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Ways to Use Mock Services in Software Development

Mocking APIs is a popular practice in software development. An increasing number of developers are reaping the benefits and no longer using their valuable time to spin up duplicate resources. Many mock services do not require account creation, making them easy to use and privacy-friendly. In the rest of this article, we explain what mock APIs are, when you should think about using them, and what solutions are available within the open-source and proprietary markets.

The Incident Dilemma: Choosing Between Reactive and Proactive Incident Response

As the IT landscape evolves, businesses face increasingly complex challenges related to system availability, data integrity, and customer satisfaction. One of the most pressing dilemmas is how to manage incidents effectively—deciding between reactive and proactive incident response approaches. Both methodologies have their own merits and pitfalls, but the decision can significantly influence how efficiently an organization handles IT disruptions and maintains operational continuity.

Kubernetes Load Testing: How JMeter and Speedscale Compare

At some point, your development team may be considering implementing load testing (also known as stress testing) as part of your software testing process. Load testing validates that your web app is able to withstand a large number of simultaneous users, decreasing the chance that any traffic spikes will bring down your services once deployed. These stress tests can be highly granular, giving you the opportunity to test run virtually unlimited strategies before they are set into the wild.

How to control time zones and timeouts in Playwright

Join Stefan Judis (Playwright Ambassador) as we explore advanced testing strategies for time zones and timers using Playwright. You'll learn about seamless time zone testing techniques and how to use Playwright's Clock API to manage timers effectively. What we'll cover: Time Zone Testing: Learn how to test across multiple time zones with Playwright to ensure your applications perform consistently worldwide. JavaScript Timers: Discover how to control and test JavaScript timeouts using the Clock API, enhancing the reliability of your scripts.

Network Time Synchronization: Why and How It Works

When something goes wrong, you need to look through your log messages and figure out important things like which device saw the problem first. This automatically tells you where to start looking for the root cause. If your clocks aren’t synchronized, it becomes much more difficult to correlate log messages between devices. More generally, you want to know if the similar log messages you’re seeing are related to the same incident or if maybe some of them happened much earlier or later.

Introducing SNMP Poller History

Despite everyone’s best efforts, network failures happen. And when downtime means lost productivity, fast troubleshooting becomes an integral part of IT operations. So with the addition of SNMP poller history, Auvik providing users an archive for troubleshooting, analysis, and planning. When it comes to managing network issues, diagnosing the root cause is the first step. And often, there’s a gap between when an incident occurs, and when it’s reported. And herein lies a big problem.

How to Dig Deeper on the Network When You Don't Have NetFlow

Bro, I ain’t got flow isn’t only heard at your local hip hop mic night. It’s a gripe from many network administrators who have inherited small environments, networks with lower-end gear, or who are in the trenches dealing with a time-sensitive issue and need to dig deep—now. NetFlow is a Layer 3 protocol that, over time, allows administrators to see how much traffic is being generated, by whom, and where that traffic is going.

How to Use FastAPI [Detailed Python Guide]

FastAPI Python combines modern Python features with high-performance web development capabilities. This framework stands out for its speed, ease of use, and built-in support for asynchronous programming. Whether you're building APIs, microservices, or full-stack applications, FastAPI offers tools to streamline your development process.