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Monitoring coffee: Tales from Hosted Graphite's secret lab

Feb 5, 2025 By MetricFire Blogger In MetricFire
It has been said that software engineers are organisms that convert caffeine into code. Not all software engineers need coffee to get by, but it's popular enough that it'd be silly for us not to have an office coffee machine... …it'd also be sort of silly for a monitoring company not to monitor that coffee machine, which is so crucial that we could make a reasonable argument for it being part of the production infrastructure.
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metricfire

Locking Down PostgreSQL with SSL: Secure Remote Connections Like a Pro

Feb 5, 2025 By Benjamin Pitts In MetricFire
PostgreSQL is a beast when it comes to handling data, but if you're running an instance that needs to be accessed remotely, securing it with SSL is non-negotiable. Without SSL, your database connection is essentially an open book for anyone snooping on the network. Let’s lock it down with properly signed certificates!
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#035 - Beyond Kubernetes: A Veteran of the Container Wars on the Past, Present, and Future of Clo...

Feb 5, 2025 By Komodor In Komodor
This episode of "Kubernetes for Humans" features Dan Ciruli, a Senior Director of Product Management at Nutanix, who shares his journey in tech and his perspective on the evolution of cloud-native technologies. Ciruli discusses his early career as an engineer and his transition to product management, noting that the role was not well-defined in the 1990s. He recounts his experiences with startups, Google, and D2IQ (formerly Mesosphere), highlighting the rise of Docker and projects like Mesos.
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cloudzero

Kubernetes Vs. Docker Vs. OpenShift: Understanding Their Roles And Differences

Feb 4, 2025 By CloudZero In CloudZero
Containers are a big deal today. They are software units that contain all the code, runtime, and dependencies required to run a distributed application. Thus, containers help engineers test and run apps without compatibility issues on any device and platform. Organizations can use containers to reduce engineering costs, speed up deployments, develop and test AI models, and automate more processes. You probably want those benefits as well.
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puppet

Struggling With Your Patch Management Process? Template, Essential Steps & Tips for a Stress-Free Patch Management Procedure

Feb 4, 2025 By Andrew Jones In Puppet
A patch management process lays out the steps associated with updating software and hardware. The typical patch management procedure includes things like prioritizing important patches, testing them, and eventually deploying them on an automated schedule — but with so many tools for managing patching in so many different kinds of setups, no two IT teams’ patch management processes look alike. What does your patch management process look like?
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xMatters

Essential Software Deployment Best Practices for Success

Feb 4, 2025 By xMatters In xMatters
Smooth and efficient software deployment is critical to delivering high-quality applications that meet user expectations. Still, many software failures can be traced back to deployment issues. A well-structured deployment strategy can help DevOps & SREs teams prevent these errors, ensure system reliability, and enhance user satisfaction. This guide explores software deployment best practices, from planning and execution to post-deployment monitoring and incident management.
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canonical

The role of FIPS 140-3 in the latest FedRAMP guidance

Feb 4, 2025 By Henry Coggill In Canonical
There’s good news in the US federal compliance space. The latest FedRAMP policy on the use of cryptographic modules relaxes some of the past restrictions that prevented organizations from applying critical security updates. There has long been a tension between the requirements for strictly certified FIPS crypto modules and the need to keep software patched and up to date with the latest security vulnerability fixes.
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upsun

Magento performance optimization-Actionable tips and strategies

Feb 4, 2025 By Ramanathan Ramakrishnamurthy In Upsun
Is your ecommerce store traffic resulting in enough conversions? If not, your store might be facing performance issues. Amazon loses 1% of its $141 billion online sales for every 100ms of latency. BBC risks 10% of its website visitors for every additional second of load time. As your business grows, the need to build new features, customize code, and integrate third-party systems grows.
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last9

SSHD Logs 101: Configuration, Security, and Troubleshooting Scenarios

Feb 4, 2025 By Anjali Udasi In Last9
Secure Shell (SSH) is a fundamental tool for remote system administration, and its logs play a critical role in security monitoring, debugging, and compliance. SSHD logs provide insights into authentication attempts, connection successes, failures, and potential intrusions. This guide explores everything you need to know about SSHD logs, including their location, format, analysis, and lesser-known security practices to maximize their effectiveness.
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