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Feature flags for stress-free continuous deployment

Feature flags (also known as feature toggles or switches) are conditional statements in code that determine whether a feature or functionality is visible and accessible to users of an application or service. They offer programmers a powerful tool for managing feature releases. Their capabilities are indispensable in software development, where agility and continuous, automated delivery are paramount.

A complete guide to metrics cost management in Grafana Cloud

The macro economy can put a lot of pressure on organizations to reduce costs, typically with the central SRE and platform engineering teams coming under scrutiny. One common workaround we’ve seen countless teams make is compromising their observability by ingesting fewer metrics in the name of cost savings. But for centralized SRE/observability teams, the response to macro conditions should not be monitor less, but rather monitor smarter.

How Pepperdata Does What Nobody Else Does

Here at Pepperdata, we’ve been on a number of sales calls lately where there’s a sense of incredulity on the other side of the video screen. How does Pepperdata extract as much as 50 percent in cost savings from some of the most sophisticated clusters in the world, the ones that had already been optimized for peak performance by the most dedicated and talented IT teams? It almost seems too good to be true. It’s not.

The Unplanned Show, Episode 10: Mitra Goswami on Generative AI

In this episode, Mitra shares a bunch of valuable insights in how to successfully adopt generative AI, from selecting use cases that deliver value, having foundational data infrastructure in place, to having design and privacy guidelines. Grab a paper and pen and take some notes!

Demo Roundup: What's new in the PagerDuty Operations Cloud, August 2023

Customer-impacting issues detected and reported by customers anywhere from 20% to 90%+! In this episode of our quarterly demo roundup, we'll see how to quickly take action on a customer-reported issue, with the help of #GenerativeAI and more great new capabilities in the PagerDuty Operations Cloud. Six of PagerDuty’s product managers give live demos.

IT Asset Technician | InvGate Insight Walkthrough

If you're searching for IT Asset Management software, you must fully understand its functionalities to make your IT asset managers' lives easier. After all, software needs to adapt to your organization and not the other way around. And that's precisely what you get with InvGate Insight. In it, you'll find a user-friendly ITAM solution packed with multiple features to manage your IT infrastructure and easy to implement.

When Two Worlds Collide: AI and Observability Pipelines

In today's data-driven world, ensuring the stability and efficiency of software applications is not just a need but a requirement. Enter observability. But as with any evolving technology, there's always room for growth. That growth, as it stands today, is the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) with observability pipelines. In this blog, we'll explore the idea behind this merge and its potential.

25 Best Status Page Examples Showcasing Top Communication Practices

Status pages are a transparent and effective way to inform users of any downtime or incidents disrupting the company’s service. Without a status page, users are left in the dark, and support tickets pile up, affecting your relationship with them and their trust. That’s why having a status page is essential for a business in 2023.