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How to Configure and Optimize Prometheus Data Retention

Jun 5, 2025 By Preeti Dewani In Last9
Prometheus can be lightweight to start with, but once it’s in production, storage usage tends to grow faster than expected. Managing how long data is kept becomes critical, especially when you're working with limited disk space or tight budgets. This guide outlines the key concepts behind Prometheus data retention, how to configure it effectively, and what to watch out for.
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Top 5 Observability Tools DevOps Teams Should Know

Jun 5, 2025 By Konner Bemis In Cycle
Observability and monitoring are the cornerstone of resilient, high-performing applications. Nearly every IT or software engineering leader we come into contact with emphasizes the importance of the ability to understand and diagnose what is going on with their applications at all times. Having clear and concise visibility into your applications is no longer optional.
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What if your container images were security-maintained at the source?

Jun 5, 2025 By Rawand Benour In Canonical
Software supply chain security has become a top concern for developers, DevOps engineers, and IT leaders. High-profile breaches and dependency compromises have shown that open source components can introduce risk if not properly vetted and maintained. Although containerization has become commonplace in contemporary development and deployment, it can have drawbacks in terms of reproducibility and security.
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Multiple Malicious Packages Discovered on PyPI, npm, and RubyGems

Jun 5, 2025 By Ian Taylor In Cloudsmith
Evidence of broad and sustained attacks using several npm, Python, and Ruby packages continues to emerge. A series of malicious packages have been added to the npm, PyPI, and RubyGems package repositories. The attacks have been ongoing for some time, with some seeded years ago. Their aims are manifold, including stealing funds from crypto wallets, deleting codebases, and obtaining Telegram messaging data.
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Open Container Initiative (OCI) Support in Cloudsmith

Jun 5, 2025 By Nigel Douglas In Cloudsmith
Kubernetes has become the de facto platform for orchestrating containers. Open standards complement Kubernetes by defining best practices for its implementation. These standards are developed by the open-source Kubernetes community (not a single vendor), ensuring vendor neutrality, easier integration with other tools, and overall system efficiency.
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Reliable Dedicated Servers as the Foundation of Scalable DevOps Architecture

Reliable Dedicated Servers as the Foundation of Scalable DevOps Architecture

Jun 5, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Imagine launching a product update at peak traffic time. Your development team pushes the changes, expecting everything to run smoothly. But instead of seamless deployment, the infrastructure buckles-delays spike, user complaints pour in, and error logs flood your screen. Sound familiar? In the world of DevOps, where agility and uptime are non-negotiable, the strength of your backend setup determines how fast-and how safely-you can move. At the heart of this digital engine lies a crucial but often underestimated component: the server. More specifically-reliable dedicated servers.
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Cloud Workload Management: What It Is And How To Do It

Jun 4, 2025 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
The cloud gave us agility, but it also introduced fragmentation. And in most companies, no one’s fully owning the sprawl. One team deploys a new service in a hurry. Another forgets to shut down a dev environment. Meanwhile, batch jobs run 24/7 on oversized instances. And no one quite knows why your bill is $10K higher this month. The result? A growing source of cost overruns, performance headaches, and operational inefficiencies. This is exactly why cloud workload management is so crucial.
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Tracking Down Object Changes in Flyway Migration Files | The Tony and Tonie Show

Jun 4, 2025 By Redgate Software In Redgate
Ever spent hours digging through a pile of Flyway migration files, trying to figure out when a table, view, or procedure changed, and how? In this episode, Tony and Tonie explore Phil Factor’s time-saving PowerShell solution that scans the files for you in version order and pulls out the relevant DDL changes.
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How to Log Into a Docker Container

Jun 4, 2025 By Anjali Udasi In Last9
When your Docker container isn't behaving the way you expect, you need to get inside and see what's going on. Maybe your app is throwing errors, a service won't start, or you just need to check some configuration files. Getting into a running Docker container is simpler than you might think, but there are several ways to do it depending on your situation. This guide shows you exactly how to log into Docker containers, troubleshoot common issues, and debug your applications effectively.
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