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What is Infrastructure as Code? An Introduction to IaC

Infrastructure as Code, or IaC, is the practice of automatically provisioning and configuring infrastructure using code and scripts. IaC allows developers to automate the creation of environments to generate infrastructure components rather than setting up the necessary systems and devices manually.

Optimize your infrastructure with CloudNatix and Datadog

CloudNatix is an infrastructure monitoring and optimization platform for VMs, containers, and other cloud resources. Customers can use CloudNatix’s Autopilot feature to automatically configure and run infrastructure optimization workflows that allocate and run their resources more efficiently. CloudNatix can take action to auto-size Kubernetes and VM workloads, defragment Kubernetes clusters, and create harvest pods from unused VMs, among other key optimizations.

GitKon 2023 Day 1: Legendary, Free Online Developer Conference

Welcome to GitKon 2023: The Fellowship of Code, hosted by GitKraken. GitKon promises three days of insight, learning, and inspiration specifically designed to help software developers, team leaders, product and project managers, and technical executives up their game. Featuring keynotes from tech titans, Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot and Justin Cormack of Docker, and a special guest appearance by The Lord of the Rings star and mental health advocate, Sean Astin. Learn coding tips and techniques, explore emerging technologies, and get lessons in better team communication and collaboration.

The price of building your own incident management tool is not what it seems.

Build or buy? An age-old decision that gets made dozens of times a year. It’s quite possibly one of the most important decisions you make as an company. It impacts roadmaps, productivity, team structure, and customer satisfaction (you know, just a few little things). There are a lot of factors to consider, one of the most prominent being cost. So, what exactly are the costs you need to consider when building your own incident management solution?

Optimizing SharePoint Security

In today’s digital-first business landscape, collaborative platforms like Microsoft SharePoint are not merely a convenience but a necessity. They facilitate seamless interaction, information sharing, and collective project management across geographically dispersed teams. However, the enhanced connectivity and accessibility come with a set of security challenges.

Getting started on alerts with Escalation Policies

Escalation policies are essential for making sure that incidents are quickly addressed and resolved. They provide a systematic approach to automate alerts, guaranteeing that no incident goes unnoticed. Let’s get you started, shall we? An escalation policy is a way to automate alerts and assure that incidents are never missed. The first point of contact for an incident is through an alert that is sent according to the escalation policy.