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Perses - A new language for dashboards?

One of the most interesting stories in the dashboarding space over the past year or so has been the emergence of the Perses project. This is an open source project which not only provides a platform for dashboard creation, but also sets itself the very ambitious target of defining a common standard for dashboards as code. As a SquaredUp user, you may be wondering why we might want to talk about a potentially competing technology. Well, obviously, being SquaredUp, dashboards are in our DNA.

Getting started with Postgres dashboards

In the last few years, Postgres has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity. A relational database that not long ago was relatively unknown outside of academic circles has now eclipsed MySql as the most popular database for developers in the most recent StackOverflow user survey. Why has it achieved such impressive popularity with developers?

Getting started with Snyk dashboards

If you are involved in software development you will probably be aware of the ever-growing menace of supply chain attacks. These are attempts by attackers to insert malicious code into code libraries which might be downloaded or referenced by developers. Many modern frameworks can install hundreds or even thousands of dependencies, so the potential attack surface can be huge. As well as code libraries, attackers can also attempt to conceal malware in sources such as Docker images or CDNs.

Getting started with SCOM dashboards

In this blog, we will use the SquaredUp Cloud SCOM plugin to connect to our SCOM Management Group and take a look at what we get out of the box. SquaredUp Cloud is a data visualization tool that can connect to 70+ data sources – perfect for bringing varied data together in a single pane of glass. Display your SCOM data alongside other important metrics.

Getting started with PowerShell dashboards

SquaredUp is a flexible dashboard and analytics platform that makes it really easy to turn your PowerShell scripts into dashboards that you can use for monitoring or sharing. In this article we’ll take a look at getting started with the PowerShell plugin for SquaredUp and build our first dashboard. Sign up for a free account if you’d like to follow along.

Getting Started with M365 dashboards

SquaredUp is a flexible dashboard and analytics platform that makes it really easy to dashboard your M365 and Intune usage and analytics. You can then use it for monitoring or sharing! In this article we’ll take a look at getting started with the M365 plugin for SquaredUp and building our first dashboard. Sign up for a free account if you’d like to follow along.

Top 3 tools for reporting Zendesk metrics

Zendesk is a popular choice for customer service and support, offering a range of tools to manage interactions and boost customer satisfaction. However, making sense of all the data it collects requires robust reporting tools. Zendesk Explore, Power BI, and SquaredUp are three powerful tools that can help you unlock valuable insights from your Zendesk data, but each has its unique strengths.

Analyze This! Notes from the Gartner IOCS Conference

There was a lot going on at November’s Gartner Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference, but the central theme was inevitably the transformational impact of the AI revolution. IOCS is a major event bringing together leading vendors and thousands of practitioners for a mix of vendor-led sessions, expert presentations, keynotes, roundtables and one-to-one consultations.