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JVM Metrics: A Complete Guide for Performance Monitoring

Your Java app slows down during peak load. A microservice crashes, but logs aren’t helpful. These aren’t rare events—they’re common signs something’s off inside the JVM. For Java developers and DevOps teams, JVM metrics offer clues to what’s going on. This blog covers the key metrics to track, what they tell you, and how to use them to troubleshoot performance issues in a practical, no-nonsense way.

XRPL Supply Chain Attack and How to Block it Using Cloudsmith's Enterprise Policy Management

Yet another supply chain attack has surfaced, this time using the xrpl library to sneak through malicious packages. xrpl.js is recognised as the recommended npm library for integrating the XRP Ledger (XRPL) with JavaScript/TypeScript applications, and has over 140k downloads a week.

Database monitoring in Financial Services: why this high-stakes sector requires a scalable, more comprehensive solution

IT and data teams in Financial Services must meet the more exacting demands for data integrity, compliance, performance, high availability and security that are expected in the sector. These demands require a dedicated, comprehensive, and scalable monitoring solution to help teams succeed in this high stakes environment.

See Your Codebase Like Never Before: GitLens 17.1 Revolutionizes Repository Visualization

TL;DR: This release transforms repo, folder, and file exploration with a fully reimagined Visual History, introduces powerful AI explanations for branches and changes, expands enterprise AI provider support, and delivers blazing performance on large repos helping you untangle codebase complexity faster than ever.

Data Sovereignty Demystified: What You Need to Know

As data continues to flow across borders, understanding data sovereignty is more important than ever. Kunal Kushwaha, explores the laws and regulations governing data storage and transfer, and the implications of data sovereignty in the UK and India. Learn how data sovereignty affects individuals, businesses, and governments, and discover the challenges and opportunities that arise from it. For organizations looking to maintain control over their data, Civo offers Sovereign Cloud solutions in the UK and India.

Simple Talks Podcast | S2 Episode 9 - Coffee chat with Carlos Chacon

Carlos Chacon of Marathon Consulting joins Louis for a lively chat about topics far and wide, from the community and podcasts to security and laundromats. Carlos has his own longstanding podcast and, as they came to the end of the interview, he turned the tables on Louis and made him answer some of his own questions too!

What's Holding Back AI Adoption in India?

Earlier this year, I spent a few weeks in India, visiting universities, speaking at meetups, and catching up with founders. What stood out wasn’t just the excitement about AI, but the focus on what it can actually do today. The curiosity about GenAI and big-picture questions around AGI is there, but most conversations centered around real needs: learning faster, applying for jobs, and getting healthier.

Using DCIM to Drive Down Data Center Energy Costs

Data centers are energy-intensive, and with the surge in AI-driven workloads, their global energy consumption is projected to more than double by 2030, potentially surpassing the current electricity consumption of Japan. For most data center operators, energy is one of their largest recurring expenses. As demand for data center capacity continues to grow and energy prices fluctuate, energy efficiency is no longer just a sustainability goal, it's a core business concern.

Linux Security Logs: Complete Guide for DevOps and SysAdmins

Security logs are the quiet sentinels of your Linux systems, recording critical information that can mean the difference between detecting an intrusion and discovering a breach months too late. For most DevOps professionals and system administrators, these logs contain valuable insights that often go untapped. While they're essential for compliance, their real value lies in providing visibility into your system's security posture and operational health.

Stop Guessing, Start Measuring: Optimizing Rancher Continuous Delivery With Fleet Benchmarks

Rancher Continuous Delivery (known as Fleet) can be used in a workflow to deploy applications to many clusters. With its GitOps support, it enables downstream clusters to pull updates from a Git repository. We know of users that monitor several hundred Git repositories and deploy to a thousand clusters. To make this scale possible, several intermediate steps are necessary. First, the application is converted into separate bundles, which are then targeted at clusters.