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October 2023

Create a logs app plugin with Grafana Scenes and Grafana Loki

Grafana’s plugin tools help developers extend Grafana’s core functionality and create plugins faster, with a modern build setup and zero configuration. Grafana Scenes, meanwhile, is a new front-end library, introduced with Grafana 10, that enables developers to create dashboard-like experiences — such as querying and transformations, dynamic panel rendering, and time ranges — directly within Grafana application plugins.

How to configure OpenTelemetry .NET Automatic Instrumentation with Grafana Cloud

For those who have limited experience with OpenTelemetry, it can be intimidating to instrument.NET applications. But the OpenTelemetry community created a welcome shortcut with the first stable release of.NET Automatic Instrumentation. It simplifies the process of collecting metrics, logs, and traces from your.NET applications, without applying any changes to the source code or adding any dependencies to the OSS project.

AppSignal Monitoring Available for Python Applications

We're happy to announce that AppSignal now offers monitoring tools for Python projects. AppSignal helps you get the most out of your Python application's monitoring metrics, with additional support for multiple Python frameworks and packages such as Django and Celery. In this article, we'll walk you through some of our core features to show you how to power up your Python application with AppSignal.

Why digital experiences will make or break the holiday season for retailers in 2023

Survey results reveal online shopping is set to soar over the holiday season and retailers must ensure their applications are ready. Research published today by Cisco AppDynamics reveals that consumers around the world are planning to do more of their holiday season shopping online than ever before this year. On average, consumers expect that 59% of their spending on key shopping dates such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be online this year versus in-store, compared to 53% last year.

Harnessing PowerShell to Optimize SharePoint Online Management

In the realm of collaborative digital environments, SharePoint Online emerges as a quintessential platform fostering seamless interactions, data sharing, and project coordination among teams. As part of the Microsoft 365 suite, it encapsulates a rich array of features tailored to meet the diversified needs of modern organizations.

Meeting the SEC's New Cybersecurity Rules: How Flowmon Empowers Public Companies To Comply

The much-anticipated cybersecurity rules by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for public companies have arrived, signaling a significant step forward from the proposed rules released in March 2022. These final rules, effective July 26, 2023, introduce new obligations that public companies must adhere to, promising a more secure and transparent corporate landscape. However, these regulations bring significant compliance challenges and litigation risks.

Spot Connect: Reflecting on progress and innovation

As we make Spot Connect available for all users today, we’re taking a moment to look back at the journey we’ve embarked upon since its beta release. Spot Connect made its debut with a clear vision—to revolutionize cloud operations by automating workflows, and the response from the Spot by NetApp community has been instrumental in shaping its evolution. Here’s a retrospective on the key milestones and lessons we’ve gained during this transformative year.

CloudFabrix vSphere Observability for The Cisco FSO Platform

The Cisco FSO platform is a revolutionary cloud managed and cloud delivered observ ability services platform accompanied by a vibrant marketplace. The FSO platform provides comprehensive visibility and holistic technology stack insight enabling seamless collaboration and deep business insights.

Replay messages in Azure Service Bus dead-letter queue

When working and dealing with asynchronous messaging patterns – in this case, using Azure Service Bus – depending on the requirements, you will find many scenarios when you need to reprocess messages. Sometimes, a message failed because a system was offline for a certain period, there was a bug with the service, and we needed to resend specific messages and many other reasons.