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A complete guide to managing Grafana as code: tools, tips, and tricks

We all know about the great things Grafana dashboards can do, and configuring them as code makes it possible to get even more out of them. These days, Grafana resources can mostly be managed as code in a declarative manner, which enables code review, code reuse, and in general, better workflows. This guide presents a few as code tools you can use to declaratively manage Grafana resources, plus some tips and tricks on how to incorporate them efficiently into your own use cases.

Cloud Monitoring: Troubleshoot misfired alerts

Have you ever received an unexpected Cloud Alerting incident? Would you like to learn how to prevent unexpected alerts? In this video, we cover some key concepts related to Alert Policy configuring in Google Cloud Monitoring. We’ll show you how to troubleshoot two unexpected incidents one on Metric and one on Log based metric alerting policies and explore configuration improvements to prevent future false alerts.

The Case for Monitoring as Code

You build it; you own it! It’s a simple mantra that has driven software development for years. The days of writing software and throwing it over the wall to operations teams are over. Instead, software development teams take ownership of what they do and own their own software operations. There is just one problem: Monitoring tools have not yet adopted the developer workflow. As a developer, the repository is the center of the workflow. It's the one single source of truth.

Best practices for on-call scheduling and management

An on-call schedule forms the backbone of your incident response system in the event of an outage or when an issue is raised. This type of schedule does not keep end-users waiting and helps maintain the reliability and availability of your software. However, on-call management practices often induce worry and anxiety in team members. In extreme cases, it can even be a contributing factor in employee burnout.

How to Get Started with Software Testing

You’ve forgotten to add frontend validation to number fields, and now people are getting an error when they enter text into those fields. However, this is an issue that’s easily preventable—by implementing a proper test that checks for edge cases, but how do get started with software testing? Avoiding bugs in production is just one advantage of testing, it also helps you be more confident about your applications, opens up the potential for a full CI/CD pipeline, and much more.

IDC LINK: JFrog Introduces New Software Supply Chain Security Capabilities

As software becomes increasingly complex, the need to secure the software supply chain becomes more important — and more difficult. But how can businesses address the challenges of securing their software supply chain? The International Data Corporation (IDC) offers critical insight.

ManageEngine named a Challenger in the 2022 GigaOm Radar for Network Validation

For over 16 years, ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager has enabled network admins to manage network device configurations and validate them—all while helping them stay compliant with international standards. Today, we are thrilled to announce that ManageEngine has been named a Challenger in the 2022 GigaOm Radar for Network Validation.