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"Avoiding Catastrophic Outages" | DeveloperWeek 2023

In this talk, Andrew Zigler (Developer Advocate at Mattermost) discusses root causes of catastrophic outage, and approaches to prevention using open source technologies you can deploy in less than a day. He'll talk through real-life case studies from manufacturing plants to global media companies to the world's largest banks and other mission-critical technical teams.

5 Predictions for the Future of Remote IT Support

Remote IT support has become one of the most effective solutions in the globalization age. Setting aside the obvious practical reasons – different time zones, smaller wages in the developing countries, faster response time, and so on – we may say that it was an inevitable change. The new generation cares more about their wellbeing and comfort.

Canonical Edge Demo - AWS Deployment

Microk8s cluster deployment on AWS via CAPI In this demo, we will be deploying a microk8s cluster on AWS. The cluster consists of 3 control plane and 3 worker nodes. The deployment is performed using Cluster API (CAPI). For the full demo, join us at MWC Barcelona 2023 where you'll be able to see Spectro Cloud's Palette automation engine deploying and managing Canonical's MicroK8s Kubernetes distribution on Ubuntu OS with real-time kernel. Witness the capabilities to create, scale, upgrade, and destroy Kubernetes clusters, with demonstrations on AWS and Edge use cases.

Hyperview DCIM 3.11 Software Release

In this product update, we’ve introduced a new feature called Outlet Control that lets you power on, off, and cycle your rack PDUs remotely through the platform. We’ve also introduced a new persistent Search Bar and a Sensor Dashboard. Plus, we’ve made significant enhancements to the ServiceNow CMDB Sync integration, Catalog, Rack Security, and Heatmaps.

See how reliability management enhancements expand your SLO value

When we announced the general availability of reliability management in Sept 2022, you saw how crucial this functionality was for the digital customer experience. Unique insights from users helped to improve the experience and usability that we’ve incorporated into our latest release. Now you can use a wide range of features that will help you on your reliability management journey.

The Definitive DevOps Tools List: 55 Tools For 2023

DevOps has exploded in popularity since the concept first emerged in 2009. A DevOps approach encompasses both practices and tools that engineers use to build quality software more rapidly. Before DevOps, software development followed a “waterfall” model. Back then, developers would code first, then perform quality assurance (QA) testing, and fix any bugs or errors as necessary.

Azure Blob Storage vs. Azure Table Storage: Which One is Right for You?

When it comes to storing data in the cloud, there are many options to choose from. Azure, one of the leading cloud service providers, offers a wide range of storage options, including Azure Blob Storage and Azure Table Storage. Both are designed to help businesses store and manage large amounts of data, but they have different use cases and capabilities. In this article, we will compare Azure Blob Storage and Azure Table Storage and help you determine which one is right for your business needs.

Getting Started with Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus

As you scale your services in production, you also need to scale your monitoring. Managing Prometheus at scale to handle increasingly large metric volumes can be a huge operational challenge, but Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus is here to help. We’re excited to introduce Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus and help you scale by removing operational toil!