As part of our continued evolution here at staging-devopsy.kinsta.cloud for 2016 we have designed an editorial calendar. Each month we will feature a particular topic of interest to our readers. For February the topic is open technology. This means we will have a feature section on all things open; this will include open source, open enterprises, open methods, etc.

You will be able to find this featured section off of our front page right under the newsletter sign up. Every month this will change to reflect that months theme.

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Which of the following best describes how you currently monitor and manage systems across your hybrid cloud environment?(Required)

Multiple separate tools for different environments

Multiple separate tools for different monitoring and management functions

Single consolidated dashboard

Custom built monitoring and management solution

No full monitoring and management solution

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How valuable would it be for your monitoring and management solution to incorporate predictive analytics to help you identify and address system issues that are critical and not waste time or effort working through all the data and “noise” that is not critical?(Required)

Extremely valuable

Moderately valuable

Somewhat valuable

Slightly valuable

Not valuable

How do you most typically address potential system issues BEFORE they impact your operations?(Required)

Automated workflows and playbooks to remediate potential issues as soon as they are detected

An orchestrated response process that leverages automation, AI, and human expertise to rapidly respond to potential issues

Advanced monitoring tools such as predictive analytics and anomaly detection to proactively identify and address potential issues

Respond to issues as they arise, using manual processes and troubleshooting techniques

A combination of automated remediation, orchestrated response, and/or proactive monitoring to address potential system issues

Don’t know

Other

What methods does your organization use to control and monitor cloud/IT spending?(Required)

Centralized procurement processes

Pre-approved budget thresholds

Automated cost monitoring tools

Department-level spending controls

Regular cost audits and reviews

Cloud cost optimization platform

Approval workflows for resource provisioning

Native financial operations tools provided by the cloud provider

No formal controls in place

Don’t know

Other

Please specify:

Which methods do you rely on most to detect security vulnerabilities in your systems?(Required)

Automated scanning tools

Manual assessments

Vendor notifications

Threat modeling (for early detection)

None of these

Don’t know

Other

Please specify:

What are the TWO most common ways you prioritize vulnerabilities to address within your environment?(Required)

Based on potential impact

Based on exploitability

Regulatory compliance requirements

Based on CVSS scores

Risk-based analysis of multiple factors

First-in-first-out approach

No formal prioritization process

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How do you typically handle system updates and security patches?(Required)

Automated updates and patches

Manually review and apply updates and patches on a regular schedule

A combination of automation and manual review

Apply updates and patches on an as-needed basis.

Outsourced update and patch management

No defined process

Don’t know

Other

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There are a few good articles already in there and there will be more added the rest of the month. I would also point you to a good DevOps Chat I had on open technology with Dan Berg in the InterConnect@IBM section.

In addition to content related to the featured theme, we will also have special content regarding the theme. For open technology month we will have a report by Tony Bradley on open technology, open source and the open enterprise. Look for that later this month.

The open theme also dovetails nicely with our coverage of IBM’s InterConnect conference, coming February 21-25 in Las Vegas. Open is a major theme for this years event. We will feature interviews and coverage with some of the presenters at this years event. There is also a special sponsored section “DevOps@InterConnect” where all of the InterConnect related content can be found. With something approaching 300 sessions regarding DevOps there is a DevOps related session for everyone.

BTW, you can get a copy of our editorial calendar within our media kit. If you would like to contribute content on a future monthly theme, we welcome the input and look forward to sharing it with our readers.  Also if there are topics you think we missed in our editorial calendar write me at editor@devops.com with your ideas.

So enjoy open technology month at staging-devopsy.kinsta.cloud. Next month is Rugged DevOps, so there is more to come!