Datadog is like a Swiss Army knife for observability. Whether it’s cloud, applications, or infrastructure, Datadog can serve all your monitoring needs under one roof. This is with a level of integration that’s akin to having a universal remote for all your digital operations, from on-premises to cloud environments. The thing is, with great power comes a notable concern – cost.

Quality of service (QoS), in network and telephony, parlance has both specific and less precise but more practical meanings. In general, quality of service can be viewed as measuring the performance of a network or telephone service, thereby providing an indication of its quality.

Observability tools provide essential insights into the performance and health of systems, helping teams keep their systems up and running. What observability tools do: Before you read about the tools of the trade, be sure to check out our observability guide to learn the ins and outs of this strategy.

The notion of moving assets out of the cloud may sound like a step backward in an era where digital transformation is driven primarily by migration efforts into the cloud. But it turns out deliberately shifting cyber assets away from the cloud– known as “cloud repatriation”– can be a highly strategic option for CIOs and enterprise IT teams looking to strike the optimal balance of cost, security, performance, and scalability in their IT environments.

Cron is a job scheduling utility included in most Unix-like operating systems. It allows users to schedule and automate the execution of repetitive tasks at specific intervals. The crond daemon is the background process that enables cron functionality. It continuously runs in the background, checking for predefined scripts or commands to run in crontab files.

Are you tired of troubleshooting Microsoft 365 performance issues with a blindfold on? Whether you’re dealing with the frustrating slowness of Office 365 or facing Microsoft Teams audio and video quality issues, you’re not alone. In this blog, we’ll explore a new report produced by research analyst EMA, tailor-made for IT Managers, revealing a critical IT blind spot when it comes to Microsoft 365 performance issues.

For IT operations teams, syslog messages continue to be a vital source of intelligence for network events. By tapping into this data, teams can manage their environments more efficiently and effectively. In this post, we offer an introduction to syslog, and examine how DX NetOps enables teams to fully harness the intelligence from this data.

Regardless of which sandwich is their favorite, your customers and end users are highly reliant upon your organization’s network-powered business services. When issues arise that affect the delivery of these services, fast and effective response is a must. The costs of performance issues and downtime can mount by the minute, so sooner is definitely better than later.

Whether it’s via a popular vote, divine providence or magical women lying in ponds distributing swords, it has often been individuals of great renown or noble birth who have ascended to the throne. On the eve of our 20th anniversary, we are thrilled to present the Noble Numbat, our mascot for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Are you intrigued by the world of networks and how they work? Do you want to know how your devices communicate with each other? Well, you're in the right place! In this blog series, we're here to help you gain a better understanding of networks, starting with the basics. We'll cover everything from the different types of networks to how they function, so you can better plan for capacity and take decisive action when issues arise.