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Securing open source software with Platform One and Canonical

Our own Devin Breen and Mark Lewis discussed Securing Open Source Software with the Chairman of Iron Bank at USAF Platform One Zachary Burke at AWS Summit Washington, DC. The topic includes: Securing Open Source Software, Secure Minimal Containers, and Software Security Scanning.

Synthetic monitoring as Code with Checkly and ilert

This post will introduce Checkly, the synthetic monitoring solution, and their monitoring as code approach. This guest post was written by Hannes Lenke, the CEO, and co-founder of Checkly. ‍ First, thanks to Birol and the ilert team for the opportunity to introduce Checkly. ilert recently announced discontinuing its uptime monitoring feature and worked with us on an integration to ensure that existing customers could migrate seamlessly. ‍ So, what is monitoring as code and Checkly?

Data Tampering: A Comprehensive Guide

In an increasingly interconnected and data-driven world, where information shapes decisions and fuels innovation, the integrity of data has become paramount. However, lurking beneath the surface is a silent threat that can undermine trust, compromise systems, and wreak havoc on organizations: data tampering. In this post, we delve into the realm of data tampering, exploring the vulnerabilities, the reasons behind data tampering practices, and countermeasures against them.

Becoming a Sysadmin Hero: Top 10 Skills You Should Have

Every professional wants to advance in their careers and IT pros are no different. You’ve probably wondered how to do and be more as an IT technician. How do you distinguish yourself from Joe, who sits next to you and is also a jack of all IT trades? How do you go from being a common IT guy to being an IT hero? Let’s look at the top 10 sysadmin essential skills you could learn to boost your career and enhance your salary.

Understanding k3s: Architecture, setup, and uses

If you are looking into the cloud-native world, then the chances of coming across the term “Kubernetes” is high. Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open-source system that has the primary responsibility of being a container orchestrator. This has quickly become a lifeline for managing our containerized applications through creating automated deployments.

What's New with VMware ESXi Version 8

In the realm of virtualization and cloud computing, VMware has been a leading name for years, offering robust and innovative solutions to businesses of all sizes. Their products have transformed the way organizations manage their IT infrastructure, enabling them to create flexible, scalable, and secure virtual environments. On March 18, 2023, VMware introduced the latest version of their flagship product, VMware vSphere 8.0.

How CloudZero Closed A $32M Series B Round In The Weakest Funding Environment In Years

CloudZero just closed at $32M Series B fundraising round in the weakest funding environment since the dawn of the pandemic. The round was led by Innovius Capital and Threshold Ventures, with continued support from existing investors Matrix Partners, Underscore VC, and G20 Ventures. CloudZero is a SaaS product, a data-dense platform delivered via the cloud, mostly to other SaaS companies and digital native businesses (DNBs).

New related incidents functionality brings order to the chaos of highly complex incidents

We’ve all been there. You’re working through some rather frustrating blockers during an incident only to discover that you don’t own the dependency at fault. Or, you’ve been pounding away at an issue when a fellow engineer reaches out and asks if your service is affected by some particularly gnarly database failure they’re seeing. But then what? Do you merge efforts and work in parallel or head for a coffee break while the issue gets attacked upstream?