DevOps is changing the way companies develop and maintain software. By embedding operations engineers into software development teams, companies are reducing the average number of days from code completion to live production and eliminating wait time and rework, among other benefits. But as I pointed out in my previous post “Performance Testing in a DevOps World” performance testing remains the weakest link in the process.

It’s no secret that Kubernetes is the leader when it comes to container orchestration platforms. Since its 2014 release, the open source project has taken the world by storm and become one of the biggest success stories in the open source community.

Picking the right tools to handle the deployment will depend on your environment. Since there are so many ways to deploy to Azure services, we won't be able to get into the weeds, but I will cover enough so that you can hopefully find the right deployment solution for you.

In a crowded MSP market, you need ways to differentiate yourself from the competition. As former MSP Charles Loves points out, “When you compare MSPs, the look and feel of the offering is often the same. So when the customer tries to compare MSP A, B, and C, what are the real differentiators they can leverage?” You don’t want to end up in a situation where dropping prices is the only way to edge out firms with similar offerings.

Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (Amazon EKS) is a managed service that makes it easyfor you to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install and operate your own Kubernetes clusters.

Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS), the latest addition to the AWS platform, is a cloud-based Kubernetes service that provides features for automated cluster management and maintenance. Whether you are migrating an existing Kubernetes cluster or deploying a new application to Amazon EKS, Datadog can help you monitor your container infrastructure and applications in real time.

Once you have your Elasticsearch running, you’ll likely eventually find that performance starts to suffer over time. This can be due to a variety of factors, including changes in the way you’re using your cluster to how much and what types of data are being sent in. In order to maintain your cluster, you’ll need to set up monitors to alert you to any warning signs so that you can proactively handle available maintenance windows.

Uptime Status Pages can now be shared publicly. You will find that they are a useful tool for information sharing under a variety of circumstances. Internal pages offer excellent insight for your team, but public status pages provide users and other parties helpful information about your services and websites.

SAN FRANCISCO – June 5, 2018–AppDynamics, a Cisco company and the leader in application intelligence, today announced its new European Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering, built on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) EU (Frankfurt) Region. Now, European enterprises can accelerate their digital transformations with AppDynamics and AWS with full confidence and control of their monitoring data.

With the new privacy law updates in the form of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data privacy has become a hot topic. AppDynamics SaaS customers can be assured that AppDynamics and Cisco have also been preparing for GDPR readiness to help our customers with this new regulation.