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ServiceNow Integration with Microsoft System Center 2022

For the last ten years, one of the most popular Integrations in the market has been for organisations that have deployed Microsoft System Center to manage their infrastructure, who also use ServiceNow as their corporate Service Desk. The need to integrate Microsoft System Center was originally driven by the need to automate the generation of ServiceNow tickets from events in System Center Operations Manager.

Dealing with Difficult Stakeholders or Clients

Most of the time, working with clients to create, improve, or enhance software is a great experience. You get to put your skills to the test and create unique solutions that improve people’s workflows and quality of life. However, there are occasions when working with a client can get out of control. For example, a client might make a last minute request that derails project timelines and stretches the scope beyond what was agreed on in the beginning.

Kubernemlig's Multi-Cluster DNS Setup

Are you ready for a geeky deep-dive into the world of multi-cluster DNS setups? Buckle up, because we're about to embark on a journey through the magical realm of domain name resolution! A multi-cluster DNS setup is like the ultimate TARDIS for your servers. Just like how the TARDIS can transport the Doctor to any location in time and space, a multi-cluster DNS setup allows users to access multiple clusters of servers from anywhere in the world, using a single, convenient domain name.

Flyway Desktop and MySQL

This is an early preview of the new functionality being introduced to MySQL and Flyway Desktop. Not only can you automate your deployments to MySQL through the Flyway command line, but you can capture changes to your databases, on an individual object level. Flyway Desktop will even help you generate your migration scripts for your MySQL database. Check out all this new functionality.

CircleCI Outages: Have They Kept Their Promises in 2022?

At the beginning of April 2022, a massive disruption in CircleCI caused large portions of their cloud offering to be unavailable for users worldwide. It occurred after CircleCI deployed a change to its front end and an auto-vacuum job on one of its core databases. Due to this outage, CircleCI users were unable to run tests and deploy code. After the incident, CircleCI promised to prevent these kinds of disruptions in the future.

Anomaly detection on Prometheus metrics

We have recently extended the native machine learning (ML) based anomaly detection capabilities of Netdata to support all metrics, regardless on their collection frequency (update every). Previously only metrics collected every second were supported, but now Netdata can run anomaly detection out of the box with zero config on metrics with any collection frequency.

Why is it Important to Monitor & Manage Data Usage on Corporate Devices?

As a business owner, you are likely concerned about data usage on your company’s devices. In today’s digital age, where everything is going mobile-first, monitoring and managing data usage on corporate devices has become increasingly important for companies of any size. This article will explore why monitoring and managing data usage on corporate devices is essential, how you can do this effectively and what tools are available to help.