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Overcoming Complexity and Cost - Cloudsmith's Unpacked Conference 2023

“Overcoming Complexity and Cost” will delve into the challenges faced by software developers in managing complexity and reducing costs during the software development lifecycle. We will bring together industry experts to explore strategies, best practices, and emerging technologies that can empower developers to tackle these complex problems. Featuring: Mel Kaulfuss, Staff Developer Advocate, Buildkite Shanea Leven, Founder & CEO, CodeSee Tamara Miner, Principal Strategy Consultant, Pragma Moderated by Dan McKinney, Technical Account Manager, Cloudsmith.

Real World Strategies for Securing the Software Supply Chain - Cloudsmith's Unpacked Conference 2023

While "secure software supply chain" can feel like a buzzword, the past 18 months have shown companies, open-source communities, and vendors making significant progress toward making it a reality. In this panel discussion, real-world practitioners will share their insights and experiences in securing the software supply chain. The panelists will cover a range of topics, from best practices in vulnerability management, risk assessment of open-source dependencies, and generating authenticated provenance, to the challenges of integrating security into the DevOps workflow. They will provide actionable strategies for improving security while maintaining development speed, and share real-world examples of how their organizations have successfully secured their software supply chains.

Monitoring Real-Time Stock Quotes with MetricFire

In the ever-evolving stock market landscape, immediate access to accurate information is crucial for investors and financial experts alike. In this piece, titled "Monitoring Real-Time Stock Quotes with MetricFire," we dive deep into the realm of advanced technology, focusing on its potential to transform stock market tracking and decision-making procedures.

Fleet: Multi-Cluster Deployment with the Help of External Secrets

Fleet, also known as “Continuous Delivery” in Rancher, deploys application workloads across multiple clusters. However, most applications need configuration and credentials. In Kubernetes, we store confidential information in secrets. For Fleet’s deployments to work on downstream clusters, we need to create these secrets on the downstream clusters themselves.

Logic App Best Practices, Tips, and Tricks: #34 How to validate JSON messages

In the last three blog posts, we explain how to validate null inside Logic App and specifying json schema elements/properties and perform JSON Schema restrictions in Logic Apps. Today and to finish, at least for now this topic, I will speak about another best practice, Tips and Tricks that you must consider while designing your business processes (Logic Apps): Validating JSON messages against schema in Logic Apps.

ManageEngine joins Android Enterprise Partner Program for advanced mobile device management solutions

We are excited to announce that ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus is now an Android Enterprise validated Silver partner, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to delivering an exceptional mobile device management solution. As an Android Enterprise Silver partner, we offer a comprehensive feature set aligned with Android Enterprise’s best practices, empowering organizations to secure, manage, and deploy Android devices efficiently.

Azure Integration with Graphite and Grafana

In this article, we will see how we can integrate an Azure data source with Graphite and Grafana. This will allow us to monitor metrics from the applications hosted in the Azure cloud on a Grafana dashboard. We will also see how to integrate Azure Active Directory with MetricFire’s Hosted Graphite and Grafana. You don’t need fully functional cloud services running with Azure to understand this article, but it assumes that you have basic familiarity with Azure Cloud.

Catchpoint's 2024 SRE Survey Is Here - We Need YOU!

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In the six years since we launched the initial SRE report, we've seen some similarly themed 'reports' jump on the state of site reliability bandwagon. Why? Because the impact and importance of SRE and resilience engineering have resonated across industries, prompting organizations to delve deeper into this vital domain.

The Process Automation Dream Team of RPA and ITPA

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and IT Process Automation (ITPA) are today’s big drivers of revolutionizing the way businesses operate – and they’re nowhere near finished. While RPA and ITPA have their significant differences, they share just enough similarities to have successfully helped organizations in multiple industries automate processes, reduce costs, improve accuracy, and deliver better customer experiences.