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Nexthink Achieves FedRAMP "In Process" Designation

We are proud to announce a significant advancement in our commitment to serving the US federal market – Nexthink is now listed as “In Process” in the FedRAMP marketplace. To achieve this, we have been working closely with our federal consultant Quzara, to complete a rigorous security assessment. Through this process, we're implementing hundreds of required controls to meet the highest standards of cloud security.

A Quick Guide To Kubernetes Observability

Many companies are rapidly adopting cloud-native computing services, like containers, microservices, and serverless computing. Unlike monolithic applications, these technologies rely on distributed architectures. Whether you are running them in the cloud, on-premises, or both, distributed systems consist of thousands or millions of processes and components. The challenge now is to make these complex systems’ inner workings visible, controllable, and improvable.

Integrating AI into Your Business Website

Let's start with the most obvious entry point: chatbots. These little text-box gremlins can handle customer queries, book appointments, suggest products, and provide support 24/7 without ever asking for a lunch break. They're not just helpful, they're expected. But make sure they don't sound like a malfunctioning toaster. The best chatbots are conversational, helpful, and a little bit charming. Think less "HAL 9000" and more "friendly guide who actually listens."

F5 Monitoring on Microsoft SCOM

As part of a recent customer project, we developed a custom F5 Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM). This bespoke solution enables IT operations teams to monitor the performance, availability, and health of F5 infrastructure directly within the SCOM environment. It provides deep visibility into key metrics, helping ensure application delivery remains stable, secure, and efficient.

Self-hosted runners vs cloud CI/CD: A complete decision guide

Your CFO just asked about operational efficiencies across the engineering org. Tooling budgets are under the microscope, and suddenly CI/CD costs are getting attention. Sound familiar? When the pressure’s on to cut software spend, CI/CD often looks like a tempting target. It’s visible, measurable, and seemingly easy to move.

Logz.io Adds PrivateLink Support, Introduces the Parsing Rules Hub, and Significantly Enhances Parsing Capabilities

Today, we’re excited to announce support for AWS PrivateLink, allowing Logz.io customers to securely send logs and metrics through private VPC connectivity, without any data ever hitting the public internet. If you’re running workloads inside a VPC on AWS, this upgrade drastically improves your security posture, simplifies your networking architecture, and – most notably – reduces your data transfer costs (a lot).

Microservices to Monolith, Rebuilding Our Backend in Rust

The following serves as a practical guide for those looking to simplify their architecture by migrating to a Rust monolith. Earlier this year, the platform team at InfluxData undertook a major rewrite of our core account and resource management APIs, moving from Go to Rust and from a microservices architecture to a single monolith. This change supported a new administrative UI for InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated and aligns with our broader effort to rewrite the InfluxDB database engine in Rust.

Your integrated MSP platform is here - announcing the launch of MSP Central!

For MSPs, the daily juggling act of managing multiple tools can be a drain on resources, efficiency, and, ultimately, your bottom line. You need comprehensive visibility, streamlined workflows, and the ability to proactively address client needs—all without the headache of disparate systems. That's why we're excited to announce the launch of MSP Central, your comprehensive, unified platform for streamlined MSP business management.

Enhanced Messaging with RCS in SIGNL4

Rich Communication Services (RCS) is an advanced messaging protocol designed to replace traditional SMS. Supported by most modern Android smartphones and, starting with iOS 18, also iPhones, RCS offers a significantly richer messaging experience. It brings features like: RCS elevates the way organizations communicate with users by aligning with the capabilities expected from today’s messaging platforms.