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The latest News and Information on Incident Management, On-Call, Incident Response and related technologies.

The connection between incident management and problem management

Sometimes, two concepts overlap so much that it’s hard to view them in isolation. Today, incident management and problem management fit this description to a tee. This wasn’t always the case. For a long time, these two ITIL concepts were seen as distinct—with specialized roles overseeing each. Incident management existed in one corner and problem management in the other. Then came the DevOps movement and the lines suddenly became blurred. So where do they stand today?

What Is GitOps and Will It Eliminate Incident Management?

Incident management is a critical aspect of IT service management (ITSM) that revolves around restoring normal service operations as swiftly as possible after an unplanned interruption or reduction in quality. Also referred to as “incidents,” these interruptions could range from a minor issue like a single user being unable to access a service to a significant problem such as a server crash or network outage affecting many users.

Inside Prezi's cost-saving switch to Grafana Alerting, Grafana OnCall, and Grafana Incident from PagerDuty

Alexander is Senior SRE at Prezi, a video and visual communications software company. As a team, the Prezi SREs provide multiple services within the company. One of those is the observability stack where Prezi heavily relies on Grafana. Companies are always evolving to run more smoothly, serve their customers better, and operate in a way that is cost-effective.

Streamlining Incident Management with our latest feature update: Merge Incidents

Hey folks! We‘re back with another nifty feature to your Incident Management tool arsenal. You now have the ability to merge incidents with a few clicks! With this latest update you can reduce the noise while dealing with a complex incident by merging incidents across services under a parent incident. Typically this can occur when multiple incidents stem from the same underlying issue or root cause.

Journey from Junior to Senior SRE: Key Insights and Strategies

As Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) continues to grow in popularity, many professionals are looking for ways to advance from junior to senior roles. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, the transition from junior to senior SRE is marked by a gradual increase in experience and a set of key skills. In this blog, we will explore the valuable insights and strategies shared by experienced SREs.

10 Benefits of Effective Incident Communication

In today's digital landscape, most people understand that no system is perfect and data is never 100% safe. Incidents are bound to happen. How people learn about those incidents often influences their reactions. Mishandled incident communication can have drastic consequences for your company. For starters, it can drag out the incident response and harm your bottom line.

What's the Difference Between an Agile Retrospective and an Incident Retrospective?

Blameless Chief Operating Officer Ken Gavranovic recently sat down with Lee Atchison, a renowned expert in system reliability, to discuss the topic of conducting effective incident retrospectives. You can watch their engaging, informative discussion below, or read on for our overview of the greatest hits from their talk. ‍ Agile development and incident management are the backbones of any tech-driven development cycle. At the heart of these practices lies the art of retrospectives.