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March 2024

AI and automotive: navigating the roads of tomorrow

I had the pleasure to be invited by Canonical’s AI/ML Product Manager, Andreea Munteanu, to one of the recent episodes of the Canonical AI/ML podcast. As an enthusiast of automotive and technology with a background in software, I was very eager to share my insights into the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the automotive industry.

A better Grafana OnCall: Seamless workflows with the rest of Grafana Cloud

Incident response and management (IRM) doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Your ability to respond to issues in a timely manner depends greatly on how well your on-call engineers can use their IRM tooling and observability tools together to understand what changed and why.

Incident Management Automation - What You Should Know

Automated incident management is the process of automating incident response to ensure that critical events are detected and addressed in the most efficient and consistent manner. In incident management, time is of the essence and the primary benefit of automated incident management is speed. With automation, you can accomplish time-consuming tasks much quicker. This brings down the incident response time and allows the team to focus their attention on matters that require their expertise.

Incident Response Team | Roles & Responsibilities Defined

When your organization faces outages, errors, security breaches, and other incidents, you need to have a plan in place to take appropriate actions as needed. However, you also need a capable team of experts filling critical roles and responsibilities to execute those actions and effectively collaborate to resolve issues quickly. An incident response team, therefore should be developed in a way that avoids skills gaps in expertise.

What are Blameless Retrospectives? How Do You Run Them?

In most engineering organizations, everyone agrees that in complex systems, failure is inevitable. It’s possible to prevent the recurrence of certain incidents, reduce their impact, or shorten the time to resolution. However, it’s impossible to avoid them altogether. In the past, we asserted failures are a result of people’s mistakes. It was all about “the bad apple theory,” focused on finding the “guilty party” and removing them to prevent future failures.

AI's Role In Streamlining Kubernetes Operations For Better Cost Management

While many of us have already heard of Kubernetes, or may even be leveraging it within our technology stacks, it’s still important to remember that the platform is undergoing massive adoption and evolvement. Due to its relative infancy, Kubernetes is ripe to allow for integrating new technologies, like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). As an open-source platform, Kubernetes orchestrates containerized applications, ensuring they run efficiently and resiliently.

16 Best Uptime.com Alternatives For Uptime Monitoring in 2024

Monitoring website uptime is critical for ensuring it stays accessible and runs effectively. While Uptime.com has been recognized for these services, the evolving digital landscape necessitates exploring other tools that offer enhanced uptime monitoring features. This introduction explores top alternatives to Uptime.com, aimed at guiding users toward a solution that best matches their needs.

Feature Friday #3: execresult_as_data()

When you want to inspect both the return code and output from a command execresult_as_data() might be the function you are searching for. Most CFEngine policy writers have used execresult() and returnszero(). They are useful when you want to do something based on the output of a command or based on its successful execution (returning zero). For example: /tmp/feature-friday-3.cf command output But, sometimes, you care about specific return codes.

Diving into JTAG - BSDL (Part 4)

In the previous article of this series, we briefly touched on how.bsd files written in Boundary Scan Description Language (BSDL) describe the structure of the boundary scan chain and the instruction set. In this article, we will examine this language’s syntax more closely before seeing how.bsd files are leveraged in JTAG testing in the next article.

Tips for Managing a Healthcare Business: From Ensuring HIPAA Fax Compliance To Maintaining the Building

Managing a healthcare business involves multifaceted responsibilities that extend far beyond patient care. Leaders in the healthcare industry must prioritize compliance, embrace technology, foster a supportive work environment, and maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and safety to ensure the best outcomes. Moreover, building strong relationships with patients and the community is essential for cultivating trust in healthcare services. In this article, we will explore practical strategies healthcare managers can implement to meet these critical challenges.

Strategies for Successful Software Development Outsourcing in the UK

The software development landscape is a dynamic arena that requires continuous innovation and adaptation. Companies are increasingly recognizing the strategic benefits of software development outsourcing in UK. This approach unlocks access to a skilled talent pool, fosters agile methodologies, and positions businesses at the forefront of technological advancements.