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A primer to understanding observability

The one certainty you will find in IT, developer, and SRE roles is that things always change! One hot topic in DevOps communities is observability. A long word, you may be wondering what it really means and how you can add it to your skillset. Here’s a quick primer to get you going on your path to observability.

Automate the deployment of FeathersJS apps to Heroku

Automation goes beyond just building solutions to replace complex or time-consuming manual processes. As the popular saying goes, “anything that can be automated should be automated.” For example, deploying updates to applications can and should be automated. In this tutorial, I will show you how to set up hands-free deployment of a FeathersJS app to Heroku.

Spring4Shell: Responding to Zero-Day Threats with the Right Data

On March 30th, 2022, rumors began to swirl around a GitHub commit from a researcher containing proof of concept (POC) exploit code. The exploit targeted a zero-day in the Spring Core module of the Spring Framework, and was quickly confirmed against specific versions of Spring Core with JDK 9 and above. Anything running Tomcat is most at risk given the POC was based on Tomcat apps. This threat posture will evolve over time as new vectors and payloads are discovered and distributed.

The Netdata Way of Troubleshooting

Together with you, our fabulous community, Netdata is changing the way the world thinks of high fidelity monitoring – and we are gaining momentum. Our chief troublemaker and CEO, Costa Tsaousis, is the pioneer and architect of this revolution that’s brewing in the monitoring and troubleshooting space. Watch him explain the Netdata way of troubleshooting.

Learn From These Mistakes Before You Learn Text Message Automation

In today's business world, marketing is everything. Without a good marketing strategy, a business can quickly fall behind its competitors. One of the most popular marketing tools is text message automation. It is very effective in increasing customer engagement and driving sales. However, it can also be a huge waste of resources if used incorrectly. This article will discuss some of the most common mistakes that people and businesses make when using text message automation software programs to market their business.

Announcement: RepliByte - an open-source tool to synchronize your cloud databases and hide sensitive data

After weeks of hard work, we are super excited to announce RepliByte - an open-source tool to synchronize your cloud databases from one place to the other while hiding sensitive data 🛡

Apple Zero-Day: How to Spot Devices to Update in Your Company in Seconds

Just a couple of days after Google announced a high-risk zero-day vulnerability in Chrome, Apple disclosed two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting their operating system on both mobile and desktop devices. The company has already issued updates for its iOS and macOS users. The patched versions are as follows: As for the Apple zero-day exploits, they were reported anonymously.
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Who Can Benefit From Kafka Monitoring Services?

The benefits of Apache Kafka monitoring services are widely appreciated across the industry. Organizations that rely heavily on Apache Kafka for their data streaming needs can derive great benefit from the use of Kafka monitoring services. By keeping track of various different key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Kafka, such as message throughput and latency, organizations can ensure that their Kafka-based data pipelines are running as smoothly and efficiently as possible.