5 myths about platform engineering: what it is and what it isn't
We present five common myths about platform engineering — what it is and what it isn’t — that we've heard when folks aren't considering the whole picture.
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The CTO is responsible for reliability and availability
Who's ultimately responsible for reliability? "You need an executive champion that cares about this. And to me, it's the CTO. The CTO is responsible for the quality of the code that you're writing, the quality of the customer experience, the quality of the product. And so, you know, your software doesn't work. The quality is zero. Not half points here. If you can't use it, it doesn't work.
CI/CD: The Key to Accelerating Software Development and Delivery
The CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) pipeline stands as a pivotal tool in modern software development. It comprises a sequence of automated steps essential for delivering updated software versions seamlessly. CI/CD pipelines are pivotal in enhancing software delivery across the development lifecycle through automation.
Snowflake Vs. Redshift: Everything You Need To Know In 2024
Whether you’re a data-driven, data-informed, or data-backed organization, your data remains your most crucial business intelligence resource. All the data you collect for later analysis needs to be stored in a secure location as well. Cloud-based data warehouses offer superior performance, flexibility, and cost benefits.
DevOps and SRE Metrics: R.E.D., U.S.E., and the "Four Golden Signals"
In the fast-paced realm of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), success starts with effective monitoring. Understanding the fundamental metrics is crucial for identifying and mitigating issues proactively. In this article, we’ll delve into the leading metrics frameworks — R.E.D., U.S.E., and the “Four Golden Signals” — which will provide you with a solid foundation to enhance your monitoring practices.
How to Connect ODBC for Marketo to Excel and Power BI
How to Connect ODBC for Marketo to Excel and Power BI.
Announcing HAProxy 3.0
Here we are in our twenty-third year, and open source HAProxy is going strong. HAProxy is the world’s fastest and most widely used software load balancer, with over one billion downloads on Docker Hub. It is the G2 category leader in API management, container networking, DDoS protection, web application firewall (WAF), and load balancing.
Platform Engineering Best Practices: Data Security and Privacy
Security is and will always be a huge concern, and Platform Engineering is here to stay: so, what are some Platform Engineering best practices that can support your data security and privacy efforts? You’d be surprised where they overlap, and what you can learn about putting security and productivity together — we’ll explain.
Guide to Monitoring Your Apache Zipkin Environment Using Telegraf
Using Apache Zipkin is important because it provides detailed, end-to-end tracing of requests across distributed systems, helping to identify latency issues and performance bottlenecks. Monitoring your Zipkin environment is crucial to ensure the reliability and performance of your tracing system, allowing you to quickly detect and address any anomalies or downtime.
What is a DevOps engineer? A look inside the role
DevOps engineers play a vital role in modern software organizations, helping to bridge the gap between software development and IT operations. DevOps is a cultural and technical approach that emphasizes collaboration, automation, and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD). DevOps engineers are responsible for implementing and supporting these practices to improve efficiency, enhance software quality, and accelerate delivery times.