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The top 5 network security threats every CIO should know in 2025

During a routine network check, your network bandwidth monitoring tool flags an unusual spike in bandwidth usage from a critical server. Further investigation reveals an unauthorized data transfer attempt originating from a misconfigured device. What would have happened if the IT team did not have a monitoring tool to identify the spike? Without the right tools, this simple red flag could escalate into a costly disaster: ransomware, compliance fines, or even operational paralysis.

Getting started with SCOM dashboards

In this blog, we will use the SquaredUp Cloud SCOM plugin to connect to our SCOM Management Group and take a look at what we get out of the box. SquaredUp Cloud is a data visualization tool that can connect to 70+ data sources – perfect for bringing varied data together in a single pane of glass. Display your SCOM data alongside other important metrics.

Caution: High Value Information #webinar #sre

Join us for an exclusive webinar with Ben Good from Google as we explore the findings in the 2024 State of DevOps report. For over a decade, the DORA report has provided critical insights into the capabilities and practices that fuel high-performing technology organizations. This report highlights the significant impact of AI on software development, explores platform engineering’s promises and challenges, and emphasizes user-centricity and stable priorities for organizational success.

How to Troubleshoot An Internet Local Loop Issue | Obkio Use Case Series

Is your Internet connection acting up? In this video, we’ll walk you through how to identify and troubleshoot an Internet Local Loop issue using Obkio’s Network Performance Monitoring tool. Learn how to pinpoint the root cause of connectivity problems and ensure a reliable network for your business. What You’ll Learn: What an Internet Local Loop is How to detect Local Loop issues How Obkio helps you troubleshoot network problems.

The Best API Monitoring Tools in 2025: A Complete Guide

Imagine its Black Friday and your e-commerce platform suddenly stops processing payments. The culprit? A critical API connection to your payment processor has failed, and you had no idea until angry customers started flooding your support channels. By the time your team identifies and fixes the issue, you’ve already lost thousands in potential sales and damaged your brand reputation.

How to cut costs for metrics and logs: a guide to lowering expenses in Grafana Cloud

Observability is essential to maintaining system reliability, but as your infrastructure scales, so do your costs. Between metrics and logs, managing telemetry data can become overwhelming and expensive. Grafana Cloud is already designed to be cost-efficient, but scaling can still present cost challenges. The good news? Grafana provides robust tools and best practices to help optimize observability data and rein in spending.

Integrate AppSignal with AWS Fargate in Python Flask

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to integrate AppSignal with a Flask application running on AWS Fargate. Fargate is a serverless container service that allows you to run Docker containers in the cloud. By integrating AppSignal with AWS Fargate, you can monitor the performance of your Flask application and get insights.

Deeper Trace Analytics - Quickly search through all spans, entry spans and root spans

Debugging distributed systems can often feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. When issues arise, devs need faster ways to pinpoint critical spans within their traces. With our latest Deeper Trace Analytics update, we now enable powerful filtering for root and entry spans — making it significantly easier to analyze and debug distributed traces.

Ubuntu System Logs: How to Find and Use Them

System logs play a crucial role in debugging and monitoring in Ubuntu. When a service misbehaves or an unexpected crash happens, logs hold the answers. They’re also great for keeping an eye on system performance. Knowing how to access, read, and manage these logs can save you hours of troubleshooting. This guide covers everything you need to know about Ubuntu system logs—from where they’re stored to how to analyze them efficiently.