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Unify and query private network data in Grafana Cloud: Private Data Source Connect is now GA

You may be ready to make the move to Grafana Cloud, but securely querying private data has been a blocker. If you wanted to query a network-secured data source like a MySQL database or an Elasticsearch cluster that is hosted in an on-premises private network or a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), you needed to open your network to inbound queries from a range of IP addresses.

Listen, Learn and Adapt: The Keys to a Nimble Customer Experience Strategy

In celebration of Customer Experience Day 2023, this post is part of a series on customer experience and the ways that Splunk strives to deliver superior customer experience at every level. Any resilient customer experience (CX) team knows that in order to create superior customer experiences, listening is the first step. This is made apparent when you consider that 73% percent of customers expect companies to have a firm grasp on their unique needs and expectations.

Telemetry 101: An Introduction To Telemetry

Understanding system performance is critical for gaining a competitive advantage. Telemetry provides deeper insights into the system, helping business owners make better decisions. This article take a comprehensive look at the topic of telemetry. We’ll look at its functionality and telemetry types. We’ll also look at all the things telemetry data can help you with — plus the challenges companies with telemetry systems might face.

Troubleshooting Common Kafka Conundrums

This is the third blog in our series on Kafka, where we continue to explore the nuances of deploying Kafka for scale. In our previous blogs, Essential Metrics for Kafka Performance Monitoring and Auto-Instrumenting OpenTelemetry for Kafka, we laid the foundation for understanding Kafka’s performance and monitoring aspects. Now, as we explore further into the Kafka ecosystem, we’re here to tackle the common challenges that can arise during deployment and scaling.

How to Identify Your Organization's Attack Surface

Our glossary page on attack surfaces defined the terms associated with the concept. This post provides information that'll help your organization identify its attack surface. Much like your lawn after a good rain, your attack surface will grow rapidly if left unchecked. Along with increases in attack surface size comes an increase in cybersecurity risk. That risk can’t be eliminated as attack surfaces are always evolving, but it must be carefully managed.

How to Protect Vital Cloud Systems from Cyber Attacks

In today's digital era, cloud computing has become the backbone of numerous businesses. Cloud systems have become the go-to choice for many organizational needs thanks to advantages like unparalleled scalability, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness. Still, the rapid surge in cloud adoption has attracted the attention of cybercriminals. According to a report from Netwrix, 68% of organizations experienced at least one cyber attack incident in the past year.

Breaking Out of Analysis Paralysis: Streamlining Cloud Migration with Tidal Accelerator

In Episode 1, we delve into the critical topic of overcoming “Analysis Paralysis” during cloud migration. We will explore how Tidal Accelerator can help organizations break free from the shackles of over-analysis and guide them towards successful cloud migration.

October 2023 Update - New layout, additional cross links, improved event filtering and much more

Our October update brings a new layout in the web portal, new additional cross-references from Signl details to linked entities, and improved grouping options for conditions in the distribution rules. As always, all the details are in this blog article.

Faster, Stronger, Better: How Top Telcos Map Innovative Actions to Real Results

The telecommunications industry today is focused on delivering advanced, reliable connectivity and the highest possible performance to consumers, all while getting ahead of the cutthroat competition. And accomplishment in these key areas comes with its fair share of challenges for communications service providers (CSPs) to meet customer expectations.