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Governing AI-driven infrastructure: When AI handles 80% of the work, who owns the other 20%?
AI is reshaping DevOps and platform engineering by automating routine implementation work such as pipeline generation, container configuration, and assisting with Kubernetes issue resolution that once required deep hands-on expertise. The critical question for enterprise teams isn't whether AI can support this work, but whether humans still understand what actually occurred and have the right controls in place to catch problems before they propagate.
Is platform engineering just DevOps with a new name, or is something operationally different happening?
Platform engineering is the practice of building and maintaining a centralized internal developer platform (IDP), a curated set of tools, workflows, and self-service capabilities that application teams consume rather than configure on their own. It's a structural response to how DevOps practices evolve at scale, particularly when "you build it, you run it" introduces more cognitive load than individual development teams can sustainably manage.
Is Windows Autopatch ready for enterprise use, or does it trade too much control for convenience?
Windows Autopatch is a Microsoft service, included with Windows Enterprise E3 and above, that automates the scheduling and deployment of Windows quality updates, driver updates, and Microsoft 365 app updates across Intune-managed devices. It reduces the manual overhead of patch scheduling by managing update rings and cadence on your behalf, but it does so by abstracting away the granular controls that enterprise patch management workflows typically depend on.
Mind the Gaps: How A Cybersecurity Pro Manages M&A Risk
As Service Logic acquires HVAC businesses large and small through an unusual M&A model, Dan Ronco brings them into the fold, security-wise. It starts with endpoint visibility. And AI will make things easier, he predicts.
Manufacturing Close-Up: What a Merger Can Mean for Cybersecurity
Merging companies involves integrating cultures, processes – and security systems. That’s what Brian Klotz faces as the global endpoint architect for the global furniture/design powerhouse MillerKnoll. His challenge: standardize and unify multiple brands under one protective umbrella.