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What does SLO stand for? A complete guide to Service Level Objectives (SLOs)

The world of tech is full of acronyms. SLOs are one of those that everyone talks about, but maybe not everyone fully gets. Whether you're nodding along in meetings or just hearing “SLO” for the first time, we’ve got you covered. In this post, we’ll break down what Service Level Objectives (SLOs) actually are, why they matter, and how they can help keep your systems (and your sanity) in check.

The Ultimate Guide to a Smooth Dev Environment Setup: Tips and Best Practices

Setting up a development environment can be challenging, especially for new developers or those adapting to new developer tools. A well-configured environment is crucial for efficient coding, testing, and debugging, enhancing productivity and minimizing errors. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know, from the basics to advanced customizations for different operating systems.

8 DevOps Automation Best Practices for Startups

Automation is the foundation of any successful DevOps strategy, especially for startups and fast-growing companies. Manual processes simply don’t scale as the business grows, leading to delays, errors, and frustration. For organizations striving to optimize efficiency, speed up development, and maintain high-quality standards, DevOps automation is a must.

Investigating TCP timeouts at scale

At Mattermost, we’re on a quest to scale our application by one order of magnitude, from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of concurrently active users per installation. Scaling up is a complex effort involving expertise at several different levels. At its core, it’s a game of catching the next bottleneck — whether it’s application CPU usage, memory consumption, database throughput, networking, or any combination of the above (among other causes as well).

Logic App Workspaces: A Comprehensive Overview

In this episode of Azure on Air podcast, Lex interviews Bill Chestnut, a seasoned MVP. Logic Apps Workspaces is a new feature in Azure that allows users to create and manage both Logic Apps and Functions in the same workspace, making it easier to share code and resources between the two. Bill discusses the challenges of writing code in Logic Apps and how Logic Apps Workspaces addresses these issues. He also shares his experiences with deploying Logic Apps and Functions using bicep scripts and Azure DevOps.

Understand how the Cyber Resilience Act will impact device manufacturers

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a European Union legislation that will enter into force in 2027. Its overall goal is to make devices safer by implementing more rigorous cybersecurity, documentation, and vulnerability reporting requirements for the IT industry. The CRA is especially relevant for device manufacturers, who will need to ensure devices are secure throughout the product lifecycle.