI/CD pipelines for code, they […]
Infrastructure Pipelines: A Radical New Approach to Managing Complexity
Today, RackN released Digital Rebar v4.8, which empowers organizations to manage the complexity of distributed heterogeneous infrastructure. Introducing Infrastructure Pipelines. Why Infrastructure Pipelines? Platform and IT infrastructure teams need a way to reduce the time it takes to integrate new infrastructure platforms and technologies for use by the business. However, that can be a challenge […]
Are Economies of Scale in IT Automation Achievable?
Economies of scale are the holy grail in business. This prize is the “raison d’être” of many merger, acquisition, and automation projects. Increases in productivity, decreases in cost, or both will be realized if economies of scale are achieved. With the constant changes in technology over the last several decades and the exponential growth in […]
Is business aligned infrastructure attainable?
Technology adoption is accelerating exponentially. Today, new technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and blockchain are being integrated into service offerings. Because of this, business units are demanding real-time data collection and massive data analytics. However, technology infrastructure needs to be flexible, scalable, and adaptable to meet this acceleration. So I challenge you: Will your business […]
How do you automate compliance with DevOps?
No doubt about it, keeping IT systems in compliance can be scary. It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to keep systems in regulatory, security, or even site compliance. The challenge of maintaining compliance is being able pull systems into compliance if they drift. So, how do you automate compliance?. What is DevOps compliance? Ultimately, It […]
Rocky Linux support in Digital Rebar v4.7
We’re excited to highlight that RackN officially added Rocky Linux support in our recent Digital Rebar v4.7 release! Rocky Linux provides a community maintained alternate to CentOS for operators who are concerned about IBM Red Hat’s migration of the distribution to stream releases. See the Cloud2030 discussion for more details. This 12 minute video shows an end-to-end process from setting up Digital […]