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The latest News and Information on Incident Management, On-Call, Incident Response and related technologies.

AI-Generated Runbooks

AI-generated Runbooks lower the barrier to entry to new automation developers and speeds up the time to create new automation for experienced automation authors. This feature works seamlessly with the user’s preferred scripting language, offering a low-code solution for what used to be a high-code task. Watch how Runbook Automation users can write the task they wish to automate in plain-English and let AI build a template of automation for that particular task.

Avoiding a Major Incident with PagerDuty AIOps

A global retailer has a major incident occurring and the team doesn’t know it yet. Before PagerDuty AIOps, the NOC would get hit by alert storms and page multiple teams. This resulted in large conference calls and customer downtime. Now, a major incident right before Black Friday has been averted with PagerDuty AIOps. The result is better overall customer experience, no matter how stressed the system is.

Learning Flows: Bringing consistency to your post incident processes

To get the most out of your incident response processes, consistency is crucial. The more predictable you can be whenever issues crop up, whether a small bug or a major outage, the quicker and more confidently you can respond. In practice, incident response is equal parts knowing how to actually resolve the issue and having the confidence that the processes in place will help get you through without added stress.

What is Prometheus Alertmanager?

Prometheus Alertmanager is a powerful tool designed to handle various alerts generated by Prometheus. It plays a vital role in the overall monitoring ecosystem, acting as a centralized hub for managing alert notifications. With Prometheus Alertmanager and its robust notification management capabilities, you can efficiently define alert routing and notification policies. This empowers you to take timely actions and mitigate potential issues before they impact your service availability.

After Hours Alerting for ConnectWise: Using SIGNL4 to Route CW Tickets to On-Call Engineers

As a business owner or manager, you understand the importance of efficient operations and effective communication, particularly after hours. You want to equip your on-call engineers with all the information they need to resolve a ticket when not at their desk. If you are using ConnectWise to manage your service tickets – here is some great addition to help with your after hours alerting.

G2 Fall Report Positions Squadcast among the leading Incident Management, and IT Alerting Tools

Squadcast established itself as a Momentum Leader and High Performer across different regions in the Incident Management and IT Alerting tool categories. We have solidified our leadership in the Mid Market segment across various regions, this recognition stems from our dedicated customer base.

A Detailed Guide to Setting Up Effective On-Call Rotations

On-Call Schedules are predefined rotations/shifts assigning team members to be available for incident response at specific times. They are essential for ensuring round-the-clock support, swift issue/incident resolution, and continuous service availability. For a robust On-Call system, proper schedules are essential serving as the backbone of reliable Incident Response, and ensuring your team is well-prepared to address technical challenges effectively.