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IoT Management with JFrog Connect (5-Minute Demo)

JFrog Connect is a modern Linux-first IoT platform designed to efficiently monitor, manage and update edge and IoT devices at scale. You can quickly register thousands of devices, organize them into logical groups, automate software updates for entire device fleets, and leverage secure tools to remotely troubleshoot devices from the comfort of your laptop. Start free at jfrog.com/connect.

The Last Mile of Observability - Fine-Tuning Notifications for More Timely Alerts

No one wants to get an alert in the middle of the night. No one wants their Slack flooded to the point of opting out from channels. And indeed, no one wants an urgent alert to be ignored, spiraling into an outage. Getting the right alert to the right person through the right channel — with the goal of initiating immediate action — is the last mile of observability.

IoT Monitoring Challenges

With the increasing prevalence of IoT devices, which are being used in a wide range of applications, from smart homes and cities to industrial and agricultural systems, monitoring thei performance and health is extremely important. However, it’s essential to remember that monitoring IoT devices involves more than just tracking device-level data. In addition, monitoring data from the IoT platform or application layer is equally important.

Scaling Down Kubernetes Clusters

Datadog, the observability platform used by thousands of companies, runs on dozens of self-managed Kubernetes clusters in a multi-cloud environment, adding up to tens of thousands of nodes, or hundreds of thousands of pods. This infrastructure is used by a wide variety of engineering teams at Datadog, with different feature and capacity needs.

SLOs with Prometheus done wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, then right

We have Carson Anderson, Sr. DevOps Engineer at Weave HQ, talking about how they implemented SLOs using Prometheus, what went wrong, and how they fixed it. This talk was given at "Last9 of Reliability" Discord community on 13th December. Talk Description: First thing's first: Yes, it really did take us 5 tries to implement our SLOs with Prometheus. While that may seem embarrassing, we are very happy to be able to share our SLO journey so that we can hopefully help you avoid the same mistakes.

Receive zipped messages (or files) in BizTalk Server Solutions

Welcome again to another BizTalk Server to Azure Integration Services blog post. In my previous blog post, I discussed how to send zipped messages or files. Today, we will discuss the same topic but in the opposite direction, which is also a classic requirement in legacy BizTalk Server solutions: How do you receive zipped messages (files)?

What are networks?

Networks are present in numerous aspects of our daily lives. It's essential for organizations to keep track of their networks to prevent unexpected outages that may result in a drop in productivity. In this segment, we will delve into the subject of networks and their various types. If you already have a basic grasp of networks, this video will act as a refresher. However, if you're unfamiliar with networks, our objective is to provide you with a clear understanding of the concepts.

Is YAML Essential for Kubernetes? Engin Diri Explores Alternatives - Navigate Europe 2023

Join Engin Diri, an expert in Kubernetes and cloud transformation from Pulumi, as he explores the challenges of using YAML in Kubernetes and presents more efficient alternatives. In this talk, Engin discusses the limitations of YAML and showcases how generic programming languages can significantly improve the deployment process in Kubernetes. Watch as he demonstrates the practical application of tools like Pulumi and CDK8s.

Q&A: IT Automation Best Practices for 2024, Part One

Editor’s Note: This blog is the first of a two-part series that recaps our first-ever “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” session. Part 2, to include questions 5-9, is set to publish next Tuesday. Seems like there’s an overload of burning, tough questions surrounding IT automation and orchestration, doesn’t it?