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Monitoring Server Performance

This is the first in a series on server monitoring. The primary focus of these posts is monitoring in a *nix environment. Monitoring servers is important. Whether it be finding an issue in a test environment prior to deploying or debugging an issue in production, we need access to information on our server to be able to tease apart what went wrong.

Minimize Risk with Continuous Integration (CI) and Deployment (CD)

Ahoy there. Continuous shipping: a concept many companies talk about but never get around to implementing. In the first post of this three-part series, we discussed the use case for continuous shipping. Let’s move on to part two: the integration and deployment stages of the continuous shipping process. Part three will wrap up the series with a look at the monitoring and feedback phases. All aboard that’s coming aboard.

Unearth new repositories and Git v2 improvements in Bitbucket Server 5.13

How much time do you spend every week trying to find things? At home, it’s finding your keys and, at work, it’s finding the root cause of a bug or an old pull requests that introduced the bug. Since we’re not in the business of tracking your keys, Bitbucket Server 5.13 is making it easier to discover repositories and find pull requests tied to a given commit. You can also enjoy support for Git v2, with faster no-op fetches.

What is Citrix Director? Understanding the Monitoring Capabilities of Director and How It Can Be Used

Citrix Director is a web-based monitoring console for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop virtualization platforms that allows administrators to control and monitor virtual applications and desktops. Starting with version 7, Citrix Director is the default management tool, replacing the erstwhile Citrix EdgeSight.

HTTPS your website: which SSL Certificate to choose and where to buy

Data safety is a major concern for users when surfing the Internet. The complete knowledge of what their computer is sending across the browser to the website they are visiting might not always be clear to most users, but the reassurance that that data is in safe hands and will not be misused is sufficient.

How to Troubleshoot PHP Web Application Problems

Not all problems or issues in web development can be detected during development or testing. There are even web application errors that are hard to catch like runtime errors. Most PHP developers or server administrators will just look at the web server or database logs once an issue arises. They would just grep the logs for errors or timestamps in which the error occurred. This method of troubleshooting PHP problems requires a high technical skill and would take a long time to find the root cause.