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What is a Pull Request and Why You Need Them

As an engineer, you're probably familiar with version control systems like Git that let you track changes to your codebase. But are you using one of the most useful features of Git pull requests? If not, you're missing out. Pull requests are one of the best ways to collaborate on projects and create better code. In this article, we'll go over the pull request meaning, why you should be using them, and how to create your own pull requests.📑 What is incident management software?

Why Invest in Tooling? Benefits and Concerns

When looking to invest money in your engineering teams, what gives the best return? Hiring more staff to enable bigger projects and more diversified skill sets? Training engineers to uplevel their ability and productivity? Increasing salaries to retain the best talent? These are all great ideas that should be exercised often. But there’s one other investment worth considering that can offer huge benefits for relatively small amounts of money: tooling.

Blue Matador + Squadcast: Alert Routing Simplified

Blue Matador is the fastest, easiest way to set up AWS infrastructure monitoring, allowing small teams to fully monitor their cloud operations with no manual setup. If you use Blue Matador for your cloud monitoring requirements, you can integrate it with Squadcast, an end-to-end Incident Response tool, to route alerts from Blue Matador to the right users in Squadcast with ease.

Behold a brand New Incident Dashboard!

The incidents page, the most visited page on Zenduty, has an all-new look and feel! It's been completely redesigned from the ground up to be faster, easier to use, and more visually appealing. The Incidents list now dedicates more space for important information, such as the title, date, priority, and more. The UI is also more polished, shaving off whitespace where unnecessary. The avatars have been redesigned with more pastel shades, resulting in an overall design far more soothing to the eye.

Introducing Past Incident Feature | Incident Context and History | Squadcast

Introducing Squadcast's Past Incidents feature which helps incident responders by presenting them with past incidents related to the same service. It employs data science techniques to match and display a historical list of similar incidents from the same service you are currently investigating. This aids in expediting issue resolution by offering valuable insights, such as historical context, prior incident details, timing patterns, and past solutions.

What is Prometheus Alertmanager?

Prometheus Alertmanager is a powerful tool designed to handle various alerts generated by Prometheus. It plays a vital role in the overall monitoring ecosystem, acting as a centralized hub for managing alert notifications. With Prometheus Alertmanager and its robust notification management capabilities, you can efficiently define alert routing and notification policies. This empowers you to take timely actions and mitigate potential issues before they impact your service availability.

G2 Fall Report Positions Squadcast among the leading Incident Management, and IT Alerting Tools

Squadcast established itself as a Momentum Leader and High Performer across different regions in the Incident Management and IT Alerting tool categories. We have solidified our leadership in the Mid Market segment across various regions, this recognition stems from our dedicated customer base.