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I remember as if it was yesterday. I participated at the OSMC 2014 and watched Bernd’s talk “Current state of Icinga”. In the live demo Bernd has showed some of the new things we’ve built. One of them he introduced somewhat hesitantly IMHO.

DevOps teams and site reliability engineers (SREs) contend with a never-ending flood of notifications and alerts about outages, potential threats, and other incidents. Companies rely on their DevOps teams to not only keep abreast of all the notifications but also to identify and prioritize the critical alerts and resolve problems in a timely manner. Yet in 2021, International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that companies with 500-1,499 employees ignored or failed to investigate 27% of all alerts.

Welcome to "Network Connection Monitoring 101: Your Path to Network Nirvana," a guide tailored for businesses seeking to optimize their network infrastructure. In today's digital landscape, where uninterrupted connectivity is vital for productivity, connection monitoring takes center stage. Discover how this practice can revolutionize your operations and propel your business to new heights.

In today's digital landscape, where user experience can make or break the success of a business, organizations are increasingly prioritizing the monitoring and optimization of their digital experiences. Enter the world of digital experience monitoring (DEM) tools, which serve as vigilant guardians, ensuring that every user interaction is seamless, satisfying, and impactful.

As organizations embrace the vast potential of the Azure cloud platform, ensuring the performance, availability, and security of their Azure resources becomes paramount. Azure monitoring tools play a crucial role in providing real-time insights and proactive management of Azure deployments. With a myriad of options available, selecting the right monitoring tool can be a daunting task. In this comprehensive article, we present the top 36 solutions for Azure monitoring tools.

Google Analytics was the go-to analytics tool. It set the standard, we all learned on it, and we all used it. But Google Analytics 4? It’s a nightmare. I’ve tried to figure it out for weeks and it’s just…confusing.

We are excited to announce the release of Graylog 5.1! A follow-up to our 5.0 release, Graylog 5.1 brings updates across our entire product line, including changes to infrastructure, Security, Operations, and our Open offerings.

The platform development team at Endeavor Streaming has a critical mission — from balancing operation of the company’s leading digital video platform, at scale, to ensuring everything in their complex cloud environment is performing as expected. Enabling the company to confidently build on top of its platform and continue to evolve their product delivery is thereby also dependent on maintaining detailed visibility into its supporting cloud applications and infrastructure.

Business applications can be a powerful tool and streamline almost any business process. As a result, many companies and their team members are requesting mobile apps to reduce costs and enhance efficiency. The problem? There aren’t enough developers to build these apps for them. In fact, more than a third of respondents in a recent survey said that recruiting developers will continue to be challenging in 2023.

In both business and project management, two concepts that you need to pay attention to are the outputs and the outcomes. These help you to measure not only the result — but the impact as well. The two measurements go hand-in-hand, but many people focus on only the outputs, missing the bigger picture from the outcomes.