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Enable real-time updates with new integrations of webhooks with NetFlow Analyzer

A webhook, or web callback, is a user-defined HTTP callback used to alter the behavior of a webpage or application. It is triggered by specific events in a web application, such as receiving an SMS message or phone call. When the webhook is triggered, the source application sends an HTTP request, usually in the form of a POST or GET request, to the URL configured for the webhook.

Achieving cost-effective scalability: Optimize AWS ELB pricing using CloudSpend

ELB cost optimization- CloudSpend Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) is a load balancing service that automatically and evenly distributes incoming traffic from client-side applications across multiple virtual server instances, like Amazon EC2 instances, containers, or IP addresses, in different availability zones. It smoothly handles server instance failover and unavailability, thus increasing the application’s fault tolerance.

How to launch games that don't crash (often)

Building and supporting a video game project is challenging. It is a complex and intricate process that balances difficult time constraints and ambitious goals while keeping a highly engaged and demanding user base happy. Game developers need every advantage possible in the development and support process to succeed. One of the best ways to ensure that a game is successful is to make sure that every shipped version of the game project contains as few crash-causing defects as possible.

Better handling of bounced emails

Whenever we detects something wrong with your site it can send you a notification. We have multiple channels available: Slack, Telegram, webhooks, and many more. The most popular channel our users use is just a simple mail. Behind the scenes, Oh Dear uses Postmark to send out mails. Postmark will inform us whenever a notification mail results in a hard bounce. A hard bounce means that the mail won't be delivered. The most common reason for this is that the mailbox doesn't exist (anymore).

Collectd Plugins

Collectd is a data collection software that allows you to fetch metrics from a machine being monitored locally and push them to Graphite. Everything is done by plugins. The collectd plugins can collect metrics on CPU, memory, Postgres, JVM, and many more metrics. Plugins can also be used to push these metrics to Graphite, aggregate data, send alerts, and send notifications to email.

How MetricFire Can Help Monitor IoT Devices Using Telegraf and Mosquito

The growing popularity of IoT devices has revolutionized the way we interact with technology. From smart homes to industrial automation, these devices have become an integral part of our lives. However, managing and monitoring a large fleet of IoT devices can be a daunting task. With the sheer volume of data being generated by these devices, it becomes crucial to have a robust monitoring system in place.

SolarWinds Day: Secure By Design (6/28/23)

Join us for this SolarWinds Day: Secure by Design virtual event as we explore the importance of public/private partnerships to secure our common cyberinfrastructure. Hosted by SolarWinds CISO and VP of Security Tim Brown, this event includes a bipartisan panel of government leaders discussing the United States National Cybersecurity Strategy, its related frameworks, and the nature of today’s cyber risks.