Although network monitoring is an unenviable task, it must be done to sustain your network’s health. But what if you had a real-time report containing only key metrics, revealing how your network is doing without overloading you with information? This would (1) assure you that there are no aberrations in your network and (2) give you peace of mind.
These release notes describe new features, improvements and fixed issues in Pandora FMS NG 748. They also provide information about upgrades and describe some workarounds for known issues.
What is a release? As many of you know, one stormy autumn night Pandora FMS team climbed to the most abrupt and outstanding peak of the surrounding area and swore, above all, to launch a release with new features and updates every month, whether it rained or thundered. And since that illustrious day, new releases have been launched to the delight of our followers.
In this post, we learn how to use tasks in combination with checks for monitoring with InfluxDB.
Scripting languages (VBScript, Python, PowerShell etc) are both flexible and convenient to create small scripts, to handle a simple monitoring task (such as poll a device for data or execute custom alert). Python has an advantage of being general purpose cross-platform scripting language for years, with many well-known scripts either already available on the Net, or quick to compose.
Step Functions is a managed service by AWS that implements the Finite-state Machine (FSM) model. You coordinate multiple AWS services into serverless workflows so you can build and update apps quickly. Using Step Functions, you can design and run workflows that stitch together services such as AWS Lambda and Amazon ECS into feature-rich applications. You can read Wikipedia’s definition of a Finite-state Machine, but I think you’ll like the next section more. Keep on reading.
Quick, do you know what code is currently deployed to production? How about staging? How far apart are these environments? Sleuth tracks your deployments, and today, Sleuth is launching first-class environments support. I'm going to show you how it works, steps to take to migrate your existing projects, and where we plan to take it in the future.
The Apache HTTP server commonly known as Apache was officially released in 1995. Nowadays is one of the most popular HTTP servers on the World Wide Web. Many organizations such as Facebook, Cisco, IBM, and of course Apache Software foundation itself uses it. It's an open source web server, maintained by Apache Software Foundation. Apache is a cross-platform, even if the vast majority of server instances runs on Linux but some version also run on Windows.
Let’s imagine you are running a hosting shop with highly visible production applications. Your team has backups, and you have a disaster recovery (DR) policy. You think you are ready to handle any real-world scenario in addition to checking all your compliance boxes. Your third-party backup tools are creating backups, and your implemented solutions have a brochure indicating restore capability.
