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Microservices Catalog: Definition, Use Cases & Benefits

When speed to market can make or break a business, the move from monoliths to microservices has become an obvious choice for many engineering teams. This transformation promises agility, scalability, and the ability to more closely align with business functions. It is why we see organizations moving from the rigidity and restrictions of monoliths to the flexibility and control associated with microservices architectures.

Overview of Playbooks - Incident response automation

Playbooks are a powerful tool to automate common actions in your incident response process. It's like a pre-programmed sequence of steps your team should take when specific incidents occur. Instead of scrambling to remember protocols or manually initiating a series of tasks, responders can activate a Playbook with a single click. This triggers a predefined set of actions, such as notifying team members, setting incident severity/priority, or creating support tickets, all tailored to the nature of the incident.

10 reasons why a VM monitoring tool is invaluable for organizations

Navigating the modern IT environments requires a robust strategy when it comes to managing virtual machines. As businesses increasingly rely on virtualization, the importance of Virtual Machine (VM) monitoring becomes undeniable. VM monitoring is a major part of overall IT infrastructure management. The advantages of VM monitoring tool range from performance and security to strategic planning, and more. Let’s look at them in-depth.

DevOps Debriefs: How The Financial Times Beat Leaks with OIDC

In our first instalment of DevOps Debriefs, join Cloudsmith and special guest Rob Godfrey, Senior Technical Architect at the Financial Times (FT) for a discussion on the crucial role of authentication and credential management in ensuring software pipeline security. We’ll discuss: Innovative strategies that empowered the Financial Times team to overcome software supply chain risks in their pipelines. How the team responded to the fallout of the CircleCI breach by using OIDC with CircleCI and Cloudsmith.

What Is Container Orchestration? A Newbie-Friendly Guide

A recent Kubernetes Adoption Report showed that 68% of surveyed IT professionals adopted containers more during the pandemic. Among their goals were accelerating deployment cycles, increasing automation, reducing IT costs, and developing and testing artificial intelligence (AI) applications. But, what role does container technology play in this? This guide shares what containers are, how container orchestration works, and more.

What Makes SQL Toolbelt Essentials a Stand out Tool in the Market - Jeff Taylor | Redgate

Jeff Taylor, Principal Data Consultant at Fulton Analytics, shares what makes SQL Toolbelt Essentials a stand out tool in the market. SQL Toolbelt Essentials helps you and your teams reduce manual, time-consuming work and increase productivity. It's the set of industry-standard tools built by SQL Server industry leaders to standardize SQL development across organizations. Learn more here.

4 Key Reasons to Switch from SaltStack to Puppet

At first, the differences between common configuration management tools might seem marginal. But choosing the right solution for automated configuration management can make a huge difference. Some tools will have features that align with your organization’s goals, while others won’t. The choice between Puppet vs. SaltStack is one such decision, and it’s a little more nuanced than you might think.

Understanding SharePoint Online Storage

SharePoint Online is a robust cloud-based service offered by Microsoft as part of the Office 365 suite. It enables organizations to create websites for information sharing, document management, and collaboration at scale, serving everything from small projects to enterprise-level deployments. As organizations increasingly shift to remote work environments, the ability to securely manage and collaborate on content has become crucial.