Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

What if your Git history could read like a great novel? In this talk from GitKon, Jason Gates (Senior Staff at Sandia National Labs) makes the case that software is storytelling...and Git is your medium. With references from The Hobbit to The Stormlight Archive, he shows how commit structure, messaging, and PR flow aren’t just best practices, they’re tools to help your team (and future you) understand what really happened.

Certificate pinning helps your organization avoid connectivity disruptions for users on mobile devices, allowing you to bridge the gap between an expiring certificate and a new one to come.

Ring deployment is a strategy for rolling out updates while balancing the urgency of addressing vulnerabilities and maintaining operational stability. The Preferred Server feature helps manage updates in specific network segments. Peer-to-peer technology aids large-scale environments, but network bottlenecks need attention. Integrating sentiment surveys gathers feedback on update impacts, and proactive feedback mechanisms are essential for assessing update effectiveness.

Troubleshooting issues in a complex service mesh environment, such as traffic failures or authorization problems, often requires the expertise of an SRE or DevOps professional. However, Komodor simplifies this process. Komodor provides developers with the necessary visibility to diagnose service mesh issues on their own. It helps developers easily identify blocked connections and understand the root cause without having to review logs or configuration files.

Iceberg and the future of Streaming Data Architectures Alex from Dremio, will be joining our host Hugh Evans. Alex is making data lakes more accessible in his role as a developer advocate at Dremio. What we’ll cover.

If you’re running critical MariaDB workloads and need reliable, performance-focused monitoring, this session is for you. You’ll get a live walkthrough of the Management Pack, learn how it integrates seamlessly into SCOM, and explore real-world use cases to improve your database monitoring strategy.

Mastering Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with Ivanti Neurons Ivanti Neurons enhances risk-based vulnerability management by focusing on aggregation prioritization. It collects data from various sources, integrates with over 70 IT service management systems, and emphasizes the importance of contextual risk assessment. A prioritization dashboard helps security teams address critical findings, while automation through playbooks streamlines the remediation process. The content also covers scoring metrics and a knowledge base for trending vulnerabilities.

Struggling to manage work tasks, meetings, and personal events across multiple calendars and apps? Sync Alloy Navigator with your corporate Outlook and add your personal Google or Apple calendars to organize both work and life. With Alloy Navigator, you can easily track tickets, IT assets, meetings, appointments—all in one place. Stay organized Avoid conflicts and double-bookings Plan better Keep your schedule under control.