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Long-Term Data Storage and Retention in Netdata

Netdata’s database engine (dbengine) provides a sophisticated multi-tiered storage system designed for efficient long-term data retention while maintaining high granularity. This article explores the technical details of how Netdata handles metric storage, the advantages of its distributed architecture, and how to configure it for your specific needs.

Ask the Expert: Heath Newburn on Balancing Innovation, Compliance and Resilience in Financial Services

Financial entities face increasing complexity in digital operations, making resilience, compliance, and incident management more critical than ever. Heath Newburn, PagerDuty’s Global Field CTO, shares his expertise on tackling these challenges, balancing innovation with compliance, and building operational resilience for lasting success. What are the top challenges that you hear from IT leaders in regulated industries like financial services?

What is DDI? Meaning, Features & Benefits

As a network administrator, having full visibility and control over your network infrastructure is critical. However, managing core network services like DNS, DHCP, and IP addresses can become complex, especially as your network grows. This is where DDI comes in. DDI (DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management) solutions integrate these essential networking functions into a single, centralized management platform.

IT Inventory Management

You can’t monitor, protect, or fix what you don’t know. That simple concept helps explain why IT inventory management is the cornerstone of effective IT and security ops. However, given the highly distributed and dynamic nature of modern networks, maintaining an up-to-date inventory can be challenging. Modern IT assets are everywhere, from corporate data centers to third-party clouds to coffee shops where remote workers stop for a snack.

N-able N-central Quarterly Roundup - Q4 2024

Hear from Mike Adler, Chief Technical Office and Chief Product Officer at N-able, for the newest updates for N-central RMM. Some highlights include an enhanced security with audit logs for SIEM integration, AI driven developer portal in preview, and a host of new functionality to help techs be more efficient and streamline device deployment and stability. Additionally we have added new integrations with Cork, ScalePad, immy.bot, and vCIO ToolBox.

Understanding the Amazon Ransomware Attack and AI's Role

Understanding the Amazon Ransomware Attack and AI's Role January 2025 Patch Tuesday Microsoft has released updates resolving 159 unique CVEs for January. Among the lineup are three zero-day exploits and five publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. The exploited CVEs are all targeting Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP, making the OS update this month your most urgent priority. The public disclosures impact Windows Themes, Windows App Package Installer and three CVEs for Microsoft Access.