Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Maintaining Operational Sanity Across 100+ AWS Accounts | Eric Mann / Ryan Tomac (Vacasa)

At Vacasa, AWS accounts represent the unit of isolation for distinct applications & services in our software ecosystem, providing security benefits and operational autonomy for our teams as we scale. Managing accounts at this scale requires strong DevOps practices to maintain security, operational sanity, and uniform observability across the system. In this talk, we’ll cover the benefits of such an approach, the practices that make it possible, and the important role Datadog plays.

N-able Backup: The Cloud-First Data Protection Solution

Yes, data volumes are growing, but online backup doesn’t need to be a loss leader—or a break-even solution. Simplify your approach with the N‑able™ Backup solution. Scale with your customers’ growth and turn backup services into a driver of profitability for your business. · Protect your customers’ data, wherever it is.· Minimize human error and improve efficiency.· Deliver higher levels of service.· Outsmart ransomware with direct-to-cloud backups.· Back up more frequently, and archive data longer, at no extra cost.

MSP Live Chat: Microsoft 365 Management and Security in 2022

What big moves can we expect from Microsoft in 2022? And how are savvy MSPs planning ahead? Price hikes. Name changes. New offerings. Oh my. Keeping up with Microsoft is a full-time job these days. Luckily, we've got experts dropping by the Live Chat to keep you in the loop. Join us, CyberDrain's Kelvin Tegelaar, and others as we dive into the latest big announcements from Microsoft and talk modern approaches to M365 multi-tenant management and security.

WFA: Visible - Digital Experience Index (DXI) Dashboard

If you’re not sure where to start when prioritizing investments that will have the greatest impact on user experience, this dashboard is for you! Teneo’s WFA: Visible DXI Dashboard allows you to be 5 times faster at prioritizing objectives, identifying what to improve, and reporting on improvement. #TeneoGrp

Best Practices for Cloud Monitoring

In our last episode, we covered best practices for deploying and using Cloud Operations in an enterprise environment. But we still left some questions unanswered. How should you monitor your services? How should you deal with alerts? And what about managing cost? In this episode of Engineering for Reliability, Yuri discusses best practices for setting up and using Cloud Monitoring and optimizing monitoring costs.

AMA Responses: Icinga for Windows

00:10 Will there be any further Windows development in Icinga 2 except for the Windows agent part?

01:10 Are the Windows plugins considered to be deprecated?

02:12 Is it possible to only have the Icinga agent and the plugins without having the whole Icinga for Windows framework?

03:38 Are there plans to provide the PowerShell plugins as standalone, so one can use the plugins without the framework stuff?

Fail-Safe Digital Scheduler for On-Call Management

In this video, we discuss how OnPage's advanced, fail-proof digital schedules enable organizations to distribute workload evenly among scheduled, On-Call team members. The OnPage scheduler starts out "FULL" and schedules are created on top of it. This guarantees that a notification is delivered reliably, even when a slot is left empty on the scheduler. The scheduler reverts to the default group order and the entire group is notified, ensuring continuous coverage across your organization.