This post introduces the Pandora FMS monitoring solution and how to integrate it with ilert to establish reliable alerting. The guest post is written by Sancho Lerena, the CEO of Pandora FMS.

As Kubernetes continues to dominate the container orchestration landscape, ensuring the reliability and stability of applications running on this platform is paramount. Testing in a Kubernetes-native environment demands specialized tools that understand the intricacies of containerized deployments. Enter TestKube, a powerful testing framework designed specifically for Kubernetes.

Storage and container management systems are almost polar opposites of each other. One deals with permanently storing, and protecting data for as long as it’s needed. The other automatically manages highly dynamic workloads, scaling resources up and down as required. More organisations are taking a container-first approach to application deployment and management, but the underlying challenge of safely and securely storing data still remains the same.

Businesses need to stay agile and make data-driven decisions in real time to outperform their competitors. Real-time analytics is emerging as a game-changer, with 80% of companies showing an increase in revenue due to real-time data analytics as companies can gain valuable insights on the fly. This blog post will explore the concept of real-time analytics, its examples, and some challenges faced when implementing it. Read on for a detailed explanation of this exciting area in data analytics.

OpenTelemetry is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation(CNCF) incubating project aimed at standardizing the way we instrument applications for generating telemetry data(logs, metrics, and traces). OpenTelemetry aims to provide a vendor-agnostic observability framework that provides a set of tools, APIs, and SDKs to instrument applications.

Scorecards are a Cortex feature that allow you to understand how well your services are doing on the metrics you care about. Scorecards are customizable to your needs, however several are common to most organizations. In our previous post, we shared the top three scorecards that we recommend to Cortex customers. Security maturity is one of the first scorecards we recommend organizations create.

Today we’re announcing the general availability of Icinga Certificate Monitoring in version 1.3.0. You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. Please also refer to the corresponding upgrade section in the documentation.

Organizations that invest in cloud technologies like Microsoft Azure might notice that cloud costs can easily get out of control. When cloud services use the Pay-as-you-go payment model, small amounts must be paid each time a cloud service is used. However, when you have deployed hundreds of cloud resources, the total spending can end up with a much higher monthly bill than expected. By optimizing your cloud costs, you lower your monthly Azure bill and gain cost efficiency and predictability.

In an exclusive Digitalisation World podcast, our CEO, Jad Jebara, delves deep into the ever-evolving hybrid infrastructure landscape. Join us as we explore how companies are strategically optimizing application performance and the infrastructure that fuels their digital ambitions.

Windows services are the unsung heroes of Windows machines. This is because they act as critical components of the Windows operating system that run in the background to keep your computer running smoothly and securely. They are responsible for a wide array of tasks, including system startup and shutdown, security, performance, and application support.