As a solutions engineer, I always handle the complex challenge of collecting IT and security data. The variety of modern ephemeral systems increases the complexity of collection requirements. Cloud, PCF, and Kubernetes emit metrics, logs, and traces through methodologies like Cloud Foundry’s Nozzle, Prometheus scrapers, and OpenTelemetry collectors. I often find all of these deployed in parallel in a single enterprise environment to meet the evolving needs of IT Ops or SecOps.

Kubernetes namespaces are a fundamental way of organizing your Kubernetes cluster resources to isolate groups of resources for specific needs. With better resource management, easy organization, robust security, and high scalability, Kubernetes namespaces help immensely in development, team handling, and application life cycle management. Site24x7 offers a strong platform for monitoring your Kubernetes namespaces so you can gain granular visibility into the performance and health of your deployment.

A slow website equals lost opportunities. Frustrated users abandon slow-loading sites, impacting conversions and search rankings. Prioritize website speed for business success and exceptional user experiences. Site24x7's waterfall chart is a critical tool for understanding and optimizing webpage performance. It provides a visual representation of the sequence and timing of resource loading on a webpage. This in-depth breakdown helps identify performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement.

Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed Platform as a Service offering. It closely resembles the on-premises SQL database server, making it an excellent choice for users who want to set up a hybrid environment. SQL Managed Instance has good feature compatibility with the on-premises SQL Server. There are three main factors that directly contribute to or affect the pricing. Here’s a quick breakdown to help you understand how the costs add up.

One of the biggest challenges observability teams face today is gaining end-to-end visibility into their cloud native apps, including modern browser frontends. Without that visibility, you potentially open the door to bad end-user experiences that can hurt customer satisfaction, reduce search engine discoverability, and interfere with overall business goals. This is the exact challenge we address with Grafana Cloud Frontend Observability.

JIT Access, sometimes referred to as just-in-time provisioning or just-in-time privileged access management (JIT PAM), is a security strategy that grants users access privileges for limited time periods. Access is granted on an “as-needed” basis. For example, if a developer requires access to a specific platform for a week or as part of an on-call access to production duty, a JIT Access system can provide that access and automatically revoke it after the time period ends.

In any significant journey, there are milestones that prompt reflection—moments that make you pause and consider how far you've come and where you began. This week, the release of Gartner’s first-ever Magic Quadrant for Digital Employee Experience Tools, naming Nexthink as a Leader, is one such moment for all of us here.

Release management is critical in software development, guiding how new features, updates, and bug fixes move from development teams through various stages of testing and deployment into production. In a DevOps framework, release management isn’t just about deploying code—it’s about ensuring reliable, timely, and stable software releases that meet business goals and satisfy end-users.