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How to Use MySQL Performance Analyzer

If you're dealing with slow MySQL queries and wondering why your database performance is lagging, you're not alone. MySQL performance analyzers are key tools for pinpointing bottlenecks, optimizing queries, and ensuring your databases stay efficient and responsive. Let’s explore how these tools can help you keep things running smoothly.

A Comprehensive Guide to Monitoring Disk I/O on Linux

In a Linux environment, understanding how your storage devices perform can mean the difference between a system that flies and one that crawls. Whether you're troubleshooting performance issues or fine-tuning your server setup, getting familiar with Linux disk I/O statistics is an essential skill for any tech professional. This guide breaks down everything you need to know about Linux disk I/O stats - from basic concepts to practical monitoring techniques that you can implement today.

Assist 2.0: The New Era of DEX for Everyone

For many years, I've spoken with power users in IT departments who love the insights they get from Nexthink. They can run complex queries, create dashboards, drill down into the network view, or implement new automations across thousands of digital workplaces. I've also noticed that these same teams have increasingly asked us to share the power of Nexthink with other IT functions, HR teams, or even employees.

What Are SOAPs? De-Mystifying Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms

A Service Orchestration and Automation Platform brings together several core automation capabilities—workflow orchestration, workload scheduling, and resource provisioning—into a single, policy-driven platform. The goal is to provide end-to-end automation across hybrid infrastructure, applications, data pipelines, and services.

From AI-pocalypse to AI-driven Resilience: 4 Lessons from The Last of Us

Critically-acclaimed TV show The Last of Us is back. As a huge fan, I find striking parallels between the series’ post-apocalyptic environment and modern digital operations. Just as Ellie and Joel’s (the main characters) world was fundamentally changed by an unstoppable force of nature, today’s operations are being radically transformed by increasingly complex, interconnected systems, and the power of AI and automation.

How to Connect Prometheus to Grafana in Under 2 Minutes | Tutorial | Grafana Labs

In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to get Prometheus and Node Exporter running locally on an ARM64 Mac (like the M3 MacBook Pro), and how to connect it all to Grafana Cloud for beautiful dashboards and metric insights.

Master IT infrastructure management with OpManager Plus

IT infrastructures in the modern business landscape never stand still. The backbone that keeps the organization and its business operations running is expected to relentlessly scale with the newer technologies and challenges that are thrown in while keeping business functions online without disruptions. IT infrastructure transcends from networks and servers to applications and cloud environments, where every component is as crucial as the other. And the margin of error is very small.