With the increasing prevalence of IoT devices, which are being used in a wide range of applications, from smart homes and cities to industrial and agricultural systems, monitoring thei performance and health is extremely important. However, it’s essential to remember that monitoring IoT devices involves more than just tracking device-level data. In addition, monitoring data from the IoT platform or application layer is equally important.

Imagine yourself wearing the hat of a network engineer, where no two days at work are alike. In this dynamic environment, you're often the first point of contact when something remotely IT-related goes wrong, with users frequently pointing fingers at the network. Yet, your expertise lies in knowing the intricacies of network traffic, a vital skill for addressing operational and performance challenges.

For retailers and ecommerce store owners, your bottom line is always affected whenever your service is down, due to today's consumers expecting their digital interactions to operate around the clock. This is particularly crucial during spikes in traffic due to sales, like Black Friday or Cyber Monday.

Sentry was born and bred in the Open Source community, and we very much think of ourselves as part of it today. One thing we’ve learned together over the years is that an over-emphasis on user freedom can come at the cost of developer sustainability, to the point that we are now in an Open Source sustainability crisis.

As John Lennon once said, another year over…and a new one just begun. As we head into 2024, it’s important to reflect on what we’ve seen and where we need to focus in the year ahead.

DevOps Insights with Dennis Harnessing MetalLB - A Deep Dive into Kubernetes Load Balancing.

DX Unified Infrastructure Management (DX UIM) 23.4 is a major, new release of our cornerstone solution for full stack infrastructure observability. This release is due for general availability on January 15, 2024. This release meets the requirement for addressing web-scale IT complexity in enterprises, government agencies, and managed service providers. With this release, customers can manage hybrid, multi-cloud environments and optimize IT operations intelligence.

InfluxDB, the leading time series database, and AWS, the leading web services vendor, have a long-standing partnership. InfluxDB has been available as a SaaS product on AWS for many years. And as InfluxDB has grown and matured, most notably with the release of InfluxDB 3.0 this year, so has our partnership with AWS. That’s why we’re excited to announce that InfluxData achieved AWS Data and Analytics Competency status in the Data Analytics Platforms and NoSQL/New SQL categories.

In the world of Kubernetes and container management, Rancher and OpenShift have established themselves as prominent players. Both offer unique features and capabilities to streamline cloud application deployment and management. This article will explore a detailed comparison between these two powerhouses. From deployment flexibility and cloud integration to user interface and support structures, we will analyze each platform to provide a comprehensive view.

When a user clicks a link or types in a URL, their browser sends a signal across the Internet to a server that’s sometimes continents away, asking for all the pieces of a puzzle that make up your website.