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SysAdmin Day 2023: Honoring the unsung heroes of technology

On this SysAdmin Appreciation Day, we pause to honor the remarkable individuals who work behind the scenes and whose efforts power every problem solved, every seamless connection, and every technological success. They are the sysadmins—the unsung heroes deserving our heartfelt gratitude. Today, we express our gratitude to the masters of multi-tasking, the conquerors of crashes, and the champions of security—the beloved sysadmins! Your unwavering commitment to excellence inspires us all.

Looking Beyond Atlassian StatusPage: The 5 Best Alternatives

Status Pages are crucial cogs in your Incident Communication process, they serve as vital channels to keep your stakeholders informed during periods of downtime. Although there are many proficient tools in the market, such as Atlassian Status Page and Status.io, these standalone Status Pages can come with a hefty price tag, with various pricing plans and tiers for both Public and Private Status Pages. Moreover, with Atlassian Cloud’s recent issues, its dependability is in question.

Start using GPT-4 and local models with the open source OpenOps framework

Organizations — particularly those with high security and compliance requirements — need a customizable way to explore and innovate with artificial intelligence and other new technologies. This is why we’re happy to introduce OpenOps, an open source platform designed to help organizations experiment with AI in a secure environment they control. OpenOps is a framework of several tools that enables you to test open source AI models in a sandbox.

Where does Jackpocket take DORA metrics from here?

Where does Jackpocket take DORA metrics from here? Find out how Sleuth filled a software development hole to help Jacpocket put what they learned from the "Accelerate" book into practice. Give Sleuth a try and see how we empower software teams to build faster by making engineering efficiency easy to improve and measurable — in a way that both managers and developers love.

Mattermost-JumpCloud Integration: A Step-by-Step Guide to SAML Authentication

Are you a Mattermost administrator looking to integrate JumpCloud as your SAML provider? Navigating this process can seem daunting, but not to worry: We've got you covered. This detailed, step-by-step guide (just under 9 minutes) will walk you through the intricacies of configuring JumpCloud as a SAML provider for Mattermost. This tutorial was created to simplify the process and ensure your success in the integration. We've identified and addressed the common challenges that many Mattermost admins face with JumpCloud-SAML integration.

Build vs buy: Choosing the right CI/CD solution for your team

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) has become an essential part of modern software development, allowing teams to deliver high-quality code at a faster pace. Teams can either build or buy their CI/CD system. In this blog post, we will compare both options - exploring the advantages and disadvantages of each - and why CircleCI may be the better choice.

Best Practices for Monitoring Kubernetes with Grafana

There are tons of tools to choose from when it comes to visualizing data, but Grafana has become one of the best ways for organizations to visualize information and get notified about events happening within their infrastructure or data. According to Kubernetes: In this article, we will take a look at the best practices for monitoring Kubernetes using Grafana.

Thank you, sysadmins, as always!

Happy World Sysadmin Day 2023 Sysadmins are often the last resort when your office system crashes or when the network slows to a trickle. Every July, on the last Friday, professionals worldwide express their gratitude and celebrate our IT heroes, our sysadmins. On July 28, 2023, we thank sysadmins for what they do best: monitoring our IT systems and ensuring they are constantly up, fast, and secure.