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An Introduction to Java's ThreadLocal Storage

As its name suggests, a single instance of ThreadLocal can store different values for each thread independently. Therefore, the value stored in a ThreadLocal instance is specific (local) to the current running thread. Any other code logic running on the same thread will see the same value, but not the values set on the same instance by other threads. There are exceptions, though, like InhertiableThreadLocal, which inherits parent threads’ values by default.

Vulnerability Scanning with RapidSpike

The latest addition to the ever growing Security Monitoring tools from RapidSpike is the ability to perform Vulnerability Scans of your external facing servers and web applications. Cyber Security is a massive area of concern for every website or web application owner and ensuring that your applications and servers are free from vulnerabilities is critical in ensuring the ongoing availability of your service.

Three Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Status Page

An outage with one, several or all of your servers is hectic enough, but add in a stream of emails and phone calls from concerned customers and you’ve got a full-on situation. When you start receiving these emails, phone calls or texts from clients who need access to their applications on these servers, you may have to individually answer each request in an emergency or during scheduled maintenance.

How DigitalOcean does incident management with Statuspage

DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider with users and data centers around the world. The DigitalOcean customer support team works to ensure its community of users have the right information about service upgrades at all times. Learn how they manage downtime and incident communication with Statuspage.

AWS Lambda monitoring - How to optimize function execution time and performance

Function as a service (FaaS) products like AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and Google Cloud Functions have instigated a paradigm shift in the way Ops teams provision and manage their organization's infrastructure. With everyday administrative tasks like provisioning, patching, maintaining compliance, and configuring operating systems all being abstracted away, your Ops team only has one task to work on - writing world-class code.

How Dropbox uses Statuspage to keep users out of the dark

Dropbox is a cloud file hosting company with more than 500 million users. The Dropbox team puts a lot of work into making sure its services are up and available around the clock. At the same time, they recognize that occasional interruptions to service are inevitable and leaving users is not acceptable. The Dropbox team uses Statuspage to keep users informed about downtime and incident communication.