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Localizing Matterpoll

Matterpoll is a plugin that allows users to create polls in Mattermost. Since Mattermost is localized in 16 different languages, it’s optimal that Matterpoll is similarly localized. Because we rely on contributors to do the translations, we want to make it easy for them to translate new strings and determine whether already translated strings need to be updated because the “source” text changed.

How Can CIOs Seize the Moments That Matter in a Complex World?

Everybody puts value on work. But not all work is the same or valued in the same way. What if we told you there’s a way to gain/protect up to $1 million in new revenue, reduce unplanned downtime by more than 60%, and improve team productivity by nearly 25%? This is where the differentiation of work comes in. Most of our day-to-day work is planned out; i.e., it’s work with structure.

High availability Elasticsearch on Kubernetes with ECK and GKE

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) is an operator that allows you to automate the deployment of the Elastic Stack — including Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Elastic APM, Elastic SIEM, and more — using Kubernetes. By using this ECK, you can quickly and easily deploy Elasticsearch clusters with Kubernetes, as well as secure and upgrade your Elasticsearch clusters. It is the only official Elasticsearch operator.

Performance Monitoring: Are All Ecommerce Metrics Created Equal?

Number of sessions, total sales, number of transactions, competitor pricing, clicks by search query, cart abandonment rate, total cart value…the analytics tools commonly used by eCommerce companies for performance monitoring can’t include every metric, and even if they did the analysts using them wouldn’t be able to keep up with the amounts of changing data.

Healthcare Organization uses VirtualWisdom to Target Cross-domain Collaboration

January 29, 2020 It’s well known that within large IT datacenters, specialists in different domains (i.e. application, DB, networking, storage, etc) often struggle with sharing tools to solve problems. Vendors produce tools that may give a deep view of one domain, but lack correlation with others.

How to Migrate from Magento 1 to Magento 2

A growing number of online retailers are now migrating to Magento 2 from the earlier version, Magento 1. This trend of migration is driven both by functional advantages and strategic planning as Magento will stop supporting its 1.x versions after 2020. That’s the reason why so many business owners are upgrading their online stores with the latest technology.

What Is Real User Monitoring? How It Works, Examples, Best Practices, and More

Real User Monitoring is a type of performance monitoring that captures and analyzes each transaction by users of a website or application. It’s also known as real user measurement, real user metrics, end-user experience monitoring, or simply RUM. It’s used to gauge user experience, including key metrics like load time and transaction paths, and it’s an important component of application performance management (APM).

NSA's Windows 10 Advisory - Is Your OS Really Secure?

New year, same old problems for Windows 10. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Earlier this month the United State’s National Security Agency (NSA) announced that they discovered a major vulnerability in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 that could have had dire consequences for businesses around the world. The vulnerability places Windows endpoints at risk to a broad range of exploitation vectors NSA official cybersecurity advisory

7 Online Proofing Tools to Make Life of a Designer Easier

When working on web and graphic designs there can be so much back and forth in emails and messages. There will be lots of email threads to keep up with. The review and approval process taking several turns. So, what do you do? Ask any designer about the pain they go through when it comes to the approval process. Luckily, the technology clearly will never disappoint any of us.

Accelerated App Containerization using AWS Container Services

App containerization has picked up momentum in recent years as it helps to save costs, time and resources. Resource vendors are available to assist in containerization of one or two apps, but most vendors struggle to execute a large number of app containerization projects with the same skill level and outcomes. As a matter of fact, it’s a manual approach in certain scenarios with a lot of dependencies which is not only time and cost consuming but also prone to errors and miscalculations.