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Azure Monitor Agents: their different functions

In the Azure Monitor Learning Path, we talked about metrics and collecting data in a Log Analytics workspace to be operated on with KQL. As a part of it, we also talked about Monitoring Solutions and how they help you collect data into the workspace that is more focused for specific purposes. In that series, our main focus was on the Log Analytics Agent and I briefly talked about Diagnostics extension.

Introduction into Eland - DataFrames and Machine Learning backed by Elasticsearch

Introduction into Eland, a Python package to analyse, explore and manipulate Elasticsearch data. In this talk, Seth Larson introduces us to Eland. Eland is a Python Elasticsearch client for exploring and analyzing data residing in Elasticsearch with a familiar Pandas-compatible API.

Keeping Your CMDB Up To Date in Distributed Times

The configuration management database (CMDB) is meant to be a single source of truth to link IT elements with the application processes that underlie the business services. In the age of ITIL, a common repository to store information about your hardware and software assets, made sense. But with today's dynamic and distributed hybrid IT infrastructure, how do you keep your CMDB up to date? Should you even try?

What is Rancher?

This video provides a short introduction to Rancher, the world’s most widely deployed Kubernetes management platform. With Rancher, IT organizations can deploy, manage and secure any Kubernetes deployment regardless of where it is running. Best of all, Rancher is intuitive to use, and built to support DevOps teams, as they use containers to automate operations and move to continuous delivery. Rancher is 100% free and open source.

Console Connect by PCCW Global - Software Defined Interconnection

The world of business has changed, so we’ve changed everything - with Software Defined Interconnection®. Putting you in complete control. Console Connect takes your business through the multi-cloud online world, with ease. All with a simple to use platform, that makes this, feel like this.. Connect anything directly to anything or everything. In ways and to places you’ve never been able to before. Gain access to one of the world’s most advanced, robust, global networks.

6 ways to return to work with ease using Freshservice integrations

Is your organization working out the plan to bring employees back to the office? Whether it’s now or in a few months, returning to work is going to demand a new set of rules and strategies to ensure a safe environment. To help companies with returning to work, Freshservice has built a new (free) app called “Return to Work”.

Monitoring Citrix Real Time User Experience: See What Performance Your Users Are Getting

User experience is the biggest and most important factor in determining the success of Citrix rollout in an organization. When end-users are happy with their virtualized applications and desktops, then everything is hunky dory and Citrix admins can focus on operations and maintenance.

Icinga 2, Icinga Web 2 and Director Kickstart on CentOS 7

The easiest way to get started with Icinga is a single-node installation. If you are new to the Icinga world, here you have a kickstart for installing Icinga 2, Icinga Web 2 and Icinga Director on CentOS 7. With these steps you will have a ready Icinga environment for monitoring your infrastructure.

NHS on Its Final Leg of Pager Replacement

If you’ve been following the U.K. healthcare landscape, you would know that the country has been considering replacing pagers for the longest time. This may soon materialize, partly accelerated by the challenges that doctors are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pager replacement initiative not only signifies a pivotal shift from the aging infrastructure, but it also indicates how pagers have failed to thrive in today’s unprecedented times.