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Enhancing DevOps with SQL Sentry: A Guide to Shift Left Strategies

Data drives decisions: no one argues this. But developers and DevOps professionals primarily care that their data is being stored… somewhere. At that point, many of them walk away without a care about what happens afterward. They leave that to the DBAs, cloud admins, and anyone else except themselves. But that idea doesn’t scale. Even though the data is a part of your continuous delivery/continuous integration (CI/CD) operations, the care and feeding of those datasets falls to others. Maybe it’s time to look at that data and make some recommendations.

What is Network Monitoring?

In "What is Network Monitoring?" Kentik Technical Evangelist Leon Adato breaks down the essentials of network monitoring and observability. Learn the fundamental concepts behind network monitoring, including network monitoring metrics, synthetic transactions, and NetFlow analysis. Discover how these tools and techniques help turn data into actionable insights, ensuring your network runs smoothly. Whether you're new to network monitoring or looking to refine your understanding, this video provides a clear and concise overview.

Modern Observability in Action at the University of Oxford

The Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford is pioneering the better use of data, evidence, and digital tools in healthcare, policy, and beyond. The institute employs an open-source approach with its OpenSAFELY analytics platform, enabling high-impact research that yields actionable insights, drives innovation, and enhances lives globally.

InfluxDB 3.0 Product Update Round-up: Q2 2024

Wrapping up another quarter provides an ideal time to look back on the features we rolled out across various products. Software is never finished, and our engineers have been working hard to deliver improvements to InfluxDB 3.0. This roundup highlights some of the developments and releases over the last few months.

How to Install SNMP Service

If you want to monitor your network devices, learning how to install the SNMP service is crucial. This guide will walk you through the process of installing the SNMP service on various Windows systems using both the graphical user interface (GUI) and PowerShell commands. We'll cover steps for Windows Server versions and Windows 10, ensuring you have the tools to manage your network efficiently.

Introducing Insights: Tailored debugging workflows for your application

You’re seeing an unusually high number of 429 status codes, but your monitoring solution can’t tell you much beyond that. Typically, that’s when you start searching through logs — while simultaneously sustaining the urge to walk away and hope someone else deals with it. To make sure neither of those happens, we made a new set of debugging workflows aptly named Insights.

Event Streaming: The What, Why, and How

Event streaming is a powerful concept that has gained significant traction in the areas of data processing and real-time analytics. This post discusses the basics: what event streaming is, examples, and uses. Additionally, the post explores how to implement event streaming, as well as the technologies and tools involved.