Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

How to Measure Packet Loss | Obkio

Packet loss is one of the core network metrics that you should be measuring when monitoring your network performance. The most accurate way to measure packet loss is by using a Network Monitoring Software, like Obkio. This frequency is essential because packet loss is based on a percentage. For that percentage to be accurate, you need to monitor continuous volume. Easily see the percentage of packet loss anywhere in your network with updates every 500ms.

Dashboard Fridays: Sample Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Dashboard

Join SquaredUp's Adam Kinniburgh and SCOM community hero Ruben Zimmermann as they showcase this example SEP Dashboard. Giving an overview of the status of the various endpoint protection systems, this dashboard is used by the IT team to keep on top of device security, and by the service desk to escalate appropriately.

Growing pains: the IT Ops maturity model

Modern IT Ops environments have many moving parts that need to work together well, yet are evolving at different speeds. This gap in maturity creates many problems. In this CTO Perspective, Jason Walker, Chief Customer Officer at BigPanda, discusses why IT Ops teams should prioritize maintaining a common maturity across all their IT operations, and how best to do that.

Simple, scalable deployment for Grafana Loki and Grafana Enterprise Logs

Loki 2.4 and GEL 1.2 introduced a hybrid deployment model that takes the simplicity of running the Loki log aggregation solution as a single binary and introduces an easy path to high availability and scalability. Particularly for organizations running on virtual machine and bare metal (non-Kubernetes) environments, this is a game-changer! Learn more in this tutorial from Grafana Labs Senior Software Engineer Trevor Whitney.

Streamline Issue Management and Communication at Scale: Power Home Remodeling and Sentry

When it comes to managing multiple applications and services, driving alignment and communication across teams can be like herding cats. Too many channels, projects, and cross-functional stakeholders can cause friction that slow down issue management and affect the overall product experience.

Maintaining Operational Sanity Across 100+ AWS Accounts | Eric Mann / Ryan Tomac (Vacasa)

At Vacasa, AWS accounts represent the unit of isolation for distinct applications & services in our software ecosystem, providing security benefits and operational autonomy for our teams as we scale. Managing accounts at this scale requires strong DevOps practices to maintain security, operational sanity, and uniform observability across the system. In this talk, we’ll cover the benefits of such an approach, the practices that make it possible, and the important role Datadog plays.

N-able Backup: The Cloud-First Data Protection Solution

Yes, data volumes are growing, but online backup doesn’t need to be a loss leader—or a break-even solution. Simplify your approach with the N‑able™ Backup solution. Scale with your customers’ growth and turn backup services into a driver of profitability for your business. · Protect your customers’ data, wherever it is.· Minimize human error and improve efficiency.· Deliver higher levels of service.· Outsmart ransomware with direct-to-cloud backups.· Back up more frequently, and archive data longer, at no extra cost.

MSP Live Chat: Microsoft 365 Management and Security in 2022

What big moves can we expect from Microsoft in 2022? And how are savvy MSPs planning ahead? Price hikes. Name changes. New offerings. Oh my. Keeping up with Microsoft is a full-time job these days. Luckily, we've got experts dropping by the Live Chat to keep you in the loop. Join us, CyberDrain's Kelvin Tegelaar, and others as we dive into the latest big announcements from Microsoft and talk modern approaches to M365 multi-tenant management and security.