Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Today marked the second full day of GrafanaCON 2023, and all the excitement from yesterday certainly did not wane. Attendees and speakers alike continued to buzz about the Grafana 10 release — and so much more.

Kubernetes has revolutionized the world of container orchestration, providing organizations with a powerful solution for deploying, managing, and scaling applications. However, the complexity of Kubernetes can be daunting for newcomers. In this blog, we will demystify Kubernetes by breaking down its core components, revealing its operational principles, and guiding you through the process of running a pod.

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, effective management of IT assets is crucial for organizations seeking to optimize their operations and achieve sustainable growth. As companies expand their digital infrastructure, the need for robust IT Asset Management (ITAM) solutions becomes increasingly important. Among the leading providers in this domain is Atlassian, a renowned software company offering a range of products to streamline ITAM processes and enhance productivity.

In this article, we will explore what Cisco NX OS is and what it is used for. You will find out what metrics are and why it is very important to monitor them. Then, we will look at how to monitor Cisco NX OS metrics with Grafana, a graphical data visualization tool, and how MetricFire can help us with this. In order to learn more about MetricFire, book a demo with our technical specialists or sign up for the MetricFire free trial today.

Snapshot quiescing, a technique employed in the world of virtualization, stands as a pivotal concept to grasp for anyone involved in IT operations. In particular, when working with VMware, understanding snapshot quiescing can significantly streamline your backup and restore operations. It’s a crucial process that ensures the data on a Virtual Machine (VM) is in a consistent state when a snapshot is taken.

API monitoring is the process of keeping tabs on the performance of your REST APIs. Learn how Kentik’s API monitoring tools let you identify bottlenecks, spot performance drops, and maintain availability to ensure a quality experience for your end users. Learn more in this API monitoring tutorial.

We saw a shift this year in how the technology sector honed in on sustainability from a cost perspective. In particular, looking at where they’re spending that revenue in the infrastructure and tooling space. Observability tooling comes under a lot of scrutiny as it’s perceived as a large cost center—and one that could be cut without affecting revenue. After all, if the business hasn’t had a problem in the last few months, we mustn’t need monitoring—right?

Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is the dominant IP addressing scheme in the modern web. By enabling network engineers to create subnets that encapsulate a set range of IP addresses, CIDR facilitates the flexible and efficient allocation of IPs in virtual private clouds (VPCs) and other networks.

Data centre efficiency is a central cost factor in enterprise IT environments. So, in the face of rising energy costs and increasingly resource-intensive workloads, it is more important than ever for businesses to seek out greater optimisation. Traditionally, CPUs have been used for the majority of data centre workloads, including network related tasks.