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Jenkins in a Nutshell

In many projects, the product development workflow has three main concerns: building, testing, and deployment. Each change to the code means something could accidentally go wrong, so in order to prevent this from happening developers adopt many strategies to diminish incidents and bugs. Jenkins, and other continuous integration tools (CI) are used together with a source version software (such as GIT) to test and quickly evaluate the updated code.

Monitoring Java using JMX and custom metrics

JMX (Java Management Extensions) is a set of specifications conceived to monitor and manage Java applications. To implement the JMX technology, you need to create and register MBeans (Managed Beans) as part of your Java code. Using JMX technology and tools, Java application developers can get the dynamic state of the application and use it for performance tuning, troubleshooting and debugging.

The Future of DevOps Observability: The Evolution of Logging, Monitoring and Metrics

LogDNA is uniquely positioned to have enabled thousands of customers to gain deep insights into their DevOps infrastructure. As the industry has shifted to microservices and Kubernetes we have helped our customers migrate and deploy world-class infrastructure. Based on our experience we see three main pillars when it comes to the future of DevOps: Monitoring, Analytics, and Logging.

Agile and DevOps: great union for IT

It’s been some time since devops and agile to walk side by side. Combining both has become the basic precept for any IT area, since that way you can get better business results. However, this union still generates much discussion. To better understand the two concepts, it is interesting to note that all of DevOps’ efforts within an organization are geared towards enabling “value delivery” to customers and businesses as quickly as possible.

NIF, World's Largest Laser and Splunk

When you work with the world’s largest laser, you need secure and reliable IT Infrastructure. The National Ignition Facility uses Splunk Enterprise and Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) to improve control systems reliability, maximize system uptime and performance and proactively monitor and respond to IT and security challenges.

Analyzing Streaming & Digital TV Audiences: Elastic @ OzTAM

Oztam provides solutions to broadcasters throughout Australia collecting and analyzing digital television viewing data. The need to deliver strategy quickly and efficiently to broadcasters while logging hundreds of millions of events daily across many different technology devices, users, and pieces of content led Oztam to the Elastic Stack.

5 Easy Ways to Improve Site Speed

When it comes to loading time, every second counts. In fact, studies show people will never return to your site if it takes longer than a couple of seconds to load. Site speed should be high on your list of performance improvements. On the internet, you really do only get one chance to make a first impression. That’s why speed testing is so important, but it shouldn’t stop at the development phase. Site speed should be continually monitored every step of the way.