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2018 Main Top 50, and we are number six!

We are headed to the top! We’ve risen another three rankings to number six for the 2018 Main Software 50 awards. The Main Software Top 50 list is an award handed out to Dutch software companies by the investment firm of Main Capital Partners. Each year Main Capital picks the 50 best companies, and Uptrends has continued to climb in the rankings.

Proactive ITSM: Staying Ahead of The Curve

Although technology continues to evolve, the processes that support Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) have remained relatively unchanged for several decades. One of the main challenges to delivering high-quality IT services in this long-established approach is reactivity – that is, focusing on incident management as a means to resolve something that should never have happened in the first place.

5 Steps to Prepare Your Web Infrastructure for 2019

At least 10 major data breaches occurred in 2018 including Facebook, Google Plus, WordPress, and healthcare sectors. The surge in breaches proves we need to do a better job detecting foul play. User data and our own IP are crucial assets to safeguard in this environment. We also observed major downtime incidents from companies like Facebook and Microsoft.

Running LogicMonitor API Scripts in AWS Lambda

Sometimes it's necessary to run a maintenance API script in your LogicMonitor portal. For example, I move decommissioned devices into a specific folder because I no longer want to receive any alerts on these devices. An API script helps automate the process by running once a day to disable alerts on any new devices added to this folder.

Monitoring errors in Xamarin apps

Xamarin is based on Mono, the open source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Standard. It allows us to create apps that easily run in multiple devices like phones and smart watches. It solves the difficulties many developers face when they’re developing cross-platform apps like different coding languages and UI paradigms. With Xamarin, you can use C# as a single language for iOS, Android, and Universal Windows apps.