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Splunk Edge Hub: Physical Data, Sensing and Monitoring on the Edge

Splunk Edge Hub device is a multi-component solution that includes a hardware device coupled with the Splunk platform and solutions that our partners build on top of both. It is a powerful tool that can help collect, distribute and act on data from edge devices and sensors, making it easier to capture and act on data that can be difficult to access physically or digitally.

10 Top Help Desk and IT Asset Management Software for K-12

In 2023, K-12 schools are becoming more dependent on technology than ever before to enhance students’ learning experiences. The use of devices in teaching has seen a significant rise. For example, 42% of teachers used technology daily in 2016, but in 2019 this number rose to 67%. Given this surge in tech usage, IT administrators in K-12 schools face the challenge of managing these assets and providing support.

C-suite insights on the transformative power of generative AI

Generative AI is revolutionizing the way businesses operate, from improving operational resilience to mitigating security risks and enhancing customer experiences. In a recent roundup of c-suite insights from three IT leaders — Matt Minetola, CIO, Mandy Andress, CISO, and Rick Laner, chief customer officer — we gain a comprehensive understanding of how generative AI is being used to improve business outcomes across organizations.

Monitor the state of your Tailscale private network with Datadog

Tailscale is a modern remote access solution that allows customers to easily scale, segment, and manage a private network as their business grows. It enables encrypted point-to-point connections using the open source WireGuard protocol, so that devices on your private network can only communicate with each other.

Do you need an OpenTelemetry Collector?

When you use OpenTelemetry SDKs to collect logs, metrics, and traces from infrastructure or an application, you’ll find many references to people using Grafana Agent and OpenTelemetry Collector. They start with an application or infrastructure that sends telemetry, and that data is sent to a collector, which then sends it to a backend like Grafana that may perform many functions, including visualization.

Anodot vs. CloudZero: Who's the Optimal Platform for FinOps in the Cloud?

Our solution (Anodot) and CloudZero are popular choices regarding third-party solutions for businesses managing cloud costs, adapting a FinOps approach to make their cloud operations more efficient. That’s why a platform that can effectively support a FinOps model has become necessary for optimizing cloud functionality. Let’s analyze and dive deeper into who offers the best solutions, technology, and support to take your FinOps culture in the cloud to the next level.

Promoting & Protecting the Patient Experience: How HBL ICT Put People at the Center of their IT Strategy

Patient care is the core of the mission for the HBLICT team. Serving more than 1.2 million adults and children in Hertfordshire, West Essex, Bedfordshire and East England, they provide a range of community health services and hold the highest standards for their care. Achieving this high quality of care requires a dedication to patient experience – and a dedication to the experience that their clinical staff have with technology.

Building scalable OSS observability with Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Pyroscope | ObservabilityCON 2023

In this video, we cover the latest and greatest news about the scalability and performance of the open source telemetry backends that make up the Grafana LGTM Stack: Grafana Mimir for Prometheus metrics, Grafana Loki for logs, and Grafana Tempo for traces.

Multi-Cluster Observability Part 1: Building A Foundation

In the world of modern Kubernetes, things have come a long way from the days of a single cluster handling one app. Now, it's common to see setups that span multiple clusters across different clouds. Initially, managing those clusters was a complicated operation with many moving parts. Using tools such as SUSE Rancher, RedHat OpenShift or AWS EKS, made managing multiple clusters somewhat easier.