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Test Automation - A Key to Telco Cloud Adoption

While industry experts struggle to find consensus on the path to Telco Cloud, almost everyone agrees that automation will play an outsized role in helping network operators overcome the challenges they face in adopting and successfully deploying Telco Cloud. For many network operators, the very inefficient pace of their existing software upgrades is a key challenge they must address to migrate their network to a modern Telco Cloud.

Still running Ubuntu 18.04? What you need to know

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, installed by millions of users and continuing to have a massive footprint on AWS, hit its End of Life (EOL) in May 2023. When using an unsupported version of Ubuntu LTS, your system and your end users are vulnerable to security risks. Not every company has the time or resources to undertake a migration project to a later and supported Ubuntu LTS distribution which is why many are adopting Ubuntu Pro.

What Is a Feature Flag? Best Practices and Use Cases

Do you want to build software faster and release it more often without the risks of negatively impacting your user experience? Imagine a world where there is not only less fear around testing and releasing in production, but one where it becomes routine. That is the world of feature flags. A feature flag lets you deliver different functionality to different users without maintaining feature branches and running different binary artifacts.

State of DevOps: Takeaways on the 2023 DORA Report

It's that time of year! The 2023 Accelerate State of DevOps Report is about to be released, so we're teaming up with DORA and Google Cloud to give you the lowdown on key findings. Join us October 19 at 9 a.m. PT / Noon ET to hear straight from DORA researcher Eric Maxwell about: Give Sleuth a try and see how we empower software teams to build faster by making engineering efficiency easy to improve and measurable — in a way that both managers and developers love.

Telco Operations: More Powerful and Efficient, One IT Automation at a Time

Technological advancements in telecommunications are keeping everyone on their toes, as communication service providers (CSPs) obsess over the next big thing to roll out and change the way the world communicates, stays informed, manages its daily lives, and more.

What is Apache Tomcat server and how does it work?

Apache Tomcat, developed by Sun Systems way back in the late 1990s, is a popular choice for developers who need to build and deploy Java-based web applications. It’s a collaboratively created platform that, since 2005, has become an accredited top-level Apache project with highly experienced developers volunteering support and resources for it. A 2022 survey shows that 48% of developers now utilize Apache Tomcat for deploying Java web applications.

The CEO Pocket Guide to Internal Developer Portals

In the current macroeconomic climate, it’s more important than ever for executive teams and CEOs to make the most of their resources. Organizations are expected to continually deliver innovative products and services in a rapidly changing environment, often with reduced engineering budgets. 75% of tech leaders fear displacement from competitors beating them to market, so speed and efficiency are top of mind.

Deploy or defer the latest macOS 14 Sonoma update with Endpoint Central

The wait for the latest macOS 14 update is finally over. The newest macOS Sonoma update comes with a plethora of security and privacy features intended to make your computing environment safer. Apple users can now explore new video conferencing features and advanced game mode, enable password and passkey sharing, and so much more. While there’s plenty of excitement that comes with an update like this, it’s important to proceed with caution.

Introducing the Datadog Open Source Hub

At Datadog, we have always been deeply involved with open source software—producing it, using it, and contributing to it. Our Agent, tracers, SDKs, and libraries have been open source from the beginning, giving our customers the flexibility to extend our tools for their own needs. The transparency of our open source components also allows them to fully audit the Datadog software that is running on their systems. But our commitment to open source only starts there.