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Beyond the Horizons Podcast- Lewis Pope and Jim Waggoner talk MDR

N-able MDR is a game changer because it doesn’t just tell you what happened—it shows you what’s happening right now. On the latest Beyond the Horizons podcast, Head Nerd Lewis Pope and Jim Waggoner dive into why even the most experienced help desk engineer can’t replace a powerful MDR like N-able’s. Catch the full episode on YouTube and Apple Podcasts—don’t miss it!

EMEA Rundeck by PagerDuty Meetup - March 2025

Join us for an informal 1-hour virtual event where the open-source Rundeck by PagerDuty community comes together to share automation stories and use cases. Whether you're new to Rundeck or looking to elevate your automation game, this meetup is packed with valuable takeaways for everyone! CERN Orchestrates with Rundeck.

Performance Impact of High Cardinality in Time-Series DBs

Time-series databases have become the backbone of modern observability, financial analytics, and IoT systems. But there's a common challenge that can bring even the most robust systems to their knees: high cardinality. When your database starts tracking millions of unique values across various dimensions, performance doesn't just dip—it can collapse entirely. Let's understand the technical details of what happens when cardinality spikes and how you can architect your systems to handle it.

Syslog Monitoring: A Guide to Log Management and Analysis

Relying on syslogs to debug issues at odd hours? It happens to the best of us. A solid syslog setup isn’t just about collecting logs—it’s about making them useful. This guide walks through setting up syslog, configuring it for better visibility, and using monitoring techniques that actually help when things go wrong. No fluff, just practical steps you can use right away.

Prometheus Port Configuration: A Detailed Guide

Setting up Prometheus should be straightforward, but when metrics stop flowing, it’s usually something simple—like a port issue. Misconfigure it, and suddenly, your whole monitoring setup feels like a guessing game. This guide breaks down how to configure Prometheus ports properly, whether you're sticking to defaults or need a custom setup.

Why the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Is Necessary - But Also Insufficient

Measuring the risks posed by vulnerabilities — to the greatest degree of accuracy — is no simple task. It’s common for organizations to use the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) by default, to come to terms with the size and scope of vulnerabilities. But while CVSS is a useful tool, it’s not immune from its own vulnerabilities.

What is agentic AI? The role of AI agents in DevOps automation

Agentic AI represents the next evolution in artificial intelligence systems, characterized by autonomous software entities that can independently pursue goals, make decisions, and take actions with minimal human supervision. Unlike traditional AI models that respond only to specific prompts, AI agents actively observe their environment, learn from feedback, and execute complex sequences of tasks to achieve defined objectives.