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Resolve 6.4 Delivers 1000s of Prebuilt Automations + 10X Performance Improvements to Rapidly Scale Automation

IRVINE, Calif. — September 6, 2019 — Resolve Systems®, the leading IT automation and orchestration platform, today announced the latest version of its flagship product, Resolve 6.4. It offers the most scalable, high-performance solution yet to meet the growing automation demands of complex, enterprise IT environments.

Prevent DNS (and other) spoofing with Calico

AquaSec’s Daniel Sagi recently authored a blog post about DNS spoofing in Kubernetes. TLDR is that if you use default networking in Kubernetes you might be vulnerable to ARP spoofing which can allow pods to spoof (impersonate) the IP addresses of other pods. Since so much traffic is dialed via domain names rather than IPs, spoofing DNS can allow you to redirect lots of traffic inside the cluster for nefarious purposes.

Make These Three Architectural Changes to Optimize Cloud Costs

Cloud costs can come with significant sticker shock, especially since many businesses do not have an easy way to track or predict actual cost before the bill arrives. However, there are several architectural changes that businesses can make that will help rein in cloud spend. In some cases, optimal engineering decisions should be made up-front, while in other cases certain areas should be monitored over time to identify opportunities to retool architecture and optimize cloud costs.

Notes from Observability Roundtables: Capabilities Deep-dive

Greetings, fellow o11ynaut! You may recall a post we shared here about two months ago that told tales of the themes we felt best represented our recent release of the Framework for an Obsersvability Maturity Model. Well, the o11y maturity model was once again the primary topic and focus of Honeycomb’s most recent Observability Roundtable event held in San Francisco in mid August.

4 Common Causes of Cart Abandonment - and How to Solve Them

It’s a sad story that has become so common, that it just kind of blends into the background — like that awful elevator jazz that some coffee shops play (Thelonious Monk would NOT approve), or economy class in-flight meals (there’s less sodium on a salt lick, and you don’t get rammed in the ankle by a cabin trolley). Alas, we’re talking about the cart abandonment epidemic. And epidemic is indeed the right word, because this problem is not local or limited.

Amazon RDS + OpsRamp: Dynamic Monitoring and Proactive Issue Identification for Optimal Database Performance

Analyst firm Gartner recently predicted that “75% of all databases will be deployed or migrated to a cloud platform by 2022, with only 5% ever considered for repatriation to on-premises.” Enterprise architects are deploying analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning workloads on cloud database platforms for greater scalability and lower operational overhead.

What's New in Logz.io - September 2019

We hope you guys managed to rest over the summer because we sure didn’t. Our engineering team has been working hard on developing new features and enhancements, some of which may have flown under your radar. To help you catch up, here’s a short recap of the latest and greatest from Logz.io with relevant referrals to read up more about the different items.

How Serenova Uses LM Service Insight to Become a More Dynamic Team

Serenova provides contact center solutions for the cloud. When they needed help scaling in a hybrid environment and fielding alerts quickly, LogicMonitor was the answer. The ability to communicate the status of your company down to the most finite detail has increased efficiency of their teams and helped free up more time for them to innovate.

How LogicMonitor Helps NetGain Simplify Monitoring and Consolidate Tools

NetGain serves more than 150 clients managing infrastructure and keeping customers' IT secure, available and performant. To perform to the best of their ability and consolidate tools, NetGain implemented LogicMonitor. Increased efficiency has allowed NetGain to onboard clients faster and guarantee better security and visibility.