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If you’re reading this, chances are high you’re looking for a PRTG alternative and considering switching from Paessler PRTG to Icinga. Maybe it’s the rising costs of PRTG, or maybe you want a monitoring solution that gives you more flexibility and control. Whatever your reason, I want to give you an honest, technical perspective on what that switch entails. I’m not here to tell you PRTG is bad – far from it.

Conan is a leading software package manager for C/C++ development environments. As an open source multi-platform package manager, it is used to create, manage and share native binaries and their dependencies based on C/C++ code. C/C++ is often the preferred language for developing embedded systems, mobile platforms, and real-time applications due to its low-level control, high performance, and direct memory management capabilities.

In the face of increasingly complex, far-reaching network architectures, organizations continue to adopt Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions to enhance network performance, security, and agility. Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE) offers a versatile platform that integrates with leading SD-WAN vendors, enabling businesses to deploy their virtual network functions seamlessly.

Databases are fundamental to almost all applications, facilitating everything from financial dealings to social media engagements. Nonetheless, efficient database performance monitoring frequently resembles maneuvering through a labyrinth, with concealed traps that may result in diminished performance or expensive downtime. In this article, we will examine frequent mistakes in database monitoring and offer helpful advice to avoid them.

For over 15 years, Ribbon Communications and Cellusys have worked together to drive innovation in signaling solutions. Today, we’re excited to announce the next phase of our collaboration: Cellusys and Ribbon will be combining the strength of the Cellusys Signaling Firewall and Roaming platforms with the Ribbon DSC and STP though the purchase by Cellusys of a license of the source code to the Ribbon STP and DSC products.

Are you paying for colo space and/or power you’re not using? With colocation data center demand soaring, costs are rising, and vacancy rates are at record lows. Limited availability, coupled with increasing power and operational expenses, is putting financial pressure on businesses renting colo space.

We can all agree that we need our mobile devices to be as secure as possible. No one wants to be hacked. No one wants to deal with the fallout of a breach. If you’re a small business owner, you could be out of business in six months because of how hard it is to recover from a single cybersecurity incident. If you’re in charge of a larger business, you might have to clean up the damage caused from leaked data for years.

WhatsApp has become a major alerting channel for incident response teams. It's popular and for many, a great alternative to SMS. In our 2024 recap, we mentioned how Spike sent over 25,000 alerts on WhatsApp. It is now the 2nd most used alert channel for responders on Spike (rising from 4th spot in 2023). But... I will be the first one to admit – the WhatsApp alerts experience needed work to help responders react to incidents quicker!

IT governance software helps organizations take control of their IT strategy by providing frameworks, automation, and monitoring tools to oversee IT operations. This software is the best ally for managing IT effectively: a proces that requires more than just keeping systems running — it involves aligning technology with business goals, addressing security risks, and meeting compliance standards.

At MetricFire, we love talking with engineers about their tech stacks, SRE challenges, and how they approach infrastructure monitoring. Recently, we had a great chat with Yoimer Roman from DinoCloud, a Latin American company that helps clients make smarter business decisions by leveraging AWS CloudWatch monitoring. Yoimer wears many hats: mentoring his team on all things AWS, designing custom cloud environments, and bridging the gap between technical challenges and non-technical stakeholders.