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On-call scheduling is tricky. Like, really tricky. It was one of the scariest parts when we decided to build a modern alerting system earlier this year. We knew we couldn't cut any corners on Day One of our release because it needed to be a fully loaded feature for someone to realistically use our product (and replace an incumbent). This meant including windowed restrictions, coverage requests, and simple to complex rotations.

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Learn the basic principles of load testing, its benefits, how it works, and the steps to get started so you can build reliable & scalable systems yourself.

Network outages have become a dreaded reality, disrupting businesses, personal lives, and communication channels. While no network is immune to this unfortunate event, the recent Australian telecom outage serves as a stark reminder of the impact such disruptions can have. The outage, which lasted for several hours, caused nationwide disruptions to Australian businesses, essential services, and daily life.

As a CTO, you need to come up with new strategies and tools to ensure that your company manages the rapidly changing world of software development. Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) have become essential elements of this journey that change how software is developed and released.

A comprehensive guide to instrument Java applications using OpenTelemetry libraries.

The definition of a platform engineer can be slippery. Ask several IT professionals “What does a platform engineer do?” and you might get several different answers. One platform engineer might be at the intersection of DevOps, AppSec, architecture, and SRE, while another might broadly support infrastructure for all developers in their organization. (Sometimes, in less successful teams, they’re essentially a DevOps engineer with a fancy title.)

From the Regulatory Lead to the Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) and development team, there are quite a few individuals involved in keeping a Financial Technology (FinTech) company compliant. And there are quite a few regulations to stay in line with: anti-money laundering (AML), know your customer (KYC), payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS), the list goes on.