Dockers are containerization platforms where you can store multitudes of data in a single package ( by dividing them into different containers). Since these are high-volume entities, managing and monitoring them should be a top priority. I’ll tell you why. Because when it grows out of our capabilities, we won't be able to control any errors popping up in it. So, as the saying goes, prevention is better than cure.

Security and compliance are important in any organization. And most organizations use open source software (OSS) somewhere in their application stack. Open source compliance keeps OSS technologies secure by making sure they’re used in a way that aligns with security best practices, internal policies, and regulatory expectations.

Are your task automations requiring too much manual intervention? Today, task automations help IT solve issues by automatically executing tasks or processes. With task automations today, each step needs to be manually run, checked, and depending on the outcome, followed up by another action. While this kind of automation can streamline operations and improve efficiency, it fails to address more complex issues. That’s where an orchestration engine, like Nexthink Flow, comes in. With orchestration.

Monitoring Elasticsearch is crucial for ensuring optimal performance and reliability of the search and analytics engine, as it helps identify issues related to query performance, resource utilization, and system health before they impact users. It also provides insights into the efficiency of data indexing and retrieval processes, enabling timely adjustments to configurations, scaling decisions, and optimization of search queries to maintain high availability and fast response times.

Collectd is a daemon (i.e. running in the background on computers and devices) that periodically collects metrics from different sources such as operating systems, applications, log files, and external devices, providing mechanisms to store values in different ways (e.g. RRD files) or makes it available over the network. With this data and its statistics you may monitor systems, find performance bottlenecks (by performance analysis) and predict system load (capacity planning).

In this article I’m going to introduce Kosli Trails. This is a new feature that allows you to record an audit trail for any DevOps process. It’s already in production and being used to record Terraform pipelines, CI processes, server access, feature toggles, and more.

In an era where cyber attacks occur every 40 seconds and ransomware attacks, where hackers demand money to unlock your company’s files, are increasing by 400% each year. This means it's super important for your organization to protect its network. But do you know if you're spending enough resources on checking how safe your network is? Is your network performing well enough to protect from cyber-attacks? Are you monitoring the performance of core network security devices like firewalls?

Traditional development methodologies are being replaced by more efficient and collaborative approaches like DevOps. By integrating development (Dev) and operations (Ops) teams, DevOps streamlines the software delivery process, leading to faster time-to-market, improved product quality, and increased customer satisfaction.

Distributed tracing tools are essential in modern software development and operations for monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing complex distributed systems. The best tracing tools can help you eliminate performance bottlenecks and recover from incidents faster. Use this guide to pick the right one for you.

In 2023, a striking 63% of companies reported plans to ramp up their investment in IT risk management and compliance. This upward trend underscores not only the need for investment but also the critical necessity of keeping pace with regulatory standards. As technology advances, the complexity and enforcement of compliance regulations intensifies, especially for organizations that scale internationally. Understanding these diverse regulations is crucial to avoid severe legal and financial consequences.