AWS, Kubernetes find common ground; Azure Stack limits scale; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | August 10, 2017 [TechTarget]( FEATURED STORY [Kubernetes management snags on AWS slow upgrades]( By Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer Kubernetes on AWS has been slow to develop, as early adopters of the container orchestration platform clamor for closer integration and management. (SearchITOperations.com) Advertisement NEWS [Post-merger, CA and Automic to add AI to IT]( DevOps automation tools will drive AIOps, according to the roadmap for products from the newly merged CA Technologies and Automic. (SearchITOperations.com) [One size won't fit all for Azure Stack debut]( Limiting Azure Stack scale to 12 nodes when it becomes generally available in September could hold back some larger companies. (SearchDataCenter.com) EXPERT ADVICE [Prevent an outage with these power, commissioning tips]( To prevent a devastating data center outage, IT should look into commissioning or an audit to identify and address potential points of failure. (SearchDataCenter.com) [VMware on AWS: The best of both worlds]( Strategic partnerships, particularly VMware on AWS, suggest that VMware may finally be ready to take its place in the cloud. (SearchVMware.com) [Improve VM network resource use]( With these strategies and VM networking performance features, you can improve connectivity between VMs and other aspects of the virtual environment. (SearchServerVirtualization.com) [Five top IT automation mistakes]( Avoid these common IT automation software mistakes that data centers make and up your chances of a successful implementation of automation ideas. (SearchITOperations.com) [Can I move up from IT operations to IT engineering?]( What skills from IT operations fit a typical IT engineering job description? If you're in IT operations, here's how to pursue an IT engineering career. (SearchITOperations.com) [Server Core advantages and disadvantages]( Use Windows Server Core to reduce VM overhead, but be wary of increasing density of VMs per host, as that can lead to serious issues. (SearchServerVirtualization.com) [How do you manually download VMware Tools with ISOs?]( Learn how to manually mount the VMware Tools ISO image by simply choosing an installation package from VMware's ESXi version repository. (SearchVMware.com) [Brush up on your Linux OS management skills]( To simplify Linux system management, admins should familiarize themselves with a number of tools, including systemd, GRUB 2 and PowerShell. (SearchDataCenter.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Modern Infrastructure Digest, [click here](. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Data Center and Virtualization Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved. [TechTarget](