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Exporting and Sharing Graphs From AppSignal

You can now share any graph from AppSignal with your team, company, and the world. Click the export icon in the graph header to create a hosted image that you can link, embed, or download for further annotation. Developers often share performance screenshots with each other. Some screenshots end up on Twitter where developers explain how they improved their application’s performance with AppSignal. We regularly take screenshots of our graphs as well.

Log4Shell: How We Protect Sematext Users

On December 9, 2021, a vulnerability was reported that could allow a system running Apache Log4j 2 version 2.14.1 or below to be compromised and allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server. This vulnerability was registered on the National Vulnerability Database as CVE-2021-44228, with a severity score of 10. Here is a diagram of the attack chain from the Swiss Government Computer Emergency Response Team (GovCERT).

Monitor all your Redshift clusters in Grafana with the new Amazon Redshift data source plugin

In collaboration with the AWS team, we have recently released the new Redshift data source plugin for Grafana. Amazon Redshift is the fastest and most widely used cloud data warehouse. It uses SQL to analyze structured and semi-structured data across data warehouses, operational databases, and data lakes by using AWS-designed hardware and machine learning.

Empowering Data Management and DBAs Through Better Tooling | SolarWinds Roundtable

There isn’t a magical solution to the challenges that DBAs face on a daily basis. Instead, you need to become proficient in the use of a number of different tools to achieve your aims. In this roundtable, SolarWinds Head Geek Kevin Kline is joined with Megan Longoria and Jon Moore to discuss the evolution of tools for the accidental and seasoned DBA alike. The panel will discuss tools of the past, their favorite new tools, and overall, why you need database monitoring and operation tools.

What's new in Sysdig - December 2021

Here we are with the final “What’s new in Sysdig” monthly newsletter of the year. First of all, Merry Christmas, メリークリスマス, Buon Natale, 성탄을 축하드려요, С рождеством!, Vrolijk kerstfeest, Feliz Navidad! Whatever you may be celebrating, we wish you a wonderful holiday season from all of us at Sysdig!

Designing and Creating a State-of-the-Art AIOps Solution with Elastic

In this session we will go over our journey during the design and creation of the Tuuring state-of-the-art AIOps solution dedicated to digital performance. We'll highlight our major breakthroughs, lessons learned, how Elastic powers the solution and the value it brings for our customers. Speakers: Eric van Wijhe, Commercial Director, Tuuring Pierre van Elswijk, CEO and Co-founder, Tuuring

The values behind scaling cloud native security at Grafana Labs

On Nov. 8, I started as the new Chief Information and Security Officer at Grafana Labs. In my first five weeks, I’ve met about 100 really amazing people; learned and absorbed early lessons about our workplace culture; kicked off working groups for our 2022 initiatives (bug bounty FTW); and contributed to tackling our first-ever 0day. Amid all of that, I’ve also been doing a lot of thinking.

This Month in Datadog: December 2021 (Episode 7)

Datadog is constantly elevating the approach to cloud monitoring and security. This Month in Datadog updates you on our newest product features, announcements, resources, and events. To learn more about Datadog and start a free 14-day trial, visit Cloud Monitoring as a Service. This month we put the Spotlight on Datadog Sensitive Data Scanner which is now generally available.

Log4j critical vulnerability advice for customers

At Avantra, our customers trust us to keep their business operations based on SAP running smoothly. I have written in the past about the importance of SAP security, and how I believe that in the next few years, SAP risks becoming an attack vector for hackers. It should come as no surprise that security is an area in which Avantra has invested significantly since I became CEO.