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How Obkio's NPO Plan Supports Organizations Making a Global Impact With Affordable Network Monitoring

At Obkio, we believe in using our resources to give back to organizations that make the world a better place. That’s why we launched our NPO Plan—a program designed to help non-profits access advanced Network Performance Monitoring at a significantly reduced cost. By offering our services to non-profits at a fraction of the price, we help them to focus on what matters most—supporting their missions, rather than worrying about IT costs.

Shorten your MTTR with Checkly Traces

We all know that Checkly is a ‘secret weapon’ for engineering teams who want to shorten their mean time to detection (MTTD). With Checkly, you can know within minutes if your service is unavailable for users, or acting unexpectedly. In this article we’ll talk about how Checkly traces can help you expand on the benefits of Checkly, adding insights that will help you diagnose root causes, and further reduce your mean time to resolution (MTTR) for outages and other incidents.

Welcome Squadcast to SolarWinds: A New Era of Operational Resilience

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Squadcast has officially joined the SolarWinds family. This strategic acquisition signifies a significant milestone in our journey to enhance our capabilities and deliver exceptional value to our customers. Squadcast’s user-loved software perfectly complements our observability and service management offerings, and it offers a wealth of expertise in incident response management. Learn more about our incident response solutions here.

How to Use journalctl --last to Check Recent System Logs

When your Linux server starts acting up at 3 AM, you don't need a philosophy lesson—you need answers. Fast. That's where journalctl last comes in, the command-line equivalent of having a time machine for your system's events. If you've been piecing together log information like some digital detective with a cork board and string, it's time to upgrade your toolkit. Let's cut through the noise and get you the intel you need, when you need it.

Nginx Error Logs: Troubleshooting and Security Guide

Nginx error logs can be tough to decipher, even for experienced sysadmins and DevOps engineers. They hold valuable clues about what’s going wrong, but sorting through them can feel overwhelming. Understanding these logs doesn’t have to be a challenge. This guide breaks them down in a clear, practical way—so you can find the issues that matter and fix them with confidence.

EC2 Monitoring: A Practical Guide for AWS Engineers

Monitoring your EC2 instances shouldn’t be complicated or exhausting. Yet, too often, engineers find themselves troubleshooting issues in the middle of the night, searching for the root cause of an unexpected failure. Whether you're managing a few instances or hundreds spread across multiple regions, effective EC2 monitoring helps you stay ahead of problems instead of constantly reacting to them. And if you've ever dealt with a critical alert at an inconvenient hour, you know how important that is.

4 Tips to Make Your Custom Poly Mailers More Brand-Effective

In today's competitive e-commerce landscape, packaging isn't just about protection-it's a powerful marketing opportunity. Custom poly mailers offer businesses a chance to extend their brand experience right to the customer's doorstep, creating memorable impressions that standard packaging simply cannot match. Well-designed custom poly mailers for shipping can increase brand recognition by up to 30% while enhancing the unboxing experience that customers increasingly value in their online shopping journeys.

What Wi-Fi 7 Means for the Future: Speed, Latency, and Performance Upgrades

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) brought faster speeds and better performance for devices, supporting up to 3.5 Gbps and improved efficiency on the 5 GHz band. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) took it further by enhancing speed (up to 9.6 Gbps), increasing capacity, and reducing latency, making it ideal for homes with multiple connected devices. Its features, like OFDMA and Target Wake Time, optimize performance for streaming, gaming, and smart homes.