Kubernetes keeps increasing in popularity and not just in public cloud. It keeps making inroads into the on-premises market. This is creating the need for automation. In many Kubernetes environments you tend to find developers using CI/CD pipelines not just for their applications code for the Kubernetes objects […]
In this tutorial we are going to use a practical example to show you how to use the ServiceNow REST API. I personally find ServiceNow has great online documentation but I like to see some examples to understand how other people are using it. This is the motivation […]
Dell EMC CloudIQ combines proactive monitoring, machine learning, and predictive analytics so you can take quick action and simplify operations of your infrastructure. Earlier we had written a few blog posts on CloudIQ features, you can find them here. In the latest update, CloudIQ has released the support […]
In the previous blog article we explained how to use the DellEMC PowerStore REST API to extract metrics. In this article we are going to use those skills to create a Prometheus exporter for PowerStore and some useful dashboards in Grafana This article will cover the following topics: […]
Organizations are exploiting new use cases that that require infrastructure outside traditional datacenters and public cloud. The industry refers to these locations as “the Edge”. This is, in turn, producing vast amounts of data at these remote locations and in many cases this data needs to processed in […]
With the advent of public cloud organisations of all sizes are more and more looking to implement the same agile operational models that the hyper-scale cloud providers offer. Following that line of thought, the industry has coined the expression “cloud is not a destination but an operational model”. […]
In the previous post I covered how to install the Cisco Ansible modules and provided some lessons learned. Today we will do the same with Brocade. This article consists of 4 sections: Installation of PyFOS library Installation of Brocade Ansible modules Sample playbooks 1 – Installation of PyFOS […]
While most of the vendors and their platforms (including DellEMC) are having Ansible modules published, but there are instances where functionality you’re trying to use isn’t covered in the available module or simply modules aren’t available at all. In such situations you’ve no choice than using Ansible URI […]
In this video we show how to leverage a popular Service Management tool such as ServiceNow as well as Ansible to allow end-users to consume on-prem physical IT resources in a cloud-like fully automated fashion from both the web interface and their mobile app. When people talk about […]
In the next article we will explore how to use Ansible to manage Brocade switches. But today we will talk briefly about the REST API. This is important because under the covers the Brocade Ansible modules use the REST API. This helps you (as it helped me) to […]
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