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Containers vs Virtual Machines (VMs)

As microservices gain in popularity, containers have become a hot topic for developers. But how do they differ from virtual machines? Will containers replace virtual machines? And when should you choose containers over virtual machines? When it comes to defining virtual machines, the name says it all – machines (servers or desktops) that have been virtualized.

Sourcepoint - Scaling Business and Optimizing Customer Journey with Catchpoint

Sourcepoint, founded in 2015, works with both sellers and buyers of media and data, including marketers, heads of advertising operations, and privacy professionals. Sourcepoint provides solutions that ensure compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA while helping its clients optimize revenue.

We achieved ISO/IEC 27001

We live in an uncertain world and monitoring should try to make sure that whatever happens we will always be informed. Therefore, security is the basis of everything in monitoring and for us it has always been one of the pillars of our strategy as a product. Security is not a technology, it is a way of thinking and acting, we could even say that it is an attitude. For years we have attended international fairs, events where computer security is offered as specific products.

Monitoring and security: an open marriage

Confidentiality, integrity and availability are the three basic laws of security. Availability is a kind of wayward son who becomes prodigal when he likes to, even if it is just to write eulogies with it when the systems go down, although the truth is that it is the most neglected out of the three of them and perhaps that is why monitoring has become more approached for what it may come from outside than what it is inside.

IT Leaders in 2021: Great Expectations

During times of great uncertainty, leaders are always tested in ways they never imagined. Can they effectively surmount the external threats to the organization while keeping people committed and engaged with priorities? Back in March 2020, leaders were reacting — as swiftly as they could. Many were positive that the pandemic would disappear as quickly as it appeared and business and personal life would go back to normal.

Personas Are Not Just For Marketing

“The business does not exist for IT. IT exists for the business”, said David Paul, Director of IT at TRC, a Nexthink customer, during the recently wrapped up Experience Everywhere virtual conference. David seems to be stating the obvious. Indeed, this is something CIOs and IT leaders have always understood. But the lower into the IT rank and file you go, this sense of existential purpose often becomes forgotten in the daily hustle and bustle.

Why M365 monitoring adds value

Your employees rely on a wide variety of Microsoft 365 services such as sending emails, participate in Teams Meetings, exchanging files via SharePoint, and much more. Help your employees be their best by delivering cutting-edge Microsoft 365 services. Reveal hidden occasions for IT service improvement by advanced monitoring.

Unify APM and RUM data for full-stack visibility

Without unified visibility across your entire stack, it can be difficult to investigate backend dependencies when troubleshooting frontend issues, or to track the source of database failures that originate from bad browser requests. Full-stack visibility gives you the insight you need to pinpoint and resolve incidents quickly.