Measuring engineering productivity can be a great way to understand where teams could benefit most from support. Use holistic metrics to measure productivity across your team, and leverage workflow tools to empower teams to be more productive.

The Twelve-Factor App methodology is a go-to guide for people building microservices. In its time, it presented a step change in how we think about building applications that were built to scale, and be agnostic of their hosting. As applications and hosting have evolved, some of these factors also need to. Specifically, factor 11: Logs (which I’d also argue should be a lot higher up in the ordering).

Static analysis tools examine software’s source code without running the program. Learn how to use these tools to measure code quality during the early stages of development.

Site reliability engineers can amplify their reach and influence across teams with Cortex in their toolbox. With the ability to define clear standards and drive progress, Cortex enables everyone at an organization to adopt an SRE mindset. Make sure to visit us at SREcon to learn more about how Cortex can serve as a single source of truth for your SRE team!

Putting money into your Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) makes a lot of sense in the modern workplace. But with rising costs in almost every piece of equipment needed to set an MTR up, how can your business improve its return on investment, and make that outlay more enticing? Microsoft Teams conference room equipment quickly becomes expensive, particularly if you are fitting out multiple spaces in multiple locations.

Code coverage measures the extent to which a software’s source code has been tested and validated. Learn how these tools can help you cover all the codebases.

Get crucial error and performance diagnostics sent directly to your chosen Microsoft Teams channel with Raygun Alerting. As of 2022, Microsoft Teams has surpassed Slack’s 18 million active users with a user base of over 270 million, solidifying its position as the leading business communication platform. In August 2021, we released our Slack for Alerting integration, and now it’s time to extend that capability to Microsoft Teams.

DevOps teams improve efficiency and reliability in development workflows, helping engineers spend less time building processes from scratch and more time programming. These best practices will set your DevOps team in the right direction.

Microservices testing is an essential part of any DevOps strategy. In a fast-paced environment like DevOps, you need real-time data on the deployment status and ensure your microservices integrations work correctly. The best way to achieve this is with frequent microservices testing.