The cloud has revolutionized the way businesses operate. It allows organizations to access computing resources and data storage over the internet instead of relying on on-premises servers and infrastructure. While this flexibility is one of the main benefits of using the cloud, it can also create security and compliance challenges for organizations. That’s where cloud governance comes in. Cloud governance is a framework for managing and regulating how data is accessed and used in the cloud.

Managing application performance has evolved –requiring ITOps teams to become more involved in understanding application performance and users of APM solutions. Keeping an eye on what affects business outcomes has expanded outside the infrastructure to include the users dependent on applications. Modern ITOps teams can no longer ignore the application performance, status, user experience, and overall health of the application alongside the supporting infrastructure.

Managing Kubernetes version upgrades can be a formidable undertaking. API versions are graduated, new features are added and existing behaviors are deprecated. Version upgrades may also impact applications needed by the Kubernetes platform; affecting services like pod networking or DNS resolution. At LogicMonitor, we ensure our Kubernetes version upgrades are successful through a process designed to instill collaboration and due diligence in a repeatable fashion.

In the world of DevOps, every second counts. Problems need to be fixed fast, but with the intention that it’s done with a legitimate purpose for when something’s wrong. Continuous monitoring helps with automation and setting up the right kinds of alerts. If the system is going haywire, every moment not acting can make things worse. That’s why intelligent alerting is critical for enabling observability and continuous effective monitoring.

Amazon Redshift is a fast, scalable data warehouse in the cloud that is used to analyze terabytes of data in minutes. Redshift has flexible query options and a simple interface that makes it easy to use for all types of users. With Amazon Redshift, you can quickly scale your storage capacity to keep up with your growing data needs. So if you’re looking for a powerful data warehouse that’s easy to use, Amazon Redshift is the perfect solution.

If you’re a systems administrator, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of Ansible. But if you’re not familiar with the tool or just getting started with it, there are some key terms and concepts you need to know. Here we will give you an overview of Ansible, from its origins to the latest features. We’ll also cover some of the key terminology associated with Ansible so you can start using it effectively immediately.

Terraform and Pulumi are both Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. They allow you to manage, provision, and configure your infrastructure using code, which makes it easy to automate your infrastructure deployments and manage them in a version control system. Terraform is an open source tool developed by Hashicorp. It’s popular among developers because it’s easy to use and has a wide range of community-developed plugins and integrations.

Do you have repetitive tasks you’d like to automate or manage, but not the time or know-how to code a solution from scratch? Powershell might be just what you’re looking for. Designed to help automate activities, it is a cross-platform shell and scripting language developed by Microsoft. With Powershell, you can use the command line or scripting language to have point-and-click activities executed and managed. It’s fairly easy to use and yet extremely powerful. So, where do you begin?

Load balancers are critical components in AWS systems, and selecting the most suitable option might prove confusing for some users. Choosing the right option enables users to distribute various tasks across resources, resulting in an optimized process. Operating a network without load balancers may result in significant delays in web services during a spike in user requests.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Kinesis is a cloud-based service that can fully manage large distributed data streams in real-time. This serverless data service captures, processes, and stores large amounts of data. It is a functional and secure global cloud platform with millions of customers from nearly every industry. Companies from Comcast to the Hearst Corporation are using AWS Kinesis.

OpenTelemetry (OTEL) is a big data platform that enables the collection and analysis of large-scale telemetry data. Many companies have adopted it for use in their products. In this post, we’ll discuss semantic conventions in OpenTelemetry and how they are used to make data processing easier. We’ll also discuss the different types of semantic conventions and their importance.

The growth of technology has led to more efficient and relevant digital experiences, and customers continue to expect more out of those interactions. That’s true no matter their location and no matter which device they choose to use. Companies that cannot provide these kinds of personalized interactions for their customers find themselves falling behind the competition as technology continues to advance.

The digital database has come a long way since its infancy in the 1960s. Modern databases do much more heavy lifting than their simpler predecessors and have become sophisticated storehouses for both unstructured and structured data. Businesses still rely heavily on databases, and with advances in database monitoring technology, teams can protect their data like never before.

Helm is a deployment tool that simplifies installing, configuring, and managing Kubernetes clusters. Anyone familiar with writing Kubernetes manifests knows how tedious it is to create multiple manifest files using YAML. Even the most basic application has at least 3 manifest files. As the cluster grows, the more unwieldy the configuration becomes. Helm is one of the most useful tools in a developer’s tool belt for managing Kubernetes clusters.