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We’re excited to share that Icinga now offers an improved way to view dependencies. With the releases of Icinga DB Web 1.2.0, Icinga DB 1.4.0, and Icinga 2.15.0 today, any dependencies you’ve set up in Icinga will now be visually represented. Additionally, we’re introducing a new enterprise feature called Icinga Dependency Views, available through an Icinga subscription. This component expands Icinga DB Web with even more powerful capabilities.

For decades, PHP has powered the web using a simple model: process a request, send a response, then shut down. This model, especially in the form of CGI and PHP-FPM, is easy to understand but increasingly inefficient for modern web demands.

In my previous blog post, I explained how to build lists using ipl-web widgets. That method will soon be deprecated due to its complexity. With the recent ipl-web release, we have introduced a simpler and more flexible approach to building lists, using a lightweight rendering interface and a single class, as described below.

Ever wondered how Icinga 2 manages all those variables, and how it knows which one to use? In this blog post, we will explore all the different variable scopes in Icinga 2, and by the end, you will know what this mysterious error message means when you see it in your logs.

Today’s IT environments are rarely confined to a single data center or a single cloud provider. Enterprises are embracing a mix of cloud platforms, virtual machines, and on-premises hardware to stay agile and competitive. This blended environment is known as hybrid IT infrastructure, and managing it effectively is key to keeping systems healthy, secure, and performing at their best.