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The MSIX orb is the first “Windows-only” orb from CircleCI. When Microsoft approached us with the opportunity to build an orb that would help Windows developers build on our platform, we were enthusiastic. Most of our orbs, and general workload, revolve around Linux and utilize Bash. However, we recognized the deep need to provide good CI/CD solutions for building applications on Windows, and with use of PowerShell growing steadily within Linux, it was time to take the plunge.

If GitHub stars are any indication, Prometheus has been doubling in usage year over year since its inception. While at Moogsoft we love Prometheus as the metrics foundation of our observability platform, there were some challenges to overcome to make it the rock-solid piece of our stack it is today.

Burnout from work is proven to have a tangible impact on your physical health and happiness. Learn how to recognize burnout in yourself and your employees, and build a happy developer culture!

How well did 90s movies predict how technology should work and anticipate good DevOps practices? Here are some of our favorite movies, and whether we think they got it right or wrong.

Delivering both constant innovation and consistently great experiences with software offerings is becoming a critical business imperative in the new world of hybrid work. As a result, more companies are transforming to become software companies—creating the need to quickly and continuously upgrade software applications and technology foundations. Easier said than done? Not anymore.

In the past few years, the word “observability” has steadily gained traction in the discussions around monitoring, DevOps, and, especially, cloud-native computing. However, there is significant confusion about the overlap or difference between observability and monitoring.