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Key learnings from the State of Cloud Costs study

We recently released our initial State of Cloud Costs report, which identified factors shaping the costs of hundreds of organizations that use Datadog Cloud Cost Management to monitor their AWS spend. The report reveals several widely applicable themes, including the ways in which resource utilization, adoption of emerging technologies, and participation in commitment-based discount programs all shape cloud environments and costs.

Attach Screenshots to Your Playwright Test Reports

Today I want to show you how you can attach your screenshots directly to Playwright's test reports. Imagine you have a simple Playwright test that navigates to Checkly. You take a screenshot and store it in screenshots/home.png. Then, you click a link in the main navigation, expect a specific heading to be visible, and take another screenshot. When you run this test using npx playwright test, the test passes, and you find the screenshots in the /screenshots directory.

At a glance AppDynamics Mobile Real-User Monitoring (MRUM)

Understand how the performance of your mobile applications affects user experience. Get the insights you need to ensure the best end-user experience possible, driving more revenue and better brand recognition. We monitor your native (iOS, Android) or hybrid (Xamarin, React Native, Flutter, .NET MAUI) mobile applications in two ways, either with network requests and/or crash reporting. Remediate mobile application performance issues quickly, with insights into the key metrics and data necessary to streamline your business.

At a glance AppDynamics Business iQ

Your applications are revenue-generating engines across every industry. Executives need to understand their impact as to how they influence the company's bottom line. AppDynamics Business iQ has been bridging the gap between the business and the technology that supports it...from the start! Business iQ is a hard-core analytics tool aligning application performance with business outcomes.

At a glance Cisco Secure Application

Take a closer look at how combining advanced monitoring with elite defense strategies provides true security. Our integrated approach leverages sophisticated security technology, such as our bundled agents, ensuring the fastest time to value. Our agents also ensure you have code-level security visibility for vulnerabilities and threats. We provide application-level security - from the inside out!

Deliver Peak Microsoft Teams Performance at Scale

Scale is a perennial challenge for most IT teams. While organizations expect the same performance and experience whether 500 users are accessing essential applications or 50,000, IT headcount rarely increases in proportion with organizational growth. This often leaves IT departments overtaxed and pressed to triage the most urgent concerns. But even that requires good data to inform decisions — which can be in short supply.

Release Roundup August 2024

Over the past year, the Gremlin team has focused on giving you more tools to adapt Gremlin to your organization’s reliability needs. We started with customizable reliability tests, and now, we’ve released customizable role-based access controls (RBAC). We’ve also made it easier to target specific availability zones when running Failure Flags experiments, and to run experiments behind a proxy. Keep reading to learn more! ‍

Microsoft Recall AI: Feature Release Update and Cybersecurity Concerns

Microsoft Recall AI is generating buzz, but not all of it is positive. When the feature was first introduced, the tech community was filled with excitement. However, concerns about privacy and data security quickly surfaced. While artificial intelligence (AI) promises convenience, it often comes at a cost—and in this case, that cost could be your privacy. As we look toward a future where AI powers more of our digital experiences, opinions are divided.

CVE-2024-21410: Ensuring Secure Firmware Updates in Industrial Devices

Security vulnerabilities are a serious issue for any organization. Even a single unpatched flaw can lead to disastrous consequences, including data breaches and loss of system integrity. CVE-2024-21410 is one such vulnerability that presents a significant risk. Found in a popular application used by many organizations, this flaw can leave systems exposed to attacks if not addressed promptly.