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The Dawn of Automated Edge

As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, a new frontier has emerged in the world of networks - the automated edge. But what exactly does this mean for business and why does it matter? In simple terms, automated edge refers to self-configuring, self-optimising, and self-healing capabilities being built into edge devices and software.

Tradeoffs In Software Engineering

Tradeoff: a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise. Schooling often promotes the idea that there is a right and wrong answer to questions… It does little to prepare us for how many times that there are multiple right answers and no definitive best path forward. In a time where we have unlimited information at our fingertips, you can throw a stone and hit a thousand people with an opinion.

Backstage Developer Portal

Backstage, a development portal, allows developers to maintain constant vigilance over the health of their networks and services, no matter where they are deployed. This is invaluable to teams, as many different deployments across different environments need to be monitored to ensure security and compliance. Find out how to evaluate, implement, and succeed with Backstage in order to maintain your security perimeter and ensure that all deployments are working as intended.

6 Essential Components of an Internal Developer Platform

Imagine a scenario where your developers spend less time waiting for resources and approvals, and more time focusing on the core aspects of building exceptional software. This vision becomes reality with the implementation of an internal developer platform (IDP), a revolutionary tool that acts as a catalyst for innovation within your organization.

Multi-Cluster Observability Part 3: Practical Tips for Operational Success

This is the final article of a three-part series. To start at the beginning, read Part 1: Benefiting from multi-cluster setups requires familiarity with common variations and Part 2: Exploring the facets of a multi-cluster observability strategy. As companies scale software production, they lean on Kubernetes as a crucial container orchestration platform for managing, deploying and ensuring software availability.

When More Incident Commanders are Better

It has been lightly revised and reposted with his permission from the original article on Medium. Leading major incident responses can be extremely stressful. You have to quickly gather an ad-hoc team, figure out what went wrong, identify a fix and make sure this doesn't make things worse, all the while with senior leadership breathing down your neck. Are we having fun yet? Many people think having a dedicated incident commander role will solve the problem.