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Azure Files: Latest Enhancements and Features

The Azure Files update in 2023 introduced Azure Active Directory support for REST API, enabling SMB file share access with OAuth authentication. This advancement improved the scalability of Azure Virtual Desktop by increasing the root directory handle limit from 2,000 to 10,000. Additionally, the public preview of geo-redundant storage for large file shares enhanced capacity and performance, while the Premium Tier now guarantees a 99.99% uptime SLA for all premium shares.

The Unplanned Show, Episode 11: Donnie Berkholz on ITIL, DevOps and Platforms

In this episode, Donnie breaks down where ITIL came from and where it’s starting to go, and why that’s useful for teams that are trying to adopt DevOps practices in ITIL-oriented organizations. Donnie gives some great examples of building empathy and bringing the ITIL teams along for automating changes and decentralizing Sev 2 incident management. He also lays out his core philosophies on Platform Engineering and how to justify the effort.

Things We've Learned About Software Delivery Principles Through A Pandemic - Civo Navigate NA 2023

Dive into the world of high-performing engineering teams with Jeremy Meiss of CircleCI in this Civo Navigate NA 2023 talk. Discover the pivotal metrics that drive success and learn how to strike the perfect balance between rapid delivery and robust stability in software engineering.

Unlocking the Power of Hosted Graphite and Machine Learning

Monitoring and optimizing IT infrastructure, applications, and networks is crucial for businesses in today's digital landscape. It allows them to proactively identify issues, ensure optimal performance, and deliver a seamless user experience. However, traditional monitoring methods often fall short when it comes to handling the increasing complexity and scale of modern systems. That's where hosted graphite and machine learning come into play.

Platform Engineers: Applied Best Practices Are Baked-in to Kubernetes Monitoring

Operating Kubernetes reliably and efficiently involves adhering to a set of best practices. These practices help ensure the stability, scalability and maintainability of your Kubernetes clusters and their applications. It's crucial for platform teams (responsible for the infrastructure) and software development teams (responsible for deploying applications) to work together in applying these practices.

Leveraging Cloud Infrastructure for Remote Work

Even though there have been numerous reports about the decline of remote work in the last two years, many companies are still using the model and seeing a lot of success with it. Some of this success has to do with the technology they use. Cloud technology has become popular as businesses have realized its numerous benefits, including its ability to help them reduce operating costs, enhance collaboration, and provide scalability. Here's how these businesses are using cloud infrastructure effectively for remote work.

LogicMonitor Kubernetes Helm Monitoring

LogicMonitor recently added support for monitoring Kubernetes Helm Charts. This new module helps customers clearly see the health and performance of their Kubernetes applications, quickly respond when configured metrics exceed thresholds or deviate from patterns, and take action on critical issues to detect anomalies or issues early on.

How to use Key-Based Deduplication in Squadcast | Deduplication Rules | Squadcast

Key Based Deduplication is an efficient way to avoid duplicate entries when processing incoming Events alongside existing Incidents. It generates a Deduplication Key using a user-defined template specific to events from an Alert Source. This key helps identify and group duplicates. This video explains how does Key Based Deduplication work and how to set it up effectively.