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Dual ship logs with Datadog Observability Pipelines

Organizations often adjust their logging strategy to meet their changing observability needs for use cases such as security, auditing, log management, and long-term storage. This process involves trialing and eventually migrating to new solutions without disrupting existing workflows. However, configuring and maintaining multiple log pipelines can be complex. Enabling new solutions across your infrastructure and migrating everyone to a shared platform requires significant time and engineering effort.

Azure Cost Management - Generating Cost Scopes

In this video, Michael Stephenson demonstrates how to generate Cost Scopes in Azure Cost Management to democratize the management of cost data. With this feature, engineers and operations teams can manage the costs they incur through the applications they develop. He also shows how to create a Cost Scope manually and generate a tree view based on a deployment-focused view. Learn how to view cost from different dimensions using Cost in Context and generate a tree view based on a tag.

Top 10 Ways to Reduce IT Cost Through Observability

Today, almost every other business is using cloud-native technologies and practices to grow business and increase revenue. No doubt, the modern cloud computing approach offers several opportunities for businesses to grow but it is also creating a new set of challenges. As per a report, SaaS companies spend almost 19% of their total revenue on IT. If not handled these challenges properly, it will erode the anticipated advantages. In fact, many businesses are under high pressure to reduce their IT costs.

Why action items shouldn't be the goal post-incident #incidentmanagement #podcast

In this clip, Colette explains why focusing on coming up with a list of action items post-incident is a big mistake. About the episode: What if we told you that everything you thought you knew about incident response was wrong. Well, at least some of it. That some of the things you’ve been doing for years might not actually be having the impact you thought they did. Or, even worse, that some of the assumptions you’ve been making have actually been having a negative impact on you, your team and your organization.

The issue with DORA metrics #incidentmanagement #podcast

In this clip, Colette explains what the underlying issue is with DORA metrics. About the episode: What if we told you that everything you thought you knew about incident response was wrong. Well, at least some of it. That some of the things you’ve been doing for years might not actually be having the impact you thought they did. Or, even worse, that some of the assumptions you’ve been making have actually been having a negative impact on you, your team and your organization.

7 Strategies to Reduce Website Downtime

Website administrators and business owners know the frustration and potential revenue loss that can come with website downtime. It’s like throwing a party and locking the front door—your guests (or, in this case, customers) cannot get in. To help you keep those digital doors open and the party going, here are some practical strategies you can use to minimize website downtime.