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Monitor Network Performance Using Telegraf

Monitoring your network performance is important for many reasons and can help in detecting network issues such as bandwidth congestion, latency, packet loss, or hardware failures. By continuously monitoring your network, you can identify areas where improvements can be made, allowing for optimization of resources, better allocation of bandwidth, and overall enhancement of network efficiency.

How K8s Preview Environments Revolutionize the Software Development Lifecycle - Navigate Europe 23

Join Sully Martinez and Ramiro Berrelleza as they delve into the transformative impact of Kubernetes (K8s) Preview Environments on the software development lifecycle. They explore how these environments foster greater collaboration and inclusivity, revolutionize feedback processes, and enhance overall productivity. Discover the shift from traditional development models to a more integrated, efficient approach, enabling teams to include diverse perspectives and catch issues earlier.

Architecting modern data platforms: A deep dive on Azure

In this episode of the Azure on Air podcast, Erwin Stall, an experienced Azure architect from Xpirit, shares insights into modernizing a monolithic data platform on Azure. The conversation dives into key aspects such as data storage and management, centralized data storage, team flexibility, choosing the right data platform, Microsoft Azure Fabric's limitations and potential, and much more. Also, listen to Azure on Air on.

We can't wait for SBOMs to be demanded by regulation

Old ads can be startling—cigarette ads used to boast their health-giving properties, sugar-laden candy was once advertised as a dietary aid, and soft drinks were advertised as a milk alternative for babies. None of this would fly today, of course, thanks to regulations. Foods must be advertised more responsibly, and they must list their ingredients clearly on the packaging, especially allergens.

Lessons in Incident Response I Learned While Waiting Tables

Before I stumbled into the tech industry (a story for another day), I spent several years in the customer service world as a server and front-of-house manager in restaurants. It was in these jobs that I first honed some critical skills that would later lead me on the path to incident response.

Achieve proactive VM performance management with OpManager

Virtualization and the creation of many virtual machines (VMs) within the same infrastructure was the solution organizations came up with when faced with expansive, expensive networks that needed more hardware and thus more capital expenditure to host applications. While they resolved the bigger pain points, VMs still have to be monitored as they are heavy on resource usage.

How to Run Puppet in Docker

In early 2023 Betadots together with Vox Pupuli adopted the Puppet containers and so this article has been updated to contain the new locations. Details of their adoption can be found here. If you’ve ever wanted to get started with Puppet or Docker — or both — you’ve probably faced a bit of a conundrum. Should I use Puppet to deploy Docker on my nodes, and then use Puppet to define container images?