It is only possible to come to an understanding of a system of interest by trying to change it. Here, Jackson contrasts action research with old-style hard science, which tries to study a system from the outside. Laboratories draw a line between experiment and scientist. In the social world, there is no outside: we participate in the systems we study. I’ve noticed this in code: when I come to an existing codebase, I get a handle on it by changing stuff.

Edgardo Peregrino is a freelance software developer, writer, maker and IT technician. For six years now, I’ve been a passionate maker with a focus on robotics. Recently, I entered the world of cloud native computing, which has allowed me to integrate maker projects with open source tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Jaeger.

Standardization (treating everyone the same) may work for IT, but it does not work for employees. If IT gave each employee the same device and tech stack, what would be the result? Some employees wouldn’t have the tools they need, others would have too many. Every employee would be confused and unsatisfied with their work setup. Not exactly the recipe for a productive enterprise with cost effective IT, is it?

The past several years have proved that productivity and business growth do not rely on employees going into the office every day. But are the more intangible benefits of in-person work being lost in today’s remote/hybrid workplaces? That’s the question on the minds of a lot of business leaders, particularly as they weigh the pros and cons of a “back to the office” policy.

To give your business the best Microsoft Teams experience you need to monitor Microsoft Teams make sure all the features you are paying for are actually working. To do that, you need visibility into how it is working, how well it is working, and where any problems might arise.

Last week we released the final first version of Icinga DB and its web interface module Icinga DB Web. Icinga DB Web offers many new features and a completely new design. The monitoring module has its limitations when managing a role, as it handles permissions and restrictions separately. This means that the permissions for a role are not related to the restrictions of the role To understand this better, here is an example.

Clever.fm is developing a platform to connect podcast listeners with community and content to make podcasting financially sustainable for creators. Our application provides features such as capturing moments, sharing snippets, and having discussions on podcast episodes.