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Open source security: best practices for early detection & risk mitigation

What knowledge, tools, and processes do you need to keep your open-source software free from vulnerabilities and threats? Many open-source projects are well-maintained by software vendors or individuals. Yet, studies show that 80% of codebases used by enterprises contain vulnerabilities (half of which are high-risk vulnerabilities that can be exploited). Hackers scan for outdated systems that contain vulnerabilities, which they then exploit by deploying targeted malware. In this webinar, we will discuss best practices for keeping your systems up to date.

Is open-source as secure as proprietary software?

We’re surrounded by news of data breaches and companies being compromised, and the existential threat of ransomware hangs over just about every organisation that uses computers. One of the consequences is that we are hassled by an ever-increasing number of software updates, from phones and computers to vacuum cleaners and cars; download this, restart that, install the updates.

Innovating together | Aiven + Supermetrics

In just 5 years, Supermetrics has grown almost beyond recognition. Their hugely-popular product helps over 17,000 customers move data from 100+ marketing platforms (Facebook Ads, Google Analytics, TikTok, HubSpot, and more) into their favorite analytics platforms – whether it’s a spreadsheet, a data warehouse, or a BI tool. In this case study, Supermetrics' CTO Duleepa "Dups" Wijayawardhana, explains how Aiven has helped them channel their data across the clouds.

Open Source Software Thrives: Key Trends and Insights from the Latest Octoverse Report

Open source software has had a tremendous year, with big gains across the board, according to the latest Octoverse report from GitHub. The report, which was presented by GitHub’s Vice President of Developer Relations Martin Woodward at Universe 2022, explores the state of open source and the key trends shaping software development.

Application Monitoring Using Open Source: Contrasting ClickHouse & VictoriaMetrics

Monitoring is the key to successful operation of any software service, but commercial solutions are complex, expensive, and slow. Let us show you how to build monitoring that is simple, cost-effective, and fast using open source stacks easily accessible to any developer.

A Beginner's Guide to IT Operations Management Tools

Operations management is fundamental to a successful enterprise. A company can only produce products and deliver services to meet customer needs and enhance customer satisfaction with effective operations. An operations management lifecycle includes tools and technology, basic principles, best practices, and all the elements of an operations strategy. An operations manager must be able to plan, organize, control, and manage the activities of the operations team.

OpenSearch Fireside Chat: Lessons learned from maintaining 10k+ OpenSearch clusters in production

OpenSearch® is a powerful open-source search and analytics suite, which allows you to easily ingest, search, aggregate, view, and analyze data. These capabilities are popular for use cases such as log analytics, real-time application monitoring, clickstream analytics, search backend, and more. In this fireside chat, we’ll discuss the most common use cases and features of OpenSearch® with the experts at Big Data Boutique and Aiven, including live questions from the audience.