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How BGP propagation affects DDoS mitigation

We often think of DDoS attacks as volumetric malicious traffic targeted against organizations that effectively take a service offline. Most frequently detected by anomalous behavior found in NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, and BGP data, what may not be well understood is how the DDoS mitigation works and how it’s possible to visualize the effectiveness of the mitigation during and after an attack.

What is Cloud Application Performance Monitoring?

Due to its complex nature compared to the on-prem architecture, the cloud presents several challenges to maintaining observability in your apps. This is why you need a robust cloud monitoring solution to care for your cloud-based apps and your cloud. As more and more companies move their operations to the cloud, the need for cloud monitoring solutions continues to grow. Understanding the various aspects of cloud monitoring and how it affects your application is essential.

7 (Deadly) Common Git Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Git is a version control system that is used by a vast majority of developers around the world. Developed by the Linux mastermind Linus Torvalds, Git has been available to the public since 2005 and has made developers’ lives much easier. With Git, working in teams and collaborating over files is much easier, and it helps enable faster development of software products.

How to monitor the impact of Puppet Runs using Hosted Graphite

In this article, we will look at what Puppet is and why it is important to monitor Puppet server metrics. We will also analyze the tools that help us monitor Puppet’s performance. Ultimately we will learn about the benefits of using Hosted Graphite by MetricFire to monitor Puppet server metrics. Sign up for MetricFire free trial today or book a demo with the MetricFire team to understand how you can take advantage of its monitoring solutions.

Announcing Rollbar Live In-App Chat Support

What’s better than great support? Live in-app support with a real person when you need it During the last two months we have been rolling out our live chat capability for all Rollbar users regardless of the plan you are on. That's right; you can now speak to a real person from our customer engineering team to help answer your product related question from within the Rollbar application. Our goal is to provide more support channels when you need it without having to wait for an answer.

Alloy Software Launches Mobile Self-Service App!

Alloy Software Inc. today unveils a brand-new mobile experience for end-users of its Alloy Navigator ITAM/ITSM suite. The new app offers mobile users the ability to report issues and track their progress, request services from the IT team, search for answers in the knowledge base, reserve equipment for temporary use, and more.

ITIL, ITSM and incident management. What are they and how do they fit together?

You’ve probably heard the terms ITIL and ITSM, but the distinction between the two can be a little unclear. Throw incident management into the mix, and the whole thing can feel pretty confusing. This article aims to explain what they are, the differences between the three, and importantly how they fit together. First, let’s establish what each of the terms actually mean.

What is Istio Service Mesh, and Do I Need It?

Development teams build modern applications using microservice architectures. Individual services are built and maintained by separate teams, and then these services are combined using container-based orchestrators to comprise a complete product offering. Microservices are a standard development method because they allow teams to iterate releases, providing ongoing new customer-facing features and bug fixes without needing to redeploy an entire platform or app.