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The Gremlin November 2021 release: Integrate better with private network integrations

We’re excited to announce the launch of private network integrations! This lets you use our existing Status Checks and Webhooks features on systems residing inside of your internal network, empowering any Gremlin team to automate Gremlin tasks safely and securely.

Kubernetes 1.23 - What's new?

Kubernetes 1.23 is about to be released, and it comes packed with novelties! Where do we begin? This release brings 45 enhancements, on par with the 56 in Kubernetes 1.22 and the 50 in Kubernetes 1.21. Of those 45 enhancements, 11 are graduating to Stable, a whopping 15 are existing features that keep improving, and 19 are completely new. The new features included in this version are generally small, but really welcomed. Like the kubectl events command, support for OpenAPI v3, or gRPC probes.

All-new Netdata Cloud Charts 2.0

Netdata excels in collecting, storing, and organizing metrics in out-of-the-box dashboards for powerful troubleshooting. We are now doubling down on this by transforming data into even more effective visualizations, helping you make the most sense out of all your metrics for increased observability. The new Netdata Charts provide a ton of useful information and we invite you to further explore our new charts from a design and development perspective.

NiCE VMware Management Pack 5.4 released

The NiCE VMware Management Pack 5.4 is an enterprise-ready Microsoft SCOM add-on for advanced VMware vSphere and ESXi monitoring. It supports the VMware administrator in centralized vSphere and ESXi health and performance monitoring to improve user experience and business results. The new NiCE VMware Management Pack 5.4 comes with new features, such as extensive vSAN monitoring options, vCenter Service monitoring, Snapshot management, Datastore Provision monitoring, as well as Certificate tracking.

VMware Management Pack Update Release (21.11.2612.0)

Finally, It's time for a new VMware management pack release, and yes, we heard you! A while ago we asked for your input and feedback in a customer survey. We worked hard to optimize and add new features according to your requests. Some most significant features are mentioned and described in depth below, while you will find all newly added features, changes, and improvements in the release notes.

Enterprise Alert 9.1 Update brings Microsoft Teams and SIGNL4 connectivity

As announced at the User Group Meeting 2021, we are now releasing Enterprise Alert 9.1. This version brings a set of new features extending the capabilities in some crucial areas. Here is what’s new in a nutshell: As always you will find more details, release notes and downloadable installer files in the online user group. You can also watch the session from our UGM (no cookie embedding): Watch this video on YouTube

Sensu Go 6.5: Sensu Plus, High-performance Handlers, and Pipeline Resources

Sensu Go 6.5 is another feature-packed release and our first integration with the Sumo Logic Continuous Intelligence Platform. In this post, we’ll review the new features that make Sensu Go 6.5 such a banner release, and give you a sneak peek of what we have planned for future Sensu Go releases.

k6 introduces browser automation and Prometheus support in k6 OSS

While there is a lot of focus on the three pillars of observability to provide insight into application performance in production, load testing is the other side of the observability story. By using the open source load testing tool k6 — which Grafana Labs acquired earlier this year — developers can simulate real-world traffic to test the reliability and performance of software changes and new features, not to mention flag performance issues before impacting end users.

Announcing the General Availability of Splunk RUM Custom Events

With a 70% increase in internet usage, and digital teams adopting cloud-native technologies at a rapid rate, the importance of measuring customer experience on digital properties is not just a technical problem, but a business imperative. Frontend developers and SREs use Real User Monitoring (RUM) to understand critical components of their end-user experience, like how quickly users see content, when a page becomes interactive, and a page's visual stability.