The concept of observability has become a cornerstone for ensuring system reliability and efficiency in modern software engineering and operations. Observability, beyond its traditional scope of logging, monitoring, and tracing, can be intricately defined through the lens of incident response efficiency—specifically by examining the time it takes for teams to grasp the full context and background of a technical incident.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference serves as a beacon for the healthcare industry, showcasing the latest innovations and trends that shape the future of healthcare. In 2024, HIMSS once again brought together industry leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to explore the transformative potential of technology in healthcare. In this blog, we will delve into the significant trends, challenges, and insights that have surfaced during our three days at HIMSS in Orlando.

Every day, operators receive mountains of alerts to sift through. Prioritizing alerts based on impact and severity can seem impossible. And constantly evolving IT environments increase complexity by orders of magnitude. Knowing which alerts to prioritize is extremely difficult, especially without the critical context to make those alerts actionable.

I spotted this thread on Reddit, discussing the pains of executives dropping into incidents, and the corresponding impact it can have on the incident response process. Being an SRE community, it was a little more of a one-sided account of the situation. So let’s look a little closer, and dive into what it takes to make incidents better for responders and executives alike.

In today's digitally-driven landscape, businesses rely heavily on their IT infrastructure to maintain operations smoothly. However, with this reliance comes the inevitability of encountering disruptions such as server outages, security breaches, or software malfunctions. Left unchecked, these incidents can have detrimental effects on productivity and revenue. This is where a well-designed Incident Management plan becomes indispensable.

In the contemporary landscape of fast paced IT and Digital services, where every click, tap, or swipe represents a potential interaction with a customer, the importance of optimizing the customer experience cannot be overstated. Service Level Objectives (SLOs) stand at the intersection of engineering excellence and customer satisfaction, serving as the guiding principles that drive the delivery of exceptional digital experiences.

Healthcare organizations require a secure clinical communication and collaboration system that ensures care teams are well-equipped to effectively communicate, coordinate, and maximize collective knowledge to deliver high-quality patient care successfully. This system should prioritize patient privacy and data security while facilitating seamless information exchange among healthcare professionals across various departments and locations.

Software deployment, a critical process in software development, refers to all the activities that make a software system available for use. It’s the stage where all the hard work of creating software culminates into something tangible that users can interact with. But before we delve into its complexities, let’s first understand the basics of software deployment.

By Eric Boger, VP Risk Intelligence It has become increasingly evident that the complexities and challenges that defined the risk landscape of 2023 will almost certainly persist throughout 2024 and beyond. Enterprises will continue to grapple with a relentless and intricate risk landscape; rather than facing isolated threats, they are confronted with a complex web of interconnected challenges.

IT teams are the invisible engines powering every modern organization. Yet they battle constantly to ensure the availability and reliability of applications and services across fragmented, hybrid-cloud infrastructures. In particular: Fragmented tools, siloed workflows, and inconsistent manual processes create an IT nightmare. Despite investing millions in observability and ITSM platforms, teams face alert fatigue, reactive incident response, and persistent outages.