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The Rise of Browser-Based Applications in Today's Mobile and Remote Workforce

A look into the shift from traditional Windows apps to SaaS, and more specifically browser-based apps. The concept of a “web application” began with the earliest CGI-powered web pages as far back as 1993, soon followed by PHP and other technologies that (very often) presented a web front end to a back-end database, with a browser-based workflow for user interaction.

Reliable, Self-Healing Kubernetes Explained

One of the great benefits of Kubernetes is its self-healing ability. If a containerized app or an application component goes down, Kubernetes will instantly redeploy it, matching the so-called desired state. But what if a Kubernetes component or a node goes down? Kubernetes doesn’t monitor itself nor does it have access to your infrastructure. And, guess what.

The Elastic Stack: Free. Open. Limitless.

From the very beginning, the Elastic Stack — Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash — has been free and open. Our approach is not only to make our technology stack available for free, but to make it open — housed in public repositories and developed through a transparent approach with direct involvement from the community. Two simple principles — free and open — broke down barriers and enabled many amazing things.

10 Best DevOps Certifications in 2020 Ranked

Certifications are a great way to show industry knowledge of specific tools but also display your commitment and passion for the subject. Many big tech players such as Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft offer certifications to educate users on how to use their tools and services correctly. Besides sharing valuable knowledge, DevOps certification is a great way to onboard new developers and businesses to their platform. But why should you participate in exams to receive certifications?

How to Reduce Website Downtime

You are probably well aware of the negative impact downtime can have on your website and your company as a whole. Any period of downtime can quickly result in lost sales and leads, a factor which multiplies depending on the average traffic your website usually receives. What’s worse is that those lost sales and leads are likely to go to your competitors, as frustrated potential customers shop elsewhere for the product or service they were looking for on your website.

April 2020 Update: Goodbye "I never got that alert" and emergency alerting - the new Signl Center

Our April update is BIG. It introduces emergency alerting to reach you entire team. We hope this will be a bit of humble support to your organization in this Covid-19 crisis. The core of this release is the new signl center, the new place to track alerts and their delivery in real-time, to see incoming events and how they are processed. You can now send emergency alert to your entire team with a single click.

Splunk Rapid Adoption Packages - Part 1

In September 2019 Splunk unveiled a number of new pricing options which included: In this blog, we are going to focus on RAP which is short for Rapid Adoption Packages. Rapid Adoption Packages are something Splunk has introduced to help customers get up and running with various use cases across both IT Operations and Security.

Top 10 Things Keeping CISOs Up at Night in 2020

Chief information security officers (CISOs) face no shortage of challenges. Expanding attack surfaces and complex cloud security environments have given rise to new advanced threats. Compliance regulations have become more rigorous and punitive. And while digital transformation accelerates the pace of doing business, its impact is often limited by budget restrictions and security talent gaps. At Splunk we talk to hundreds of CISOs every year. Here's what they told us they care about in 2020.

Real-Time Retail in Asia Pacific: Ensuring Exceptional Customer Experience in an Always-On World

Across Asia Pacific, “Real-Time Retail” and e-commerce have never been more essential to meet the expectations of always-on, connected customers than it is today. To be successful, e-retailers need to ensure high availability and functionality across complex, interconnected services such as payment gateways, inventory and order management, and website and mobile apps.