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In today's digital world, applications are the backbone of many businesses. From web-based software to on-premises applications, they allow organizations to streamline their operations, increase productivity, and improve customer experiences. However, with the growing complexity of applications and the increasing demand for seamless performance, it has become crucial to monitor their performance continuously.

Mobile monitoring is a complex topic. On one hand, organizations can gather detailed data to help them identify and suggest productivity improvements through alternative or additional apps or processes, without sacrificing security. But on the other hand, monitoring done wrong can reduce employee morale and potentially violate data privacy laws. Exactly how companies should approach mobile app monitoring depends on the business problems they must solve.

Just like the classic Scott Bakula tv series, the new InfluxDB 3.0 is a quantum leap forward. Of course, for us it’s the evolution of the InfluxDB product suite. InfluxDB 3.0 is the designation for all products powered by the InfluxDB IOx engine. The latest product release in this new suite is InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated. Let’s jump into the basics for InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated. WHO: There are several different groups of users that should consider using InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated.

RabbitMQ is a widely-used open-source messaging broker that facilitates message-oriented middleware for modern applications. It serves as a reliable and scalable mechanism for managing communication channels and messages between distributed applications. However, as modern distributed systems become increasingly complex, monitoring RabbitMQ's performance, availability, and other critical metrics becomes crucial for seamless operations. This is where RabbitMQ monitoring metrics come into play.

For years, many organizations have hesitated to build a monitoring strategy for Workforce Experience, focusing on their consumer counterparts instead. A recent IDC Spotlight, sponsored by Catchpoint, suggests those days are soon to be numbered. In this blog, we will explore the key takeaways from the IDC Spotlight on hybrid work trends, entitled, Moving Toward a Hybrid-First Organization with Seamless Connectivity and Collaboration. Key Findings.

Nine. Million. Dollars. Well, $9.44 million to be exact for your average data breach according to the latest report from IBM, Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022. From 2017 to 2022, that number has only continued increasing from $7.35 million, an almost 30% increase in just five years. For a small company, a security breach can be the difference between staying open or closing the business. And for a Fortune 500 enterprise, that cost will be more severe.

Grafana k6 v0.44.0 has been released, featuring new experimental modules, an upgraded browser module, and tons of improvements. Get Grafana k6 0.44.0 Here’s a quick overview of the latest k6 news from the team and the community.

System Center Operations Manager, SCOM, is a powerful tool for monitoring IT infrastructure, but sometimes the default monitoring criteria are not optimal to fit your specific needs. That is where the System.ExpressionFilter module comes in - it allows developers to create customized monitoring criteria tailored to fit the requirements of their particular organization.

We’ve just recently completed KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023 in Amsterdam, one of the signature events of the year in the cloud native, open source and observability spaces. I was thrilled to be joined by Taylor Dolezal, the Head of Ecosystem for the hosting Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) to discuss the insider happenings of KubeCon EU live from Amsterdam for the April 2023 OpenObservability Talks podcast.

As technology advances, so does the need for software engineers and DevOps teams to understand the precise inner workings of the systems they create. In 2023, observability is quickly becoming a key factor in gaining success for many businesses. The study states that many businesses are in different stages of adopting observability into their arsenal of tools, and that the need for these practices is on the rise.