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User story: How automating reporting helps a top 3 bank improve MTTR by 90%

Imagine being one of the world’s largest banking institutions and experiencing a critical severity security incident that affects millions of customers and billions of dollars. Now imagine it takes 20 minutes from the first notification to log a response and track down all relevant information from a variety of global systems just to understand the context and nature of the incident.

7 ways businesses can improve the quality and speed of database releases

The quality of database releases relies on thorough initial testing in development with teams needing access to fast, reliable data. While database testing is one of the most challenging aspects of development, processes which utilize database clones can overcome these issues. A database clone is a complete and fully functioning copy of a database that is identical to the original in terms of the metadata and the data.

Containerize a Rails 7 App and Run it on Vultr with Cloud 66

To celebrate a 3-year integration anniversary between Cloud 66 and Vultr we’re showcasing some of the changes and improvements that we have implemented in both of our platforms. To show how well our platforms work together, we’re taking a Rails 7 application sample and walking you through how to containerize and deploy that application on Vultr with Cloud 66.

Multiple players, one stack: Inside Roblox's centralized observability stack

When you sign into the Roblox platform, you get 30 million immersive experiences, ranging from concerts to fashion shows to, of course, video games. But when the observability team at Roblox logs on, they’re not playing around. The Roblox observability engineers are responsible for keeping more than 214 million monthly users happy and engaged by making the wildly popular gaming platform highly available around the world.

New Chrome and Edge zero-day exploits: How to patch CVE-2023-2033 and CVE-2023-2136

Two new zero-day exploits that affect the Chromium browser core were reported on April 14th. And since both Chrome and Microsoft Edge are based on it, Google advised to update the browsers. The vulnerabilities CVE-2023-2033 and CVE-2023-2136 can lead to remote code execution and have already been fixed. But that doesn't mean that's the end of the problem.

Now Available: The Flight SQL Plugin for Grafana

Today we have exciting news for Grafana customers with Flight SQL data sources: Now there is a new community plugin available for Grafana that allows it to communicate with Flight-SQL-compatible databases. Flight SQL is a client-server protocol developed by the Apache Arrow community for interacting with SQL databases. It utilizes the Flight RPC framework and the Arrow in-memory columnar format.

Pocket article: Debug vs. Release Builds Considered Harmful

Separate “debug” and “release” builds are very common in embedded development. Typically the notion is improved debug capabilities (less aggressive compiler optimizations, more debugging information like logs) vs. highly optimized and hardened production release builds. I’m here to describe disadvantages to this practice, and why it might make sense to consolidate to a single build! Like Interrupt? Subscribe to get our latest posts straight to your mailbox.

Why Your Data-Driven Strategies for Network Reliability Aren't Working

What do network operators want most from all their hard work? The answer is a stable, reliable, performant network that delivers great application experiences to people. In daily network operations, that means deep, extensive, and reliable network observability. In other words, the answer is a data-driven approach to gathering and analyzing a large volume and variety of network telemetry so that engineers have the insight they need to keep things running smoothly.

Before Taking the Plunge, Dip Your Toes in OTel

OpenTelemetry was launched in May 2019, as a merger of the OpenCensus and OpenTracing projects. The open-source, vendor-neutral project resides within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which virtually ensures its longevity and widespread adoption. In fact, OpenTelemetry has gained significant traction in recent years, with support from many major cloud providers and the tech industry.

4 Differences Between DEM & RUM You Should Know

If you want to deliver an outstanding user experience you must know the differences between DEM and RUM. In this modern world, businesses are embracing digitization to provide better services to their customers. However, customer expectations and preferences have changed drastically over time. To address customer demands, businesses have started investing in systems and applications that enhance the user experience.