If there’s one thing for certain – you can expect IT incidents in 2024. These could be cybersecurity incidents, system outages, or even just degraded performance. Despite the severity, even mild degraded performance can affect your users negatively. Maintenance without proper communication can decrease your reliability. Moreover, outages are costly.

Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) software tool created by HashiCorp. It allows users to define and provision data center infrastructure using a high-level configuration language known as HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) or optionally JSON.

Generally, cf-agent runs as a privileged user. But did you know that you can also run as an unprivileged user? A major benefit of running cf-agent unprivileged is the ability to prototype policies during development. However, attempting to execute cf-agent as an unprivileged user without proper configuration will result in errors.

I don’t understand why pure open-source licenses, such as Apache2, MIT or BSD, should be replaced with a source available license in order to increase profits from enterprise support contracts. That’s why we at VictoriaMetrics aren’t going to change the Apache2 license for our products. Our main goal is to provide good products to users, and to help users use these products in the most efficient way.

We just released the Cloudsmith CLI GitHub Action. This new GitHub Action simplifies the process of installing and pre-authenticating the Cloudsmith CLI using OpenID Connect (OIDC) or an API Key. Whether managing packages, pushing artifacts, or automating your CI/CD workflows, this action is designed to streamline your experience and enhance your productivity.

In this article, we'll explore another monitoring use case. This particular use case is exciting– it's MetricFire's use case with Kubernetes and Linode! We'll examine how our company uses our platform to monitor our K8s clusters hosted on Linode. Let's get started!

Grafana and Prometheus have become integral components in observability stacks. This comprehensive analysis examines Grafana and Prometheus, two leading open-source tools that address critical aspects of system observability. We'll dissect their architectures, compare key features, and evaluate their performance in various deployment scenarios.

In healthcare, protecting patient data isn’t just a requirement—it’s essential. As a tech lead or DevOps professional, understanding HIPAA compliance is crucial. This guide breaks down the essentials and shows how DevOps practices can streamline the process.

In this article, you will learn more about what is Linux Patch Management, its importance, common challenges, key components, tools, and effective strategies. Managing patches is necessary to maintain a secure, stable and high-performing Linux environment. Whether you’re a systems administrator, IT manager, or responsible for keeping Linux systems running smoothly, mastering the process of identifying, testing, and deploying patches plays an important role in safeguarding your infrastructure.

In this article, you will get a thorough guide about exploring IT Systems Monitoring. A well-functioning IT system is essential for any successful business. From the smallest startup to the largest enterprise, your organization relies on a complex network of technologies to deliver services, manage data and support operations. However, with this reliance comes the need for vigilant oversight to make sure these systems run efficiently, securely and without interruption.