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More than downtime: the opportunity costs of poor incident management

In my last blog post, I wrote about the explicit costs of incidents — the ones you can easily track based on dollars lost. But the cost of incidents goes beyond the time spent resolving them. While we’re spending our time managing incidents (that includes mitigating and retrospectives), we’re incurring a large opportunity cost in terms of releasing the next big thing.

Black Hat USA: Adaptable Security From HAProxy

The curtain rose and fell on another spectacular Black Hat USA, the conference set against the backdrop of fabulous Las Vegas in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. We knew upon hitting the Strip that all the glamor and neon lights were just the preshow for the main event: innovation and the latest in cybersecurity. We couldn’t wait to show attendees and fellow vendors what we had to offer.

Mastering Communication: 8 Skills for Enhancing Dev to Dev Collaboration

Collaboration: the secret sauce of every software project. But let’s be honest, mastering the communication needed for seamless teamwork is like trying to herd cats wearing roller skates – sounds amusing, but feels impossible. From navigating multiple time zones and illegible pull requests to juggling so many tasks simultaneously that your brain feels like a browser with fifty tabs open – teamwork isn’t always a walk in the park.

The MOST used metrics to boost deployment frequency

The most used metrics in Sleuth to help software teams boost deployment frequency are batch size, lead time, coding time, review lag, review time and deploy time. Here's how the software engineering team at Gigpro uses them to construct experiments. Give Sleuth a try and see how we empower software teams to build faster by making engineering efficiency easy to improve and measurable — in a way that both managers and developers love.

Azure and VMWare Integration

In today’s rapidly transforming digital landscape, virtualization and cloud computing have become pivotal technologies. Among the leaders in these fields, VMware and Microsoft Azure stand as two monumental names, each carving out unique niches and empowering businesses to reach new heights. The integration between VMware’s virtualization solutions and Azure’s vast cloud services is not merely a technical novelty but a strategic alignment that reshapes the way enterprises operate.

Serverless Data Integration

Struggling with the complexities of serverless data integration, especially within the realm of Azure? Dive into this illuminating podcast by Ratomir Vukadin from Dev Tech as he delves into the intricacies of serverless data integration and offers essential guidance on overcoming them. Discover solutions ranging from addressing Azure Functions challenges to mastering hybrid methodologies, all backed by real-world case studies and beginner-friendly advice.

Power Automate Integration for Business Users to Improve Automation Efficiency.

Struggling to manage all your Power Automate flows spread across different solutions? Get visibility into your integration processes with Serverless360's Business Activity Monitoring. Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) offers an holistic view of integrations across Power Automate, Logic Apps, and different Azure components. From real-time tracking to insightful dashboards this video by Michael Stephenson showcases BAM's vital features, facilitating swift troubleshooting and user empowerment.

A Practical Developer's Guide on How to Troubleshoot HTTP 5XX errors

Imagine the following situation: You are on call, and your monitoring dashboard has flickering red lights due to an increased number of 5xx HTTP responses from one or more of your Kubernetes services. Now it is time to start to troubleshoot 500 Errors. Instead of panicking, you can use this blog as a guide.