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The latest News and Information on DevOps, CI/CD, Automation and related technologies.

Building On-call: Our observability strategy

At incident.io, we run an on-call product. Our customers need to be sure that when their systems go wrong, we’ll tell them about it—high availability is a core requirement for us. To achieve the level of reliability that’s essential to our customers, excellent observability (o11y) is one of the most important tools in our belt. When done right, observability improves your product experience from two angles.

Network Management: Definition, Best Practices, and Tools

The efficiency of your IT infrastructure can make or break your business, specially in the IT world. At the core of this infrastructure lies Network Management (NM)—a critical process that ensures your network operates smoothly, securely, and efficiently. Whether you're managing a small office network or a sprawling enterprise system, understanding NM is key to maintaining optimal performance and security. But what exactly does Network Management involve? And why is it so important?

3 Key Strategies for End-to-End DevOps Automation

DevOps automation is essential for speeding up delivery, minimizing errors, and boosting team collaboration. But selecting the right approach can make or break your organization’s agility and scalability. Let's break down three key approaches—DIY with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and DevOps Automation Platforms—so you can identify the best strategy for your needs.

A data lake on your cloud with Spark, Kubernetes and OpenStack

Data lake is a very large scale data processing paradigm that disrupts the conventional data warehousing model. Data lakes can offer greater flexibility whilst retaining the benefits and efficiency of centralised data governance. With Canonical OpenStack private cloud platform, Kubernetes and Charmed Spark solutions, your data lake architecture can also benefit from extended flexibility and scalability whilst remaining cost effective to operate.

Choosing the Best SRE Tools for Your Business: A Buyer's Guide

If you're a member of a Site Reliability Engineer(SRE), DevOps, or IT operations team, you're likely familiar with the challenges of maintaining system uptime and reliability. That's where SRE tools come in. They are the unsung heroes that help maintain reliability and performance. In today's tech-driven world, these tools are more important than ever. This guide is here to help you choose the best SRE tools for your enterprise team.

Optimizing DevOps with Kubernetes Ephemeral Environments: Efficient Testing and Deployment

Ephemeral environments transform software development by providing temporary, isolated spaces for testing and deploying microservices without affecting production. Given its robust orchestration capabilities, Kubernetes excels at creating these temporary environments, allowing teams to efficiently manage and scale containerized applications. By integrating tools like Helm and Kustomize, developers can maintain a codified version of their app and its dependencies.

DevFinOps: What it is and why it matters

DevFinOps presents a paradigm where cost responsibility is linked with development and operations. This system is particularly good if you work in Cloud environments. Introducing of FinOps or the Finance + DevOps practices into the development cycle could supply your business with hidden cost-saving possibilities.

SD-WAN: Dead or Different?

The rapid evolution of work models and security requirements has prompted questions about the relevance of Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology. In their insightful report, ‘Is SD-WAN Dead?’ Jonathan Forest and Andrew Lerner of Gartner explore these dynamics, concluding that while SD-WAN is far from obsolete, its role is shifting.