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Introducing the help page for your status page users

We’re thrilled to introduce a new feature to your status page: a dedicated help page! This resource is designed to make it simple for your users to understand and interact with the status page effectively. From checking ongoing incidents to subscribing to updates, your users now have clear guidance on how to get the most from your status page.

Developers are Troubleshooting Directly in Slack and Teams with AI

“I asked Lumigo Copilot to provide context about issues from my phone. It saved me triaging time and also helped me understand who the relevant developer is to handle the alert, which keeps me from wasting someone else’s time” – Lior Mechlovich, CTO & Co-Founder, Salespeak. This quote from one of our beta users captures the power of Lumigo Copilot in Slack. Troubleshooting doesn’t have to be tedious.

Monitoring your web application as a small team

When you're part of a small team running a system with thousands of users or more, it can be pretty daunting to think about going on holiday, or even relaxing for a weekend. "What if it goes down, and I'm not there to fix it?!" you ask yourself. While you can never really guarantee that nothing will go wrong, you can take some steps to minimise your risk of things going wrong.

Getting Started with the OpenTelemetry Helm Chart in K8s

Managing observability in cloud-native environments can feel like juggling a thousand things at once. OpenTelemetry makes this easier by becoming a favorite among developers for collecting, processing, and exporting telemetry data without breaking a sweat. Now, let’s talk about the OpenTelemetry Helm Chart. It’s like having a shortcut button for deploying OpenTelemetry in Kubernetes.

A Complete Guide to Threat Hunting: Tools and Techniques

Today, threat hunting has emerged as a proactive defense strategy. No longer is it sufficient to rely solely on reactive measures; identifying and mitigating potential threats before they cause damage is now the name of the game. And the key to effective threat hunting? The right tools. This blog takes you through all about threat-hunting, the right tools, their capabilities, and why they’re indispensable in cybersecurity.

How to Use the Laravel Scheduler for Task Management

We all know time is precious, especially when your application relies on tasks that need to be done repeatedly. The Laravel Scheduler is the tool that helps you automate and manage those tasks effortlessly. But how does it work, and what makes it so powerful? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! In this guide, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know to get started.

How Does InfluxDB 3 Query Data in Real-Time?

InfluxDB 3 builds on open-source technologies—Flight, DataFusion, Arrow, and Parquet—but even if a developer made their own time series database using the same technologies, they would not be able to replicate InfluxDB 3. The FDAP stack provides many of the building blocks required for a high-performance database, such as the fast, multi-threaded, streaming, columnar execution engine that defines InfluxDB 3.

Long-Term Data Storage and Retention in Netdata

Netdata’s database engine (dbengine) provides a sophisticated multi-tiered storage system designed for efficient long-term data retention while maintaining high granularity. This article explores the technical details of how Netdata handles metric storage, the advantages of its distributed architecture, and how to configure it for your specific needs.

What is DDI? Meaning, Features & Benefits

As a network administrator, having full visibility and control over your network infrastructure is critical. However, managing core network services like DNS, DHCP, and IP addresses can become complex, especially as your network grows. This is where DDI comes in. DDI (DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management) solutions integrate these essential networking functions into a single, centralized management platform.