Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

How to use the Grafana Geomap and Worldmap Panels

Grafana Geomap panels visualize geographical data on a map, making it easier to see spatial relationships and patterns. They are useful for monitoring metrics across different locations, such as server performance or application usage in various regions. The panels help identify regional issues quickly, allowing for faster troubleshooting and response times.

10 Features to Look for in a Fuel Management System for Your Fleet

With global fossil fuel prices set to continue rising well into the foreseeable future, vehicle fleet operations need to start looking into better ways to manage their fuel reserves. For most owners or managers, updating legacy systems to a modern fuel management system (FMS) with automation features can minimise fuel-related overheads with minimal capital required. More compellingly, a modern fuel management system can pay for itself within less than a year, making these products worth the investment for certain fleets.
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Self-Built vs Third-Party Management Packs for Microsoft SCOM

This whitepaper explores the comparative advantages and disadvantages of self-built versus third-party SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) management packs. It delves into the essential aspects of these solutions, including cost analysis, performance and efficiency, customization, and support. Additionally, it provides a decision-making framework to guide organizations in selecting the most suitable option for their specific needs. Real-world case studies illustrate the practical implications and benefits of each approach, offering a comprehensive understanding of how these solutions can be effectively implemented.

Experience Accelerated Search with IP Address Indexing in Flowmon 12.4

Progress Flowmon 12.4 addresses the challenges in understanding the need for faster and more efficient data analysis. At Progress, our primary focus is to provide accurate and thorough network data insights to our customers. As our customers' networks grow, the volume of telemetry data expands exponentially. This growth, while beneficial, brings with it the challenge of increasingly longer search times through vast amounts of data.

RapidSpike Awarded Innovate UK Smart Grant for AI Website Monitoring Platform

RapidSpike, an industry leader in Synthetic User Journey website monitoring, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the highly esteemed Innovate UK Smart grant. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, has allocated up to £25 million to support groundbreaking innovations with exceptional potential for commercial success. RapidSpike’s plans for its AI website monitoring platform has been recognised as a responsible and standout project in this regard.

Destroy on Friday: The Big Day A Chaos Engineering Experiment - Part 2

In my last blog post, I explained why we decided to destroy one third of our infrastructure in production just to see what would happen. This is part two, where I go over the big day. How did our chaos engineering experiment go? Find out below!

Using Private Locations with PhotonOS 5.0

Uptime.com’s Private Location monitoring tools offer a powerful solution for keeping an eye on internal endpoints. Though these services and their importance aren’t visible to the public, internal teams and customers may still rely heavily on internal services in their day-to-day functions and downtime can disrupt operations just as much as public-facing incidents.

All About the Benefits of Azure Hybrid Benefits - A Complete Beneficial Guide

If your company is a big Azure spender, you should use Azure Hybrid Benefit. If not, you’re leaving money on the table. But how much money? If eligible, your company can save up to 40% on Azure Virtual Machines, up to 55% on Azure SQL databases, and, if you combine that with Azure Reserved Instances, you can even save up to 80%. Source: Azure Azure Hybrid Benefit is the perfect way to cut costs while migrating to the cloud.

The Wait is Over. FOCUS 1.0 is Here, and Anodot is Here for it

The FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) 1.0 was officially launched on June 20, 2024, marking a revolutionary shift in Cloud Cost Management (CCM). Long awaited by MSPs and FinOps, this framework now aligns data sharing among vendors, FinOps tools, and users in a simple manner. It’s an exciting new era for shaking up business strategies in cloud cost analysis. But let’s take a step back and refocus on what FOCUS 1.0 is.

Empowering Business Service Management: How Organizations Can Align IT with Business Objectives

In the past, IT was viewed primarily as a facilitator for business operations, overseeing systems, software, and applications essential to technology-driven enterprises. However, a new strategic approach has emerged that has transformed how organizations manage their IT services.