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Networking Field Day 35: Selector AI Introduction with Debashis Mohanty

Selector's customer base includes 50 deployments across service providers as well as large enterprises in retail, media distribution, colocation services, and multi-cloud networking services. These customers aim to correlate events across their network, applications, and infrastructure; eliminate the need for human intervention in RCS and remediation; and democratize access to insights using conversational natural language interfaces. Selector delivers on these outcomes, while accelerating incident remediation through smart, actionable alerting and a GenAI-based conversational interface.

How to Create an Incident Communication Plan in 2024

No matter how robust your IT systems are, every business faces incidents at some point. Incidents can include degraded performance, poor response time, service disruptions, outages, and security incidents such as data breaches. This is why it’s key for businesses to have an incident communication plan that ensures all the affected parties are aware of the status of services. This includes DevOps teams, affected accounts, investors, customers, media outlets, etc.

Learnings from ServiceNow's Proactive Response to a Network Breakdown

ServiceNow is undoubtedly one of the leading players in the fields of IT service management (ITSM), IT operations management (ITOM), and IT business management (ITBM). When they experience an outage or service interruption, it impacts thousands. The indirect and induced impacts have a multiplier effect on the larger IT ecosystem. Think about it. If a workflow is disrupted because of an outage, then there are large and wide ripple effects. For example: The list goes on.

Elevate Your Database Performance: The Power of Custom Query Monitoring With DX UIM

In today's data-driven world, while new storage solutions and data lakes continue to emerge, many companies still use traditional databases with specific needs for tracking activities. Custom queries, tailored to particular applications or use cases, are crucial for identifying performance bottlenecks, slow-running queries, and resource-intensive operations.

Strategies for Efficient Log Management in Large-Scale Kubernetes Clusters

Aliaksandr Valialkin, #VictoriaMetrics CTO present "Strategies for Efficient hashtag#LogManagement in Large-Scale hashtag#Kubernetes Clusters" at hashtag#FrOSCon. Large #Kubernetes clusters can generate significant volumes of logs, especially when housing thousands of running pods. This may demand substantial CPU, RAM, disk IO, and disk space for storing and querying large log volumes. In this talk, we will look into different strategies of storing those logs in #ElasticSearch, Grafana Loki and #VictoriaLogs and examine how we can save 10x or more on infrastructure costs.

What is a Webhook?

You may have seen webhooks mentioned in some of your apps before and thought: “Would I benefit from using a webhook?” In a word: yes. In simple terms, webhooks are an easy way for one app to “speak” to another, allowing data to be passed between systems that are otherwise unconnected. Applications and services such as Twitter, Discord, Youtube, and Github all use webhooks to provide you with the services you know and love. So that begs the question: how do I use webhooks?

Why Observability is Critical to Cyber Resilience

Whether an enterprise operates in technology, healthcare, financial services, or another business vertical, cybersecurity must remain top of mind. In addition to the numerous international cybersecurity regulations, like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, GDPR, and other mandates, enterprises must also prioritize cybersecurity to mitigate downtime, protect sensitive data, and uphold customer trust and brand reputation.

Understanding Alert Fatigue - Causes and Prevention Strategies

Alert fatigue plagues cybersecurity and IT professionals, compromising their ability to respond effectively to genuine threats. This phenomenon occurs when an overwhelming volume of alerts desensitizes responders, leading to missed critical notifications and increased security risks. Understanding alert fatigue is crucial for organizations aiming to maintain robust security postures and operational efficiency.