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Throughout the pandemic, we heard quite a bit about digital transformation initiatives. Companies are often looking for ways to leverage technology as a competitive advantage to accelerate business outcomes. However, if we’re looking for a true digital transformation, we need to take one step back and look at how the increasing use of technology affects our employees and the future of work.

Organizations use load and performance testing to prevent issues from impacting customers, which is essential if they want to stay relevant in today’s digital-first world. And with the rise of cloud native technology and DevOps, software teams must shift performance testing left, towards development. However, traditional load and performance testing tools simply haven’t kept pace, leaving developers, operations, and QA teams siloed.

Welcome to 2023! As we transition from 2022 — which in many ways was exciting for undesirable reasons such as the lingering pandemic, conflict in Ukraine, and uncertain economic conditions — I am eager to look ahead to anticipate themes that will affect IT or, more specifically, IT Operations. As vendors, customers, and practitioners, we’ve worked in IT through many eras of disruption.

In the world of business, time is money. So when your network is running slower than a sloth on a rainy day, it's not just frustrating - it can be costly. From sluggish downloads and uploads to frustratingly slow web browsing, network slowness can bring even the most productive team to a grinding halt. But fear not! With a little know-how, you can troubleshoot network slowness and speed things up like a pro.

SAN FRANCISCO – March 21, 2023 – InfluxData, creator of the leading time series platform InfluxDB, today announced it has received the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification, a globally recognized standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). The certificate scope comprises the ISMS supporting the operations underlying the InfluxDB database cloud and enterprise offerings. It also includes ISO/IEC 27018:2019 compliance for the protection of personally identifiable information.

It’s been less than 4 months since we released Cribl Search, the first federated query engine focused on observability and security data. The reception has been tremendous. Customers, partners, prospects, and even our internal teams were overjoyed by the initial offering but have been anxiously awaiting the promises of the next release. The wait is over!

After our recent company-wide offsite in New Orleans, the Cribl employees are feeling like they’ve leveled up in more ways than one. Not only did we indulge in delicious beignets and king cakes, but we also came back motivated to create some kick-ass new product features with our 4.1 release. It’s like we soaked up all the good vibes and brought them back with us.

This afternoon, on Pandora FMS blog, we bring you one of those much needed training videos. No, we are not talking about a tutored Pilates session or a recipe for the best Bacalhau à Brás. Nor do we bring you the trick to get past the chieftain of the desert of Elden Ring.

Code reviews are a massively beneficial way to improve code quality, identify vulnerabilities, and establish coding best practices. According to Microsoft researchers, peer code reviews improve code quality by 15–35%. In addition, according to the Journal of Systems and Software, peer code reviews increase accountability by 30–40%.

What does it mean to build a successful networking team? Is it hiring a team of CCIEs? Is it making sure candidates know public cloud inside and out? Or maybe it’s making sure candidates have only the most sophisticated project experience on their resume. In this post, we’ll discuss what a successful networking team looks like and what characteristics we should look for in candidates. What does it mean to build a successful networking team?