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Enhancing Security Best Practices: Lessons from Puppet's Proactive Approach to GitHub Repository Management

As a part of Perforce, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of security for our products and our customers. Recently, we had the opportunity to further strengthen our security practices thanks to valuable input from an independent security researcher. This experience has not only reinforced our robust security protocols but also provided insights that we're eager to share with the wider tech community.

VM Configuration: Using IaC to Stand Up Consistent Virtual Machines & Cut Down on Complexity

Configuring virtual machines (VMs) is an important task for any organization. Users across departments depend on sysadmins, engineers, and the rest of the IT ops and infrastructure teams to get VMs secured and ready to use, whether you’re spinning one up for a quick test, a new database server, or standing up a whole fleet of dev-ready machines. That need for variability AND consistency can also make VM configuration one of the most tedious sysadmin tasks, especially at enterprise scale.

Uncomplicate SLOs to Deliver Digitally Resilient Systems and Better Customer Experiences

If your organization has an observability practice, it’s likely that the end goal was to increase system reliability and customer satisfaction. But balancing reliability needs with the need to innovate to meet ever-increasing customer expectations remains a challenge for most.

The 30 Best Network Assessment Tools For All Use Cases

Nowadays, keeping your network running smoothly is crucial for any business. Whether you manage a small office network or a large enterprise system, regular network assessments help you spot problems, improve performance, and maintain reliable connections. With so many tools available, picking the right one can be challenging. This blog post showcases the 30 best network assessment tools for different needs, from basic health checks to detailed performance analysis.

Ep.12 - San Diego: An Homage to the Birthplace of ServiceNow

Come with us to delve deeper into the story behind ServiceNow’s humble beginnings. In this episode, we had the pleasure of meeting with founder Fred Luddy to hear about his upbringing and childhood job, and what inspired the creation of ServiceNow. He even shows us the first-ever ServiceNow office – a total fixer-upper. One of the original employees, Mark O’Donnell, shares his insight into the original development and doubts that the company had to face. “Nothing’s impossible, we can build anything,” says O’Donnell.

Analytics Plus webinar: How to stop running your IT operations on accidental discoveries

There are no two ways about it—proactive IT monitoring is the need of the hour. In today's fast-paced era, the ability to anticipate and resolve IT operational issues before they impact critical systems and businesses is crucial for sustained operations and growth. Proactive monitoring and unified alerts play a pivotal role in enhancing overall system reliability and reducing downtime, thereby improving user experience and IT operational efficiency.

June product updates

You can now access our extensive service directory directly from your StatusGator account, putting status information for over 3,900 services at your fingertips. We know that it’s sometimes hard to think of all the things you depend on or even to know what to search for. That’s why we’ve implemented this convenient browsable interface where you can filter by use case or category.

Database Observability and Storage Insights

Storage monitoring involves discovering the estate, devices, and network interconnections. Key telemetry requirements include their states, performance metrics, and logs. As the complexity of the environment increases and storage reliability improves, the focus shifts. Understanding the layers above, such as file systems and databases, and their demand for storage services becomes crucial. This article delves into the detailed knowledge required to achieve effective observability.