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Building trust through incident communication with Adrián Moreno, VP of Engineering at SumUp

Today, good incident communication isn't a nice to have—it's an absolute must. But where do you even start? To help answer that question, we sat down with the VP of Engineering at SumUp, ⁠Adrián Moreno Peña⁠, to get his perspective on how organizations of all sizes can share stellar comms no matter the situation. We discuss.

Break silos: Three steps to full-context ops

Every day, operators receive mountains of alerts to sift through. Prioritizing alerts based on impact and severity can seem impossible. And constantly evolving IT environments increase complexity by orders of magnitude. Knowing which alerts to prioritize is extremely difficult, especially without the critical context to make those alerts actionable.

Finding the common ground with executives in incidents

I spotted this thread on Reddit, discussing the pains of executives dropping into incidents, and the corresponding impact it can have on the incident response process. Being an SRE community, it was a little more of a one-sided account of the situation. So let’s look a little closer, and dive into what it takes to make incidents better for responders and executives alike.

The Debrief: Meet our VP of Engineering-Norberto Lopes

Recently, we introduced our very first VP of Engineering, Norberto Lopes, to incident.io. As with all of our new joiners, we thought it would be helpful for folks to get acquainted with who exactly he is! So in this episode of The Debrief, we'll do exactly that. We sat down with Norberto to ask about his background, what he was doing before incident.io, what motivated him to join the company, and a whole lot more.

xMatters Support - Change Intelligence

Because digital services can experience thousands of changes per day, it’s critical to intelligently surface change information in a way that’s meaningful and actionable for resolvers. By presenting relevant changes within the context of an incident, resolvers can identify recently changed services, gain greater insight into potential root causes, and immediately take action to mitigate and resolve the issue. Let’s take a look at Change Management in xMatters.

Replace Imprivata Cortext with OnPage

Healthcare organizations require a secure clinical communication and collaboration system that ensures care teams are well-equipped to effectively communicate, coordinate, and maximize collective knowledge to deliver high-quality patient care successfully. This system should prioritize patient privacy and data security while facilitating seamless information exchange among healthcare professionals across various departments and locations.

Software Deployment: 5 Things that Can Go Wrong

Software deployment, a critical process in software development, refers to all the activities that make a software system available for use. It’s the stage where all the hard work of creating software culminates into something tangible that users can interact with. But before we delve into its complexities, let’s first understand the basics of software deployment.

Set up a maintenance window on ilert mobile app

ilert's maintenance windows feature allows users to schedule downtime for alert sources and services. This ensures that on-call responders won't receive alerts from alert sources during maintenance and service, and status page subscribers will be informed about planned and ongoing service maintenance. In this video, you will learn how to use this feature on ilert mobile app.