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Introduction to The Splunk Terraform Provider | Create a Detector in Splunk Observability Cloud

In this video I will demonstrate how to use the Splunk Terraform Provider. I’ll explain what it is and why you should use the Splunk Terraform Provider as part of your overall Observability as Code solution. Using a simple Terraform project, I will walk you through the setup of the provider and the creation of a Detector in Splunk Observability Cloud.

Guide to Adding K8 Inventory Stats to Your Telegraf Daemonset

Having insights into your Kubernetes environment is crucial for ensuring optimal resource allocation and preventing potential performance bottlenecks. It also enables proactive monitoring of application health and security, helping to quickly identify and resolve issues before they impact users.

The curious case of Marriott and the untold impact of web performance on revenue

In a world where attention spans are shorter than a TikTok, the last thing a company needs is a sluggish website. 53% of people will leave a mobile page if it takes longer than 3 seconds to load. Yet, despite this, many businesses—hotels included—are still sleeping on the importance of web performance. Marriott, one of the biggest names in hospitality, might just be learning this lesson the hard way. Could their lagging website be contributing to their recent stock stumble?

Reduce noise and save time with the new Merge feature on the item detail page

We are excited to release a new feature that will make it easier to group your items, reduce noise, and simplify your error management directly from the Item Detail page header. While you are investigating an item,, you can now search for other items within the same project and environment and merge right from that page without having to navigate back to the Item List page.

Integration roundup: Understanding email performance with Datadog

Visibility into email health and performance is indispensable to any organization seeking to reach its customers through their inboxes. As they work to curtail spam, internet service providers (ISPs) are redefining the standards of deliverability on an ongoing basis, and organizations often struggle to adapt.

Balancing Load in Kafka: Strategies for Performance Optimization

Handling real-time data at scale? Apache Kafka is likely at the heart of your system. It’s robust, fast, and highly reliable. But as Kafka clusters grow, so does the complexity of maintaining balanced workloads across brokers and partitions. Without a solid strategy for distributing that load, you’re likely to run into bottlenecks, resource exhaustion, and consumer lag—none of which are fun to deal with. So, how do you keep your Kafka setup running efficiently and smoothly?

How to Set Up Availability Monitoring in SolarWinds Digital Experience Monitoring

Learn how to set up availability monitoring in SolarWinds Observability Platform’s Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM). This tutorial walks you through configuring synthetic probes, setting up website monitoring, adjusting test intervals, and enabling SSL certificate monitoring. Follow along to ensure your website stays available and catch issues before your users do!

Runbook Automation and Rundeck v5.6 Release Notes

The Runbook Automation and Rundeck product team are back with release v5.6, featuring some security updates and fixes, plus lots of contributions from Rundeck’s amazing open source community. Plus, Forrest takes us through some of the projects that community members can contribute to themselves, including the documentation and plugins.