🎉  Merry Christmas to you.  Wishes the INDEVOPS Team 🎉

🎉 Merry Christmas to you. Wishes the INDEVOPS Team 🎉

🎄 Dear Customers 🎄

On the occasion of Christmas, we wish you as much joy as a code bug tester has,
as much peace of mind as a DevOps engineer has after a successful deployment,
and as much success as we have requests for our products! 🚀

In the past year, we provided you with Indevops Addons – our management packs that work as flawlessly as the Christmas borscht with ravioli tastes.
Thank you for your trust and patience.
Thank you for another year together!

We wish you a time full of optimized processes, fast deployments and stable servers.
And if something goes wrong – remember that you always have support in us! 🛠️

🎉 Merry Christmas to you 🎉. Wishes the INDEVOPS Team

💻🐾 Christmas cheer with INDEVOPS and furry assistants!

💻🐾 Christmas cheer with INDEVOPS and furry assistants!

At Indevops, we combine the world of advanced technology with the warmth of our furry pals! Our pets, who accompany us during our daily DevOps challenges, are true champions of the holiday spirit. 🎄✨

At work, they help us in their own unique way:

🐾 They debug stress – one look is enough to relieve tension,

🐾 They foster creativity – the purr of a cat or a dog wagging its tail inspires us to new ideas,

🐾 They test equipment – the keyboard is the perfect place for them to nap!

🐾 They make Indevops history with us – Martin’s hamster Marcin Rzepa, is a real legend! 😊

Now, at Christmas time, our pets go into full integration mode with the Christmas tree, presents and winter atmosphere. Who better to take care of the code and gingerbread than a dog? How about a cat treating the Christmas lights as his new toy? 😄
Well, and let’s remember that on Christmas Eve all pets speak with a human voice. It will be interesting to see what they will have to tell us 😉.

We would love to see how your pets put you in the holiday mood! Show off photos of your “assistants”! 📸

What do you do when you have an unusual task from your boss on reporting, connect to monitor something that seems impossible, or want at the time of failure to have known failures automatically fixed?

What do you do when you have an unusual task from your boss on reporting, connect to monitor something that seems impossible, or want at the time of failure to have known failures automatically fixed?

🚨 @VMware Cloud Foundation for Operations is a great tool for monitoring IT applications, but our boss gets an unusual task of “monitoring IoT devices.”

1️⃣ We wonder what the data is for?

The answer? We’re getting into advanced AI/ML of the entire product development cycle with volume. We already have most of the data in the Data Center on our applications (customer demand, production capacity, supply chain), but it would be useful to monitor the reliability of production equipment and quantity data from machines. We already have a scalable multidimensional tool in our organization that understands metrics and logs data, namely @VCF for Operations.

2️⃣ Is it possible to upload data there? Is it compatible with the license?

Yes, it is in accordance with the license. We can upload such data without incurring additional fees. To do it then…,but hmm, how to do it?

To help us comes We @INDEVOPS team, who will help you without hassle in this task. Thanks for being there 😉.

The boss is satisfied, and so are we, however, there is another task facing our organization. Reporting on various things.

🤷‍♂️ Do we IT employees like to do reports and do it manually?

Not really, oh no. What can be done then?
   

We come up with an idea. We have all the data from IoT devices from IT infrastructure to applications in one place. In our heart of help @VCF for Operations, then how about generating reports from there?

Bingo!!!

Here’s an idea.

There’s a lot of data, but we’re a little short of an idea of how to make a beautiful template out of it, based on which periodically, e.g. once a month, a report would be delivered to the relevant recipients. The light goes on: since the guys from @INDEVOPS  helped with IoT monitoring, let’s call them. They will help us here too!

This quarter, IT gave a little blurb (a small real-life example). 😁

Christmas is coming, and as it is with Christmas everyone wants to be Santa Claus. Let’s assume that we and our company provide. many attractive gift ideas for these Santas. Unfortunately, there were so many of them this week that our online sales applications proved to be inefficient, unscalable. A large portion of the Santas went elsewhere. The boss already knows, the management already knows, and we downstairs also already know there is trouble.

What can we do in the future to prevent this?

We can deploy VMware Cloud Foudantion private cloud with advanced Security and Load Balancing. On top of that, regardless of whether the application layer is running on VMs or k8s, we can detect more Santa Clauses with @VCF for Operations. Then after detecting such an event, pass the task to @VCF for Automation to increase the number of application engines.

Great, but after all, in our company there is a wait for everything, a mass of applications, Security permits. All this will pass us by!

Well, no, because you can design all these elements once, and then enjoy together with the Santas who will receive their gifts.

As always, the @INDEVOPS  team will help you with this task 🙂 🙂

👉 Ensure continuous monitoring of your IT environment!

📩 Get in touch with us and learn about solutions perfect for your Santas!

🔧 How to Transition to Indevops Management Packs (Addons) 🔧

🔧 How to Transition to Indevops Management Packs (Addons) 🔧

A few simple steps to get you to the next level of monitoring and troubleshooting your applications on any IT infrastructure and application server.

What do you need? Own or purchase @VMware VCF/VVF, and then install ready-made, tested, and most importantly production-proven additional plug-ins (add-ons) just for VCF/VVF for Operations (formerly Aria Operations) from a proven professional in this field, namely from us @Indevops. 🔧

Here's a simple plan:

1️⃣ Read the documentation at👇

https://docs.indevops.com/

2️⃣ Installation and configuration

Download the plug-ins (addons) from the Indevops platform and follow the installation instructions, making sure your environment is ready. Before you do this, check in with us for details on this step: 

👉  https://www.indevops.com/pl/kontakt-2/

3️⃣ Testing and integration

Conduct tests of the plugin (addon) operation and integration with your current systems on a test environment to verify that it works correctly. If you don’t want to deal with this yourself you can apply to us. We will help you with this step as well.

4️⃣ Support and training

If you have questions, take advantage of the technical support offered by Indevops.

Production deployment – at the very end, you’ll be able to worry-free deploy additional plugins (addons) for #VCF/#VVF for Operations to your production environment with our help or on your own already after testing.

👉 Summary

New plug-ins (addons) and support for already existing #VCF/#VVF for Operations plug-ins are our daily bread, and for you it’s a guarantee of better application performance whether you run them on VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Redhat OpenStack/Openshift, k8s, or IBM Power infrastructure. We have experience and working knowledge on a variety of platforms.  
Apply to us and we, along with all the capabilities of VCF private cloud and our plug-ins (addons), will do the rest. We will talk about these capabilities in future publications, to which you are cordially invited.

How do Management Packs (Addons) developed by Indevops help maintain high availability of applications monitored by VCF for Operations?

How do Management Packs (Addons) developed by Indevops help maintain high availability of applications monitored by VCF for Operations?

How do Management Packs (Addons) developed by Indevops help maintain high availability of applications monitored by VCF for Operations?

On top of that, there are challenges with the end of support for some VMware by Broadcom plug-ins, but more on that later.

You learned that we have been involved with VMware VCF for Operations technology for years. We specialize in deploying the entire VCF private cloud. We can boast of many successful implementations, and most importantly, we influence the quality of IT services provided by our customers.

INDEVOPS is here to help you!

In recent months you have learned that VMware by Broadcom is ending support for some VCF for Operations plug-ins. Our customers with whom we have worked for years this inconvenience will not be affected, because they know they can count on us . Here are some of the most common problems and how Indevops can help customers:

1️⃣ Lack of full visibility into IT infrastructure and applications and the links between these topics.

Without accurate monitoring of the virtual environment, server infrastructure, arrays, networks and applications, it is difficult for complex, siloed teams that use different monitoring tools to quickly identify the cause of failure and where it occurred, which can lead to unexpected downtime.

💡Solution:

✅  Indevops Management Packs (Addons) the VCF for Operations tool (Aria Operations) with elements that you won’t find in VMware’s tool as standard. Through this we can take a comprehensive approach to all the components from which an application is built. Believe me these components from which one application is built can be even more than several hundred.  This allows you to identify potential problems. In one tool we can see everything and we have ML (Machine Learning) at our disposal, nothing will hide from the eyes of the person who is supposed to react quickly and solve problems. 

 

2️⃣ Manually managing IT processes

Manually sifting through logs from different sources and manually finding errors server by server, router by router, is a big challenge

💡 Solution:

Indevops automates many of the processes involved in extending applications and IT infrastructure in cloud environment management tools. This saves you time and ensures that the process is flawless, standardized and all elements of the application are certainly monitored.

3️⃣ Lack of analysis of historical data

Without insight into historical data, it is difficult to assess the performance of the application and the IT infrastructure running on it.

💡 Solution:

Indevops empowers you to analyze historical data and identify performance bottlenecks across all aspects of your application. Our core offering, VCF for Operations, seamlessly integrates with VCF for Logs—ensuring comprehensive log tracking across all locations—and VCF for Networks, which provides detailed insights into every packet’s journey through network devices.

While we believe our platform provides an all-in-one solution, we understand that unique IT infrastructure components or deep application-level insights may sometimes be required. In such cases, we deliver customized plug-ins for VCF for Operations to address specific needs.

This approach enables our customers to optimize resources effectively, eliminate bottlenecks, and automatically scale applications to handle increased user traffic.

4️⃣ Will a new Pack for VCF for Operations work properly and efficiently?

Creating new plugins for VCF is a challenge.  An incorrectly implemented plug-in can affect the performance of our monitoring or lead to an incorrect display of application performance.

💡 Solution:

✅    Indevops management packs (Addons) are created according to a strict standard. Imagine creating thousands of virtual machines automatically every day for software development. It works like a well-run and automated Tesla production belt. Why is that? We create environments for developers, then testers, and finally we simulate running them in an environment similar to the production environment of our clients.  This allows us to avoid errors, check performance and correct configuration. Customers get a warmed-up product.

5️⃣ Lack of plan for implementation and change rollback

Deployments without a plan and a change rollback can lead to prolonged downtime in case of failure. Often in immature IT organizations, this happens and leads to catastrophic consequences. I’ve heard it many times and seen it with my own eyes.

💡 Solution:

✅  Indevops provides comprehensive implementation documentation, including a detailed implementation plan and contingency strategies for exiting the implementation if needed. Additionally, we recommend and, upon request, maintain test, pre-production, and production environments for our clients.

Why is this important?  Every plan must be thoroughly tested. By progressing through these structured environments, we ensure that the final outcome aligns with expectations. This step-by-step approach allows us to verify the plan at each stage and make necessary adjustments, ensuring a reliable and successful implementation.

Our goal is to give clients peace of mind, knowing their infrastructure is in expert hands. A solid night’s rest empowers everyone to tackle the challenges of the next day with renewed energy and confidence.

👉 Summary

Do you want to maintain applications with a high SLA in a cloud environment? Are you ready to sleep soundly? Apply to us. We’re like the best tailor in town. Whether you want a basic VMware vSphere Foundation cloud deployment or a full VMware Cloud Foundation suite you’ll have it deployed for your dedicated needs. Just like at the best tailor. And on top of that, you’ll get additional Indevops Management Packs for VCF for Operations.  You will gain tools to ensure high availability for your business applications and to standardize, automate IT processes in your company. We can do a lot, but this post has its limitations. Apply to us and you will see the rest.

How can we help you? The 5 most common challenges with expiring VMware Cloud Foundation for Operations

How can we help you? The 5 most common challenges with expiring VMware Cloud Foundation for Operations

How can we help you? The 5 most common challenges with expiring VMware Cloud Foundation for Operations (formerly Aria) plug-ins and how to avoid them.

Migrating your IT environment is a challenge that requires proper preparation, especially when key VMware Cloud Foundation for Operations (formerly Aria Operations) plug-ins are no longer supported. Their absence can affect the stability and functionality of your IT infrastructure. 

Here are five of the most common issues that can arise with migration, and how to address them.

1️⃣ Lack of compatibility of the new environment with legacy components

VCF for Operations plug-ins are sometimes essential for monitoring IT infrastructure and applications. Their expiration can prevent proper failure detection activities in the IT environment.

💡 Solution:

✅ Conduct an infrastructure audit to identify dependencies between plug-ins and monitored hardware, applications, databases, etc.

✅ Test compatibility of new versions of plug-ins or replacements for expiring plug-ins.

✅ Test changes in a pilot environment (test or preproduction) before deployment.

2️⃣ Loss of key plug-in functionality

Expiring plug-ins can limit the availability of important elements of the monitored IT environment and thus negatively affect the speed of resolving the failure of the monitored application (lowering SLA)

Solution:

✅ Identify critical functions for your environment and find suitable plug-in replacements.

✅ Take advantage of available updates or alternatives provided by Broadcom or the manufacturers of the monitored hardware, applications e.g. Dell.

Regularly train your IT team to use new tools efficiently.

3️⃣ No migration plan

Unconsidered actions can lead to downtime or infrastructure errors.

💡 Solution:

✅  Develop a detailed migration plan that includes a schedule of activities, key tasks and responsibilities.

✅  Conduct a backup of the entire environment before the changes begin.

✅  Conduct a backup of the entire environment before the changes begin.

4️⃣ Performance problems after migration

Some plug-ins can affect system performance. Their expiration or misconfiguration of new solutions can result in a decrease in performance of VCF for Operations.

💡 Solutions:

✅ After migration, monitor system performance and run tests to identify problems.

✅ Optimize the configuration of new components to ensure the best use of resources.

✅ If necessary, contact your support provider for the new plug-in.

5️⃣ No contingency plan

Migration without preparing contingency procedures can lead to prolonged downtime in case of failure.

Solution:

✅ Develop a contingency plan to quickly revert to the previous version of the environment in case of problems.

✅ Regularly test the effectiveness of this plan to make sure it will work in critical situations.

✅ Ensure redundancy of key systems to minimize the risk of downtime.

👉 Conclusion

Migration related to expiring VCF for Operations plug-ins requires detailed preparation, testing and collaboration. With forethought, you can avoid disruption and ensure the stability of your heart of IT infrastructure and application monitoring, VCF for Operations. Do you need help? Write to us!

❤  INDEVOPS is here to help you!

We have been helping customers create, modify and provide support for VCF for Operations plug-ins for years.