Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

October 2023

Implementing Backstage 3: Integrating with Existing Tools Using Plugins

This third part of the “Implementing Backstage” series explains how to integrate Backstage with existing tools and plugins. If you’re at an earlier stage of your Backstage implementation, the two previous installments in this series focus on getting started and using the core features. If you’re looking for a more general introduction to Backstage, you can read the first article in the “Evaluating Backstage” series.

Achieving observability in Heroku applications with Sumo Logic

Are you one of the many companies harnessing the power of Heroku to build, deliver and scale your applications seamlessly? If so, you're likely aware of the need for robust observability to ensure your Heroku environment runs smoothly. Let’s delve into the world of Heroku monitoring and explore how Sumo Logic, a leading observability platform, can provide invaluable insights into your Heroku infrastructure and application logs.

How do you measure software health?

Just like personal health, software health is best managed proactively so you can prevent issues before they occur and avoid costly, stressful outages. Cortex helps you track and improve the health of your software with Scorecards and Initiatives. Scorecards quantify software health by aggregating data from multiple sources to give you a continuous view into the health of your system. Initiatives use Scorecards to drive organizational improvement.

Webinar: Shining a light on developer productivity

In the last 5 years, we’ve watched the world's fastest growing engineering teams ditch development monoliths in favor of service-oriented architectures that speed time to market. And as microservices multiplied—making it harder to track ownership and quality—Internal Developer Portals (IDPs) emerged to help. But while the prospect of a single portal for developer productivity sounds enticing, veteran leaders know the perception of “one more tool” can make org-wide adoption challenging.

xMatters Support - Dynamic Groups

Dynamic groups are teams of users based on selected criteria. A dynamic group's members change depending on who matches the selected criteria at the time of an alert. For example, you can create a dynamic group that includes all users who have specific training (such as first aid or fire safety) in a particular physical location within your organization. You could base this on a custom user property that indicates the level of training each user has. As each user gains a certification, the group is updated to reflect that change.

Manage and defend your IT estate like never before with Ivanti Neurons for ITSM

To learn more about our ITSM solution packages, please visit: At Ivanti, we’ve developed advanced solutions that automatically find, heal, and protect every device, no matter where they are located. Whether your team is working together in the same office or spread across different locations, Ivanti ensures that they can easily and securely perform their best work. Our focus is on delivering exceptional employee experiences, regardless of the device or location. We provide proactive and efficient service, allowing employees to work in the way that suits them best.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: A Discussion About Cloud Security And AI

Explore the benefits of moving security to the cloud, how AI will shape security in the future, advice for those joining the field of cybersecurity and infosec, approaching complex problems and more including: Key trends - from cloud native to zero trust security & beyond The role of a CTO and CPO in cloud security Inspiring new talent to get into cybersecurity Foundations for cyber safety Ensuring organizations of all sizes are safe.

Using Cribl Search to Aid in Threat Hunting by Enriching Data in Motion

Cribl Search is reshaping the data search paradigm, empowering users to uncover and analyze data directly from its source. Cribl Search can easily reach out and query data already collected in Amazon S3 (or S3 compatible), Amazon Security Lake, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage, and more. By searching data where it lives, you can dramatically speed up your search process by avoiding the need to move data before analyzing it.

Got Ghosts in Your Enterprise Network?

Shining a light on the dark corners of the new enterprise network doesn't have to be as scary or overwhelming as some think. While “ghost issues” typically lurk in these sometimes unexplored places on the internet or in cloud environments, during this Halloween season your network operations teams can gain the confidence to not only uncover these network ghosts, but compel and cast them out forever.